Heart to Heart: Friends Worship in Silence to Inspire Service to the World
Byline: HEART TO HEART By Helen Park For The Register-Guard
In an old Quaker joke, a stranger walks into a Friends meeting and finds himself surrounded by silence. After several minutes, he whispers to the fellow beside him, "When does the service begin?" The amused Friend whispers, "The service begins when the meeting is over!" This story brings up two aspects of Quaker practice: silent worship and service.
The Friends Meeting, with our meeting house on Onyx Street, is distinct from the Friends Church on 18th Avenue. We have no pastor or prescribed order of service. We worship in silence, with occasional ministry that can come from anyone present. We believe that …
The rest of this article is only available to active members of Questia
Sign up now for a free, 1-day trial and receive full access to:
- Questia's entire collection
- Automatic bibliography creation
- More helpful research tools like notes, citations, and highlights
- Ad-free environment
Already a member? Log in now.
Questia, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning. www.questia.com
Publication information:
Article title: Heart to Heart: Friends Worship in Silence to Inspire Service to the World.
Contributors: Not available.
Newspaper title: The Register Guard (Eugene, OR).
Publication date: July 12, 2003.
Page number: D7.
© Not available.
COPYRIGHT 2003 Gale Group.
This material is protected by copyright and, with the exception of fair use, may not be further copied, distributed or transmitted in any form or by any means.
One moment ...
- Georgia
- Arial
- Times New Roman
- Verdana
- Courier/monospaced
Reset