Madison Quaker Meeting

How do I keep my heart and mind open and withhold judgment, when differences arise?

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Sunday, June 14 Gathering Topic: “The Four Tasks of Grief. Denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance are just step one.” Gather at 9:45 a.m. for information and worship sharing about the symptoms of bereavement and what makes grief get stuck. Learn of four Tasks of Mourning. Led by a staff chaplain at UW Hospital.

Tuesday discussions of Patterns of Racial Wounding and Racial Justice in Quaker Communities begin today, June 9 at 7:00 p.m. and run through August 4.

Join other Northern Yearly Meeting Friends to read and discuss the rich and relevant content of this Pendle Hill Pamphlet. Pamphlets are available to download for $8.50.
Sign up at: https://northernyearlymeeting.org/

Silent worship nourishes the soul and summer and Sundays can be busy. Maybe distance is an issue.

You have options: Join via Zoom. Attend one of 6 worship groups in places like Appleton and Wausau and Dubuque. Come worship on Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m.

See https://madisonfriends.org/meeting-for-worship/ for information

Resident Friend position open

Our Resident Friend (RF) does administrative and property management for Madison Meeting. Work time averages about two hours/day (60/month). The RF must live in the three-bedroom house next to the Meetinghouse for a monthly rent much below rates in the neighborhood. Begins August 15.

Interested? Apply by June 15: [email protected]

The RF works with Meeting leaders, Assistant Treasurer, and the Buildings & Grounds Committee to manage rentals and address issues on the property and at the two buildings. Past Resident Friends have become cherished participants in the life of our Meeting. Check our website for more information about Madison Friends Meeting.

Everybody welcome! It's the End of Year Ice Cream Social with delicious homemade frozen treats by Kenneth K.

Outdoor games for kids at 11:00 tomorrow, May 31. Join the fun!

Join your voice with other Friends, Sunday, May 31 at 9:45 a.m. in the Friends Room. Led by Nick H.

Some Madison Friends will be at Mary House of Hospitality this Saturday, May 30, 9:30 am for the Spring Workday. You are invited to join in the work and community at this pre-Civil War farmhouse near Wisconsin Dells. [You won't need a coat like these folks at the fall workday.] Mary House offers hospitality to low-income women and families visiting inmates in the Federal Correctional Institution at Oxford, WI. More information about Mary House at https://themaryhouse.org/ Message Friends Meeting for how to join the work day.