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1. 5. Quaker Testimonies

   Public Content Anyone can view this post "Testimonies" are what Quakers call ways we have found to live and act based on our beliefs. As a group we find that listening to and following leadings of the Spirit leads to: Integrity  - living as whol ...

   Bonnie Zimmer -... - 06/21/2017 - 9:48am

2. 4. Quaker Business

   Public Content Anyone can view this post Friends have a unique way of doing business rooted in attentiveness and in listening to the promptings of the Spirit. The primary goal is to worship together in discerning the will of God for the meeting.  Meeting ...

   Bonnie Zimmer -... - 06/21/2017 - 9:54am

3. 6. Asking Questions

   Public Content Anyone can view this post Are you asking some of the 'big questions' about your life? Quakers have often been called Seekers, not because we have answers, but because we ask questions. We are a community that seeks to aid each of ...

   Bonnie Zimmer -... - 05/26/2018 - 10:20pm

4. 3. Quaker Beliefs

   Public Content Anyone can view this post Quakers do not share a fixed set of beliefs. Our unity is based on shared understanding and a shared practice of worship, not on our beliefs all being the same. There is no need to be in unity with Quakers on every ...

   Bonnie Zimmer -... - 08/31/2019 - 11:53am

5. 2. What to Expect in Worship

   Public Content Anyone can view this post We will be delighted if you can join us for meeting for worship. In preparation, we would like to share with you a few insights from experience and practice about what happens during Meeting for Worship to help mak ...

   Bonnie Zimmer -... - 08/31/2019 - 11:57am

6. Statement in Support of the Black Lives Matter Movement

   Public Content Anyone can view this post Statement of Support for the Black Lives Matter Movement Equality of all people has always been a testimony of the Religious Society of Friends. At the heart of this testimony is our belief that we must seek and re ...

   Gail Stallings ... - 06/07/2021 - 3:02pm

7. Sharing from the Heart

   Public Content Anyone can view this post A Place for Friends to Express Themselves, and Share from the Heart Remembering Betty by Wendy Sterba W hen I was a young preadolescent in Gainesville in the late 60s, trying to grow up and become a good person, I ...

   Bonnie Zimmer -... - 06/07/2021 - 3:39pm

8. 1. Quaker Worship

   Public Content Anyone can view this post You do not have to be a Quaker to attend Quaker meetings, which are open to all. If you would like to join us and share in our stillness you would be most welcome. Children, too, are welcome. The heart of the Quake ...

   Bonnie Zimmer -... - 10/27/2022 - 10:41pm

9. Quaker Call to Action

   Public Content Anyone can view this post A Page to Learn and Share Resources and Personal Stories as we respond to the Urgent Call to the Religious Society of Friends In response to the Urgent Quaker Call to Action, Gainesville Friends Meeting has been le ...

   Gail Stallings ... - 12/15/2022 - 9:32pm