Paullina Friends Meeting - Quakers

08/29/2026

Meeting for Worship: Sunday September 6, 13 and 20th at 10am.
Meeting for Business and Sunday Potluck Dinner September 27th.

The Quaker Testimonies: Let your lives speak.
Quakers hold a core set of values known as testimonies. The acronym SPICES helps us remember them: Simplicity, Peace, Integrity, Community, Equality, and Stewardship.

08/25/2026

Not a Penny More for War! While Congress is home for recess, our movement is mobilizing. Join our six-week campaign to end the war on Iran and block the largest-ever Pentagon budget. ⬇️

Our action resource: https://www.fcnl.org/resources/congressional-recess-resources

08/18/2026

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/iowa/2026/08/18/rural-iowa-church-churches-close/91027243007/

About 211,000 Iowans have left churches over the past decade. Demographics explain only part of the reason why.

08/15/2026

South O'Brien School Backpack for Kids Project
The Backpack for Kids Project has provided food to many children who have food insecurities over the weekends and long holidays. Donations have come from area businesses, organizations, churches, and individuals. Starting in 2018-2019, in addition to food, we would like to provide emergency new clothing, bedding, and school supplies throughout the year to PreK-12 grades. Your continued donations of money will help provide for those needs. Checks may be made out to South O’Brien Community School with Backpack 4 Kids in the memo. Food donations are still accepted and are greatly appreciated. Monetary and food donations can be dropped off at the Superintendent’s office in Paullina or the Elementary Principal’s office in Primghar. Please, no donated clothing or bedding as we do not have space for it. We will purchase as needed. 712-949-3487
South O'Brien JH-HS
300 W Greene St
Paullina, IA 51046

Suggested Non-Perishable Food Items to Donate
Peanut Butter
Crackers
Snack Packs of Fruit or pudding
Cereal
Granola Bars
Juice Boxes
Soups
Macaroni & Cheese
Microwavable Meals
Canned Meats
Instant Oatmeal

08/12/2026

Our August schedule:
August 16: Meeting for Worship at 10am.
August 23rd: 10am-Meeting for Worship
11am-Meeting for Business
noon: Potluck dinner
The Rachel House wondered the back roads of O'Brien County and is now in its new home in Primghar.

08/08/2026

Congress is finally asking the question Friends have raised for decades: why do we hand the Pentagon more money every year while it fails audit after audit and families lose access to health care, housing, and food assistance?

We must keep up the pressure. Congressional leaders are trying to bring the bill back without changing the amounts funding the pentagon or the Iran war.

Your senators and representative need to hear from you now: Reject the $1.15 trillion Pentagon budget, refuse to fund an unauthorized war, and invest in the true sources of security — diplomacy, peacebuilding, and thriving communities.

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1979yjY1qQ/

Enough is enough. The Trump admin. is pushing for yet another massive 📈in funding for weapons and war, all while gutting programs that actually help people survive and thrive.

On top of a massive $1.15 TRILLION Pentagon budget request, the administration is pushing for billions more to continue the illegal, immoral, disastrous war on Iran.

Thankfully, some in Congress are pushing back. But we need to keep building pressure to tell our lawmakers to put our needs > endless money for war.

Action resource!➡ FCNL.org/PeopleOverPentagon

08/04/2026

Rachel House History -the home of Rachel Henderson Hodgin
In 1972, when Highway 59 was resurfaced, the new right-of-way was wider than the old, so Rachel Hodgin’s house had to be relocated. Rachel received a newly constructed house set back from the highway to the new specifications.
Rachel remained there until her death in 1983. The house and land were donated to Paullina Friends Meeting. It has been used as a guest house for over 40 plus years for visitors from all over the country. We greatly appreciate this gift and the lovely place for Friends/friends and family to stay. After much discussion it was decided to move the house to Primghar where it will become a lovely home for a local resident.
Some of Rachel Henderson Hodgin's life from Pam Wallace's research and her book follows.

07/26/2026

Our August schedule:
August 2, 9 and 16: Meeting for Worship at 10am.
August 23rd: 10am-Meeting for Worship
11am-Meeting for Business
noon: Potluck dinner
We had two sad occasions this past month with the graveside memorial services for Muriel Mott Neifert and David Ash-Mott.
We appreciate all the support and extra work by local Friends to assist the families. Photos from Dave Ash-Mott Memorial Service.

07/08/2026

July 11th-12th:
Saturday July 11th at 11am will be the graveside service for David Ash-Mott followed by a luncheon. David Albert Ash-Mott, 76, passed away February 22nd, 2026, in Ivins, Utah. Everyone is welcome to attend the memorial service.

Some visiting members of the Mott family will be attending Meeting for Worship Sunday July 12th at 10am.

July 19: 10am Meeting for worship
July 22-26: Please join us for the Iowa Yearly Meeting (Conservative) Annual Sessions 2026 at Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa. INFORMATION about the program and speakers this year is here: https://www.iymc.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/2026-IYMC-Annual-Sessions-Advance-Program.pdf

06/30/2026

It was a beautiful couple of days at Mapleside for the Neifert, Workman, Martin and Mott families. They came to honor the memory Muriel Mott Neifert along with the interment of her ashes during a graveside service.