At the time that the Religious Society of Friends was founded in the seventeenth century, the Church of England required its members to observe numerous holy days, feasts, fasts, and festivals, which George Fox regarded as without divine authority and inconsistent with early Christian practices. Even at the beginning of
CFM Roots: Alterations in Worship
The move to the Eighth Street meetinghouse presented Cincinnati Friends with an opportunity to conduct worship differently than they had at Fifth Street, including less segregation of the sexes. (Previously, men sat on one side of the worship room and women sat on the other.) At the first meeting for
Spirituality of Questions
Rather surprisingly, a charismatic Southern Baptist and a non-believing Jew found they can worship together and each feel spiritually fed at Cincinnati Friends Meeting (CFM). When Christiana and Michael Borack ventured here two years ago, they experienced the “spiritual spaciousness,” according to Michael. “There’s room for all of me and
CFM Roots: No Longer So Plain
For centuries, the distinctive Quaker manner of dress served not only as a visible rejection of “the vain and changeable fashions of the world” and an embrace of “decency, simplicity, and utility.” It also acted “like a hedge about us; which, though it does not make the ground it encloses
CFM Deepens EquaSion Ties: Movie Screening July 12
The first Sunday in June about two dozen souls, including a few kids, showed up for EquaSion’s Sacred Connections: Sacred Friendship! event at Cincinnati Friends Meeting. With perfect weather, a tent, tables and chairs the group ate together, took a nature walk, then shared more deeply in small groups. It