| Photo: The Clearing in Autumn by Dave Clark |
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We are Friends and friends. We are the Midlothian Friends Meeting, a monthly meeting of the Religious Society of Friends, commonly called Quakers. We are also friends who gather each week in worship, seeking the guidance of the Inner Light through simple silence. We invite you to join us. Directions: We
meet every First Day (Sunday) at 11 am in our meetinghouse on
Huguenot Springs Road, 3 1/2 miles west of the village of Midlothian, Virginia
off Rt. 60 (Midlothian Turnpike).
We are easily accessible from state Rt. 288.
First Time at Quaker Worship?Newcomers to Quaker worship may find it a different experience from a traditional church service. We have no priest or pastor, nor is there a formal program of events. We are an "unprogrammed" meeting.Instead of a program, we sit, mostly in silence, in rows of chairs formed in a rough semi-circle. Attenders enter, find a seat of their liking, and begin worship. For the first 15 minutes, children join their parents. At the quarter hour (11:15), the children leave and join religious education classes for the remainder of the hour. After worship ends at 12:00, we have about 1/2 hour of social time with refreshments. What do Quakers Believe? Quakers have beliefs, but not creeds or dogma. To Quakers (or Friends) the primary source of spiritual inspiration, and the central belief, is that each individual is endowed with a measure of the divine, called the 'Inner Light', or 'that of God'. Quakers hold that each person can experience the Inner Light in their daily lives without the need for formal creeds, theologies, or doctrines. Seeking this measure of the divine is at the heart of Quaker worship and life. Read more about Quaker beliefs Are you a Quaker in Disguise? A popular web site called BeliefNet is sponsoring a 20 question multiple choice quiz that helps categorize your religious beliefs. According to the August 13, 2001 issue of Newsweek magazine, a "disproportionate number" of respondents to the quiz identified themselves as "liberal Quakers." The article notes that the page on the BeliefNet web site devoted to Quakers has become of their top 50 links. To find out more, and to take the 20 question 'Belief-o-matic' multiple choice quiz, click here (you will be taken out of this web site).
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Newsletters. The most recent copies of our newsletter are now available. The newsletter is published as time and way open; individuals who wish to contribute items are encouraged to visit meeting and ask for the newsletter clerk. Peace Bulletins. Our Peace and Social Action Committee has a series of bulletins designed to inform our community of ways to bear witness to our beliefs in peace and social action. Click here to find a list of these bulletins. New Religious Education Building. Our new outbuilding has been completed and is providing additional classroom space for our children's religious education program.
Our members in the news. From time to time the local media reports on the activities and interests of our members, either as it pertains to their interest in Quakers or for other reasons. Read some of their stories!
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| Midlothian Friends Meeting P.O. Box 1003, Midlothian, VA 23113 (804) 598-1676 |