CONNECTIONS
Strawberry Creek Meeting actively cultivates relationships with other Quaker organizations. Below are some of our closest Friends. Click on the name of the organization below to learn more.
Pacific Yearly Meeting is a regional organization consisting of Northern (College Park) and Southern California Quarterly Meeting. Friends from throughout the Pacific region including Hawaii, Mexico and Guatemala gather to worship and conduct business together. Here is the PYM Faith and Practice.
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PacYM Unity with Nature Committee
Unity with Nature Committee’s function is to support and bring forward PacYM Friends’ concerns, witness, and leadings for earth care and sustainability.
College Park Quarterly Meeting (CPQM) is a quarterly meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in northern California and northern Nevada. In addition to Strawberry Creek Meeting, other Meetings belonging to College Park Quarterly Meeting are listed here.
The American Friends Service Committee is a Quaker organization that promotes lasting peace with justice, as a practical expression of faith in action. Drawing on continuing spiritual insights and working with people of many backgrounds, we nurture the seeds of change and respect for human life that transform social relations and systems.
The Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) fields the largest team of registered peace lobbyists in Washington, DC. Founded in 1943 by members of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), FCNL's multi-issue advocacy addresses peace and social justice issues which the United States government is (or should be)
The Friends Committee on Legislation of California (FCLCA) is a nonpartisan, statewide public interest lobby founded by Quakers in 1952. FCLCA advocates for California state laws that are just, compassionate and respectful of the inherent worth of every person.
Quaker Earthcare Witness is a network of North American Friends (Quakers) and other like-minded people who are taking spirit-led action to address the ecological and social crises of the world, emphasizing Quaker process and testimonies.
Friends Journal readership is located in all 50 states and 43 foreign countries. The magazine is published in print 11 times per year and continuously online. Its mission is to communicate Quaker experience in order to connect and deepen spiritual lives.
Western Friend is the official publication of Quakers in Pacific, North Pacific, and Intermountain Yearly Meetings.
Located north of Santa Cruz, Quaker Center is a retreat & conference center under the care of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). On an ongoing basis, the Center offers programs relevant to the lives of Quakers.
Sierra Friends Center is a special place where guests can study, practice, reflect and renew as they are immersed in nature, with simple accommodations, meeting spaces, and a working farm that provides fresh organic food. Woolman Programs include transformative workshops, camps and retreats for people of all ages, in groups or as individuals