Resources for Monthly Meetings and Worship Groups
Called LIGHT AND LIVELIES in AVP Training
These are some that we have found to work well in Junior Gathering Groups.
Obviously they are not all appropriate for all age groups.
Generally speaking, Light and Livelies provide energizing activity and/or humor to balance sedentary activities and emotionally "heavy" exercises. They are the icebreakers and community builders.
Quakers are involved in a wide range of activities (stewardship of the earth, peace-making, publishing, and much more). The links below will take you to organizations that your new worship group or meeting might like to learn more about -- or get involved with.
Growing spiritually as a worship group or meeting is vital. You will find the following resources helpful as you look for ways to go deeper together.
Worship is at the heart of the Quaker way. Below are resources to help introduce newcomers to this vital spiritual experience.
Friends, as we live up to our name, want visitors to feel welcome. First, of course, it is necessary to know who is a newcomer. Various meetings have found other ways to identify and meet the needs of newcomers. Below are some tools growing out of their experiences.
Outreach and publicity are about sharing our spiritual search and insights with those who want to listen. For Quakers, outreach and publicity are not about converting people, but rather about helping them understand what we value, do, and how we seek to support each other in living out our faith. Our role is to encourage, resource and help build the confidence of Quakers in our corporate responsibility of speaking about our faith and the way we work and worship together. Below are tools that will help your worship group or meeting do the vital work of outreach and publicity.
Quaker worship groups and meetings are dynamic faith communities. It is wonderful that you are considering starting a worship group or meeting! Below tools that will help you in this spiritual endeavor.
This rather large pdf is part two of the publication Fostering Vital Friends Meetings. It includes many individual articles grouped into sections by subject that can be used as wonderful, indepth resources for meetings.
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Story is how we share who we are with those we love the most. We tell and listen to stories of the ordinary and the extraordinary. We delight in stories of cherished moments. We record and catalog them in words and photographs. People of all ages hunger for stories. We may ask, “What did you do at school today,” or “how was the wedding,” or “what did you do on your vacation?” Families that tell their stories are blest. The family with a rich store of tales going back many years is truly fortunate.
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