Tacoma Friends is a welcoming and inclusive community. All are welcome regardless of race, color, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or ability.
We gratefully acknowledge our meeting house rests on
the Puyallup Tribe of Indians’ traditional lands.
(TFM Land Acknowledgment and Commitment)
TACOMA FRIENDS MEETING
2508 S. 39th St. / Tacoma, WA 98409
Tacoma Friends (Quakers), an unprogrammed meeting of the Religious Society of Friends and member of North Pacific Yearly Meeting, is a community of seekers. Join us for your spiritual journey into the oneness of faith, community, and the Earth.
During December each Sunday morning between 9:15 and 9:45 we will have informal singing before Meeting for Worship. All are invited to participate. At 9:45 we will settle into silence in preparation for worship beginning at 10 am.
Meeting for Worship begins every Sunday at 10 am. We offer blended meetings (in person and via Zoom) every week except for the first Sunday of the month, which is in-person only. Zoom sessions open around 9:45 and remain open until after the Second Hour activity. Between Worship and Second Hour we have an informal time for snacks and visiting together.
To join us on Zoom, use this link:https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82463527967
Second Sunday Advice and Queries
The peace testimony is not about hiding conflict, but about engaging it openly, creatively, and with love for the other. (Margery Post Abbot, 2009)
What are we doing as a Friends meeting within our communities to work toward overcoming separations and restoring wholeness?
Do I treat personal conflict as an opportunity for growth?
How do I face my differences with others and reaffirm in action and attitude my love for those with whom I am in conflict? (Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Faith and Practice, revised 2017)
During worship, children are invited to attend First Day School to explore God’s Love through free play, imagination, song, stories, art, and more. The theme for December is Community.
December 14th Second Hour – Meeting for Worship with Attention to Business
Our business meeting decision process invites us to seek the unity that comes from being collectively led as Spirit speaks to “that of God” in each person. This week we will spend time considering the query, “How can we ensure Tacoma Friends is a welcoming space while addressing needs for safety and security?” All voices are valued as we share in this important work of discernment.
Contact us: tacomafriendsmeeting@gmail.com
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