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How should Quakers walk over the world?
Cheerfully!
Which state and country have the highest population of Quakers?
Pennsylvania, Kenya
What do liberal and Evangelical Friends call the place where they worship?
Meetinghouse, Church
Who is considered the founder of Quakerism?
George Fox
In what country was Quakerism founded?
England
When Quakers want to send someone love or concern what phrase do we use?
Hold them in the Light
The majority of Quakers in the world are: liberal Friends, evangelical Friends, or vegetarian?
Evangelical
How do Quakers end Meeting for Worship?
Shaking hands
Who was given a land grant that would become known as Pennsylvania?
William Penn
Which was the first Quaker Meetinghouse in Pennsylvania?
Frankford Friends Meeting
What does the phrase "way will open" mean?
Have faith, God will show you the way even when we least expect it
Quakers believe that we each have __ of __ within us. What does this term mean?
"That of God" within each person. The Inner Light, everyone has the potential to experience and express the Inner Light from God.
What are two different types of Quaker worship?
Unprogrammed, programmed
Which famous Quaker is depicted as a statue in front of Friends Center, Philadelphia?
Mary Dyer
What is the whole “walk cheerfully over the world” quote by George Fox?
"Be patterns, be examples in all countries, places, islands, nations wherever you come; that your carriage and life may preach among all sorts of people, and to them; then you will come to walk cheerfully over the world, answering that of God in everyone."
What does integrity mean?
Having your actions match your words/values, speaking Truth, honesty
What is the Quaker version of clapping?
Hands up, turn hands at wrists
Who is responsible for ministry in unprogrammed Quaker worship?
You, me, us! Anyone can receive divine guidance from an inward light, without the aid of intermediaries such as priests or external rites.
Margaret Fell
Name 3 social reforms in which Quakers played a major role
Abolition, civil rights, women’s suffrage, temperance, peace/anti-war, Native American affairs, prison reform, climate change...
What does FGC, FUM, and EFI stand for and what types of Quakers are they?
Friends General Conference (liberal Friends), Friends United Meeting (conservative Friends), Evangelical Friends International (evangelical Friends)
Name 8 Quaker schools in PA
Friends Select, Friends Central, George School, Westtown, Germantown Friends, Frankford Friends, Lansdowne Friends, Greene St, Friends School Haverford, Stratford Friends, Newtown Friends, DVFS, Media-Providence, Abington Friends, West Chester...
What questions should we ask ourselves if we feel we are being given ministry to share during worship?
Is this truly coming from God? Is this ministry for me or the group? Is it to be shared aloud or shared in some other way?
Bayard Rustin
When George Fox died in 1691, there were how many Quakers in the world?
Around fifty thousand