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Author Archives: Josh
Love came down at Christmas. . .
Good morning, Friends! We’ve already had a lot of Christmas activities and music this morning. It’s all good, and it’s all fun, but I don’t want to wear you out and run overtime today. I do want to talk about … Continue reading
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Quaker Lake Camp
In 1949 Parrish Clodfelter of Springfield Meeting told the pastor, Milton Hadley, about a 104 acre farm with a 5 acre lake on it which was for sale in Climax. The price was $12,600. Milton Hadley and Virgil Pike, then … Continue reading
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Wasn’t expecting that. . .
Good morning, Friends! Thank you for coming to worship today. It hardly feels as though we’re getting close to Christmas. But it’s only three weeks away, and we’ve got a lot of the Christmas story to go over, and we’ve … Continue reading
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Nobody knows
Good morning, Friends! Today is the first Sunday of Advent. I’m not sure it really feels like Christmas. We’ve got some decorations up. We sang our first Christmas carols this morning. But mentally and physically, most of us are still … Continue reading
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Two Quaker paintings
Copies of these two famous pictures are found in many Quaker meetings and Sunday School rooms. In spite of their universal presence, few people know the story behind them. They were painted by James Doyle Penrose (1862-1932), a Quaker from … Continue reading
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COAT – Community Outreach of Archdale/Trinity
COAT started in 2002 as a concern of local ministers, business and community leaders including Gary Lewallen (at that time chief of the Archdale Police Department. Very few churches at that time had organized food pantries, and most of them … Continue reading
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FEMAP
FEMAP (Friends Emergency Material Assistance Program) grew out of a similar, large-scale program which was run for many years by the American Friends Service Committee. The AFSC program collected clothing and other things from Quaker meetings all across the country, … Continue reading
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Quaker quotations on quiet worship
And, my dear Friends, keep your Meetings, and ye will feel the Seed of God among you all, though never a word be spoken among you. And be faithful, that ye may answer that of God in every one. And … Continue reading
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Seeking shelter from the storm
message by Tom Terrell This morning rather than finding Biblical scripture in your bulletins you’ll see a poem and some lyrics to a song, both of them written by Nobel Prize winners in literature. William Butler Yeats wrote his poem, … Continue reading
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The Museum of Old Domestic Life
The Museum of Old Domestic Life is one of the hidden treasures of High Point. It’s filled with everyday items from Quaker families who lived in Guilford and Randolph Counties in the 1800s. You’ll find hundreds of things from everyday … Continue reading
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