For additional information please contact us. Please also view our website.
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Change in Masking Requirement
At Meeting for Business it was decided that all events at the meeting house will be mask-optional as long as the CDC Community Transmission rate remains low. We want to make sure all members and attenders have a chance to weigh in on this change so please let Clerk know if you have any concerns about this policy by April 27, 2022 by emailing clerk@orlandoquakers.org. If no concerns are expressed, we will begin the mask optional policy on May 1.
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Conversation to Explore
May 1st
Conversation to Explore on May 1st will be led by David F. It will revolve around three prominent Quakers who chose to violate the Peace Testimony in times of conflict and how their lives and experiences can shed light on questions we still grapple with. Click HERE to read the document that will guide our conversation; it will be updated with links containing more details about the lives of subjects.
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Conversation to Explore
-April 3rd Followup-
COVID anger can be reduced with Stoic practices. If you missed the conversation on Sunday April 3rd, or you attended in person and want the links for additional techniques, please click HERE.
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Volunteers for
Conversation to Explore
Volunteers are needed to facilitate Conversation to Explore on the first Sundays in June and July. To volunteer, simply let Minerva G. know about a topic you are interested in leading. You can speak to her in person or email her HERE for details.
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Would You Like to Volunteer?
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Young Friends Group
(First Day School)
Young Friends Group is a weekly religious education program for youth from birth to age 18. Youth attend 10am Worship for a few minutes, then follow adult youth leaders to the Cottage for guided activities. Youth rejoin their families at 11am.
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New OMM Website
A new OMM website is under construction at the former web address. Some content is temporarily unavailable. Your patience is appreciated during this time of transition.
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I want to live close to human people, very human, who laugh of their own stumbles, and away from those turned smug and overconfident with their triumphs, away from those filled with self-importance. The essential is what makes life worthwhile. And for me, the essentials are enough!
~ Mário de Andrade
Items from readers for REFLECTIONS are welcome. Click HERE to submit.
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Supporting Gifts
Supporting Gifts to the Orlando Monthly Meeting are very important. They provide the basis for our financial support and for our continued existence as a Quaker Meeting. While it is true our community has the great benefit of a financial legacy provided to us from the generous and wise Friends of the past, we nevertheless have a duty to protect the legacy for the future. Your support gifts, of any size, will add to the effort to preserve our legacy and enable the Orlando Monthly Meeting of The Religious Society of Friends to continue serving Friends now and beyond our time.
Gifts may be made in person at the Meeting House or by mail. To use credit cards, debit cards or Paypal, simply click on the DONATE image below, or go to orlandoquakers.org where any menu page, such as "About Us," will have a DONATE button for making a single or recurring contribution. Checks made out to “Quakers of Orlando” can be mailed to: Christine Stinson, Treasurer, Orlando Monthly Meeting, P.O. Box 840097, St. Augustine Beach, FL 32080.
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Our Current Quaker Worship Opportunities
 As concerns persist about the COVID-19 pandemic:
Orlando Meeting: The Meetinghouse is open for worship, Young Friends (First Day School) and fellowship on Sundays at 10:00 a.m. Please wear a mask out of consideration for others who may be vulnerable, or join us on Zoom. Zoom worship and fellowship continue to be available on Sundays from 9:45 a.m. via our website.
Zoom Worship: The best way to access Zoom Worship with Orlando Monthly Meeting is to go to the Meeting website Home | Quakers of Orlando (orlandoquakers.org). On the homepage of the website, you can click on the word "HERE" and it will open the current Zoom link for you on your device. Details for OMM and both Worship Groups are also available on our website.
St. Augustine Worship Group: Wednesday evening, 7:00 pm. Two Ways to Join: In-person Meeting for Worship at The United Church, 5880 U.S. 1, in St. Augustine for those who are fully vaccinated. We are inside, masked and socially distanced. We also offer Zoom for those who are unvaccinated, uncomfortable meeting in person, at a distance, or cannot join in person for another reason. Contact Richelle at (610) 368-2908 or rogle415@gmail.com for information.
DeLand Worship Group: Friends meet Sunday mornings at 10:00 A.M. for fellowship and doughnuts, and at 10:30 AM for Meeting for Worship at the Collective facility in the Dreka Theater, 112 E. New York Ave, DeLand. Meeting for worship is followed by discussion. All are welcome. Call 386-337-5204 or email delandquakers@gmail.com.
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Online Quaker Resources
Quakers in the World
http://www.quakersintheworld.org/
Quaker Parenting Initiative
https://quakerparenting.org/
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