Newcomers
Information for those unfamiliar with Quakerism, either recent attenders or still considering attending.
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Worship at Twin Cities Friends Meeting
Posted on Apr. 01, 2009 | Tagged as: Newcomers, Worship
Meeting for worship is held every Sunday at 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m., and Wednesday evenings at 6:30 p.m. The 11 a.m. meeting has First Day School (Quakerese for Sunday School) and nursery care throughout the school year, and informal child care during the summer months. First and fifth Sundays are exceptions. On first Sundays [...]
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On Speaking in Meeting for Worship
Posted on Feb. 09, 2008 | Tagged as: Newcomers, Worship
The Meeting for Worship has been referred to as “the pearl of Quakerdom”. The Committee on Ministry and Counsel hopes to enrich our Meetings for Worship by reviewing with Friends some of the qualities of a good Meeting.
There are two aspects of our Meetings for Worship
The first is the silence of group worship, in which [...]
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Membership (part 1)
Posted on Sep. 16, 2006 | Tagged as: Membership, Newcomers
The packet has some general information about Friends and about the Twin Cities Friends Meeting. It also explains the procedure for becoming a member of TCFM, and the procedure by which children of members become associate members.
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Welcome!
Posted on Jan. 15, 2006 | Tagged as: Newcomers
Twin Cities Friends Meeting (TCFM) belongs to the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), with affiliations to Northern Yearly Meeting and Friends General Conference. We are located at 1725 Grand Ave. in St. Paul, Minnesota, a block east of Fairview (view map/directions), telephone 651/699-6995. Sunday parking is available at the Ramsey Junior High School lots; enter either at Grand and Cambridge, or from the frontage road on the south side of Summit between Wheeler and Cambridge.
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Draft Statement: Theological Diversity within Twin Cities Friends Meeting
Posted on Nov. 07, 2005 | Tagged as: Conversations, Document, Events, Newcomers
Update as of Jan. 2009
Friends have traditionally rejected the use of creeds, largely from a conviction that no statement of belief can accurately describe or reflect divine reality. There is another compelling reason for us to reject creeds. Over time the spiritual and theological diversity among Friends has become far broader and deeper than early [...]
Membership (part 2)
Posted on Nov. 05, 2004 | Tagged as: Membership, Newcomers
The Meeting for Worship has been referred to as “the pearl of Quakerdom”. The Committee on Ministry and Counsel hopes to enrich our Meetings for Worship by reviewing with Friends some of the qualities of a good Meeting.
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Welcome to Meeting for Business
Posted on Aug. 18, 2004 | Tagged as: Business, Document, Newcomers
In this mutual exploration, there are disciplines which help us. Friends wishing to speak raise their hand. When the clerk recognizes them, they rise, and, when ready, speak their mind. If the clerk asks for silence, all Friends return to worship seeking understanding and openness; in this silence, one speaks only if led.
