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Events in October 2023

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

    Forum: Quaker Basics, session 2: Worship & Silence


    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


    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.

     

  • Monthly Business Meeting

    Monthly Business Meeting


    October 15, 2023

    Meeting for Worship with Attention to Business will be in-person.

     

    If you are unable to attend in person, then you may join us by Zoom.

    To join by Zoom: Click HERE Opens in new tab Opens in new tab
    ID #976 0522 6497; passcode: 194077
    Phone+1 346 248 7799, then enter ID#

    Agenda & Draft Minutes will be posted HERE Opens in new tab a week before the Meeting

     

  • 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.

    To join by Zoom: Click HERE
    (
    Zoom ID #976 0522 6497 -- passcode: 194077 -- Phone: +1 346 248 7799, then enter ID#)

    The Memorial Brochure with information about Marian's life is attached HERE (downloadable PDF).

     

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

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


    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


    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