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2010 QUAKER INQUIRERS GROUP
Are you a new attender who is somewhat intrigued by Friends although not quite sure what we’re all about? If you have been around awhile, do you still have hazy notions of some Quaker beliefs or practices? Have you been an Inquirer before but missed a few sessions? If you answer “yes” [...]
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Peace & Social Concerns
In 2001, the Peace and Social Concerns Committee revised its purpose statement and information for the handbook. The revisions were approved by the Meeting. In 2004, the committee proposed further revisions of their purpose statement. These revisions consisted primarily in the incorporation of Earth Care Concerns into the name and mission of the committee. The [...]
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Causes we support
Recipients of Budgeted Donations from Evanston Friends Meeting Criteria:
Evanston Friends Meeting donates to Quaker bodies as well as to compatible organizations in which at least one of our members is actively involved. Our donations are not intended to substitute for or replace gifts from individuals and families. Additional personal gifts to these [...]
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Links
Quaker Organizations
The Religious Society of Friends
Friends General Conference
Illinois Yearly Meeting
Western Yearly Meeting
Friends United Meeting
Pendle Hill
Camp Woodbrooke
Friends World Committee for Consultation,
Section of the Americas
General Quaker Information
Friends General Conference Book Store
Pendle Hill Book Store
Other Quaker Meeting Sites
To Find a Quaker Meeting in North America
Northside Friends Meeting
Oak Park Friends Meeting
Lake Forest Meeting
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Meeting Etiquette
LIFE IN THE MEETING – QUAKER MEETING ETIQUETTE
As I entered the local YMCA swimming pool one morning, there was a sign saying “Swimming Pool Etiquette.”
It immediately popped into my head – what about “Meeting for Worship Etiquette?”
1. Arrive at meeting for worship five minutes before the appointed time.
2. Find your seat and settle into the [...]
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Quaker History
EARLY QUAKER HISTORY
The Religious Society of Friends arose in England in the middle of the seventeenth century. During this era many restless spirits arose who questioned authority and looked for a different foundation for their faith. Among these restless spirits was George Fox.
George Fox, born in 1624, wandered as a young man among Puritans, Baptists, [...]
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