News & Events
Madison Friends Meeting Calendar
We try to keep our calendar updated with Meeting sponsored events. Other events are included in our weekly announcements, listed on this page, or may be announced following worship.
Regular Sunday schedule:
8:30 am: Worship in person
9:45 am: Quaker Topics or other programming in person and virtual
11:15 am: Worship in person and virtual (4th Sundays please wear a mask)
Wednesday: Worship at 5:30 pm in person
More in the calendar – open an event for details!
Find worship groups in the area
Taking Action
- Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL): Find actions to take on the middle east
- American Friends Service Committee (AFSC): Take action on various issues
- AFSC Action Hour – Ceasefire Now: Every Friday at 11am CT
News
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Quaker forums survey
Eric Howland, who has faithfully and generously organized the 9:45 Sunday Quaker Forums for many years, will soon be stepping down from that role. An…
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A Brief Natural History of the Madison Meetinghouse Site – Dec 12 on Zoom
7:00 pm, Zoom only An encore presentation of Scott Fulton’s very informative talk from last June. The talk starts 500 million years ago, and traces…
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Talks on Palestine & Israel – Recordings
Palestinian-American Professor Samer Alatout’s talk at the Wisconsin Network for Peace & Justice Annual Assembly, October 19. He is the recipient of WNPJ’s Peacemaker of…
Events of interest
Traveling in the U.S. or Canada? Visit FGC’s Quaker Finder to search for a Friends Meeting.
Recurring opportunities around the world
Every Thursday 4:30 p.m: AFSC: Meeting for Worship with Attention to Peace in Palestine and Israel: Friends across the country and the world have been gathering with AFSC staff for a Meeting for Worship with attention to Peace in Israel and Palestine at 5:30 p.m. in recent weeks. Here is the link to register: https://afsc.org/events/meeting-worship-attention-peace-palestine-israel
Monthly Meeting for Healing for Palestine – Second Monday of each month from 7-8 PM CST, sponsored by Illinois Yearly Meeting’s Peace Resources and Racial Equity and Education Committees. This is a Meeting for Worship with a Concern for Healing in which attendees gather to hold intentions for the alleviation of suffering in Palestine in the Light (e.g. ease the immense pain of people in Gaza; change the hearts of those supporting the war; ending of the war; protection of humanitarian workers; an end to Apartheid and colonization, etc.). Zoom in to the Downers Grove Virtual Meeting House.
First Tuesdays of the Month – 10am – Experiment with Light meditation for anyone who’d like to join us. Developed by Quaker author Rex Ambler, Experiment with Light recreates the practice of silent worship as it was originally engaged in by George Fox and other early Friends. Contact Albert Bellg (Winnebago Worship Group) at abellg33@gmail.com for the Zoom link or to ask questions. You can find out more about the meditation at https://experiment-with-light.org.uk/about/
FGC Ministry on Racism holds weekly Worship and Worship Sharing for both Friends of Color (Tuesdays 4pm CT) and white Friends / Friends of European Descent confronting racism and White Supremacy (Fridays 11am CT). See more on these and other events: https://www.fgcquaker.org/fgcprograms/ministry-on-racism/
Friends House Moscow hosts a Daily International Meeting for Worship for Peace attended by Friends all over the world. We welcome you to join us.
Quakers of Kyiv welcome you to join them for worship. Visit the Quakers Of Kyiv, Ukraine Facebook page for schedule updates.
Organizations we support
Visit the websites for organizations we support to find more events!