Barefoot walker to speak to Quakers

Joe Mancuso, engineer, writer and musician, will speak on “Why No Shoes?: Joys & Lessons of an Experiment Gone Wild,” at the Newtown Quaker Meetinghouse, 219 Court St., at 9:45 a.m. on Sunday, March 24.

Following the presentation, there will be worship in the manner of Friends at 11 a.m. with people speaking out of silence as they are moved to do so. The public is welcome at all events.(newtownfriendsmeeting.org).

Mancuso has walked roughly 1,000 miles barefoot in the past six years. He has gradually explored spirituality for most of his life.

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