Live Oak Friends Meeting (Houston)
We are an open, welcoming community of seekers who meet in silent worship expecting to experience direct communion with God, the divine Spirit, or whatever name we use for that transcendent essence that infuses all life. A fundamental Quaker belief is that there is “that of God in everyone.” We seek to interact with others from that perspective, and to live our lives according to the Quaker testimonies of integrity, equality, simplicity, and peace. Learn more about what Quakers believe here.
Our meeting house is a James Turrell Skyspace, open to the public every Friday night and the first Sunday of each month 30 minutes before sunset. Weather permitting, the roof will be open to allow the public to experience the play of changing light over the simple white interior walls.
We share the blessing of this building by allowing individuals to rent it for weddings and memorial services. Community groups may also rent the building for events in keeping with Quaker values.
Live Oak Friends Meeting is a member of Bayou Quarterly Meeting, a regional group of Quaker meetings in southeast Texas and Louisiana; South Central Yearly Meeting, a larger group of Quaker meetings across Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Arkansas, and Louisiana; and Friends General Conference, a national organization of Quakers.
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The goal of children's religious education at LOFM is to encourage them to develop a deep and abiding awareness of the light within themselves and others.
Because we moved hosts and platforms, old logins and passwords DO NOT work on the new website. It is necessary to set up a new login with FGCQuaker.org, the “parent” of the Quaker Cloud. When you set up that login, you have the option to enter your contact information and check a box that says “list in directory."
Meeting Times
Meeting for Worship every Sunday 8:30 - 9:15 am and 10:30-11:30 am
Meeting for Worship with Attention to Business third Sundays, 12 - 2:00 pm
Meeting for Worship with Attention to Healing, third Saturdays at 11:30 a.m
Adult Religious Education Sundays 9:20 - 10:20 am
Wednesday Evening Meeting for Worship Wednesdays 7:00 - 8:00 pm discussion or music, Meeting for Worship 8:00 - 8:45 pm
Children's Religious Education Sundays 10:50 - 11:30 am. Children join adults for first 20 minutes of Meeting for Worship
Check the Meeting calendar for other activities
What's New
Whether you think it's fun to hang out and fix a few things, talk with like-minded Friends, or pure drudgery, YOU ARE WANTED this Saturday from 9 - noon at Live Oak Friends Meeting for a little Quaker Property Workday.
See the attached list of maintenance and upkeep items.
A little trivia: The Little House door is finicky now to set back to lock. It will fail if you turn the inside nob and turn the outside handle downward. It will succeed at locking if you turn the inside nob to lock and turn the outside handle upward. - It's on the list to replace... someday.
Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) Basic workshop November 3 & 4, 2018 at Lone Star College - Montgomery campus (between the Woodlands and Conroe).
A new, ten-week series of Quaker Queries will be offered on Monday nights, 7 - 9 pm, starting September 24 and continuing through November 26. These sessions will follow the format originally developed by Friends in the Claremont, California Meeting. Those who have participated in previous series have reported that the experience was deeply enriching. During the series, we respond to questions specifically designed to increase self-awareness and build community.
It is time again for Friendly 8's, a group of about 8 people who come together about once a month for food and fellowship. That may be in each other's homes, at a restaurant or coffee shop. Communication and Outreach Committee sets up the groups based on location, then each group organizes itself around a schedule and interests that work for them. Some groups watch movies and discuss them, others enjoy coffee and conversation, others make the rounds of each other's homes for dinner, or always gather at one member's home.
We have Business Meeting minutes which make up the main body of the Meeting's history, but what about our spiritual history? Where and how do we record and share our spiritual lives?
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Meeting for Worship every Sunday 8:30 - 9:15 am and 10:30-11:30 am
Meeting for Worship with Attention to Business third Sundays, 12 - 2:00 pm
Meeting for Worship with Attention to Healing, third Saturdays at 11:30 a.m
Adult Religious Education Sundays 9:20 - 10:20 am
Wednesday Evening Meeting for Worship Wednesdays 7:00 - 8:00 pm discussion or music, Meeting for Worship 8:00 - 8:45 pm
Children's Religious Education Sundays 10:50 - 11:30 am. Children join adults for first 20 minutes of Meeting for Worship
Check the Meeting calendar for other activities
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