Northside Friends Meeting

04/02/2026

The theme of the March issue of Friends Journal is "Gender and Sexual Identities". This is one article from that issue.

"For transgender, nonbinary, or intersex Friends, the journey toward truth has often required courage in the face of misunderstanding, silence, and sometimes violence. But it has also revealed the presence of Spirit in the most intimate and transformative ways. This article offers stories of Friends who have lived their truths with integrity."

Consider how the Quaker testimony of integrity calls Friends to honor the gender truth of trans, nonbinary, and intersex as a spiritual commitment in community.

03/23/2026

Several Northside Friends participated in the Love as Action demonstration in downtown Chicago this weekend. Read more and find a link to the article on Northside's website, here:
https://www.northsidefriends.org/news/chicagos-northside-friends-make-headlines-in-afsc-love-as-action-vigil

10/31/2025

Excellent article about how one Philadelphia meeting has attracted new, young attenders.

There’s been an unprecedented surge in the numbers of attendees at Sunday worship at the Quaker Arch Street Meeting House in Old City Philadelphia.

10/01/2025

World Quaker Day is coming up! Join us for Quaker worship this Sunday (and every Sunday) at 10:00am at 1020 W Bryn Mawr Ave (enter through the Kenmore Ave entrance.)

https://fwcc.world/worldquakerday

07/12/2025

05/07/2025

Friends in Oak Park published this statement in support of LGBTQIA rights.

At a time when LGBTQIA+ persons find themselves particularly vulnerable, the Oak Park Friends Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends, commonly known as Quakers, finds it important to make the following statement: We believe there is that of the Light of God in every person. We affirm and celebr...

04/26/2025

Chicago Friends School featured in Friends Journal article "Quaker Teachers Working with Neurodivergent Students"

Learn how Quaker educators support neurodiverse students through inclusive practices, equity-focused teaching, and community-building efforts to ensure equity.

04/26/2025

From Quaker Voluntary Service, a blog post on "Why I Can't Worship Like Everyone Else: The ADHD Process In Meeting For Worship".

12/04/2024

On Monday, December 9, join Quakers for a Meeting for Worship specifically crafted for newcomers. This event is for people who are curious about Quaker worship and are eager to learn in community. To register:

Spiritual Deepening's Worship for Newcomers aims to support Friends and seekers new to Quakerism.

07/31/2024

Coming up this fall, Steve Tamari will offer a lecture called "Light Within and Light Without ~ The Personal and Political in the Formation of a Palestinian-American Quaker Identity." This lecture will be livestreamed from Hill.

Steve is a Palestinian-American, a historian, and a lifelong Quaker. This talk takes a close look contradictions within the Quaker tradition in today's times. How might Quakers balance individual spiritual experience with political activism? When Quaker communities are divided on how to respond to the painful events in Gaza, how does this balance get more difficult?

04/24/2024

We've moved! Join us for Quaker worship every Sunday morning at 10am at Chicago Friends School (1246 W Thorndale, enter through the parking lot on Magnolia.)

[Image description: a sign board on a sunny sidewalk that says:
Northside Friends Meeting (Quakers)
Sundays 10am
www.NorthsideFriends.org
A big blue arrow that has the words "Enter through courtyard" in white.
In the background is a grey line drawing of a peace dove with an olive branch in its beak.
At the bottom is an intersex- inclusive progress pride flag.]

02/03/2024

Karen Carney, head of Chicago Friends School, wrote this post after the shooting of three Senn High School students in Edgewater.

On Thursday, Feb 1, I attended a vigil to remember the three high school students who were shot within yards of the front door of Chicago Friends School. I did not speak at the vigil but spent some time afterwards wishing I had had the presence of mind to speak about Quaker commitment to the…