Durango Friends Meeting
How Do Quakers Worship?
The heart of the Religious Society of Friends is the meeting for worship. It calls for us to offer ourselves, body, mind, and soul, to wait in active anticipation for the revelation of the Spirit. It is in silence that we still our hearts and minds so that the Spirit of God may enter. This silencing, this waiting in expectancy, this listening for that which is deepest within—this is what Friends call worship. We seek a gathered stillness in our meetings for worship so that all may feel the power of God’s love leading us and drawing us together.
-IMYM Faith and Practice - Advices on Worship)
As we settle into Meeting for Worship, the quiet gradually becomes vital and alive. Worshippers may be moved by the Spirit to speak; such spiritual messages need not be lengthy or polished. There should be a time of quiet between messages for allowing people to find their own spiritual meaning in what has just been shared.
If You Are Worshiping with Us for the First Time
You will be greeted at the front door and have the opportunity to ask questions. At 9:30 am, those in attendance will join in unprogrammed worship. At the end of an hour, we form a circle for introductions, meeting announcements and personal announcements, we then adjourn to foyer for coffee and an opportunity to all visit informally.
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Durango Friends Meeting is an Open and Affirming community. We welcome people of all sexual orientations, gender identities, and gender expressions into the full life of our community including ministry and leadership.
Further, we seek to honor a wide spectrum of diversity and difference in the lives and experiences of those who gather in our community. We find that encounters with otherness in the context of our caring community contribute positively to both individual spiritual growth and social transformation.
Meeting Times
1st Hour, 9:30am* Meeting for Worship
* Worship Sharing occurs on the third Sunday of the month at 9:30 with Meeting for Worship at 11:00am
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2nd Hour, 11:00am - September thru May
1st Sunday: Meeting for Worship for Business 11:00am - 1:00pm
2nd Sunday: Friendly Discussion hour. Topics and schedule to be published as content is developed.
3rd Sunday: Worship Sharing*
*Beginning fall 2018, Worship Sharing returns to the 11:00am time slot, with Meeting for Worship at 9:30am.
4th Sunday: Friendly Discussion hour. Topics and schedule to be published as content is developed.
5th Sunday: Social hour. Join with Friends and visitors for snacks, good conversation and community sharing.
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Meeting issues of ministry, operations, finance, committee reports, and other business are considered at this time. Decision-making in the manner of Friends is a spiritual process, rooted in the belief that God is present. Decisions are reached in a manner to identify the will of God by finding a “sense of the Meeting”. The Meeting’s Clerk provides leadership in this effort. All are welcome to attend, and any concern or request that you wish to have considered by the Meeting may be directed to the Clerk of the Meeting. Meeting for Worship for Business is normally held following worship on the first Sunday of each month.
Meeting issues of ministry, operations, finance, committee reports, and other business are considered at this time. Decision-making in the manner of Friends is a spiritual process, rooted in the belief that God is present. Decisions are reached in a manner to identify the will of God by finding a “sense of the Meeting”. The Meeting’s Clerk provides leadership in this effort. All are welcome to attend, and any concern or request that you wish to have considered by the Meeting may be directed to the Clerk of the Meeting. Meeting for Worship for Business is normally held following worship on the first Sunday of each month.
Meeting issues of ministry, operations, finance, committee reports, and other business are considered at this time. Decision-making in the manner of Friends is a spiritual process, rooted in the belief that God is present. Decisions are reached in a manner to identify the will of God by finding a “sense of the Meeting”. The Meeting’s Clerk provides leadership in this effort. All are welcome to attend, and any concern or request that you wish to have considered by the Meeting may be directed to the Clerk of the Meeting. Meeting for Worship for Business is normally held following worship on the first Sunday of each month.
Worship sharing is a small-group exercise. There is usually a facilitator, and often there are queries to consider. Sharing is based on personal experience, coming from the heart. Each contribution is heard and is framed in silence. Having addressed a query, one does not speak to it again until everyone has had a turn, and rarely then.
Worship sharing is a small-group exercise. There is usually a facilitator, and often there are queries to consider. Sharing is based on personal experience, coming from the heart. Each contribution is heard and is framed in silence. Having addressed a query, one does not speak to it again until everyone has had a turn, and rarely then.
Worship sharing is a small-group exercise. There is usually a facilitator, and often there are queries to consider. Sharing is based on personal experience, coming from the heart. Each contribution is heard and is framed in silence. Having addressed a query, one does not speak to it again until everyone has had a turn, and rarely then.
Worship with us!
1st Hour, 9:30am* Meeting for Worship
* Worship Sharing occurs on the third Sunday of the month at 9:30 with Meeting for Worship at 11:00am
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2nd Hour, 11:00am - September thru May
1st Sunday: Meeting for Worship for Business 11:00am - 1:00pm
2nd Sunday: Friendly Discussion hour. Topics and schedule to be published as content is developed.
3rd Sunday: Worship Sharing*
*Beginning fall 2018, Worship Sharing returns to the 11:00am time slot, with Meeting for Worship at 9:30am.
4th Sunday: Friendly Discussion hour. Topics and schedule to be published as content is developed.
5th Sunday: Social hour. Join with Friends and visitors for snacks, good conversation and community sharing.
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