Red River Friends
Monthly Meeting

Fargo, North Dakota, and Moorhead, Minnesota
 
(701) 237-0702

Mailing Addresses:
Red River Friends
PO Box 5334
Fargo, ND 58105-5334
http://www.RedRiverFriends.org
E-mail: Meeting@RedRiverFriends.org

Informational Notes    About the Meeting

Meeting Place and Schedule

Visitors Are Welcome!

    We meet for worship at 10:30 a.m. in the Board Room of the Emerson Smith Building. The street address is 1104 2nd Avenue South, Fargo, ND (Map); the wheelchair ramp and elevator are accessible at the avenue entrance. The Board Room is adjacent to the information desk on the main floor at the south end of the building.
     
    Schedule: March-December 2008
    March 9*
    March 30
     
    April 13*
    April 27
     
    May 18
     
    June 8*
    June 29
     
    July 13*
    July 27
    		 August 10*
     
    September 14*
    Sepember 28
     
    October 12*
    October 26
     
    November 9*
    November 30
     
    December 14*
    December 28
    * indicates pot luck meal after worship from noon until 1:00 p.m.

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Welcome to a Meeting for Worship of the Red River Friends. We are always pleased to have visitors.

For those of you who are not acquainted with how Friends worship, it might be helpful to know that our Meeting follows the tradition of the "unprogrammed" Friends, which means that we have no clergy, set readings, or prescribed rituals for our gathering.

Instead, when we arrive, we take a seat in the circle and begin to quiet our bodies and minds as we prepare to receive the "still, small voice" of the Spirit--a voice that can communicate with anyone who truly waits and listens. Each of us is alone in the listening, but also connected with and supported by all the others in the circle.

Sometimes we as a group will sit in complete silence for the whole hour we are worshiping. At other times, though, one or more people may be moved to speak out of the silence, sharing an insight, a prayer, or a concern.

At the end of the hour a designated person will close the Meeting. After greeting those present, we usually sit again for brief fellowship and an opportunity to verbalize any thoughts that were not spoken out of the silence.

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Notes:

  1. To ensure meeting accessiblity for those with environmental illnesses (allergies, fragrance/multiple chemical sensitivity, asthma, etc.), please avoid wearing fragrances and/or scented products as much as possible. Thanks!

  2. We are responsible for the evening meal at Churches United for the Homeless on fifth Sundays: in 2008, March 30, June 29, August 31, and November 30. If you are interested in taking part, please contact Larry and Mary or drop a note to Meeting@RedRiverFriends.org.

  3. A Minute on Attack on Iraq, Gathering of Quaker Meetings from Minnesota, South Dakota and North Dakota, dated 2002-09-29.

  4. A Minute in support of Churches United for the Homeless Relocation Funding.

  5. A Minute Expressing an Urgent Statement of Faith and Concern of the Red River (Fargo) and Bismarck Meetings of the Society of Friends.

 

Index of Minutes from the Red River Friends Monthly Meeting
Updated 2005-03-13

Links to More Information about the Religious Society of Friends
Updated 2005-03-20
Added Northern Yearly Meeting

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