Spiritual Exploration, Enrichment and Dialogue
(SEED)

Living with Death: A Series of Conversations

First Friday of each month – Living with Death discussion, August 7 at 6 pm

Come join us for the next Living with Death discussion. This will be a hybrid meeting, in-person at the meetinghouse and on Zoom ( https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81025496376 ). Our conversation starter will be determined soon. All are welcome.

Resources for “Living with Death”

A bibliography of readings and other resources used or named in the course of these discussions is available here. Additions to this list are invited via the email address on the bibliography.

Fourth Sunday Second Hours

Tacoma Friends devotes fourth Sunday second hours to spiritual enrichment and exploration. These sessions are both in-person and via Zoom using the same link as Meeting for Worship. Please send topic suggestions to tacomafriendsmeeting@gmail.com

Morning of Recollection – Saturday, September 12, 9 am to 1 pm

An interfaith, interspiritual sacred time and space set aside for in person silent
worship, meditation, prayer, reflection, and spiritual enrichment! Join us for a half-day retreat at the Tacoma Friends Meeting House to nurture your relationship with Light, the Indwelling Divine and to offer a peaceful sanctuary for deep inner and outer connection. This retreat is open to anyone 16 years of age and over whether you have a faith community or religious practice.

“As the pace of our lives seems constantly to increase, and the presence of
technology ubiquitous, our Morning of Recollection provides just what the name implies – a time to step out of the world and re-collect yourself. A time for silence, stillness, and solitude; a time for meditation and prayer; a time for creating an environment for deepening faith and refreshing the soul for returning to daily life renewed, refocused, and refreshed.”

Here is the registration link: https://form.jotform.com/262066779075064

Bring your own lunch for fellowship time at the end. There is no cost to attend, however donations as you are led to help defray expenses are welcome. For more information contact dougztaylor@yahoo.com

A shared reading and study series on core Quaker values and testimonies will begin the week of Sept. 14, meeting 1.5 hours weekly via Zoom for eight weeks.  The shared reading will be Geoffrey Durham, What Do Quakers Believe? (2019). Each topical session – “The Ways of Quakers,” “Inner Light,” “Identity, Community,” etc. — will include a short reading, two or more short videos, and sometimes an additional text.  Each meeting will encourage sharing our hearts with one another through Quaker Dialog and Respectful Discussion.  

The day of the week and starting time for meetings will be set at an organizational Zoom meeting on Sept. 1 at 6pm.  Register here to sign up for the series and to be included in the introductory meeting.  

“Listening Spirituality” Book Circle

Can, and do, personal spiritual practices rooted in the foundational Quaker practice of listening help us find greater peace, hear spiritual guidance available within, enhance well-being, and offer grace for others and the world?  Come explore, experiment, strengthen and enrich personal spiritual practice! Using Patricia Loring’s book “A Listening Spirituality, Vol. 1, Personal Spiritual Practices” we will explore, practice, and dialogue about the variety of different kinds of meditation and prayer practices shared in the book. Synopsis of the book from Austin Quakers: https://austinquakers.org/qnut/documents/1173

Online zoom, 1st and 3rd Wednesdays 6:33 – 8:03 pm PDT beginning September 16th through December 16th for a total of 7 meetings.  Register here for this series.

Listening Spirituality is available from various online resources. For more information contact Doug dougztaylor@yahoo.com 

Grateful Gathering Circle

1st Sundays each month beginning Sept. 6, 8-9:30am Pacific Time via Zoom. 

Gatherings provide community connection, invigorating reflection and conversation, and practical tools for living a meaningful and flourishing life. They are open to anyone seeking inspiration, resources, and fellowship for living life with purpose and joy.  

Through ongoing engagement and dialogue, exploring themes such as “Say Yes to Joy, Awaken Your Senses, Befriend Imperfection, and Connect with the Natural World,”  participants and hosts develop a vital sense of community, while deepening understanding of themselves and others for meaningful service in the world. Please join us!  Register here.