Quiet Prevails At Quaker Group’s Worship Service
A small group of Quakers meets each Sunday at Manito United Methodist Church to worship in silence.
There are no clergy, just seven people speaking to God.
“If someone is moved to speak, they may, but it’s largely silent,” said group member Carolynne Myall.
The Spokane Friends Worship Group, apparently the only one of its kind in Spokane, is affiliated with the North Pacific Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends, a branch of the Quaker religion.
The Quaker church in Spokane known as the Spokane Friends Church is affiliated with a different branch of the Quaker religion. That church has a more traditional Protestant-style worship, says Myall.
The worship group has met at various locations around Spokane for the past 20 years, including the last seven at Manito United Methodist. Without the use of the church, says Myall, the group would be meeting in people’s homes, which it has done in the past.
“They never ask us for money, but we donate,” says Myall.
The group meets Sundays at 11 a.m. at the church, located at 3220 S. Grand, and holds a potluck lunch after its meeting every third Sunday of the month. Anyone interested in attending either the service or the lunch is welcome.
For more information about the Spokane Friends Worship Group, call 535-2464.
Meditation will be for peace
A World Peace Meditation will be held at Unity Church of Truth at 4 a.m. Tuesday. Other meditations will be held simultaneously at sites around the world.
The church will also hold a symbolic Burning Bowl service at 11:30 p.m. Tuesday. Participants in the service will write down feelings or problems they no longer wish to be weighed down with on pieces of paper, which are then burned in a concrete bowl.
The church is located at 2900 S. Bernard. For more information, call the church office at 838-6518.
Potluck will be on New Year’s Eve
St. John’s Lutheran Church will host a potluck dinner at 6 p.m. on New Year’s Eve. The dinner will be followed by an informal worship service at 7:30 p.m. The church is located at 2 W. Third.
For more information, call the church office at 747-0984.
Lessons, carols service planned
A special lessons and carols service is scheduled at 10 a.m. Sunday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church. There will be no church school, but child care will be provided for children age 3 and under. The church is located at 5720 S. Perry.
New Year’s Mass scheduled
Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Roman Catholic Church, 1517 E. 33rd, will celebrate Mass at 10 a.m. on New Year’s Day.