Goose Creek Friends Meeting
Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)
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oose Creek is a warm and welcoming community where we support each other in our shared journeys of the Spirit. We believe, in the words of the Quaker writer Thomas Kelly, that “deep within us all there is an amazing inner sanctuary of the soul, a holy place, a Divine Center, a speaking Voice, to which we may continuously return.” In our worship and in our daily lives we seek to remain always with our hearts turned toward that Divine Center.
Quakerism is not defined by creeds or doctrine. Rather it is a lived spiritual practice where we seek God in our experiences and live out our faith in our shared world. We believe that there is that of God within each and every human being – adults and children – regardless of faith, race, nationality, sexual orientation, or life experiences. We are called to answer that Divine spark, that Light Within, both in ourselves and in others.
We welcome all seekers, find deep kinship in our shared humanity, and value our differences.
Community
- Are love and unity maintained among you?
- What helps our Meeting build trust in one another?
- How do we get to know one another in our spiritual community and in other religious communities?
- How do we make time in our lives for our Meeting?
- How do our conflicts have the potential to enrich the life of our community?
From Baltimore Yearly Meeting “Advices.”
The Meeting can consciously cultivate fellowship and community, and is enriched when all members and attenders participate actively. The working of the Spirit in our lives is expressed through ministry, pastoral caring for each other, and the example provided by lives lived in the Light. As we worship, work, and laugh together, we forge bonds of trust, understanding, and communication.
Voices
“Where, then, can seeking men and women find a community in which meditation, worship, religious education of children, common undertaking and adventurous experiments, common festivals, and spiritual therapy are all going on, not as part of an expensive organized professional program, but as part of the informal natural life of a close religious fellowship.”
— Douglas Steere, 1940
“For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion of the flesh, but by love serve one another. For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this;Thou shalt love they neighbor as thyself.”
— Galatians 5:13-14 (KJV)
“Our belief in the universality of the Inner Light requires us to ‘walk cheerfully over the world, answering that of God in everyone’ as George Fox urged. No human being is excluded from our sense of community, for we are led by our faith to view human beings as children of God rather than as stereotypes of cultures, nations, or ideologies. It is individual people with whom fellowship must be established, and each Friend must seek in the quiet of worship the personal strength to work at the establishment of community.”
— Baltimore Yearly Meeting, 1988
“We all need other people to invite, amplify, and help us to discern the inner teacher’s voice for at least three reasons:
– The journey toward inner truth is too taxing to be made solo; lacking support, the solitary traveler soon becomes weary or fearful and is likely to quite the road.
– The path is too deeply hidden to be traveled without company; finding our way involves clues that are subtle and sometimes misleading, requiring the kind of discernment that can happen only in dialogue.
– The destination is too daunting to be achieved alone; we need community to find the courage to venture into the alien lands to which the inner teacher may call us.”
— Parker J. Palmer, 2004
Calendar
The Goose Creek meeting house is open for in-person worship. Masking is optional. We are also continuing to offer Meeting for Worship via Zoom. Please use the link below to join us at 9:45 a.m. if you prefer to worship online.
Link for Meeting for Worship:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83350737205?pwd=Z0pNM2xZRTBpSDQwa2ZaMmRiRHM0UT09
Meeting ID: 833 5073 7205
Passcode: 061785
For all other online gatherings listed in the calendar, please request link at gcmmlincoln@gmail.com.
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Wednesday, May 3
7:00 p.m. Discussion Group
Saturday, May 6
12 a.m. Friends Wilderness Center: Meteors on the Meadow
1:00 p.m. Friends Wilderness Center: HikeAsana – Yoga Excursion in Nature
5:00 p.m. Friends Wilderness Center: Full Moon Meditation Retreat
Sunday, May 7
9:45 a.m. Meeting for Worship
11:00 a.m. Meeting for Worship with a Concern for Business
Wednesday, May 10
7:00 p.m. Discussion Group
Saturday, May 13
11:00 a.m. Friends Wilderness Center: Forest Therapy: Embracing Our Mother
Sunday, May 14
9:45 a.m. Meeting for Worship
Wednesday, May 17
7:00 p.m. Discussion Group
Sunday, May 21
8:45 a.m. Unity with Nature Committee meeting
9:45 a.m. Meeting for Worship
11:00 a.m. Book Sunday and ice cream social
Wednesday, May 24
7:00 p.m. Discussion Group
Thursday, May 25
7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Online guided nature meditation
Sunday, May 28
9:45 a.m. Meeting for Worship
11:00 a.m. Ministry & Worship Committee meeting
Wednesday, May 31
7:00 p.m. “What do Quakers Believe?” Session 4: Our understanding and experience of God is nurtured and enlarged in community. Via Zoom.
Sunday, June 4
9:45 a.m. Meeting for Worship
11:00 a.m. Meeting for Worship with a Concern for Business
Wednesday, June 7
7:00 p.m. Discussion Group
Saturday, June 10
11:00 a.m. Gathered Quaker Meeting & Potluck — Friends Wilderness Center
Sunday, June 11
9:45 a.m. Meeting for Worship
Tuesday, June 13
6:30 p.m. Quakers & the Birth of the Antislavery Movement — Online Smithsonian event.
Wednesday, June 14
7:00 p.m. Discussion Group
Saturday, June 17
1:00 p.m. HikeAsana: Yoga Excursion in Nature — Friends Wilderness Center
Sunday, June 18
8:45 a.m. Unity with Nature Committee meeting
9:45 a.m. Meeting for Worship
Wednesday, June 21
7:00 p.m. Discussion Group
8:00 p.m. Summer Solstice sky watching – Friends Wilderness Center
Saturday, June 24 – Sunday, July 2
12 p.m. Vision Fast Retreat — Friends Wilderness Center
Sunday, June 25
9:45 a.m. Meeting for Worship
11:00 a.m. Inclusivity & accessibility listening session 2
Wednesday, June 28
7:00 p.m. “What do Quakers Believe?” Session 5: The Bible is an important spiritual resources, and the life and teachings of Jesus are relevant today. Via Zoom.
Thursday, June 29
7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Online guided nature meditation
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Street Address:
18204 Lincoln Road
Purcellville, VA 20132
Postal Address:
PO Box 105
Lincoln, VA 20160
