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Roanoke Quaker Meeting

Roanoke Monthly Meeting is an unprogrammed Quaker Meeting that currently worships online and outdoors.  Check out "Upcoming Events" for getting access to our online worship.  Our clerk is Michael Heller, his phone is 540-915-2385. Visiting for the First Time?

Featured

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Day

Time

Event & Link

Notes

9/22

Thurs

7:00 PM

Threat of White Christian Nationallism

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Posted by Patsy Martin on 09/22/2022 - 11:38am
Event Date: 
09/22/2022 - 7:00pm to 8:15pm
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Friends might be very interested in a series on “The Threat of White Christian Nationalism,” offered by Justice Advocates.

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Posted by Patsy Martin on 09/21/2022 - 12:58pm
Event Date: 
09/23/2022 - 11:00am to 12:30pm
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Memorial Service to Celebrate the Life of Ellen DeHaven will be Friday September 23 at 11:00 am at Second Presbyterian Church, 214 Mountain Avenue in Roanoke.

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Posted by Patsy Martin on 09/21/2022 - 1:01pm

Meeting Announcements

Outdoor Quaker Worship Saturdays at 10:30 am: All are welcome to outdoor worship each Saturday at Highland Park, beside the Alexander-Gish House parking lot on Walnut Avenue SW just off Fifth Street. Please bring a chair if you have one.

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Posted by Patsy Martin on 09/21/2022 - 1:06pm

SEASONED GREETINGS

 QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER OF ROANOKE MONTHLY MEETING Summer Edition 2022

"The bee is honored above all animals not because she labors but because she labors for others" - St. John Chrystosom

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Posted by Patsy Martin on 09/11/2022 - 6:47pm
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A Friends Journal article was the seed for the RE program:  “Do Friends Still Need the Peace Testimony?”  

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Posted by Patsy Martin on 09/11/2022 - 4:38pm

Tara Tappert: A former member of the Roanoke Quaker Meeting, is the curator of part of an upcoming War, Peace, and Justice Symposium. This exhibit will be on view at the Cumberland County Historical Society in Carlisle, PA, from Aug 31-Nov 10, 2022. For more information, go to this website.

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Posted by Patsy Martin on 09/01/2022 - 5:32pm

Meeting Times

Roanoke Friends Meeting for Worship - Sunday at 10:30 AM (on Zoom)

Outdoor Worship,  Saturday at 10:30 AM Highland Park, on Walnut Avenue SW just off Fifth Street

Roanoke Friends Midweek Meeting for Worship - Second and Fourth Wednesdays at 7 PM (on Zoom)

Lynchburg Indulged Meeting - First & Third Sunday at 10:30 AM in-person

 

What's New

Recent events in Ukraine have revitalized this ongoing conversation about the Quaker Peace Testimony.

 

“We have come to Kyiv in solidarity to pray for a just peace.”

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Posted by Patsy Martin on 09/04/2022 - 2:29pm
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A Friends Journal article was the seed for the RE program:  “Do Friends Still Need the Peace Testimony?”  

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Posted by Patsy Martin on 09/11/2022 - 4:38pm
Event Date: 
Repeats every month on October, November, December on the second Tuesday 3 times.
10/11/2022 - 4:00pm to 5:00pm
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Simple melodies and simple words sung over and over can become extraordinarily powerful, especially when each chant emerges from and returns to deep silence.

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Posted by Patsy Martin on 09/01/2022 - 8:28pm
Event Date: 
Repeats every month on October, November, December on the second Tuesday 3 times.
11/08/2022 - 4:00pm to 5:00pm
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Simple melodies and simple words sung over and over can become extraordinarily powerful, especially when each chant emerges from and returns to deep silence.

Public
Posted by Patsy Martin on 09/01/2022 - 8:28pm

SEASONED GREETINGS

 QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER OF ROANOKE MONTHLY MEETING Summer Edition 2022

"The bee is honored above all animals not because she labors but because she labors for others" - St. John Chrystosom

Public
Posted by Patsy Martin on 09/11/2022 - 6:47pm

 

Date

Day

Time

Events

Notes

9/7

Wed

7:00 PM

Religious Education Program

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Posted by Patsy Martin on 09/06/2022 - 12:15pm

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Contact Us

540-915-2385 (Clerk's number)
Roanoke Friends Meeting
Clerk: Michael Heller; Clerk's phone: 540-915-2385
QuakersRoanoke@gmail.com
505 Day Avenue SW
Roanoke, VA 24016
United States
Lynchburg Indulged Meeting
Historic Quaker Meetinghouse
Quaker Mem. Presbyterian, 5810 Fort Ave
Lynchburg, VA 24502
United States
Meeting Times: 

Roanoke Friends Meeting for Worship - Sunday at 10:30 AM (on Zoom)

Outdoor Worship,  Saturday at 10:30 AM Highland Park, on Walnut Avenue SW just off Fifth Street

Roanoke Friends Midweek Meeting for Worship - Second and Fourth Wednesdays at 7 PM (on Zoom)

Lynchburg Indulged Meeting - First & Third Sunday at 10:30 AM in-person

 

Members & Attenders

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Contributions to Roanoke Friends Meeting

We appreciate your contributions to Roanoke Friends Meeting.

Currrently contributions may be made out to "Roanoke Friends Meeting" and mailed to Letty Collins, 8017 Goose Creek Valley Rd, Montvale, VA. 24122.  Checks should be marked "unrestricted donation".

After the the Meetinghouse reopens, you may hand checks to our treasurer or place them in the contributions box on the table in the lobby. 

Meeting Phone and Number

Clerk: Michael Heller

Clerk's phone: 540-915-2385

Roanoke Friends Meeting email: quakersroanoke@gmail.com