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

VISITORS WELCOME!

       For the summer (with some variation), Meeting for Worship occurs 2nd Sundays at the beach and 3rd Sundays rotating between ETG Book Cafe and the Parish Hall @ St. Mary’s Episcopal Church. The St. Mary’s meetings begin at 4:00 pm, all other meetings begin at 10:10 am. Doors to open 10 minutes in advance.

A 45-minute Meeting for Worship is followed by social time (refreshments served), a children’s story, worship sharing, and/or Meeting for Worship with a concern for business. 

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 mostly silent, but the silence may be punctuated by vocal ministry. Anyone is allowed to speak, including first-time visitors; but please note that vocal ministry is not a sermon nor a debate, nor is it idle chatter. Vocal ministry is the concise expression of the “inner light,” also called “that of God within.” And it is customary for an individual to speak no more than once during a single Meeting for Worship.

      If you do render vocal ministry, please do so loudly and clearly. You may be offered a cell phone to use as a kind of microphone, enabling Friends who meet with us virtually to hear your message.

LEGAL NOTICE: Staten Island Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends is a party to federal proceedings captioned Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends, New York Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends, Inc. et al v U.S. Department of Homeland Security et al.

All rights are reserved. When a gathering of Staten Island Friends Meeting is in session, the location is a house of worship — ie, a sensitive place or protected area — whether or not such gathering occurs in a conventional church, in a bookstore, in a restaurant, or on a public beach. 

We do not consent to search, seizure, and/or arrest 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 any/all activities of the officer(s) while they are on site or within sight.  

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       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.