Salt Lake Friends (Quakers)
Meeting for Worship Sundays 10:00-11:00
171 East 4800 South, Murray, UT 84107
801-281-3518
info@SaltLakeQuakers.org
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We are the Salt Lake Society of Friends, also known as Quakers. We have no formal creed, no ritual, dogma, or liturgy. As we Friends have no dogma, what is it that binds us lovingly together? One is a belief in the sacred that lies beyond all scripture, all dogma, all words, all thought, and that is available within everyone. A second is participation in the Quaker form of community, where there are no leaders, and where the process of governance involves obtaining group unity. A third is a commitment to the Quaker testimonies of Simplicity, Peace, Integrity, Community, and Equality. To the best of our abilities these testimonies inform our way of being in the world.
There is a principle which is pure, placed in the human mind, which in different places and ages hath had different names. It is, however, pure and proceeds from God. It is deep and inward, confined to no forms of religion nor excluded from any, where the heart stands in perfect sincerity. In whomsoever this takes root and grows, of what nation soever they become brethren.--John Woolman, 1746
We welcome you to join us for worship.
We meet for worship at 10:00 every Sunday at our meeting hall. Visitors are very welcome. Our worship is based on silence. Our silence is a time to await with alert openness for the connection to the sacred within each of us, known as the Inner Light, the Inner Christ, or that of God within us.
It generally takes time for a meeting to “settle”. Fifteen minutes into the meeting the children go downstairs where activities have been arranged for them. Some meetings are completely silent. At times during the meeting one or more worshipers may be moved to speak out of the silence. When we are led to speak during worship this is followed by several minutes of silence while the rest of us sit with what has been said, allowing the message to ripen in our hearts. Such speaking is not to be an intellectual exercise; it is instead a movement from the depths of one's being, an expression of the sacred that will be voiced in a way that is unique to each person. We avoid speaking against what someone has previously said in the meeting, understanding that they are speaking from the Light as they experience it. When we speak it is not at length and it is very rare for someone to speak more than once during a meeting. Some of us speak of God and the Christ within while others speak from other perspectives and use different terms.
Many of us have been drawn to Quakerism because of its dual commitment to spiritual awareness and social action.
We seek a world free of war and the threat of war.
We seek a society with equity and justice for all.
We see a community in which every person's potential may be fulfilled.
We seek an earth restored.--Friends Committee on National Legislation.We utterly deny all outward wars and strife and fightings with outward weapons, for any end, or under any pretence whatsoever; and this is our testimony to the whole world. The spirit of Christ, by which we are guided, is not changeable, so as once to command us from a thing as evil and again to move unto it; and we do certainly know, and so testify to the world, that the spirit of Christ, which leads us into all Truth, will never move us to fight and war against any man with outward weapons, neither for the kingdom of Christ, nor for the kingdoms of this world.--From a Quaker declaration to Charles II, 1660.
The Salt Lake Monthly Meeting has provided a small grant to support Muriel Schmid (a professor at the University of Utah) in her role as a participant in an international program in Israel/Plaestine (EAPPI) sponsored by the World Council of Churches. Her blog may be found at http://bordercrossings2010.blogspot.com/
Sat. Feb. 20, 2010 Honk and Wave for Peace. 3:30-4:30 pm. NW corner, 700 East and 2100 South, Salt Lake City.
Sun. Feb. 28, 2010. A Presentation on "God Wars" by Rand Hirshi. An Adult Education event. After meeting for worship (around 11:30). Members, attenders, visitors welcome.
Sat. Mar. 13, 1010. Salt Lake Monthly Meeting Fundraising Musical Extravaganza. 7:00-10:00 PM.
7 pm Social Hour
8 pm Community Showcase - Featuring musicians and poets from within the Quaker community
9 pm The Red Rock Hot Club - Back by popular demand, this fun quartet of musicians performs gypsy jazz in the style of Django Reinhardt
Silent Auction - If you would like to contribute to this silent auction please contact Kate MacLeod at 801-580-6449, kmacleod@xmission.com
Food/Refreshments - The buffet style refreshment table offers enough food to make it a meal for the evening.
Child Care Provided - We offer childcare for your children so that you don't have to spend money on a babysitter. The children have a space of their own to play in, college-age oversight, and refreshments.This year we have recession-friendly lowered admission in relation to our previous years.
$17 - Advance Reservation
$20 - At Door
For advance reservations, or any inquiries, contact Kate MacLeod at 801-580-6449, kmacleod@xmission.comSat. Mar. 20, 2010 Honk and Wave for Peace. 3:30-4:30 pm. NW corner, 700 East and 2100 South, Salt Lake City.
Sun. Mar. 28, 2010. A Presentation on "Music and Spirituality" by Julian Cooke. An Adult Education event. After meeting for worship (around 11:30). Members, attenders, visitors welcome.
Mon. Mar 29 (Orientation), Mar. 30 - Apr 4 (Walk). Sacred Peace Walk organized by Nevada Desert Experience, a mostly interfaith resistance to nuclear weapons and war. This is a five day, 60+ mile walk from Las Vegas to the Nevada Test Site. It is a walking meditation and the evenings include rest, camping, and rituals from various faith traditions; a Passover Seder, Holy Thursday foot washing, Good Friday Stations of the Cross, Kirtan chanting, Western Shoshone Sunrise Ceremony, and a peace ritual at the Temple to Goddess Spirituality in Cactus Springs. Easter Sudnay at the gates of the Nevada Test Site completes the walk and grounds the healing prayers of the week. For more info go to NevadaDesertExperience.org.
Sun. Apr. 25, 2010. A Presentation on "Andean Spirituality" by Oakley Gordon, with an update on building the school in Ccochamocco, Peru. An Adult Education event. After meeting for worship (around 11:30). Members, attenders, visitors welcome.
Sun. May 23, 2010. Quaker Earthcare Witness Report by Elaine and Phil Emmi (and Allen Stockbridge if in town). An Adult Education event. After meeting for worship (around 11:30). Members, attenders, visitors welcome.
Sun. June 27, 2010. Friendly splits and what the various Quaker ***-ites were all about by Phil Brewster. An Adult Education event. After meeting for worship (around 11:30). Members, attenders, visitors welcome.
Oct. 2009: Newsletter has resumed and an 'Our Writings' section added.
Dec. 2009: Added a link to 'Quaker Quotes' on the 'Links' page. Tweeked the intro material on the Home page.
