Wooster Friends Meeting (Quakers)

02/27/2024

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/16/us/politics/gaza-peace-lobby-washington.html?unlocked_article_code=1.YE0.K_de.CaxPd9smQdRF&smid=url-share

The Friends Committee, a Quaker lobbying group, has been pushing in Washington for a cease-fire, going up against more powerful and better-funded groups backing Israel.

04/23/2023

Come meet in person on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month! We will very happy to see you!
We meet at 10:30 am in the lower level of Westminster Presbyterian Church at 353 E. Pine St. Wooster.

07/16/2022

Hello Friends, it is time for LEYM annual session. This year's session runs from July 27th-July 31st. It is ONLINE and FREE! It's a fantastic time to meet new Quakers and explore some very interesting topics. All free. Lake Erie Yearly Meeting (LEYM) would like everyone to register here, https://leym.org/annual. You can go here, https://airtable.com/shr6myuYmTFxSdXAo/tblaesIHZeY4ooH7mhttps://airtable.com/shr6myuYmTFxSdXAo/tblaesIHZeY4ooH7m

to view some workshops. Hope you will join us!

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09/23/2021

A new book by our Friend John. Please check it out!

Cornell University Press fosters a culture of broad and sustained inquiry through the publication of scholarship that is engaged, influential, and of lasting significance.

08/13/2021

Although there are many many important issues going on right now, I feel that the climate crisis tops them all. We don't have another place to go.

The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is destabilizing to a dangerous point, a new study says

08/05/2021

Hello (F)friends, due to the Delta variant we are not meeting as hybrid or in person during August. We have Zoom meetings only for this month and then we will re-visit what is happening and decide how to proceed at the end of the month.

If you would like to join our Zoom meeting at 10:30 on Sunday, just IM me your email through Facebook and I will email the link to you.

07/12/2021

In case you missed it:
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/ben-ferencz-nuremberg-prosecutor-60-minutes-video-2021-06-27/

Please spend a short 14 minutes to watch Ben and hear his message.
There is a longer Netflix special on him that I think is still playing.

Ben Ferencz is the last Nuremberg prosecutor alive and he has a far-reaching message for today’s world. Lesley Stahl reports.

07/12/2021

Wooster Friends Meeting is revising its schedule for the rest of 2021
Starting on 18 July 2021 we will meet via Zoom, in person and also a hybrid model.
Meeting will start at 10:30 on each Sunday.
Hybrid and in-person meeting will be held at:
Summit Therapy offices
4419 Cleveland RD., Wooster, OH 44691
Location may change sooner than the end of the year, so please watch for a notice of change of location.
1st Sunday will be totally virtual via Zoom with silent worship.
2nd Sunday will be a hybrid model with those who wish to meet in person or you are welcome to join via Zoom. This Sunday will be silent worship followed by Meeting with attention to business.
3rd Sunday will be hybrid with silent worship followed by a discussion.
4th Sunday will be in person only with silent worship followed by a brown bag lunch.
Any 5th Sunday will be Zoom only and will be silent worship followed by a discussion or just friendly chatting.

06/21/2021

In case you missed this important gathering in Wooster, here is a great, informative article from the the Daily Record. Mark your calendars for next year!

Is there a way to change the curriculum in our schools to more accurately portray our truth and history? I will start by learning of it myself..

Wooster residents partnered up with the NAACP for a day of Juneteenth celebrations: a cookout at Schellin Park and a rally at Wooster Public Square.

06/17/2021

A piece worthy of thoughtful reading by our friend Nahida.

I, and many Palestinians, hold onto the keys of our lost homes. We dream of returning to our communities, homes and farms. The root causes of the present-day injustice must be addressed. The human spirit yearning for equality, justice, and freedom will not be extinguished by military might, writes N...

06/14/2021

Please check our Friend Brian's non-profit that was just launched earlier in the year. Brian and his mom are both attenders at our Wooster meeting. It's so wonderful to see him get this up and running.

This is a great way to get up to date immigration information. that is not diluted and had the spin put on it. If you fell led there is also the ability to help out.

It's very welcome sight to see the faces that are helping in this crisis!

Hi! My name is Brian, and this fall will mark my tenth year practicing immigration law. As someone whose own family has been affected by the deportation of a loved one...

05/20/2021

Detroit Friends Meeting has a story to tell of what can be done letting one's Light shine. If you are looking for a worthy place for a donation, you will find one here.

Detroit Friends Meeting is looking to the future in the new meetinghouse.