Staten Island Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)

VISITORS WELCOME!

Meeting for Worship 1st and 3rd Sundays monthly, starting at 10:10 am. Rise of meeting at 10:55 or slightly thereafter, followed by social time (refreshments served), a children’s story, worship sharing, and/or Meeting for Worship with a concern for business. 

Usual meeting place is Every Thing Goes Book Cafe (“ETG“). In warmer months (May through October), we alternate between ETG and the beach — generally at the beach on 1st Sundays and @ ETG on 3rd Sundays. There are occasional changes to that schedule, so we encourage making contact before your first visit so we can be sure to share the most up-to-date information with you.

All meetings are hybrid — occurring both in person and online.

For more info, click “CONTACT.” 

You will know Meeting for Worship is in session if no one verbally greets you when you enter. That does not mean you are not welcome. All are welcome!

Meeting for Worship is not necessarily completely silent. Participants may be moved by the spirit to respectfully share vocal ministry. That includes you, even when it’s your first meeting; but please note that vocal ministry is not a sermon nor a debate, nor is it idle chatter. It’s only the concise expression of “that of God within.” It is customary for an individual to speak no more than once during a single Meeting for Worship.

PLEASE NOTE: Staten Island Meeting is a party to New York Yearly Meeting et al v U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The Court has ruled under that caption that when Friends Meeting is in session, our meeting space is considered sacred space. This is true at any location where we may be meeting on a given day, including even our meetings at the beach. We do not consent to entry by law enforcement officers of any kind without a warrant signed by a judge. We reserve the right to examine and make copies of such warrant before Law Enforcement is given access.  The officer(s) requesting entry must be identified by name, and we must be allowed to photograph and/or record video of all activities of the officer(s) while they are on site or within sight of our meeting space. 

If you would like to attend a New York City Quaker Meeting at other dates/times, see https://www.nycquakers.org/monthly-meetings/

More about the Society of Friends: New York Quarterly Meeting, New York Yearly Meeting, Friends General Conference, Friends United Meeting or www.quaker.org.