Welcome
Goose 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.
Minute affirming Friends’ concern for immigrants and refugees in the United States:
“The Goose Creek Religious Society of Friends Meeting is concerned for the physical safety and humanitarian needs of undocumented immigrants and refugees in this country, especially in light of changing political priorities. We are aware of our interdependence with immigrants, documented and undocumented alike, as well as the contributions these persons make to our community.
“Consistent with our testimonies, we affirm that all persons are entitled to liberty and the opportunity to work and pursue their goals. We abhor the dehumanization of persons by policies that separate families and round up,detain, or deport individuals as though they were less than human.
“We believe it is essential to establish responsible, fair, and reasonable criteria for future immigration and amnesty policies and processes. We believe current undocumented immigrants should be provided a path to permanent residency and citizenship. We advocate the expansion of guest registry for foreign workers, which would enable them to temporarily work in this country with legal status. Our immigration laws should be tightly enforced throughout the system but with consistency, fairness, and basic respect for human needs.
“We intend to participate with other Meetings, Quaker organizations, faith communities, and groups to address this concern.”
Adopted by Goose Creek Friends Sixth Month 2025
Queries: Sixth Month
Home & Family
- Do you make your home a place of affection where God’s presence is felt? Do you practice family prayer? Do you share your deepest beliefs and interests with all in the family?
- Do you grow together through sharing prosperity and adversity? Can you keep a sense of humor and avoid taking yourself too seriously?
- Do you establish family standards including the mutual obligations of children and adults?
- Are you, as children, learning to be accountable for your own actions? Do you, as parents, help your children to grow in independence and responsibility?
- Do you consider the needs of grandparents and older members of the family circle?
From Baltimore Yearly Meeting “Advices.”
We are all called to make our primary relationships responsible, loving, mutually enabling, and spiritually enriching. The efforts of making a home should be shared with tender regard for the needs and abilities of all members and appreciation for their unique contributions.
Our Meetings and communities are composed of persons who live in many kinds of home situations. Our. home life is enriched when we embrace with tender regard the needs and abilities of all members and their unique contributions. In the eyes of our children, in the loving expression among adults, in the concern we have for the wellbeing of all in the Meeting family, we feel God’s love at work on earth.
Voices
“Love reaches further than words, and we experience the Spirit long before any words. The family is a precious spiritual community, and we rejoice and are nourished in homes full of friendliness, refreshment, and peace, where God becomes real to those who live there and all who visit. We joyfully acknowledge the sustaining, enriching presence of loving unions among us, and we want the Meeting’s strength to undergird these covenants.”
— New York Yearly Meeting, 1998
“In joining the Society of Friebnds that spring 46 years ago, I committed myself to becoming a peacemaker. But I didn’t know very much about peace-making. Kenneth Boulding, 10 years older, served as teacher-companion-guide. Entering the marriage we both saw our task as creating a home of peace from which to help to build a more peaceful world. When the impatiently awaited babies finally started coming in 1947, the practice of peace in the home became more difficult and challenging than when there were only the two of us. But we knew we had to practice at home what we wanted for the world.”
— Elise Boulding, 1989
Calendar
Friends and visitors are also invited to join us for our hybrid Meeting for Worship at 9:45 a.m. each Sunday. If you would like to participate online, please use the link below.
Link for Meeting for Worship:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83350737205?pwd=Z0pNM2xZRTBpSDQwa2ZaMmRiRHM0UT09
Sunday, June 7
9:45 a.m. Meeting for Worship
11:00 a.m. Book Sunday & ice cream social
11:15 a.m. Meeting for Worship with a Concern for Business
Friday, June 12
10:00 a.m. Coffee & Quakerism (venue TBA)
Saturday, June 13
9:00 a.m. Unity with Nature hike (from Joey Coburn’s house to Willowcroft Winery)
Sunday, June 14
9:45 a.m. Meeting for Worship
Noon: Public Meeting for Worship (location TBA)
Thursday, June 18
7:30 p.m. Online guided nature meditation
Saturday, June 20
10:30 a.m. Reading group. Continued discussion of Plain Living: A Quaker Path to Simplicity byCatherine Whitmire.
Sunday, June 21
9:45 a.m. Meeting for Worship
Sunday, June 28
9:45 a.m. Meeting for Worship
11:15 a.m. Ministry & Worship Committee meeting
Sunday, July 5
9:45 a.m. Meeting for Worship
11:15 a.m. Meeting for Worship with a Concern for Business
Friday, July 10
10:00 a.m. Coffee & Quakerism (venue TBA)
Saturday, July 11
10:00 a.m. Unity with Nature hike (venue TBA)
Sunday, July 12
9:45 a.m. Meeting for Worship
11:15 a.m. Second Hour: Deeping Meeting for Worship
Thursday, July 16
7:30 p.m. Online guided nature meditation
Saturday, July 18
10:30 a.m. Reading group.
Sunday, July 19
9:45 a.m. Meeting for Worship
Sunday, July 26
9:45 a.m. Meeting for Worship
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Street Address:
18204 Lincoln Road
Purcellville, VA 20132
Postal Address:
PO Box 105
Lincoln, VA 20160
