• Welcome and Worship

    Centennial Celebration in the Backyard 2013 (alt-text)
    Centennial Celebration in the Backyard 2013

    Meeting for Worship

    Sundays 10:15 am (for 10:30 Pacific time)
    1831 Fern Street, Victoria, BC V8R 4K4
    and online
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    Resident Friend/s Needed (details)

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    Quakers, also called Friends, practice a religion of experience; a contemporary, simple, and radical faith committed to working for equality, for peace with each other and with nature. Quakers do not share a fixed set of beliefs. Our unity is based on shared understanding and a shared practice of worship, not on our beliefs all being the same. There is no need to be in unity with Quakers on every issue in order to be part of our meetings.

    We welcome Friends and Inquirers to join our hour of Worship each Sunday.  Arriving by about 10:15 am will give time for a greeting, questions, and to settle into the silence ahead of 10:30.  The times in the calendar are a reminder of this practice. 

    The Meeting for Worship usually lasts about an hour and is closed by an appointed Friend.  There is then a brief period of welcomes and announcements, followed by social time.  On most Sundays, there are events before or after Meeting for Worship (see calendar below). 

    The conventions of our Meeting for Worship are the same in both settings, although it is usually not feasible to stand up to give ministry online. 

    We welcome you to worship with us

    We worship at the Meetinghouse, online, and supplemental activities are listed in the calendar (below).

    Meeting for Worship in Person

    Assessibility

    Medical grade masks are recommended.

    On the 3rd Sunday Meeting for Worship is masked including when giving ministry. 

    Shawls knit by our KnitWits group
    Shawls knit by our KnitWits group

    Meeting for Worship
    Online (Zoom)

    Assessibitility

    You can use your phone, or an internet-connected device (like a smartphone, tablet, or computer). 

    If you have a camera and headphones, you can join with video and audio. However, you can turn either or both of them off if you prefer to just listen.

    Friends are invited to unmute themselves and wait a few moments to make sure that no one else is ready to share.

    Events Calendar

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    open & close event details.

    You might prefer the month view.

    Victoria Friends Meeting is the oldest Meeting within Vancouver Island Monthly Meeting (VIMM).

    The background in this website is made from photos of the antique embossed glass in many of our Meetinghouse’s windows.

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