Eugene Friends Meeting

Eugene Friends Meeting

of the Religious Society of Friends ("Quakers")

Sunday April 5, 2026

  • 9:00 a.m. – Meeting for Worship via zoom, learn more here.
  • 9:00 a.m. – Meeting for Worship in-person at the Meetinghouse on the second and third Sundays of the month, learn more here.
  • 11:00 a.m. – Meeting for Worship in-person at the Meetinghouse (hybrid Meeting has been laid down), learn more here.
  • 11:10 a.m. – Children’s Meeting, learn more here.
  • 12:00 p.m. – First Sunday potluck
  • 12:30 p.m. – Plant give-away

Willamette Quarterly Meeting’s Spring Gathering!
Friday May 15th to Sunday May 17th
Camp Lutherwood 22960 OR Hwy 36, Cheshire OR 97419.

Our theme this year is “Lead With Love: Create possibilities, Discern leadings of the
Spirit; Act with the power of love.” What might happen if we put LOVE in the center of
our lives: love of family, love of friends and community, love of nature, love of God, love
of life? What could be possible? We will interweave these ideas into an engaging
program that encourages us to think, feel, interact with others and listen to the leadings
within us. We hope you will set aside time from your busy lives to join us in this
beautiful forest retreat. And have some fun!

Online registration opens Wednesday April 1 and closes Wednesday April 29. Go to
www.willamettequarterly.org/. The Registrar is Laura Arcidiacono (971) 275-6019;
. For questions not related to registration, please contact
Helen Park, Coordinator: (541) 225-8689; .

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Dove line drawing“As an OPEN and AFFIRMING congregation, Eugene Monthly Meeting of Friends [Quakers] celebrates diversity in race, gender, sexual orientation, abilities, age, class, marital status, immigration status, opinion and religious background. We trust this spiritual leading as we seek new understanding of truth and we welcome all who wish to join us in this search.”

We are an unprogrammed Meeting; that is, we worship in silence with no prepared order of service. There is no clergy. Each person settles into silence to seek inspiration and spiritual guidance. Out of worship, one may be inspired to speak from the heart; this is our ministry. Anyone may give ministry, but it should come from the spiritual depths of the shared silence.

Quakers are known for their commitment to nonviolence and the dynamic struggle for peace and justice in the world. For over 350 years we have been active in reconciliation and opposition to war, the abolition of slavery, women’s rights, ending military conscription, opposition to the death penalty, economic justice, and full rights and protection for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered people.

FOR MANY UNFAMILIAR WITH QUAKERS, the way we speak of our faith and the diversity of belief found among us may be perplexing. Even those who have been among Friends for a while may find it challenging to sort out our theology. This difficulty arises in part from the fact that the Society of Friends is not a single, homogeneous group but a large spiritual family with several branches that have evolved in different directions over the past three centuries. Another part of the challenge in understanding Quaker faith derives from our attitude toward creeds or other formal statements of faith. Friends do not make a written creedal statement the test of faith or the measure of suitability for membership.

One belief that is common to Friends is that there is an Inner Light present in every human heart. Life is holy and the spark of Divine Love is recognizable in everyone if we look for it. We find our task and our joy to be, in the words of our founder George Fox, to “walk cheerfully over the Earth, answering that of God in every one.”

Updated 2/7/2026

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