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Quakers and the Connective Spirit


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This Sunday is World Quaker Day. Celebrate by joining us for worship, if you are able!

Quakers are a Spirit-centered people. I imagine that claim resonates with each of you in a different way. That's one of the wonderful facets of our tradition: our attempt to honor each individual's valid experience of the Divine.

Friends have often listened for the Spirit behind the words of Scripture, recognizing the limitations of any person or writer or historical/cultural context to capture the fullness of Truth. We are invited to be ever listening, ever learning, ever aware of the limitations of our perspective.

Friends have often emphasized the Spirit of God in each person. This has tended to open the eyes of many historical Quakers (not always initially applauded by their meetings) to the ways people are not treated like they are a sacred incarnation of this Spirit and thus deserving of respect, protection, and liberation.

Friends have often emphasized the diversity and inexpressible nature of God's Spirit, demonstrated in a spaciousness in doctrine and creeds. This has yielded a somewhat diverse range of theological expressions--which is certainly true of CFC at this moment, let alone all of Quakerdom. We recognize the limitations of words and doctrines, which can not only create unnecessary "lines in the sand" but can also stifle valid expressions of God's Truth, expressions which may not fit into existing, accepted language or simply may not align with the customs of whoever happens to be in power at that historical moment. Beliefs do matter, I think, but they matter because they can facilitate or hinder the growth of Love among us.

Friends have often emphasized the encounter we have with God's Spirit in community, where we open ourselves to others and give ourselves to others, "answering that of God in everyone" by participating in the lives of others in a receptive, responsive, affirming, and nurturing manner.

May we encounter the connective Spirit of God this Sunday, working among us to grow us, unite us, and empower us to make tangible the Love of God in the world.

-Matt
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Text of the Week


Mark 10:2-16 (NRSV)
2 Some Pharisees came, and to test him they asked, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?” 3 He answered them, “What did Moses command you?” 4 They said, “Moses allowed a man to write a certificate of dismissal and to divorce her.” 5 But Jesus said to them, “Because of your hardness of heart he wrote this commandment for you. 6 But from the beginning of creation, ‘God made them male and female.’ 7 ‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, 8 and the two shall become one flesh.’ So they are no longer two, but one flesh. 9 Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.”

10 Then in the house the disciples asked him again about this matter. 11 He said to them, “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her; 12 and if she divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery.”

13 People were bringing little children to him in order that he might touch them; and the disciples spoke sternly to them. 14 But when Jesus saw this, he was indignant and said to them, “Let the little children come to me; do not stop them; for it is to such as these that the kingdom of God belongs. 15 Truly I tell you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will never enter it.” 16 And he took them up in his arms, laid his hands on them, and blessed them.

Queries:
What is a Quaker response to this text?
How do you, as a Quaker, respond to this text?

QUAKER 101

Are you relatively new to CFC and interested in exploring Quaker spirituality more deeply? The Quaker 101 discussion group meets five or six times over the course of several weeks. We 1) explore the basics of Quaker history, practices, values, as well as the the more particular history of CFC itself and 2) share our personal spiritual journeys. This is a safe space to be authentic, ask questions, and eat fried cheese curds. Please let Matt know if you are interested. We may begin as soon as late October.

Laundry Love Tonight


Riverside Laundry, 6-8pm


Thanks for Lee and Mark for hosting!

2018 Collins Summit “Human Migration: Claiming roots in an uprooted world”


When: November 1 @ 1:00 pm - 9:15 pm

Cost: $15 – $60

What: Registration is now open for EMO’s 2018 Collins Summit exploring the causes, challenges and opportunities of human migration in an increasingly global society. Join a diverse group of refugees, immigrants, advocates and scholars to develop an informed and compassionate approach to human migration both within and across borders.

LINK to website for more info

DIRECT LINK to registration

Let Matt know if you are interested in case it makes sense to carpool.

Quarterly Meeting for Business: October 14

 
6pm in the sanctuary

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