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State of the Society Report to Northern Yearly Meeting, May 2007

Posted by on May 30, 2007 in Business, Document, State of Society

For a number of years, the community of Twin Cities Meeting (TCFM) has been struggling to understand and accept the joys and difficulties of being a large meeting. Slowly, in fits and starts, through faith and doubt, we are coming to terms with what we are. One Friend spoke of the “blessings of bigness,” and [...]

When Death Comes to TCFM

Posted by on January 5, 2007 in Death, Document

This packet is based upon “When Death Comes to Meeting” by Pacific Yearly Meeting, as republished in Friends Bulletin in January 1975, and reprinted by Pacific Yearly Meeting in 1980. The main author of this version is Betsy Raasch-Gilman, who added some of her experiences and resources as a hospital chaplain to the packet as well.

Draft Statement: Theological Diversity within Twin Cities Friends Meeting

Posted by on November 7, 2005 in Archived

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 [...]

On Preparing for Death

Posted by on November 18, 2004 in Death, Document

Practical Preparations for One’s Death

TCFM Peace minutes

Posted by on November 5, 2004 in Document

In this time of war, we the members and attenders of the Twin Cities Friends Meeting state our belief in peace. In the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), we believer that there is that of God in everyone.

Welcome to Meeting for Business

Posted by on August 18, 2004 in 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.

Inclusiveness of Same Gender Couples: Oct. 1986 Minute

Posted by on October 27, 1986 in Document, Marriage

Twin Cities Friends Meeting, joyfully recognizing the diversity of sexual orientation within our religious community, affirms the goodness of committed, loving relationships that endure, are unselfish, and that provide mutual support and tenderness.