Visalia Friends Meeting
17208 Ave. 296, Visalia, CA 93292 / (559) 734-8275
2008
Clerk: Greg Seastrom
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Visalia Friends Meeting17208 Ave. 296, Visalia, CA 93292 / (559) 734-82752008 |
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Welcome!We welcome you to the Visalia Friends Meeting. We are affiliated with the Pacific Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). Meeting for worship begins at 10:30 am. A map is provided below. We invite you to share in our meeting for worship and hope that the following words will introduce you to the nature of our gathering. |
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Friends believe that within each person there is a divine light that we share with the eternal and with that of God in others. A direct experience of God is open to anyone who is willing to sit quietly and search for the light. We join together in silence seeking this presence of God. |
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Our meeting is unprogrammed and lasts about an hour. Children have the opportunity to go to the Children's program for the first portion of this hour. During the silent worship anyone who feels moved to share a message may do so. Ideally, these messages are framed by silence and deepen the awareness of the spiritual values on which the meeting is based. |
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The meeting is closed by the joining of hands. It is then our custom to introduce ourselves and make brief announcements. While there may be some who quietly depart, reflecting still on the experience of the meeting, other Friends will linger to greet one another. We invite all to share in this important part of our religious fellowship. |
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you have questions about the Religious Society of Friends,
Visalia Meeting Links
Conscientious Objector Counseling Project Thinking About War and Participarion in War (co.quaker.org) World Link TV Video Commentary Alternatives to Violence Program (AVP)
Some Statements on Vocal Ministry Urgent Epistle from the Global Warming Workshop at FGC Fall 2006 Issue of AFSC's Quaker Action Karen Street's Global Warming Blog
Antiwar Activity
Extremely conservative estimate
(based on international news reported deaths only).
More realistic estimate based on projections from a 2006 scientific study,
Cost of the War in Iraq
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The Visalia Friends Meeting has been at the forefront of local antiwar activities, leading to the formation of a new umbrella group, the South Valley Peace Center. We maintained a vigil on the corner of Mooney and Walnut every Sunday from September 2002 through the "nominal end" of the war in Iraq. We are now on the street again, first Sunday of each month, protesting our continuing destructive involvement in Iraq.
Immigration IssuesSeveral of our members and attenders are involved with the AFSC's Proyecto Campesino in Visalia. Additionally, one member, Saundra Sturdevant, has been working through her own documentary photography and the Migrant Photography Project to raise consciousness of the plight of immigrant labor in the fields of California's Central Valley. Essays, Letters, etc.An
Open Letter to President George W. Bush An Open Letter Re. 9-11 in the Fresno Bee Queries on Our Response to Terrorism Rebuild Afghanistan Art Piece and Flier FCNL Statement on the September 11 Attacks June 2002 Pastor's Column, "The Good Samaritan" November 2002 Pastor's Column, "Judgment Day" Why We Oppose, and Will Continue to Oppose, This War May 2003 Pastor's Column, "Melting the Iceberg of Violence" October 2003 Pastor's Column, "There Is But One God" October 2004 Pastor's Column, "On Earth as it Is in Heaven" February 2005 Pastor's Column, "Seeking the Light" May 2005 Pastor's Column, "The Bible Says..." October 2005 Pastor's Column, "Responding to Katrina" Racism in Visalia: A Reflection on MLK Day, 2006 New Article published in The Canadian supporting US Military Resistors in Canada New Web Pages
& Activities of Members/Attenders
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