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By Denny A new kind of meeting for Memphis Friends is our monthly game night, which started in fall 2024 - we’ve called it meeting for worship with attention to community, to fun, or to games. Danielle notes that game night is wholesome - a time to gather as a community to play and have fun without serious expectations. Zachary “Magpie” agreed, saying, “It’s a great way… to socialize, and it’s nice to hang out outside of the context of meetings.” Many...

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Open to all - both Friends and any other folks who would like to attend, this event is free and promises to be a compelling performance, rich in history and inspiration from the courage of one woman who changed so many lives.  Join us at our meetinghouse on 3387 Walnut Grove Rd., Memphis, TN, for an intimate theatrical experience. Use this link to see the full details and register your attendance: https://luma.com/fmrea4fh

By Carol Friend Marcelle Martin from Swarthmore Meeting in Pennsylvania has gifted the Pendle Hill pamphlet she wrote on finding spiritual guidance in our dreams to “Dreia (Andre) and Memphis Meeting.” She found inspiration in the spiritual discoveries, radical theology, and collective faithfulness of the first generation of Quakers and reminds us that the same spirit speaks to our condition here and now as well. During an annual visit to us last year, Andre reignited a dream group he had introduced us...

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Dann Pell will be sharing his music ministry, Songs to Ground and Uplift, at Memphis Quaker Meeting on Saturday, March 1 at 5:00 PM. This special gathering is open to the public and free to attend. Donations to support the artist (cash or virtual) are warmly welcomed. Dann Pell is a musician and member of Exeter Quaker Meeting in Douglassville, Pennsylvania. He will be traveling in March, sharing his music ministry under the care of Exeter Monthly Meeting of Friends. His...

By Ron (reprinted from January 1999 newsletter) A Quaker clearness committee is a unique method of seeking discernment. The name expresses its purpose. Clearness committees help Friends find clarity. Friend Parker Palmer writes, “Behind the clearness committee is a simple but crucial conviction: each of us has an inner teacher, a voice of truth, that offers the guidance and power we need to deal with the problem.” Memphis Friends Meeting uses this process for Friends who want worshipful support for membership or...

Love as Action, the first of a series of worshipful protests, was held on Saturday January 17 in the front yard of our meetinghouse. The 25 Friends and neighbors In Memphis were joining Friends in a dozen or more cities to build a collective presence against the rising authoritarianism. The day was cold, but hope was high, and hot tea, cocoa and fellowship after the gathering warmed our spirits. At least two more Love as Action events are being scheduled...

By Carol When someone wants a broader understanding of Quakerism, we often suggest looking at the videos online called Quaker Speak without even noticing the oxymoron. If our worship is silent, what are we doing talking about speech? In fact, Friends are called to speak on many occasions -- messages in worship and in Joys & Concerns, discernment in business meeting, and sharing in meeting for learning. In each case there is a Quaker way to do it. To begin with,...