Raleigh Friends Meeting
625
Tower Street, Raleigh, NC 27607, (919) 821-4414
Calendar of Events
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Each 1st and 3rd Wed, 7 pm, Centering Prayer: Raleigh Friends Meeting and Holy Trinity Lutheran join in silence together. Call 782-2599 for location & directions.
Movie night: Saturday, May 3, 2008. Pot-luck supper starts at 6:00 PM. Movie starts at 7:00 PM. "The Wetback". Another movie will be shown in the back for kids not interested in the Latin American / immigration theme.
SECOND HOUR (Adult Education, Discussions, Informal Singing, Meeting for Business, etc., starting about 11:20 AM):
May 4, 2008: Second-hour Discussion - Discussion of Issues facing Latin Americans in the US, e.g. immigration, treatment of farm workers, social justice, and the work of Cesar Chavez.
May 11, 2008: Second-hour Discussion - "Russell Herman, Annual Report to Meeting Concerning his Work in the Wider Community," - Russell Herman
May 18, 2008: Meeting for Worship with Attention to Business
May 25, 2008: Discussion of the Queries from Philadelphia Yearly Meeting
June 1, 2008: Second-hour Discussion - Archives committee, setting our priorities for the records that we leave behind as a Meeting.
June 8, 2008: Second-hour Discussion - Heirs To A Fighting Tradition: Oral Histories of NC Social Justice Activists with Bridgette Burge
June 15, 2008: Meeting for Worship with Attention to Business
June 22, 2008: Discussion of the Queries from Philadelphia Yearly Meeting
June 29, 2008: Loaves and Fishes, put-luck lunch - All welcome
July 6, 2008: Second-hour Discussion - Open
July 13, 2008: Second-hour Discussion - Open
July 20, 2008: Meeting for Worship with Attention to Business
July 27, 2008: Discussion of the Queries from Philadelphia Yearly Meeting
FUTURE TOPICS (please step forward if you want to lead / facilitate any discussion)
"The starfish and the spider: A contrast between headless movements and led organizations," - Tom Edelson
"Drinking from a firehose: How YouTube, etc., are changing our culture," - Jim Deming
"Young Friends visits with Polly and Erling," -
"TLC Friends: A discussion of ways the Meeting can support those in the grieving process," - Betty Stoddard
"Quaker Terminology - Quaint, Quintessential, Off-Putting, or Confusing?" You can download a PDF version of notes for this discussion. Also, copies will be passed out at the start of the program. - Marty Hubbe
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For questions regarding the "Second Hour" program, please contact the caretaker of the website (see link below).
You also can leave questions on our telephone answering machine (919-821-4414). Someone will get back to you in a few days.