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Men’s Threshing Together ~ If you’re interested in gathering with other men who mull over current issues or topics, where all points of view are heard, no decisions are made, and all in a non-threatening atmosphere over a meal, then Threshing Together is for you! Join us for our next in-person meeting on Thursday, April 16 at 7:00pm. See upcoming locations here. (*Note the location this month has changed to 8729 Front Street, Fishers, IN 46037)

Meditational Woods Workday Saturday 4/18 from 9-11am ~ Come join us for our first spring workday! No gardening experience required. We'll pull weeds and invasive plants to prepare our woods and garden beds for the growing season. Please bring your gloves if you have them, and any tools you like to use. Contact Christine B to be added to the workday group email list.

Oak Leaf: Meeting for Reading would love for you to join us as we discuss The Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong.

One late summer evening in the post-industrial town of East Gladness, Connecticut, nineteen-year-old Hai stands on the edge of a bridge in pelting rain, ready to jump, when he hears someone shout across the river. The voice belongs to Grazina, an elderly widow succumbing to dementia, who convinces him to take another path. Bereft and out of options, he quickly becomes her caretaker. Over the course of the year, the unlikely pair develops a life-altering bond, one built on empathy, spiritual reckoning, and heartbreak, with the power to alter Hai’s relationship to himself, his family, and a community at the brink.

Following the cycles of history, memory, and time, The Emperor of Gladness shows the profound ways in which love, labor, and loneliness form the bedrock of American life. At its heart is a brave epic about what it means to exist on the fringes of society and to reckon with the wounds that haunt our collective soul. Hallmarks of Vuong’s writing – formal innovation, syntactic dexterity, and the ability to twin grit with grace through tenderness – are on full display in this story of loss, hope, and how far we would go to possess one of life’s most fleeting mercies: a second chance.

We will gather at Mary Jane M’s home at 6317 Landborough N. Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46220 starting at 7 pm on Tuesday, April 28th led by MJ M.

There will be NO ZOOM.

2026 Linda Lee Spirituality Retreat: Register now! ~ Registration now open for our annual Linda Lee Spirituality Retreat! It will be held on Saturday, May 2, from 10am–4pm at Seton Cove Retreat Center. This year’s theme is Embodying a Prophetic Spirituality: Learning from the Old Testament Prophets Today. Together, we’ll explore what the biblical prophets can teach us about deepening our relationship with the Divine in turbulent times—how they learned to hear God’s whisper amid the noise, and how they found the courage to stand and speak with faithfulness.

Our presenter this year is Rev. Dr. Tim McNinch, Assistant Professor of Hebrew Bible at Christian Theological Seminary in Indianapolis and Director of the Master of Theological Studies program. An ordained Presbyterian minister with a rich and varied church background, Dr. McNinch brings both scholarly depth and pastoral warmth to his work. Register now! The cost will be $40, with scholarships available. We hope you’ll plan to join us for this meaningful day of reflection and learning. See and share the flyer here!

Sabbatical Kickoff May 3! It’s a CHURCH POTLUCK! Just like the olden days when your grandma would carry in her most comforting casserole or Jello Salad to share with Friends! On Sunday, May 3rd, please plan on bringing a little something to share for after-meeting lunch. No need to sign up; we’re trusting that we’ll get exactly what is needed to feed our flock. Just bring whatever you like, be it lasagna or lentils, cookies or cake, potato salad or cole slaw. You can drop it off in the kitchen on your way into Meeting for Worship. It’s going to be sooooooo good! (If you can’t – no worries! There will be plenty!)

First Friends Rummage Sale ~ After many years of hiatus, we are hosting a rummage sale on June 27 from 8-3. We are calling it the Nancy Pennington Memorial Rummage Sale in honor of our dear friend Nancy who passed away recently. Please bring your items and put them behind the curtain on the stage in fellowship hall. If you have something large that needs picked up, contact the office for more information.

We will need help setting up the week before and the day of. If you are available to help please contact Jody L or Janis C.

Oak Leaf meets on the last Tuesday of the month in the Parlor. If you’d like to be on the monthly email list, contact the office at office@indyfriends.org. Here is the 2026 book list:

January 27 ~ Wintering by Katherine May

February 24 ~ The Book of Hope by Jane Goodall

March 31 ~ A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking

April 28 ~ The Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong

May 26 ~ Everything Is Tuberculosis by John Green

June 30 ~ Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan

July 28 ~ Twice: A Novel by Mitch Albom

August 25 ~ West With Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge

September 29 ~ My Friends by Fredrik Backman

October 27 ~ What We Can Know by Ian McEwan

November 24 ~ A Marriage at Sea by Sophie Elmhirst

December 29 ~ A Home in the Woods by Howard Johnson