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ARE YOU A NEW ATTENDER here at First Friends and have never been to a New Attenders Dinner? Please feel welcome to attend our next dinner on Thursday, May 7, 6pm-7:30pm, in Fellowship Hall. We would love to know more about you and answer any questions you might have about the Meeting. Childcare will be provided. The event is hosted by the Connections Team. Contact the office (office@indyfriends.org) or Jim K for details or if you have questions.


Midwest Young Adult Gathering ~ Everyone who considers themselves a young adult is invited to a fun evening of fellowship on Saturday, May 16th at 5:00 PM at Bru Burger (12901 Old Meridian St., Carmel). We’ll enjoy drinks, food, music, and games together, and then head back to Carmel Friends Church afterward for a board game night. Come connect, relax, and have a great time!


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