Springfield Friends Worship Group has existed in several different forms for over two decades. We hold Meeting in our homes, with up to a dozen in attendance. We enjoy the fellowship that our worship group offers.
We build internal community by sending out a weekly "Friendly Update" e-mail, by holding occasional potlucks in connection with worship, and by going out to lunch occasionally after meeting. Several of us travel together to Winter Retreat or to Yearly.
We participate in the worship and business of our parent Urbana-Champaign Meeting to the extent that we can. In the past, Urbana-Champaign guided a weekend session for us on Forgiveness. We are currently working on end-of-life issues, using the Five Wishes materials to guide our conversations and planning.
Our community service includes preparing and serving a monthly meal at a homeless shelter, which we have done for the past decade, and participating twice a year in local Interfaith programs.
We conduct some outreach for new members. We run a regular contact calendar listing in the local weekly newspaper and we are listed in wider Quaker resources, including Friends Journal. We maintain a library of Quaker materials for our group and for seekers. Please feel free to contact us at (217) 416-1305 to attend a Meeting for worship on Sundays at 10:30.
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Friday, June 19, 2009
Welcome
Welcome all to the new Blog.
We all can share in the expanded potential it affords us. I would like to thank Steve and Eve for setting it up and for assisting us in getting started.
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We all can share in the expanded potential it affords us. I would like to thank Steve and Eve for setting it up and for assisting us in getting started.
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