Spiritual Exploration, Enrichment and Dialogue
(SEED)
Fourth Sunday Second Hours, approx. 11:45 am-12:45 pm.
Tacoma Friends fourth Sunday Second Hour is devoted to spiritual enrichment and exploration. These sessions are both in-person and via Zoom using the same link as Meeting for Worship. Upcoming topics are:
- January 25, 2026: An initial discussion about living fully while embracing mortality. More information coming soon.
To attend, simply stay after Meeting for Worship and join either on the Zoom link or in person at the meeting house. There will be a short break with refreshments between Worship and Second Hour.
Send additional topic suggestions to tacomafriendsmeeting@gmail.com
Exploring Grief – A Friendly Discussion, Friday January 2, 2026
All are welcome to attend a Friendly and tender discussion on the topic of grief to be held in the meetinghouse dining room on Friday, January 2nd, 6 to 8 pm. This will initiate a yearlong exploration into how we live full lives while remaining aware of our own and others’ mortality.
TFM Active Hope Book Circle
All are invited to join in a Book Circle follow-up and continuation of our last quarter TFM Common Read and Dialogue, “Active Hope” by Joanna Macy and Chris Johnstone. We will be taking a 6-session deeper dive for exploration, queries, dialogue and enrichment every 2nd and 4th Wednesday online via zoom from 6:30pm to 8pm beginning January 14th and ending March 25th with a potential in person “wrap up” if there is enough interest. Doug Taylor will facilitate. The Zoom link is forthcoming.
Each of the six sessions will focus on specific chapters of the book along with study questions/queries. Study questions are here. The discussion plan, subject to change, is here:
Session 1: Jan 14 Intro, Chp 1 & 2
Session 2: Jan 28 Chp. 3
Session 3: Feb 11 Chp. 4
Session 4: Feb 25 Chp. 5, 6, 7 & 8
Session 5: Mar 11 Chp. 9 & 10
Session 6: Mar 25 Chp. 11, 12 & 13
All are invited and welcome! No prior participation and no reading nor reflection required, although warmly encouraged!