Query for April
How have you been able to see that of God in everyday things and interactions with people, friends, and family?
Friends Meeting Calendar
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All times are Central Time
Events in April 2021
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South Central Yearly Meeting Events (all day)
All day
South Central Yearly Meeting Events (all day)
Details available at SCYM.org
These include two workshop session:
10:30-11:45 Workshop Session:
• Val Liveoak - LARA: Using Nonviolence for Transformative Dialogue
• Paula Palmer - Toward Right Relationship with Native Peoples3:15-4:30 Workshop Session
• Lon Burnam - FCNL and the Ban on Nuclear Weapons
• Bobby Trice and Hannah Sievers - Centering and Supporting Young Adult Advocacy with FCNLFriday Morning Worship–
Friday Morning Worship
To join by Zoom: Click HERE Opens in new tab
ID #976 0522 6497
passcode: 194077Phone: +1 346 248 7799, then enter ID#
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South Central Yearly Meeting Events (all day)
All day
South Central Yearly Meeting Events (all day)
Details at SCYM.org
Includes:
10:30-11:45 Keynote Speech (by Eileen Flanagan)
1:30-2:45 Workshop Session
• AFSC - Community Safety Beyond Policing
• Rex Friend - Loving in the Light Those Who May Disdain Us7:30-8:45 Variety Show
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South Central Yearly Meeting Events (7am-1:30pm)
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South Central Yearly Meeting Events (7am-1:30pm)
Hybrid Meeting for Worship–
Hybrid Meeting for Worship
On Zoom and on the Meetinghouse Porch
To join by Zoom: Click HERE
ID #976 0522 6497
passcode: 194077Phone: +1 346 248 7799, then enter ID#
Participants in Porch Worship must:
be healthy, be masked, maintain physical distancing, sign in for contact tracing,
follow rules for restroom use, bring whatever wraps or warm clothing you need,
use the microphone to give ministryWe welcome volunteers to come early
to help us set upWe are unable to offer
childcare at this time.Virtual Potluck–
Virtual Potluck
We’ll have several virtual tables where people can sit and talk over real or virtual lunch. People can table-hop to visit with those they haven’t seen in a while.
Same Address as Sunday Morning Zoom: Click HERE Opens in new tab
ID #976 0522 6497
passcode: 194077Phone: +1 346 248 7799, then enter ID#
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Community Engagement Meeting
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Community Engagement Meeting
Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/98335610887?pwd=MXYwSFcwazlwalRQSnk3NlFCc2RwQT09 Opens in new tab
Meeting ID: 967 9148 1087
Passcode: 258015By phone: +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)
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Course in Miracles Discussion
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Course in Miracles Discussion
Led by David Hayes
Join by Zoom: Click HERE
ID # 988 3173 6394
Passcode: 724708Phone: +1 346 248 7799, then enter ID#
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SCYM Midweek Meeting For Worship
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SCYM Midweek Meeting For Worship
Join South Central Yearly Meeting Friends for weekly mid-week worship. All Friends are welcome to join.
To join by phone, dial 1-346-248-7799 and enter the Meeting ID followed by the pound sign (#).
Meeting ID 835 8653 6172
Password 263 479Need help with Zoom? David Schoen, Little Rock Friends Meeting, will clerk this meeting and will be available at 7:15 on Zoom to answer questions about using Zoom. Worship will begin at 7:30pm and go until about 8:30. Sharing until 9pm.
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FCNL Conversations
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FCNL Conversations
Thursdays with Friends is a twice-monthly online conversation series. It is a brief 30-minute community chat on issues that Quakers and people of faith are compelled to continue to work on, whatever our circumstances. Led by various FCNL staff, recent conversations have included:
- Presidential War Powers
- Saving the Environment
- Public Health and Welfare
- Racism & Policing
- etc.
Sign up to join the conversations at
http://fcnl.org/twfjoinView past conversations at
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Friday Morning Worship
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Friday Morning Worship
To join by Zoom: Click HERE Opens in new tab
ID #976 0522 6497
passcode: 194077Phone: +1 346 248 7799, then enter ID#
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Hybrid Meeting for Worship
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Hybrid Meeting for Worship
On Zoom and on the Meetinghouse Porch
To join by Zoom: Click HERE
ID #976 0522 6497
passcode: 194077Phone: +1 346 248 7799, then enter ID#
Participants in Porch Worship must:
be healthy, be masked, maintain physical distancing, sign in for contact tracing,
follow rules for restroom use, bring whatever wraps or warm clothing you need,
use the microphone to give ministryWe welcome volunteers to come early
to help us set upWe are unable to offer
childcare at this time. -
SCYM 2nd Monday Connections
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SCYM 2nd Monday Connections
Get together monthly via Zoom
Join us for conversation, getting to know each other, laughter!Here's when:
2nd Mondays, 11:00 am -12:15 pm
3rd Thursdays, 2:00 – 3:15 pm
4th Sundays, 5:00 – 6:15 p.m. -
Course in Miracles Discussion
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Course in Miracles Discussion
Led by David Hayes
Join by Zoom: Click HERE
ID # 988 3173 6394
Passcode: 724708Phone: +1 346 248 7799, then enter ID#
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Worship Sharing on the Query: "What does it mean for thine eye to be single?"
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Worship Sharing on the Query: "What does it mean for thine eye to be single?"
Led by Gary Whiting.
To join by Zoom: Click HERE Opens in new tab Opens in new tab
ID #976 0522 6497
passcode: 194077Phone: +1 346 248 7799, then enter ID#
The Quaker tradition of forming a "query" and then letting Friends ponder a response, in silence, is often a rich source of worship sharing. Worship sharing is both similar to our Meeting for Worship and yet distinctly different: similar in that we wait in silence and learn from our own souls what our deeper feelings and thoughts are regarding the question. Yet different in that we gather with the intent to hear and learn from each other, and therefore we are encouraged to more readily step into the silence and share what we have been given.
It is also the case that specific quotes add to the richness of the subsequent query. Here is a piece of Scripture which seems very suitable to the Quaker task of discerning the spirit:
"The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light. But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!" (Matthew 6: 22-23)
No doubt we want our "whole body to be full of light"! But what does it mean for thine eye to be "single"? Research into the translation of this word gives other connotations, such as "clear", "sound" ," perfect", or "generous". It is interesting that the focal point of being in light or darkness is attributed to the eye, and it must be "single" despite the anatomical reality of our having two eyes. There seems to be a mysterious meaning behind these words. There is a passage from an early Greek Orthodox monk which seems to help us discern what this act of "singleness" involves:
"Some of the Fathers have called this practice stillness of the heart, others attentiveness, others the guarding of the heart, others watchfulness and rebuttal, and still others the investigation of thoughts and the guarding of the intellect. But all of them alike worked the earth of their own heart, and in this way they were fed on the divine manna (Exodus 16:15)."
----- St. Simeon The New Theologian, "The Three Methods of Prayer"
Query: What does it mean for "thine eye to be single"?
SCYM Midweek Meeting For Worship–
SCYM Midweek Meeting For Worship
Join South Central Yearly Meeting Friends for weekly mid-week worship. All Friends are welcome to join.
To join by phone, dial 1-346-248-7799 and enter the Meeting ID followed by the pound sign (#).
Meeting ID 835 8653 6172
Password 263 479Need help with Zoom? David Schoen, Little Rock Friends Meeting, will clerk this meeting and will be available at 7:15 on Zoom to answer questions about using Zoom. Worship will begin at 7:30pm and go until about 8:30. Sharing until 9pm.
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SCYM 3rd Thursday Connections
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SCYM 3rd Thursday Connections
Get together monthly via Zoom
Join us for conversation, getting to know each other, laughter!Here's when:
2nd Mondays, 11:00 am -12:15 pm
3rd Thursdays, 2:00 – 3:15 pm
4th Sundays, 5:00 – 6:15 p.m. -
Friday Morning Worship
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Friday Morning Worship
To join by Zoom: Click HERE Opens in new tab
ID #976 0522 6497
passcode: 194077Phone: +1 346 248 7799, then enter ID#
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Hybrid Meeting for Worship
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Hybrid Meeting for Worship
On Zoom and on the Meetinghouse Porch
To join by Zoom: Click HERE
ID #976 0522 6497
passcode: 194077Phone: +1 346 248 7799, then enter ID#
Participants in Porch Worship must:
be healthy, be masked, maintain physical distancing, sign in for contact tracing,
follow rules for restroom use, bring whatever wraps or warm clothing you need,
use the microphone to give ministryWe welcome volunteers to come early
to help us set upWe are unable to offer
childcare at this time.Threshing Session on Reopening the Meetinghouse–
Threshing Session on Reopening the Meetinghouse
To join by Zoom: Click HERE Opens in new tab Opens in new tab
ID #976 0522 6497
passcode: 194077Phone: +1 346 248 7799, then enter ID#
This threshing session is designed to identify the issues we will need to address before we reopen the Meetinghouse to Meetings for Worship and other events. Some of these are technical; others are aesthetic; others are matters of inclusion. This meeting will not make any decisions. It will, however, give Friends a chance to hear each other's concerns in a worshipful setting. Threshing sessions are opportunities for deep listening. They give all Friends a chance to raise their concerns in an accepting environment. The let us identify the issues before we can move forward.
We have reserved two hours for this event, though we may not need all of that time. Please join us!
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Course in Miracles Discussion
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Course in Miracles Discussion
Led by David Hayes
Join by Zoom: Click HERE
ID # 988 3173 6394
Passcode: 724708Phone: +1 346 248 7799, then enter ID#
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Monthly Business Meeting
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Monthly Business Meeting
Agenda & Draft Minutes will be posted HERE a week before the Meeting
To join by Zoom: Click HERE Opens in new tab
ID #976 0522 6497
passcode: 194077Phone: +1 346 248 7799, then enter ID#
SCYM Midweek Meeting For Worship–
SCYM Midweek Meeting For Worship
Join South Central Yearly Meeting Friends for weekly mid-week worship. All Friends are welcome to join.
To join by phone, dial 1-346-248-7799 and enter the Meeting ID followed by the pound sign (#).
Meeting ID 835 8653 6172
Password 263 479Need help with Zoom? David Schoen, Little Rock Friends Meeting, will clerk this meeting and will be available at 7:15 on Zoom to answer questions about using Zoom. Worship will begin at 7:30pm and go until about 8:30. Sharing until 9pm.
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FCNL Conversations
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FCNL Conversations
Thursdays with Friends is a twice-monthly online conversation series. It is a brief 30-minute community chat on issues that Quakers and people of faith are compelled to continue to work on, whatever our circumstances. Led by various FCNL staff, recent conversations have included:
- Presidential War Powers
- Saving the Environment
- Public Health and Welfare
- Racism & Policing
- etc.
Sign up to join the conversations at
http://fcnl.org/twfjoinView past conversations at
https://bit.ly/3dZlKd0 -
Friday Morning Worship
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Friday Morning Worship
To join by Zoom: Click HERE Opens in new tab
ID #976 0522 6497
passcode: 194077Phone: +1 346 248 7799, then enter ID#
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Hybrid Meeting for Worship
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Hybrid Meeting for Worship
On Zoom and on the Meetinghouse Porch
To join by Zoom: Click HERE
ID #976 0522 6497
passcode: 194077Phone: +1 346 248 7799, then enter ID#
Participants in Porch Worship must:
be healthy, be masked, maintain physical distancing, sign in for contact tracing,
follow rules for restroom use, bring whatever wraps or warm clothing you need,
use the microphone to give ministryWe welcome volunteers to come early
to help us set upWe are unable to offer
childcare at this time.SCYM 4th Sunday Connections–
SCYM 4th Sunday Connections
Get together monthly via Zoom
Join us for conversation, getting to know each other, laughter!Here's when:
2nd Mondays, 11:00 am -12:15 pm
3rd Thursdays, 2:00 – 3:15 pm
4th Sundays, 5:00 – 6:15 p.m. -
Course in Miracles Discussion
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Course in Miracles Discussion
Led by David Hayes
Join by Zoom: Click HERE
ID # 988 3173 6394
Passcode: 724708Phone: +1 346 248 7799, then enter ID#
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SCYM Midweek Meeting For Worship
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SCYM Midweek Meeting For Worship
Join South Central Yearly Meeting Friends for weekly mid-week worship. All Friends are welcome to join.
To join by phone, dial 1-346-248-7799 and enter the Meeting ID followed by the pound sign (#).
Meeting ID 835 8653 6172
Password 263 479Need help with Zoom? David Schoen, Little Rock Friends Meeting, will clerk this meeting and will be available at 7:15 on Zoom to answer questions about using Zoom. Worship will begin at 7:30pm and go until about 8:30. Sharing until 9pm.
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Friday Morning Worship
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Friday Morning Worship
To join by Zoom: Click HERE Opens in new tab
ID #976 0522 6497
passcode: 194077Phone: +1 346 248 7799, then enter ID#
Other Groups that Use our Meetinghouse: |
(open to all except as noted; click links for information) | |
| Mondays | 6:30-9:30pm | Insight Meditation — Yellow Dog Sangha |
| Tuesdays | 6:30-8:30pm | Plum Branch Sangha |
| Wednesdays | 5-6pm | Yogaia Yoga |
| Wednesdays | 7:30-8:30pm | Celebration Circle: Meditation Circle |
| 2-3 meetings per month | various | Reformed Congregation of the Goddess (click link for information about attendance) |
| THESE GROUPS ARE ALSO MEETING REMOTELY DURING THE COVID-19 CRISIS |
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