All are welcome at 2pm each third Sunday of the month for Afternoon Meeting for Worship.

Where

On-line and at the North Columbus Friends Meetinghouse

When

2-2:30pm Eastern, the 3rd Sunday each month

This month is December 17th.

How

Joining on-line or by phone:

Visit  ZOOM LINK  to attend via Zoom. You can join by phone by calling 1-929-205-6099. Use Meeting ID 818 2803 2335 and passcode 604741 when prompted.

• Attenders will be muted upon entry to the Meeting.
• If you have a message to share, please unmute yourself using your Zoom controls. Phone users can press *6 to unmute/mute.
• Our Zoom calls are captioned with Zoom’s automated captioning service.

Joining in-person:

Enter in the side (on East 18th Street) door or go up the stairs to the back door on the back porch. Masking is welcome. Masks are available in the front room or kitchen.

If you do not have a name tag and would like one, please use the supplies on the microwave in the kitchen. The greeter will also offer assistance.

If you already have a name tag, please locate it near the coat hooks and wear it however you’re able.

When you are ready, you may go to the main room using the swinging door through the kitchen, door with knob in the hall, or sliding pocket doors across from the library. Then locate a space you’d like to be in during Meeting for Worship

During any Meeting for Worship, the library space is offered as an adjacent meeting space for those who need extra space or a break. There is no screen with Zoom participants or speakers.

Who

Anyone, truly anyone, interested in attending Meeting for Worship. We will welcome you as you are and regardless of none, little, or a lot of experience with Quaker practices. We look forward to meeting children, teens, adults, older adults, students working on projects, etc and centering together in gathered waiting worship.

“Waiting worship” can mean different things to different people. North Columbus Friends welcomes and looks forward to being with people who have a variety of beliefs regarding God, the Light, Jesus, nontheism, anywhere in between, and those who aren’t sure about their beliefs.

We also welcome everyone to share their message, if they have one for the group, the best way they know how. That might mean writing something down and selecting someone to read it aloud for you. The same goes for a drawing to share as a message. If you use Augmentative and Alternative Communication device (AAC), please bring it so you can share your thoughts. We look forward to experiencing all the different ways we can share messages.

Why

This afternoon session was created out of requests to meet various needs of those in the community. It is shorter than the morning session. It starts in the afternoon. It was also designed for those who have disabilities that make it difficult to join the morning session.

We do recognize that this and the morning sessions are held in a space that is impossible for some to access due to the building being non ADA compliant.

If you are unable to physically access the building due to its lack of accommodations but are still interested in joining, we can work with you to see if you’d be interested in joining in via Zoom, or Meeting in the Park, or find other options.

Support Materials:

Below you will find a copy of the picture schedule that we’ll use during the Afternoon Meeting for Worship.

You’ll also find a simplified version of the welcoming speech the facilitator will use paired with pictures.

Both of these materials will be out for all to use.

Also on this page, you’ll find several videos about others’ experiences with attending Meeting for Worship for the first time. If this info is not enough and you’d like to connect with someone to go over any questions you might have, please email Brittany at  Outreachinreach@gmail.com .

Also, if you’d like to tour the space ahead of time via Zoom or in person, we can arrange that. Please email Angie to coordinate a time to walk through.

Afternoon Meeting for Worship Visual Picture Schedule

Afternoon Meeting for Worship Expectations Pictures

Questions, accessibility needs, comments?

If the accommodations that are being used during this Afternoon Meeting for Worship do  not match your needs, please email Brittany. We will work with you to find a way to attend Meeting for Worship either in the Afternoon or Morning sessions.