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Red Cedar Friends Meeting
About our Meeting
Red Cedar
Friends Meeting
P.O. Box 4878
East Lansing, MI 48826
(517) 371-1047
Eastern Red Cedar image courtesy of Better Homes and Gardens WOOD Magazine
What Happens at Meeting for Worship?
Friends gather in Meeting for Worship on each First Day (Sunday) to wait in expectant silence for the Spirit to speak deep in the still center of each of our beings. We trust that messages which come to us individually, even when they seem disparate, are pieces of a unified Truth. Therefore, when led to do so, each worshiper shares his or her Light with the community.
When you attend meeting for worship please plan to arrive promptly (if possible) and enter in silence. We ask that you turn off all cell phones, pagers, etc. to avoid unnecessary disruptions.
Can children attend meeting?
Many families attend meeting and our members are understanding of the unavoidable commotion that accompanies small children. Early in meeting the children will be excused to attend First Day School or go to the nursery. Parents are also welcome to keep their children with them during meeting. Nursing infants, for example, often stay with their mothers during worship. Our community and our faith are broadened when children join us.
The Quaker Testimonies
Truth and Integrity
We can only be true to ourselves if we are faithful to the truth and honest in our dealings.
Equality and Community
All people are of equal spiritual worth.
Simplicity
Simplicity is a commitment
to living simply so that others may simply live; avoiding all excess;
living intentionally and with restraint; and, living a life true to
one's beliefs.
Peace
Because there is that of God in all of us, the intentional taking of life cannot be justified for any reason.
More About our Meeting (documents below will open in a new window and require Adobe Acrobat Reader)
Red Cedar Friends Blue Book (Committee and Office charges)
History of Red Cedar Friends Meeting