Calendar

Query for October

How do I receive leadings that rise up in me and open myself to new growth and action? 

 

Events in October 2023

  • Forum: Quaker Basics, session 2: Worship & Silence

    Forum: Quaker Basics, session 2: Worship & Silence

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    October 8, 2023

    Gretchen will lead the second session of the Quaker basics series on the topic of worship and silence.

    Suggested readings:

    “Silent Worship and the Inward Teacher”, Ch 23; 9 ½ p
    Letters to a Fellow Seeker, Steve Chase
    Our Practice of Silence, Daniel Seeger, 1 p

  • Solar Eclipse Party

    Solar Eclipse Party

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    October 14, 2023

    Join us at the Meetinghouse field to view a rare annular solar eclipse!  The moon will be directly in front of the sun but will not block it completely.  Instead, we'll see a ring of fire around the (black) moon.

    The moon starts crossing the sun about 10:15 am.  Near-totality starts about 11:50am and lasts until a bit before noon.  The eclipse is over by about 1:30pm.

    People are welcome to bring friends and picnics.  We will have water and snacks to share.

    Do not look directly at this without special eye protection!  We will have special solar glasses to lend, plus a device that projects the occluded sun onto a board for viewing.  If you bring your own solar glasses, please make sure they are made with solar filters that conform to a worldwide safety standard known as ISO 12312-2.  Regular sunglasses or homemade solar filters are not safe for watching an eclipse because they transmit sunlight at a rate that is thousands of times too high.

     

  • Memorial Service for Marian Carter

    Memorial Service for Marian Carter


    October 21, 2023

    Please join us to celebrate the life of Marian Carter.  The service will be held in the style of Friends, in which our remembrances of Marian rise out of the collective silent worship. In-person at the San Antonio Friends Meetinghouse and on Zoom.

    To be followed by a Simple Meal.  All are welcome.

  • Forum: Quaker Basics, session 3: "The Light"

    Forum: Quaker Basics, session 3: "The Light"

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    October 22, 2023

    Jim will lead the third session of the Quaker Basics series on "The Light".

    Readings (click to download copies)

  • Forum: Quaker Basics, session 4: Living Quaker Values

    Forum: Quaker Basics, session 4: Living Quaker Values

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    October 29, 2023

    Val will lead the fourth session of the Quaker basics series on the topic of living Quaker values (testimonies).

    Suggested readings:

    • “Quaker Faith and Social Action,” Ch 43; 11 p
    • Letters to a Fellow Seeker, Steve Chase
    • Introduction to Quaker Testimonies; AFSC, 2011
    • “Bearing Witness,” The Quaker Way, Rex Ambler 17 p