Committed Relationships

New Edition

BY THE COMMITTEE ON ELDERSHIP AND OVERSIGHT
How can any couple be clear that they are called to steadfast commitment to each other? How can the meeting witness this divine work, and uphold the couple? How could a meeting support a couple of the same sex who ask to celebrate their life long commitment before God and under the care of the meeting? This is a practical and inspiring book for those responsible for oversight or eldership. Includes guidance for the care of same sex couples. Couples considering their life together may find this informative and supportive.

Britain Yearly Meeting 2007 51 PP Paper

$11.00 (in stock)

Gay Marriage, Real Life

Ten Stories Of Love And Family

BY MICHELLE BATES DEAKIN
This intimate account of ten same-sex couples brings to life how the decision to marry has affected them and their extended families. These personal journeys present a range of experiences, from a mother who became a gay rights activist when her youngest child came out as a lesbian, to a girl whose realization that her fathers were not married spurred the men to join the gay marriage lawsuit in Massachusetts, to a lesbian couple and devoted mothers of twins who fight for same-sex adoption rights in Oklahoma. Deakin chronicles both their private strides toward acceptance and their public struggles to advance gay rights.

Skinner House 2005 144 PP. Paper

$14.00 (in stock)

Marriage

A Spiritual Leading For Lesbian, Gay And Straight Couples - Php 308

BY LESLIE HILL
This is a delightful account of how Putney Monthly Meeting evolved a minute on same-sex marriage and married John and Marshall.

Pendle Hill Pamphlet 1995 31 PP. Paper

$6.50 (in stock)

Marriage And Commitment

Includes Sections On Separation And Divorce

BY SOUTHEASTERN YEARLY MEETING
A statement of the Quaker belief in inclusiveness, SEYM takes into consideration the total range of couplings, consideration for children, concern for step-children, first and consecutive marriages, same-sex and different-sex unions, separations and divorce. SEYM was the first yearly meeting affiliated with FUM (2006) to be so inclusive. FGC Friends have applauded this section, as have some American Conservative Friends. SEYM feels blessed to have a wealth of experience that includes the vibrancy of new Friends and the wisdom of old Friends from the FGC, Conservative and FUM traditions. Excerpted from SEYM Faith and Practice.

Southeastern Yearly Meeting 2006 28 PP. Paper

$4.00 (in stock)

Marriage Certificate Partially Pre-printed

PHILADELPHIA YEARLY MEETING
Partially pre-printed marriage certificates are 17" x 28".

Philadelphia YM Blank

$20.00 (out of stock but can be backordered)

Marrying In Pittsburgh Friends Meeting

A Guide For Individuals, Couples, And The Meeting

BY PITTSBURGH MM
An update third revision of this text from 1973. A guide for coupleand any meeting oversight on marraige within the meeting.

Pittsburgh Monthly Meeting 2010 19 PP. Paper

$2.50 (in stock)

Quaker Marriage

BY EDWARD MILLIGAN
This booklet is an excellent introduction to the Quaker marriage ceremony. Milligan also takes a look at how the ceremony came to be the way it is, with particular reference to Britain. Useful comments for genealogical research are included.

Quaker Tapestry at Kendal 1994 32 PP Paper

$8.50 (in stock)

A Quaker Marriage

BY PHILADELPHIA YEARLY MEETING
This leaflet is suitable for distribution at a wedding or in invitations. $.50 (1 to 10 copies); $.35 (10 to 100); $.15 (100 or more).

Philadelphia Yearly Meeting LEAFLET Tract

$0.40 (in stock)

Resource Guide To Be Used By A Same Sex Couple

BY THE FAMILY RELATIONS COMMITTEE OF PHILADELPHIA YEARLY MEETING
Acknowledges divided judgments of Friends while honoring all couples. Includes advices, queries, and bibliography. Use with Marriage in the Light.

Philadelphia Yearly Meeting 1988 14 PP. Paper

$3.00 (in stock)

Three Ravens & Two Widows

A Perspective On Controversy Among Friends - Php 401

BY RICHARD MACY KELLY
This essay is an intimate portrait of two women whose very different lives and characters were faithful responses to the challenges of loss, responsibility, love, and difficulty at different times and places in Quaker history. The author's mother, Lael Macy, and his grandmother, Madora Kersey, "sang" the same ballad of love and pain in very different lyrics. Using the metaphor of the ancient ballad, The Three Ravens, Richard Kelly invites us to explore how history and family traditions may limit our understanding of Truth or give us the strength and vision to see new possibilities in times when disagreements trouble our communities.

Pendle Hill Pamphlet 2009 36 PP. Paper

$6.50 (in stock)

A Very Good Marriage

BY TOM MULLEN, FOREWORD BY PHIL GULLEY
In A Very Good Marriage, Tom Mullen gives an intimate and inspiring look into their 41 year marriage and into the heart of his own grieving process after his wife Nancy's death. Stories, conversations, and personal notes reflect the faith, generosity, commitment, and (most certainly) the humor that filled Tom and Nancy's days together. In the midst of this compelling story are clues to creating a loving, long-term marriage. Those who have lost a spouse will find companionship on their own journey through grief. At the heart of it all is Tom Mullen's celebration of a wonderful marriage-"Oh, what a ride we had!"

Friends United Press 2001 172 PP. Cloth

$17.00 (out of stock but can be backordered)