Interior BC Monthly Meeting December 2022 Events
Sunday, December 4
10am – Meeting for Worship – Online
Meeting will open at 10 and last for one hour. If you prefer a shorter online time, you may join later. There will be time for sharing following the time of worship.
11am – Meeting for Worship in Kamloops – In-Person
All are welcome to worship at the home of Tam, Rick and Declan in Kamloops. We usually worship for one hour followed by sharing time and refreshments. Please email Tam for details and directions.
Wednesday, December 7
7pm – Worship Sharing – Online
Trevor Chandler will host this evening’s worship sharing. As always, Friends are free to share as led on any topic that is living in them at the time.
Thursday December 8
8:30am – Parents’ group – Online
Sunday, December 11
10am – Meeting for Worship in Kelowna – In-Person and Online
In-person worship will be held at John Howard in Kelowna (map). Meeting will begin at 10 and there will be a Friend at the door to facilitate entry. Vaccination and masks are both required for attendance. The Zoom link will be available for those who wish to join the Meeting online.
11am – “Get to Know Thee, Friend” – In-Person and Online
Each month we invite an individual from within our Meeting to share some aspect of their spiritual journey. This month we look forward to hearing from Alison Moore.
7pm – Meeting for Worship for Business – Online
All are welcome to attend. This Meeting will be held in place of our usual Meeting for Worship for Business on the fourth Sunday of the month. The agenda for this Meeting will be circulated by email in the week prior.
Sunday, December 18
10am – Meeting for Worship – Online
Meeting will open at 10 and last for one hour. If you prefer a shorter online time, you may join later. There will be time for sharing following the time of worship.
5pm – Christmas potluck – Online
All are invited to attend! Please have a simple meal ready, and come with a Christmas memory, story, artwork, photo, or other memento to share. We will also have a scavenger hunt, game, and carol singing. Please send Tam your requests for your favourite carols to include in the singing.
Thursday, December 22
7:30pm – Parents’ group – Online
Sunday, December 25
TBA – A decision about Meeting for Worship on this date will be made at the Dec 11 Meeting for Worship for Business.
Links that may be of interest:
https://quaker.ca/cympublications/faith-and-practice/ this page has links for acquiring your own copy of Faith and Practice and has excerpts from Canadian Yearly Meeting’s Faith & Practice. This book is designed to support spiritual growth for Canadian Quakers.
https://quaker.ca/cympublications/organization-and-procedure/ this page has a link for downloading Organization and Procedure and a detailed chapter list that will provide insight into those contents. This is the guide to structure and process in CYM.
https://qfp.quaker.org.uk/ The book of Christian discipline of the Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in Britain online in full (which used to be the Faith and Practice used by Canadian Yearly Meeting)
https://quaker.ca/news-events/newsletter/ this page has a link for subscribing to the Canadian Yearly Meeting e-newsletter.