Holland Quakers

09/06/2026

How do I maintain simplicity, moderation, and honesty in my speech, my manner of living, and my daily work? Do I keep a right balance between my work and other aspects of my life?

08/03/2026

How does living in Quaker community nurture a meaningful life?

07/05/2026

What does love require of you?

What is freedom?

06/21/2026

How do we weave our Meeting into a community? Do all who enter our Meeting receive our loving care and encouragement to share in our lives as Friends? As co-participants “I”our Testimonies? (SPICES)

06/15/2026

First Reformed Church, 630 State Street in Holland is hosting a "Prayers for Peace" service on Monday, June 1, from 5:30-6:00-PM. All members of the Holland/Zeeland/Saugatuck community are invited to join together to pray for peace in the United States and around the world.

What to expect at our Prayers for Peace service:
Prayers for Peace services are casual, but structured. We generally have between 25 and 50 attendees from across Holland/Zeeland/Saugatuck who meet in the First Reformed Church sanctuary. Each service focuses on a particular issue in need of God’s peace (for example, the Middle East). The service begins with a hymn and scripture reading appropriate for the day’s topic followed by a short topical message (less than five minutes). Most of the service is a time of prayer, starting with a short aloud prayer by the leader, followed by a period of silent and extemporaneous prayers by those in attendance. The service closes with a chorus or the doxology.
In the message and the prayers we focus on the humanitarian impact of conflicts, and strive to avoid political issues.

06/01/2026

Better late than never…this week’s query!

An verse from “Box of Rain” by the Grateful Dead:

Walk out of any doorway
Feel your way, feel your way like the day before
Maybe you’ll find direction
Around some corner where it’s been waiting to meet you

05/17/2026

Are you comfortable with our spiritual and theological diversity?

Where might be a source of strength for you and the Society of Friends?

Where might it cause problems?

05/11/2026

https://leym.org/peace-testimony-history/

Quaker Peace Testimony History Also of interest: Quaker Peacemakers poster collection and our Peace and Justice Resources page, and the AFSC’s Peace Works: Century of Action online exhibit.

05/03/2026

Are our meetings for worship held in expectant waiting for divine guidance? Is there a living silence in which we feel drawn together by the power of God in our midst?

04/17/2026

Here's an interesting play being presented at Hope College. See comments for link