Cannon Valley Friends Meeting
Cannon Valley Friends Meeting is an unprogrammed meeting of the Religious Society of Friends, also known as Quakers. We are located in Northfield, MN, about 35 miles south of Minneapolis/St. Paul.
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The 2019 Friends General Conference Gathering will be held at Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa from June 30 - July 6, 2019. The theme of this year's Gathering will be "Peace in Our Hearts, Justice in the World."
For more information, or to register for the Gathering, please see the following website: https://www.fgcquaker.org/connect/gathering and click on the available links.
All are invited to gather and take part in a discussion of questions and topics that arise about anything related to being a Quaker.
Linne Jensen will be leading two more sessions from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm on every other Monday evening: April 15th, and April 29th. All sessions will be held at the CVFM meetinghouse, 512 Washington Street, Northfield.
Registration is now open for the Northern Yearly Meeting Annual Session, which will be be held at Wisconsin Lions Camp in Rosholt, WI, on May 24-27.
For more information about NYM Annual Session, please see the NYM announcement at: https://www.fgcquaker.org/cloud/northern-yearly-meeting/events/northern-yearly-meeting-annual-session-may-24-27-2019.
You can also view the brochure for the Annual Session at:
Nancy Cantwell
March 23, 1930 - November 16, 2018
[Please Note: The following obituary was copied from the Northfield News, Nov. 29, 2018].
Long-time Northfielder Nancy Cantwell died on the morning of Nov. 16 in Timonium, Maryland, where she had been in an assisted living community for the past two years. Her son Jim, who lives nearby, had been with her for much of the previous evening.
Alden T. "Mac" McCutchan
April 10, 1921 - December 23, 2018
[Please Note: The following obituary is from the Northfield News, Dec. 27, 2018.]
Alden T. “Mac” McCutchan, 97, passed away peacefully December 23, 2018 at his Sogn Valley farm home with family by his side. He was born on April 10, 1921 to Blaine Ross and Josephine Layman McCutchan.
LaNelle Olsen
August 31, 1929 - March 6, 2019
[Note: The following obituary was written by the Olsen family]
LaNelle Olsen, campaigner for peace and social justice, passed away March 6, 2019, at Three Links Care Center at the age of 89. Those who knew LaNelle admired her energy, humor and positive outlook on life.
[Please Note: This article/poem originally appeared in the January issue of Friends Journal. Reprinted/republished with permission. You can read the original article at https://www.friendsjournal.org/fgc-racism-task-force/ and subscribe to Friends Journal at www.friendsjournal.org/subscribe/.]
The Final Report of the Friends General Conference Institutional Assessment on Racism is available, along with a summary version.
Please click on the links below to see both versions of the report.
CVFM held another successful session of Peace Camp in August. This year Peace Camp included 12 6-8 year olds. They were energetic, curious, kind, and conscientious. The focus for the week was Building Peace by Caring for the Earth. Each day had a different theme and focus, including water, soil, wind, plants, and energy. Most days included a field trip to nearby sites, ending with the planting of a tree and Central Park on Friday.
Photos and text courtesy of Corinne Smith
The inspirational plenary address, "America Must Have a Moral Revival," delivered by Rev. Dr. William Barber at the 2018 FGC Gathering is now available on You Tube. You can click on the image in the right hand corner of this page or open the video on a separate page at : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xqaln5eYfSo&feature=youtu.be&t=18m50s.
[Please Note: The audio is not very loud, unfortunately].
QuakerSpeak, a project of Friends Journal, has created a series of videos on topics of particular interest to Friends. Anyone who is interested in learning more about Quakers may find these videos informative, as well.
Northern Yearly Meeting has completed its own version of Quaker "Faith and Practice", after more than 17 years of work by many dedicated individuals.
Wren sings and scolds
until her brood fledges,
So ordered, bound
to earth we walk away.
--Poem by Sam Johnson
Meeting Times
Meeting for Worship begins at 10:30 am on Sundays at the Cannon Valley Friends Meeting's Meetinghouse at 512 Washington St., Northfield. All are welcome.
Mailing Address: We do not receive mail at our street address. Please use the following address for mail: Cannon Valley Friends Meeting, PO Box 805, Northfield, MN 55057
Contact us by email at: [email protected]
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Registration is now open for the Northern Yearly Meeting Annual Session, which will be be held at Wisconsin Lions Camp in Rosholt, WI, on May 24-27.
For more information about NYM Annual Session, please see the NYM announcement at: https://www.fgcquaker.org/cloud/northern-yearly-meeting/events/northern-yearly-meeting-annual-session-may-24-27-2019.
You can also view the brochure for the Annual Session at:
The 2019 Friends General Conference Gathering will be held at Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa from June 30 - July 6, 2019. The theme of this year's Gathering will be "Peace in Our Hearts, Justice in the World."
For more information, or to register for the Gathering, please see the following website: https://www.fgcquaker.org/connect/gathering and click on the available links.
All are invited to gather and take part in a discussion of questions and topics that arise about anything related to being a Quaker.
Linne Jensen will be leading two more sessions from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm on every other Monday evening: April 15th, and April 29th. All sessions will be held at the CVFM meetinghouse, 512 Washington Street, Northfield.
Nancy Cantwell
March 23, 1930 - November 16, 2018
[Please Note: The following obituary was copied from the Northfield News, Nov. 29, 2018].
Long-time Northfielder Nancy Cantwell died on the morning of Nov. 16 in Timonium, Maryland, where she had been in an assisted living community for the past two years. Her son Jim, who lives nearby, had been with her for much of the previous evening.
Alden T. "Mac" McCutchan
April 10, 1921 - December 23, 2018
[Please Note: The following obituary is from the Northfield News, Dec. 27, 2018.]
Alden T. “Mac” McCutchan, 97, passed away peacefully December 23, 2018 at his Sogn Valley farm home with family by his side. He was born on April 10, 1921 to Blaine Ross and Josephine Layman McCutchan.
LaNelle Olsen
August 31, 1929 - March 6, 2019
[Note: The following obituary was written by the Olsen family]
LaNelle Olsen, campaigner for peace and social justice, passed away March 6, 2019, at Three Links Care Center at the age of 89. Those who knew LaNelle admired her energy, humor and positive outlook on life.
Worship with us!
Meeting for Worship begins at 10:30 am on Sundays at the Cannon Valley Friends Meeting's Meetinghouse at 512 Washington St., Northfield. All are welcome.
Mailing Address: We do not receive mail at our street address. Please use the following address for mail: Cannon Valley Friends Meeting, PO Box 805, Northfield, MN 55057
Contact us by email at: [email protected]
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