Friends Meeting of New Orleans

12/23/2025

👏👏👏 After decades of advocacy from FCNL’s network and the broader peace movement, the 2002 Iraq Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) has finally been repealed!

This is a big win for peace — and a historic milestone in our advocacy efforts to urge Congress to reclaim its constitutional war powers and end endless wars.

And it is a MAJOR testament to the power of grassroots advocacy and the persistent efforts of so many of you in FCNL’s network. THANK YOU!

05/23/2025

11/14/2024

"Art thou in darkness? Mind it not, for if thou do, it will fill thee more, but stand still and act not, and wait in patience till light arises out of darkness to lead thee.

Art thou wounded in conscience? Feed not there, but abide in the light, which leads to the grace and truth, which teaches to deny and put off the weight, and removes the cause, and brings saving health to light."

James Nayler, 1659
Early English Quaker leader

11/09/2024

The Gaza War Minute: adopted 8 September 2024

The Friends (Quaker) Meeting of New Orleans Louisiana calls for

1. An immediate and permanent ceasefire between Israel and Palestine
2. Aid to be let into the Gaza Strip and administered by humanitarian organizations
3. A United States sanctioned arms embargo against Israel and all other terror groups
4. The withdrawal of US troops, weapons, and security from Israel, Gaza, and the West Bank
5. The United States to cease using taxpayer money to fund the State of Israel
6. Mitigation to end suffering and create peace
7. The release of all political prisoners
8. The condemnation of Antisemitism and Islamophobia

10/09/2024

The Friends Meeting of New Orleans joins other Quaker meetings and faith communities in demanding an immediate and permanent end to the war in Palestine.

We join South Central Yearly Meeting in their Gaza Cease-Fire Minute:

South Central Yearly Meeting stands for long-term peace and justice in the Middle East. We oppose all war. We oppose all forms of discrimination, including [discrimination] based on religion and ethnicity. We believe that lasting peace requires the honoring of the human rights of all people, including equality and self-determination. We hold the leadership of Hamas, the government of Israel, and the U.S. government responsible to the same high standards of international humanitarian law and call for de-escalation, humanitarian access in Gaza, and a ceasefire throughout the region.

06/10/2024

Friends Meeting of New Orleans meets for silent worship every Sunday at 10 AM. (Yes, there are Quakers in New Orleans!) we meet in the 2nd floor annex of Carrollton United Methodist Church at 921 S. Carrollton Avenue. Masks are optional. All are welcome.

05/05/2024

What we are reading…

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02/07/2024

Hello, Friends-

We continue to meet every Sunday on the 2nd floor annex of the Carrollton Methodist Church, 921 S. Carrollton Avenue in New Orleans. Worship begins at 10 AM. All are welcome.

There is a concurrent online meeting for worship; contact us for more information.

A small group meets online midweek for fellowship, book discussion, and worship- usually in that order. All are welcome: contact us for more information. We are currently reading Peace Is Every Step by Thich Nhat Hanh - see the link below for more information about his books and legacy.

Thich Nhat Hanh has published over 100 titles in English, ranging from classic manuals on meditation, mindfulness and Engaged Buddhism, to poems, children’s stories, and commentaries on ancient…

05/03/2023

Kathleen Wilson of the Homewood Friends Meeting in Baltimore has reformatted some of the prose of Thomas Kelly as free verse. Please consider perusing these words of peace, praise, and wisdom.

Presented here is the free online pamphlet LIfe from the Center, introducing the message and life of Quaker Thomas R. Kelly through excerpts from his two short books A Testament of Devotion and The Eternal Promise.

03/19/2023

HELLO, ALL!

Sorry to "shout" but we are so excited -- we will begin meeting in person for silent worship beginning Sunday, March 26!

Out of an abundance of caution, masks and proof of vaccination will be required.

Here are the basics, for our newcomers:

Worship begins at 10 AM and ends at 11 AM and is followed by a brief discussion. We plan to meet weekly in person until/unless the CoVid infection levels rise significantly.

Meeting is held in the annex of Carrollton United Methodist Church, 921 South Carrollton.

We meet on the second floor. Enter the building through the breezeway, turn right after entering, and climb the stairway to the right at the end of that short hallway.

We will meet in person weekly. We will hold hybrid meetings (in person and online) on 2nd and 4th Sundays. We will do our best to offer online meetings every Sunday; please be patient with us during this transition.

If you have any questions or thoughts, please call or message us.

We look forward to seeing you all. Peace be with you.

02/24/2023

Join this interfaith vigil for Peace in Ukraine tomorrow Friday 2/24 at 1:30pm CST, co-organized by FCNL and the Episcopal Church:

On the one year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, please join us in praying together and lamenting the human harm caused by violence and conflict.

01/22/2023

THREE WISE WOMEN
Save the date for the School for Contemplative Living's 13th Annual Conference and watch for details to come!