This year we decided to respond to the following queries for our State of the Meeting Report rather than a chronology of activities. What has it meant to be faithful in our Meeting this year? What do you consider to … Continue reading
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“Our Meeting is . . . rich and vigorous. We are small in number but we are a welcoming community and our committees and other members are tireless in trying to broaden and expand and deepen our own commitment to … Continue reading
“drawn together in the same spirit” The Meeting is growing and developing in mutual support, faith and practice. We are ban older community, small but vigorous, and maturing in life with one another. In this first full year in the … Continue reading
It is with great joy and a deep sense of renewal that Port Townsend Friends Meeting shares this 2014 State of Society report. In August the Meeting purchased a small church at 1841Sheridan, a prominent corner in Port Townsend, and … Continue reading
It is important to live in the sense of assurance that all are children of God. In the eyes of our children, in the loving expression among adults, in the concern we have for the well-being of all in the … Continue reading
Different ways of understanding the divine life may occur among us. These differences should not be ignored for the sake of a superficial agreement. They should be recognized and understood, so that a deeper and more vital unity can be … Continue reading
The life of the Meeting depends upon varied gifts. There are varieties of Gifts, but the same Spirit. There are varieties of service, but the same Lord. There are many forms of work, but all of them, in all men, … Continue reading
We value the part we have in shaping the laws of our country. It is our task to see that these laws serve God’s purposes. Our aim is the building of a social order which works toward the kingdom of … Continue reading
We are glad to tell in words as well as deeds the faith that is in us. We seek fellowship with others of our own faith and with all people, realizing the oneness of humanity under God. Our witness is … Continue reading
People everywhere are children of God and members of one family. We value the worth of each person. We cannot be easy in our own lives when others suffer indignity, injustice, or want. In the Spirit of Christ, we are … Continue reading