Hockessin Friends Meeting
Meeting Times
Meeting for Worship: 10:45 a.m.
First Day School for Children: 10:30 a.m. (weekly)
Meeting for Business: 9:30 a.m. (on 1st First Day of each month)
First Day School for Adults: 9:30 a.m. (on 3rd and 4th First Days of each month)
What's New
According to the Delaware COVID-19 guidelines updated on January 8: “Delawareans should refrain from organizing or attending social gatherings of any size, except for regular interactions with members of the same household or caregivers…until further notice, Delaware residents are advised and strongly encouraged to stay home as often as possible and to only leave home to go to work or school, or for necessary needs such as seeking medical care, going to the grocery store or pharmacy, or picking up food.”
Meeting for Worship (except for the first First Day of each month) will be held outside (weather permitting) and on Zoom at the usual time, 10:45-11:30 a.m. The Meetinghouse will only be open for restroom use. On the first First Day (Sunday) of each month, Meeting for Business and Meeting for Worship will happen via Zoom only. On-site Meeting for Worship outdoors will continue starting the second First Day.
A historic marker dedication took place on September 24, 2020, at the Cox-Phillips-Mitchell House at 1655 Old Wilmington Rd. This property, located north of the meetinghouse, is possibly Hockessin’s oldest building (built 1726) and is where Hockessin Friends Meeting got its start (in 1730), as the house was the location of meeting for worship before the meetinghouse was built. You can learn more about the house and its history here:
An ad-hoc committee met on 6/11, 6/18, and 6/25 to develop safe plans for a gradual re-opening of the Meetinghouse for in-person worship. Guidelines provided by the State of Delaware, “Guidance for Houses of Worship,” (6/2/20) and Philadelphia Yearly Meeting’s “Advices & Queries for Possibly Reopening Your Meeting House or Church,” (5/28/20) were considered.
“Still being able to attend Meeting for Worship, daily walks as Spring busts out all over, dropping off small bouquets and baked goods to neighbors, text chats with my lunch crew, and sewing masks and mailing them to friends and family are some of the activities that keep me going through all of this.”—Juliana Forbes
During our Fourth Month business meeting (on 4/5), we decided that the meetinghouse will not be open for meeting for worship until further notice. Alternatively, Friends may participate in our Zoom meetings for worship First Days at 10:45. Our Zoom Meeting ID is 863-908-9345; the Password is 1. Our link for Zoom Meetings for Worship and Meeting for Business is https://zoom.us/j/8639089345?pwd=ak1XbmprdFBUQnRZOWszWU91VHdyUT09.
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Meeting for Worship: 10:45 a.m.
First Day School for Children: 10:30 a.m. (weekly)
Meeting for Business: 9:30 a.m. (on 1st First Day of each month)
First Day School for Adults: 9:30 a.m. (on 3rd and 4th First Days of each month)
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