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Durham Friends Meeting, Durham, North Carolina, USA. |
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Welcome
to the Durham Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
("Quakers"). |
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Our
“original meeting house”.
A building completed in July 2004 and located behind this view now
houses our meeting room, library and fellowship room. |
UPCOMING: Events are in the worship room of the meeting house unless otherwise stated. FEBRUARY 1 (Mon) 7:00 – 9:00 pm Youth Ministry Committee. Historic
meetinghouse south room. 2 (Tue) 7:30 – 9:30 pm Adult Education Committee meeting.
Historic meetinghouse south room. 3 (Wed) 6:00 – 8:00 pm Peace & Social Concerns
Committee meeting. Historic meetinghouse, south room. 4 (Thu) 7:00 – 9:00 pm Quakerism 101
(session 2 of 4) Facilitator: John Hunter. Historic meetinghouse, entire
building. 4 (Thu) 7:30 – 9:00 pm Care & Support Committee
meeting. Meetinghouse worship room. [Location changed to accommodate Q-101]. 5 (Fri) 4:00 – 9:00 pm Friends General Conference Youth
Ministries Committee meeting. [Committee members only]. Meetinghouse
fellowship room & kitchen. 6 (Sat) 8:00 am – 5:30 pm Friends General Conference Youth Ministries Committee
meeting. [Committee members only]. Lunch provided. 6 (Sat) 5:30 – 8:00 pm Pot luck supper and
INTERGENERATIONAL forum; Fun & Interactive ! ALL Friends welcome, young
& old. Forum facilitated by
FGC Youth Ministries Committee.
Meetinghouse fellowship room & Kitchen. 6 (Sat) 5:30 – 7:30 pm Soup, Spirit & Song. CANCELLED
so that participants, kids & parents, can attend pot-luck supper &
intergenerational forum listed above. 7 (Sun) 10:00 – 11:45 am Junior Meeting for Business.
Historic Meetinghouse, entire building. 7 (Sun) 11:20 – 11:40 am Introduction to Durham Friends
Meeting: Questions & Answers. Meetinghouse worship room. 7 (Sun) 11:30 am – 3:00 pm DFM First Day school teachers
& DFM Youth Ministry volunteers are invited to join Friends General
Conference Youth Ministries Committee for lunch (provided) followed by a
question & answer session about safety issues. Historic meetinghouse,
entire building. 10 (Wed) 7:30 – 9:00 pm Mid-week Worship & Discussion.
Meetinghouse library. 11
(Thu) 7:00 – 8:30 pm Earthcare Committee meeting. Historic meetinghouse,
south room. 12
(Fri) 5:30 – 9:00 pm Annual DFM Kick-off Pot-Luck Supper [just to enjoy each
other’s company]. Meetinghouse, entire building. 13
(Sat) 9:00 am – 3:30 pm Annual
Durham Friends Meeting Retreat: “What does it mean to be a Quaker today”.
Morning & afternoon workshops. Lunch provided. CHANGE: At the
Meetinghouse. (Not at CFS) 14
(Sun) 11:45 am – 2:00 pm Meeting
for Business. Meetinghouse worship room. 17
(Wed) 7:30 – 9:00 pm Mid-week Worship & Discussion. Meetinghouse library. 18
(Thu) 7:00 – 9:00 pm Quakerism 101 (session 3 of 4).
Facilitator: John Hunter.
Historic meetinghouse, entire building. 21
(Sun) 11:20 am – 12:30 pm
Friendly 8s Kick-off pot-luck lunch [bring finger foods like
sandwiches, fruit & veggies, dip, cheese, cold cuts, etc.] Group members
sit together & discuss the nature & meeting time of their group.
Meetinghouse fellowship room & kitchen. 21
(Sun) 12:00 noon – 1:30 pm
Global Warming course (session 2 of 4) Sponsored by DFM Earthcare
Committee & developed by Northwest Earth Institute. Historic
meetinghouse, south room. 22
(Mon) 6:00 – 9:00 pm Immigrant Solidarity Committee. Co-sponsored by American
Friends Service Committee & DFM-Peace & Social Concerns Committee.
Meetinghouse worship room. Child care available. 24
(Wed) 7:30 – 9:00 pm Mid-week Worship & Discussion. Meetinghouse library. 26
(Fri) 6:00 – 8:00 pm Pot Luck Supper for ALL past and present participants in
Northwest Earth Institute courses [Voluntary Simplicity, Global Warming] and those
interested in future NWI course offerings. Historic meetinghouse, entire
building. Sat.,
Feb. 27, 5:30 - 8:30 pm Pot luck supper followed by a talk
about discerning and supporting leadings, by Eileen Flanagan, Quaker author
of the book, The Wisdom to Know the Difference: When to Make a Change and
When to Let Go. All Friends
are welcome. Meetinghouse
worship room & fellowship
room. 28
(Sun) 8:30 – 9:50 am Ministry & Counsel Committee meeting. Historic
meetinghouse, north room. 28
(Sun) 11:45 am - 1:00 pm Adult
Ed Forum: “Second Journeys: Rethinking our purpose in later life”.
Facilitator: Bolton Anthony, founder of Second Journey, a non-profit whose
focus is , “Mindfulness, service, and community in the second half of life”. MARCH 1
(Mon) 7:00 – 9:00 pm Youth Ministry Committee. Historic meetinghouse south. 2
(Tue) 7:30 – 9:30 pm Adult Education Committee meeting. Historic meetinghouse
south room. 3
(Wed) 6:00 – 8:00 pm Peace & Social Concerns Committee meeting. Historic
meetinghouse south room. 4
(Thu) 7:00 – 9:00 pm Quakerism 101 (session 4 of 4).
Facilitator: John Hunter.
Historic meetinghouse, entire building. 4
(Thu) 7:30 – 9:00 pm Care & Support Committee meeting. Meetinghouse
worship room. 5
(Fri)– 7 (Sun) Annual Durham
Friends Meeting Women’s Retreat, At Emerald Isle, NC. 6
(Sat) 5:30 – 7:30 pm Soup, Spirit & Song. Pot luck meal followed by
singing together. Historic meetinghouse, entire building 7
(Sun) 10:00 – 11:45 am Junior Meeting for Business. Historic meetinghouse,
entire building. 7
(Sun) 11:20 – 11:40 am Introduction to Durham Friends Meeting: Questions
& Answers. Meetinghouse worship room. |
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We are located
at 404 Alexander Avenue, Durham, NC 27705 Alternate Thursdays: Quakerism 101 Thursdays 7PM: Feb 18, Mar 4. Weekly calendar (all welcome): ·
Sunday, 8:30-9:30am: Early Meeting
for Worship. ·
10:00-11:00am:
Meeting
for Worship. ·
10:15-11:00am:
First
Day School for Children. ·
11:00-11:45am:
Welcome,
announcements, fellowship &
refreshments. ·
11:45am:
Forum
or other event if scheduled (see panel to right). Forum is sometimes followed by a potluck meal. ·
Wednesday, 7:30 - 9:00pm (except
the first Wednesday of the month): Mid-Week Meeting for Worship and
Discussion, Library. Monthly events: ·
First Tuesday, 7:30-9:30 pm: Adult
Education committee, in the original meetinghouse, South room. ·
First Wednesday, 7:00-9pm: Ministry
& Counsel committee, in the meeting room. ·
First Wednesday, 7:30-9:30pm: Care
& Support committee, in the historic meetinghouse, South room. ·
First Wednesday, 6-8pm: Peace
& Social Concerns committee, in the historic meetinghouse, South
room. · Second
Sunday, 11:45am: Meeting for worship with attention to business. We welcome
comments,
suggestions and inquiries about Durham Meeting or this website. |
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