Framingham Friends Meeting
Welcome Friends!
Framingham Friends Meeting (Quakers) invites you to join us for worship at 10am each Sunday. Wherever you are on your journey, whatever life experience you bring, all seekers are welcome to join us on our journey of Spirit and service. Children are very welcome here! Wheelchair accessible.
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On Sunday, May 5, we joyfully welcomed two new babies to our community, Sebastian and Isaiah. Doug Lippincott led us in singing our traditional welcoming song, “Circle of the Sun” as we celebrated our growing group of children. Each child present was then called by name, welcomed and cheered by all, and received a potted flower. A big welcome to Sebastian, Isaiah, Eowyn, Alex, Juniper, Teal, Amelia, Lucas, Beau, Sadie, Linus and Helen!
We usually have a shared meal of soup plus sides that people bring on the first Sunday of each month ("First First Day" in old Quaker terms). This month, Doug Lippincott and Melissa Foster presented an eclectic array of music. Both Doug and Melissa sang, while Melissa also played flute, button accordian, and shaker, and Doug played at least 2 types of ukelele. "Would you like to wish on a star" was a big hit with Amelia, whose favorite Messier object is M60. About 30 people enjoyed the show after having soup and sides.
On Easter Sunday, the children all helped fill plastic Easter eggs and then all helped to hide them around the field. We reserved the area around the swingset and sandbox for the littles, while the bigs could hunt anywhere they had not hidden eggs themselves. Everyone, including adults, had a great time! Thanks to Kristen and Amie for saving the day by providing candy! Click to see more photos!
On First Day, March 17, the First Day School children heard the story of Esther and her courage in asking the king of Persia to save the Jews from the villain Haman. As is traditional, the children used noisemakers called "grokkers" and boo'd whenever Haman's name was mentioned in the story. They made "hamantaschen" (Haman's pockets), cookies that look like pockets with gold and jewels inside, and learned about old-style "pockets" that were just folds of cloth tied to one's belt. Then they learned about William Penn, who similarly showed courage asking the king of England to save the Qua
As part of the meeting's Christmas Celebration, the First Day School performed John McCutcheon's "Christmas in the Trenches" (https://genius.com/Mccutcheon-john-christmas-in-the-trenches-lyrics).
About 16 members and attenders shared worship and a potluck Thanksgiving dinner at the meetinghouse on Thursday, November 22, 2018. Besides a bountiful array of side dishes, and a turkey roasted by Betty, there were hors d'oeuvres, desserts, a jigsaw puzzle, beautiful table settings, and lots of socializing. The cold, wet weather outside made the fire in the meeting room especially welcome. This is an annual event for many of us, where some years there are numerous friends and relatives as well as members and attenders. Sharing the cooking and the cleanup means no one is saddled with too
Our old windows were drafty, requiring the installation of plastic liners every winter and storm windows to be installed upstairs. Our new windows were delivered Thursday, Oct 25, and by Friday afternoon, all the windows on the back side of the newer addition were installed!
November 10-11, we will have our fall BBQ/Campout, with the BBQ starting around 5pm. All are welcome to attend; hamburgers, veggie burgers, hot dogs and some sides provided. Additional sides are welcome but not required! Evening activities will include flashlight tag, marshmallow roasting, and singing around the campfire. Those who want to stay overnight can set up a tent in the field or spread out a pad and sleeping bag on the floor of the First Day School room. We will have breakfast on Sunday morning for those who stay overnight.
The Framingham Friends Meeting directory and Bulletin are available in Resources, but access is restricted to those with a "member/attender" account. Unfortunately, the "Sign Up for Online Meeting Access" button at the top of the home page does not work. To request an account, email the following information to [email protected]: first name, last name, email address, phone#, phone type (cell, home), street address, city, state, ZIP. The website administrator will approve access if you are a member or regular attender at Framingham Friends Meeting (it ma
An injury to an undocumented worker can spell disaster. The worker may not be able to pay for medical care or get worker's compensation, yet have little legal recourse. The worker's family may have no income while the worker is unable to work. Framingham Friends Meeting has set up a fund to contribute to expenses for injured workers through the Metrowest Worker Center in Framingham (http://www.mwc-casa.org/), If you would like to contribute to the fund, you can mail a check to Framingham Friends Meeting Treasurer, 841 Edmands Rd, Framingham, MA 0170
Jean’s Schnell is a member of Framingham Friends Meeting and an emerging artist in fine art photography. Her Quaker meetinghouse photographs have been featured in the Friends Journal. They accompanied her article called “Framing the Light: Quaker Meetinghouses as space and Spirit.”
Meeting Times
Worship Sundays at 10am. Monthly business meeting at 11:30am on the third Sunday of the month (Sept - June).
What's New
On Sunday, May 5, we joyfully welcomed two new babies to our community, Sebastian and Isaiah. Doug Lippincott led us in singing our traditional welcoming song, “Circle of the Sun” as we celebrated our growing group of children. Each child present was then called by name, welcomed and cheered by all, and received a potted flower. A big welcome to Sebastian, Isaiah, Eowyn, Alex, Juniper, Teal, Amelia, Lucas, Beau, Sadie, Linus and Helen!
We usually have a shared meal of soup plus sides that people bring on the first Sunday of each month ("First First Day" in old Quaker terms). This month, Doug Lippincott and Melissa Foster presented an eclectic array of music. Both Doug and Melissa sang, while Melissa also played flute, button accordian, and shaker, and Doug played at least 2 types of ukelele. "Would you like to wish on a star" was a big hit with Amelia, whose favorite Messier object is M60. About 30 people enjoyed the show after having soup and sides.
On Easter Sunday, the children all helped fill plastic Easter eggs and then all helped to hide them around the field. We reserved the area around the swingset and sandbox for the littles, while the bigs could hunt anywhere they had not hidden eggs themselves. Everyone, including adults, had a great time! Thanks to Kristen and Amie for saving the day by providing candy! Click to see more photos!
On First Day, March 17, the First Day School children heard the story of Esther and her courage in asking the king of Persia to save the Jews from the villain Haman. As is traditional, the children used noisemakers called "grokkers" and boo'd whenever Haman's name was mentioned in the story. They made "hamantaschen" (Haman's pockets), cookies that look like pockets with gold and jewels inside, and learned about old-style "pockets" that were just folds of cloth tied to one's belt. Then they learned about William Penn, who similarly showed courage asking the king of England to save the Qua
As part of the meeting's Christmas Celebration, the First Day School performed John McCutcheon's "Christmas in the Trenches" (https://genius.com/Mccutcheon-john-christmas-in-the-trenches-lyrics).
About 16 members and attenders shared worship and a potluck Thanksgiving dinner at the meetinghouse on Thursday, November 22, 2018. Besides a bountiful array of side dishes, and a turkey roasted by Betty, there were hors d'oeuvres, desserts, a jigsaw puzzle, beautiful table settings, and lots of socializing. The cold, wet weather outside made the fire in the meeting room especially welcome. This is an annual event for many of us, where some years there are numerous friends and relatives as well as members and attenders. Sharing the cooking and the cleanup means no one is saddled with too
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Worship Sundays at 10am. Monthly business meeting at 11:30am on the third Sunday of the month (Sept - June).
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