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3030 Kessler Blvd. East Dr., Indianapolis, IN 46220 office: 317.255.2485 www.indyfriends.org office@indyfriends.org Join us for Worship: Sundays Unprogrammed: 9am Sundays Semi-Programmed: 10:15am Monday Mediation: 12:00pm Wednesday Unprogrammed: 7pm
Join us this Sunday at 10:15am as we explore "Servant Hospitality." Or if you are looking for a more contemplative worship during these difficult times, join us at 9am in our parlor for Waiting Worship. After worship, around 11:30am, we will continue our worship through our Meeting for Business.
We were honored to host a great turnout for lunch and discussion on “Standing in Solidarity with Our Immigrant Neighbors,” today after worship! Lots of people coming together to advocate for positive change!
Celebrating women, TODAY! 🎉
It happened last night, don’t be late for Meeting! #springahead
Join us to Stand in Solitary with our Immigrant Neighbors at First Friends.
Here is one easy way to write congress. Take action, today! #warisnottheanswer
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Today was our annual First Friends Bowl-arama! 🎳 🎳 🎳 Check out all the great smiles! 😀 😊 😃 (Thanks to Kathy Rhyne for the photos)
Join us to Stand in Solitary with our Immigrant Neighbors at First Friends.
WAR is NOT the ANSWER!
We had a great Seasoned Friends event, today! It was fun sharing stories and partaking in a wonderful soup luncheon. Thanks to special guest Shawn McConaughey, WYM Superintendent for joining us and to Beth Henricks, Kathy Farris, and Sara Edgerton for planning our time together!
❤️ Happy Valentine’s Day from First Friends! ❤️
An evening with Sahar Vardi, a Jewish-Israeli conscientious objector, anti-militarist and anti-occupation activist. She is a former staff member of the American Friends Service Committee.
Saturday, February 28 | 6:30–8:30 PM (EST) @First Friends tickets: bit.lu/Lessonsindy
Today was “Centered Voices and Inner Wisdom: A Journey Through the Enneagram Centers” - Our annual Women’s Retreat at Seton Cove Spirituality Center with special guest, Chris Edwards.
Join the Peace Church Coalition for this event, Sunday, February 22.
For those wondering what they can do right now. Here is a training opportunity happening in our local areas that is both appropriate and lawful, so as not to escalate or cause any more harm. Please consider registering and attending.
Sunday at 10:15am (in-person, YouTube, and Light Reflections podcast), not only are we celebrating our Boy and Girl Scouts, but we are also going to explore “Why Truth Matters” as Quakers and people in our world, today. Join us to learn, to worship, and center down in the silence amidst the chaos!
Oak Leafers! Tonight, 7 pm there will be NO in person Mtg for Reading to discuss, The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times by Katherine May. Join us on the ZOOM:
Oak Leaf: Meeting for Reading Zoom@First Friends Meeting
us02web.zoom.us/j/381157585...
Meeting ID: 381 157 585
Password: 3030
Our office will be closed for one more day as cleanup continues in Indy & roads are still being cleared. The staff is working from home and will be checking email and phone messages. If anyone needs any help, please let us know. The plan is to be in the office on Wed. Please stay safe and warm!
Join us for QUAKER Q&A: During coffee hour on Sundays, February 1 & 8, a panel will share their knowledge, but also their experience with Quakerism and its practices. Bring your questions & come to learn something new about Friends! No registration, no charge. Lunch and childcare will be provided.
For those needing some silent meditation with other Friends right now. Noon Monday Meditational Worship in the Parlor is joining together for a silent meditation on Zoom:
Here is the link to join them today at 12noon:
us02web.zoom.us/j/8697632431....
(Meeting ID: 869 7632 4315; Passcode: 3030)
ATTENTION: Due to the weather and our parking lot being not cleared, we are closing our office and cancelling all events, today. We are hoping tomorrow the plows will have been by and roads more clear. Stay safe and warm!
NOTICE: Due to the the incoming inclement weather, First Friends has decided to cancel all in-person worship for tomorrow, Jan 25.
Please join us online instead at: youtu.be/TDKo6kvmPyo
Take a listen to “The Light in All” with host and fellow Friend Steve Barnhart. Here Pastor Bob further explores & addresses the letter he shared in our Friend to Friend Newsletter this week regarding the atrocities in Minneapolis and why he chose to stay home.
thelightinall.org/episode/plai...
A followup article to our capital punishment endeavors.
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Sunday, Pastor Bob will be sharing a message about what it means to be peacemakers in our world, today, and how we may need to return to traveling "The Path of Peace." Join us in-person, on YouTube, and our Light Reflections Podcast at 10:15am.
Remember the Legacy!
What a beautiful morning as we came together to celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.!
The 2026 Shalom Zone Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration Service invites you all to gather in worship, remembrance, and recommitment to justice. The service will be held Monday, January 19 at 11:00 a.m. at Allisonville Christian Church.
This Sunday at First Friends we will Celebrate the Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. during our in-person Meeting for Worship, on YouTube, and our Light Reflections Podcast at 10:15am. If you are looking for a more reflective worship experience, join us for Waiting Worship at 9am in the parlor.
A letter from Friend and Author Brent Bill on Bearing Witness in these times. Please read snd consider responding.
brentbill.substack.com/p/bearing-wi...