Social Activities

Hearken to the Light,
that ye may feel the
power of God in every
one of you.

--George Fox

Meeting for Worship Sundays 10:30-11:30 AM
(Nursery and child care available)

Opening Exercises
Sundays 10:00 AM
In the School House, before Meeting for Worship
September-June

First Day School
Sundays 10:30-11:30 AM
September-June

Meeting for Business
last Sunday of each month, following Meeting for Worship

Eating Meeting
2nd Sunday
potluck lunch after Meeting for Worship
September-June

Whichever sphere of activity we are involved in, we have to be responsive to the Spirit’s leadings and try to put into practice our deepest beliefs for our faith is a 24-hour-a-day, 7-day-a-week faith, which is not excluded from relationships—our relationships with each other and the earth. Our work must benefit our relationships rather than damage them, and we must ensure that neither the earth nor other people are exploited. Caring, not exploitation, is the key.
—Jane Stokes, 1992

Community is a central part of our Meeting. As Friends, we gather together to worship because something happens in a gathered meeting that doesn’t happen when we pray alone. We recognize God's will for us not just as individuals, but as a group. We share our light with each other, support each other, and help each other. Though it’s possible to believe in Quaker teachings in complete isolation, it’s only possible to practice Quakerism as part of a group.

Social activities beyond Meeting for Worship help to strengthen our communal bond. Though we are all Friends in worship, many of us are also friends within and outside of Meeting. And it’s through our Meeting’s social activities that these friendships develop. Knowing each other better helps us form a better bond as a group both within Meeting for Worship and in carrying out the day-to-day business of our Meeting.

Other Activities are organized as desired by energetic volunteers to meet the interests and needs of our meeting.

Learn about our summertime Friday Night Cookouts.

Read about our annual Ice Cream Social.

Learn about Sewing Group's Second Annual Reuben Day.

Read Coop Dinners Bring Us Together.

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ONGOING ACTIVITIES

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Eating Meeting: A potluck lunch after Meeting for Worship on the second Sunday of month from September through June.

Sewing Group: A group of women who meet every Thursday from 10:00 A.M. until Noon in the Schoolhouse. All welcome, including small children–it's fun, don't miss it!

Book Group: A group of interested readers who gather at each other's homes on the last Tuesday of the month at 7:30 P.M. to discuss assigned books relating to Quakerism, religion, and other topics. Each person chooses one title to discuss.

Cooperative Dinners: Get togethers held once a month January through April in homes of members and attenders--a wonderful opportunity to become acquainted with the people of the meeting.

Friday Night Cookouts: Held Friday evenings from Memorial Day to the last week of September, these informal cookouts give everyone a chance to interact and make friends.

Friends Fall Festival: The meeting's biggest annual event, involving the meeting and the local community.

Meeting Christmas Event: The holiday season brings our annual Christmas Event and Social. A choir presents holiday carols supplemented by solos and readings from our young Friends in our candlelit Meeting House.

Ice Cream Social: Held the second Sunday in June, this picnic features homemade ice cream and follows the award presentations of our First Day School and Meeting for Worship.