A Forum is offered on most Sundays from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. from late August through late June. Forums are offered to enhance and deepen our spiritual lives.
During the COVID-19 crisis Forums have moved to an online format
The Adult Religious Education Committee schedules Forums that offer a wide variety of topics as related to Quaker faith and practice, social issues, personal sharings, outside speakers, Chapel Hill Friends Meeting Committees, etc. (There is no Forum on the third Sunday of each month, which is the 9:00 a.m. Meeting for Worship with Attention to Business.)
Joe Groves has worked in Israel/Palestine for decades. He will give us history and the current situation in 40 minutes! There will be a short time for questions. (Peace and Justice sponsored forum)
Introducing Local Sharing Groups for deep spiritual sharing and listening.
Meeting for Worship with Attention to Business at 9:00 a.m
How the Meeting's Library supports and enhances our Quaker Community—now and for the future. We'll also discuss how the library contents and space can strengthen personal connections with the Quaker community.
David Haines is a member of Durham Friends Meeting and author on 18th century Quakerism. Quakers participated in the slave trade in America from the beginning of the colonial period. How did North Carolina Quakers evolve from a community in which its leaders were predominantly enslavers, to a community known for its anti-slavery agitation? The pathway was not linear, and often involved moral compromise. This talk is based largely on the minutes and other writings of North Carolina Yearly Meeting.