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Family Bowling ~ Everyone is invited to join us for a bowling party hosted by the Christian Education Committee on Sunday, February 23rd from noon – 2pm at Woodland Bowl, 3421 E 96th Street. First Friends will provide games of bowling as well as shoe rental, pizza and soda for everyone. There will be prizes for the winners in different categories. Please RSVP with the office at office@indyfriends.org. This has always been a fun day, and we hope you will come!
Soul Sisters Dinner ~ The Soul Sisters will gather for dinner on Monday, February 24, at 5:30 PM at Lou Malnati’s Pizza (6320 Ferguson St, Indianapolis, IN 46220) in Broad Ripple. This women’s group provides a space for connection, reflection, and the support we share as part of our meeting community. All women of the meeting are welcome to join. Please RSVP to the office at office@indyfriends.org. We look forward to an evening of good food and good conversation!
Oak Leaf: Meeting for Reading would like you to join us as we discuss The Measure by Nikki Erlick (353 pages)
Eight ordinary people. One extraordinary choice.
It seems like any other day. You wake up, pour a cup of coffee, and head out.
But today, when you open your front door, waiting for you is a small wooden box. This box holds your fate inside: the answer to the exact number of years you will live.
From suburban doorsteps to desert tents, every person on every continent receives the same box. In an instant, the world is thrust into a collective frenzy. Where did these boxes come from? What do they mean? Is there truth to what they promise?
As society comes together and pulls apart, everyone faces the same shocking choice: Do they wish to know how long they’ll live? And, if so, what will they do with that knowledge?
The Measure charts the dawn of this new world through an unforgettable cast of characters whose decisions and fates interweave with one another: best friends whose dreams are forever entwined, pen pals finding refuge in the unknown, a couple who thought they didn’t have to rush, a doctor who cannot save himself, and a politician whose box becomes the powder keg that ultimately changes everything.
We will gather in the parlor and simultaneously via Zoom starting at 7 pm EST on Tuesday, February 25th led by Corinne I.
Sitting Saturday ~ Our FREE babysitting Night is happening Saturday March 1, 3:30-7:30 pm. This is a great opportunity for parents to drop off their kids, and for the kids to have a fun night! Kids will need to bring their own meal, but snacks and drinks will be provided. Please contact the office (office@indyfriends.org) if you would like to have your kids join in the fun that evening!
Soul Sisters ~ The Soul Sisters women’s group will be meeting Sunday, March 9th after Meeting for Worship for lunch and fellowship. This is an opportunity for the women of our meeting to find connection and reflection and support we find among one another. Any and all women are invited. Lunch will be provided for everyone who attends. For planning purposes, RSVPs appreciated to the office at office@indyfriends.org. We look forward to seeing you there!
Do you have a new baby or young child you would like to have dedicated? We are seeking out families who are interested in having their child(ren) dedicated to God during an upcoming Meeting for Worship. For those who may be unfamiliar with Baby/Child Dedications, they are intended to be a public testimony by the parents/family that they will train their children in the Quaker faith. The Meeting will also be asked to affirm that they, as a faith community, will seek to encourage and support the parents in bringing up the child in the Quaker faith. Quakers believe a direct experience with God is open to people of all ages. Our hope is that this dedication will set your child on a path to experience their Inner Light and the Spirit’s leading. The idea of dedicating a child to God can certainly be found in the Bible. Hannah was a barren wife who promised to dedicate her child to God if He would give her a son (I Samuel 1:11). And in Luke 2:22 you will read the account of Mary and Joseph taking Jesus to the temple after forty days in order to dedicate Him to God. If you would like to have your child dedicated, please contact the Meeting office (office@indyfriends.org). We hope to have multiple dedications during a Meeting for Worship on Sunday, March 16.
Shalom Zone Seminar: Food, Insecure ~ Join us on Monday, March 31, from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM at Allisonville Christian Church for a screening of Food, Insecure: A Documentary That Hits Home, followed by a community discussion on hunger in Indiana. This powerful film shares the stories of nearly a million Hoosiers facing food insecurity and explores the root causes of hunger, along with potential solutions. It builds on The Working Hungry, a regional Emmy-nominated documentary presented by the Shalom Zone in 2023. Attend in person at 7701 Allisonville Road or online via the “Join Us Live” link at allisonville.org or live on their YouTube or Facebook.
2025 Linda Lee Spirituality Retreat: Registration Open! ~ Mark your calendars for our fourth annual Linda Lee Spirituality Retreat! It will be held Saturday, May 3 from 10am-4pm at the Seton Cove Retreat Center, 2025 Dugan Dr, Indianapolis, IN 46260. This year’s theme is Lessons for Today from the Female Catholic Mystics. You can now register online! The registration cost is $35. Scholarships available—contact the office to ask about scholarships. We hope you will join us!
Oak Leaf: Meeting for Reading 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.
January 28 ~ Night Watch by Jayne Anne Phillips
February 25 ~ The Measure by Nikki Erlick
March 25 ~ Better Living Through Birding by Christian Cooper
April 29 ~ Dinners with Ruth by Nina Totenberg
May 27 ~ Maus a Survivor's Tale by Art Spiegelman
June 24 ~ James by Percival Everett
July 29 ~ Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
August 26 ~ Democracy Awakening by Heather Cox Richardson
September 30 ~ The Women by Kristin Hannah
October 28 ~ A Fever in the Heartland by Timothy Egan
November 25 ~ Shakespeare by Dame Judi Dench
December 30 ~ The Delgado Connection by Gary J. Rhyne