BIBLE - A collection of religious texts common to several faiths, including Christianity, Judaism, Samaritanism, and several others. There are several canons, including those used by Catholics, Protestants, and Eastern, Russian, Byzantine, and Ethiopian Orthodox.

TALMUD - The Talmud is the textual record of generations of rabbinic debate about law, philosophy, and biblical interpretation, compiled between the 3rd and 8th centuries and structured as commentary on the Mishnah with stories interwoven. The Talmud exists in two versions: the more commonly studied Babylonian Talmud was compiled in present-day Iraq, and the Jerusalem Talmud was compiled in Israel.

Torah - The Torah includes the first five books of the Bible's Old Testament, but it can also mean the totality of Jewish teaching, culture, and practice, including later Rabbinic teachings.

Buddhist Writings - There are many Buddhist traditions. This link provides an introduction to Buddhism and includes the writings.

Native American Religions - With the plethora of native tribes in the U.S. and Canada, it would be wrong to lump everything into one "Native American Religion". However, this site gives the reader a sampling of some indigenous people's beliefs.

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Planning your Visit

New to Meeting for Worship?

If you've never attended a Meeting for Worship, we hope you will come worship with us.

Many have found help in viewing the "introductory" videos to answer questions that might arise in expectation of a Quaker Meeting for Worship.

Most Quaker meetings, at least in this part of country, are so-called "unprogrammed" meetings. This means that our meetings for worship are not led by a minister but are largely conducted in silence. Typically, a Clerk or other Member of the Meeting will close worship with a simple "Good morning, friends" but otherwise the meeting may be completely silent.

Members and attenders are always invited to speak out of the silence with a message about their spiritual journey, although messages are not responded to directly.

ripples

A message has been described as a pebble tossed into a pond. The resulting ripples are received by others in the meeting and may contribute to their own spiritual journeys.