New Haven Friends Meeting
Religious Society of Friends/Quakers
You are Welcome Here
We believe that every person is loved by Divine Spirit. Our Quaker faith community includes people of any age, religious background, race, education, nationality, physical or mental ability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or economic circumstance.
You are welcome to join us as you are. Dress as you feel comfortable. We come together in worship:
- To listen to promptings of the Spirit;
- To experience a collective Presence/Wisdom;
- To grow in our faith;
- To be changed;
- To support each other; and
- To help one another do what the inner LIght urges us to do.
Our time together looks like this:
- Children and adults gathering together at 10:15 am for family circle, in the Meeting Room, with songs and stories. All are welcome in the family circle. Children then go downstairs for their own programs. Family circle does not meet during July and August.
- During Meeting for Worship upstairs, sitting quietly together; a message, song or poem may arise and be shared.
- Listening to those who are moved by the Spirit to speak or sing (during the 10:30 worship time we use a hand held microphone so all can hear clearly);
- Shaking hands when worship is ended;
- Greeting those around us;
- Sharing food during 11:30 am fellowship downstairs. The current Fellowship Volunteer list is HERE.
If you have questions about our Meeting, contact us at [email protected]
Meeting Times
Meeting for Worship Sun 9:15 - 10:15 am and 10:30 - 11:30 am (and Sept to May First Day School for children). Childcare for babies is provided year round.
Fellowship Hour Sun 11:30 to 12:30 with light refreshments and conversation
Handicap Accessible
How to Get to the Meetinghouse
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What's New
Thanksgiving Potluck Supper and presentation on FCNL* annual meeting. Everyone is invited to gather for food, fellowship and the FCNL update.
The theme for Sessions was Provoke One Another to Love. In the plenary session on Sunday morning we heard ministry from Lisa Graustein (Beacon Hill Meeting, MA) inviting us into “re-membering” connection—with ourselves, with one another, and with God. She helped us to remind one another that each of us are seen, forgiven, beloved, and needed in the work of growing into the Beloved Community.
A four-page summary of the 5 day gathering is attached.
“All persons deserve to pray and live without violence. Quakers (Friends) believe there is that of God in every person. This Sunday, March 17, 2019, New Haven, CT Friends are holding our Muslim communities, especially those in Christchurch, New Zealand, in the Light.”
Amelia Kgan, Legislative Director of Domestic Policy at Friends Committee on Legislation, shares words of perserverance and hope.
The attached Practice for NHFM committees and representatives to schedule an event at the Meetinghouse was approved at the April 2019 Meeting for Business.
Calling all those with connections to Yale! Northampton Friends Vicki Elson and Tim Wallis have initiated a campaign for Yale to divest from companies manufacturing nuclear weapons and to become compliant with the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. To get a list of the relevant addresses and a model letter, contact [email protected]. For more infomation on the Treaty, the urgency of the issue, and the campaign for compliance, go to http://www.nuclearban.us
Worship with us!
Meeting for Worship Sun 9:15 - 10:15 am and 10:30 - 11:30 am (and Sept to May First Day School for children). Childcare for babies is provided year round.
Fellowship Hour Sun 11:30 to 12:30 with light refreshments and conversation
Handicap Accessible
How to Get to the Meetinghouse
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