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.  

Sunday morning between 9:15 and 9:45 we 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 am 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

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 March is Compassion.

Advices and Queries for March 8 Meeting for Worship

Tacoma Friends has the practice of offering advices and queries the second Sunday of each month. Advices convey wisdom gathered from the inward experience of Friends trying to live faithfully in the Light. Queries challenge us to turn inward and nurture faithfulness as a foundation for every thought and action. The following is from NPYM Faith and Practice, Chapter 3, Part 1, “Participation in the Life of the Meeting”

Friends are encouraged to consider what gifts of service we are led to provide and how we may grow through this service. We also uphold others in their service.

We consider carefully the needs of our local meetings and wider Quaker work and the level of financial support we can bring to them.

We encourage attenders to become acquainted with Friends ways and to participate in the meeting community. We encourage attenders to apply for membership when it is evident that the meeting has become their spiritual home.

• Do we express our skills and gifts in service to the meeting and to the Spirit? Do we recognize and support others in doing so?
• Do we visit one another in our homes, and keep in touch with distant members?
• How do we welcome and involve newcomers?
  • How do we encourage attenders from all ethnicities, backgrounds, and faith perspectives to share in the life of the meeting? Do we urge them to consider membership when they are ready?
  • How does God speak to each of us through relationship to the meeting?

March 8th Second Hour – Meeting for Business

Business meeting is held in an attitude of worship where we seek unity that comes from being collectively led as Spirit speaks to “that of God” in each person. This Sunday we are discerning “What organizations is Tacoma Friends led to financially support during 2026.” All are welcome to participate in this important decision.

Contact us: tacomafriendsmeeting@gmail.com