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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Thank you for visiting the website for Cannon Valley Friends Meeting. The main front entrance and all public spaces in the Meetinghouse, including the main-floor and gender-neutral restrooms, are wheelchair-accessible.
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
Institutional Assessment Working Group (IAWG)
Monthly Progress Report September 2018
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
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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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Monthly Progress Report September 2018
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
Please Note: Only the first 1-2 sentences of entries posted to the website are displayed on this home page. Click on the title of the posting to see the entire announcement or story.
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].
This summer the Meeting hosted its first Vacation Peace School with great success. From August 7-11, we spent morning in the company of 10 energetic children, exploring peace through story, meditation, and song; pursuing creative projects; painting and erecting a peace pole; and enjoying one another’s company. The children participated in cooperative games both outside and inside, enjoyed dances from around the world, and brightened the sidewalks in front of the Meetinghouse with chalk drawings.
On Feb. 15, 2017, the Governor of North Dakota ordered an immediate evacuation of the Standing Rock Water Protectors, who have been living in a camp to make a stand against the construction of the Dakota Access Oil Pipeline. The water protectors, along with their supporters around the world, have been protesting since last year to prevent the construction of the pipeline, which endangers sacred areas of tribal land and poses a threat to the purity of the main water source of the Standing Rock tribe, as well as the Missouri River itself.
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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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