Greetings to Friends Everywhere,
Todd Drake, of Brooklyn Meeting, shares art in public spaces under the street name "Quaker Pirate."
On the Sept. 2, 2025 episode of Thee Quaker Podcast, Todd explained that "Quaker Pirate" came from "Obadiah, a book about a young Quaker who really wanted to be a pirate. His family said, 'if you want to be a pirate, Obadiah, be a good Quaker pirate.' Windy Cooler, a Quaker minister, told that story, and when I heard 'Quaker pirate,' I thought, 'that’s it!,' and I stole it."
Beloved Friends everywhere, gathered in the Light —
With the theme Dare to Hope! Dare to Heal! Dare to Witness!, Friends gathered for the 331st New York Yearly Meeting Summer Sessions, beginning online and continuing as a hybrid gathering at Oakwood Friends School. In opening worship, we were called to consider:
What seeds of hope am I being called to plant?
What needs healing in me, and whose pain is Spirit calling me to tend?
