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Meeting for Worship and Collection
- "When a number of people assemble reverently, and all engage in similar inward practices with the same aim and expectancy, life-currents pass between them; a spiritual atmosphere is formed." - Jean Toomer
Meeting for Worship is one of the ways that Quakers seek individual spiritual guidance and share spiritual insights with each other. Each Tuesday afternoon, the entire community gathers in the Meeting House for a 45 minute period of silent worship. If an individual is “moved to speak” he or she stands, delivers the message they feel compelled to share and return to silence. The Meeting concludes with shaking the hands of those seated nearby, and with a feeling of warmth and strengthening of community bonds through this shared experience in silence.
Collection is a daily, shortened version of Meeting for Worship that occurs each weekday morning from 8:10 to 8:25 and provides a time for students to prepare for the day ahead.