First Friends Quaker Meeting
@indyfirstfriends.bsky.social
3030 Kessler Blvd. East Dr., Indianapolis, IN 46220
office: 317.255.2485
www.indyfriends.org
office@indyfriends.org
Join us for Worship:
Sundays Unprogrammed: 9am
Sundays Semi-Programmed: 10:15am
Monday Mediation: 12:00pm
Wednesday Unprogrammed: 7pm
office: 317.255.2485
www.indyfriends.org
office@indyfriends.org
Join us for Worship:
Sundays Unprogrammed: 9am
Sundays Semi-Programmed: 10:15am
Monday Mediation: 12:00pm
Wednesday Unprogrammed: 7pm
Today was “Centered Voices and Inner Wisdom: A Journey Through the Enneagram Centers” - Our annual Women’s Retreat at Seton Cove Spirituality Center with special guest, Chris Edwards.
February 7, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Today was “Centered Voices and Inner Wisdom: A Journey Through the Enneagram Centers” - Our annual Women’s Retreat at Seton Cove Spirituality Center with special guest, Chris Edwards.
Join the Peace Church Coalition for this event, Sunday, February 22.
February 5, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Join the Peace Church Coalition for this event, Sunday, February 22.
For those wondering what they can do right now. Here is a training opportunity happening in our local areas that is both appropriate and lawful, so as not to escalate or cause any more harm. Please consider registering and attending.
January 30, 2026 at 7:56 PM
For those wondering what they can do right now. Here is a training opportunity happening in our local areas that is both appropriate and lawful, so as not to escalate or cause any more harm. Please consider registering and attending.
Sunday at 10:15am (in-person, YouTube, and Light Reflections podcast), not only are we celebrating our Boy and Girl Scouts, but we are also going to explore “Why Truth Matters” as Quakers and people in our world, today. Join us to learn, to worship, and center down in the silence amidst the chaos!
January 30, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Sunday at 10:15am (in-person, YouTube, and Light Reflections podcast), not only are we celebrating our Boy and Girl Scouts, but we are also going to explore “Why Truth Matters” as Quakers and people in our world, today. Join us to learn, to worship, and center down in the silence amidst the chaos!
Oak Leafers! Tonight, 7 pm there will be NO in person Mtg for Reading to discuss, The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times by Katherine May. Join us on the ZOOM:
Oak Leaf: Meeting for Reading Zoom@First Friends Meeting
us02web.zoom.us/j/381157585...
Meeting ID: 381 157 585
Password: 3030
Oak Leaf: Meeting for Reading Zoom@First Friends Meeting
us02web.zoom.us/j/381157585...
Meeting ID: 381 157 585
Password: 3030
January 27, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Oak Leafers! Tonight, 7 pm there will be NO in person Mtg for Reading to discuss, The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times by Katherine May. Join us on the ZOOM:
Oak Leaf: Meeting for Reading Zoom@First Friends Meeting
us02web.zoom.us/j/381157585...
Meeting ID: 381 157 585
Password: 3030
Oak Leaf: Meeting for Reading Zoom@First Friends Meeting
us02web.zoom.us/j/381157585...
Meeting ID: 381 157 585
Password: 3030
Our office will be closed for one more day as cleanup continues in Indy & roads are still being cleared. The staff is working from home and will be checking email and phone messages. If anyone needs any help, please let us know. The plan is to be in the office on Wed. Please stay safe and warm!
January 27, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Our office will be closed for one more day as cleanup continues in Indy & roads are still being cleared. The staff is working from home and will be checking email and phone messages. If anyone needs any help, please let us know. The plan is to be in the office on Wed. Please stay safe and warm!
Join us for QUAKER Q&A: During coffee hour on Sundays, February 1 & 8, a panel will share their knowledge, but also their experience with Quakerism and its practices. Bring your questions & come to learn something new about Friends! No registration, no charge. Lunch and childcare will be provided.
January 27, 2026 at 2:04 AM
Join us for QUAKER Q&A: During coffee hour on Sundays, February 1 & 8, a panel will share their knowledge, but also their experience with Quakerism and its practices. Bring your questions & come to learn something new about Friends! No registration, no charge. Lunch and childcare will be provided.
For those needing some silent meditation with other Friends right now. Noon Monday Meditational Worship in the Parlor is joining together for a silent meditation on Zoom:
Here is the link to join them today at 12noon:
us02web.zoom.us/j/8697632431....
(Meeting ID: 869 7632 4315; Passcode: 3030)
Here is the link to join them today at 12noon:
us02web.zoom.us/j/8697632431....
(Meeting ID: 869 7632 4315; Passcode: 3030)
January 26, 2026 at 3:11 PM
For those needing some silent meditation with other Friends right now. Noon Monday Meditational Worship in the Parlor is joining together for a silent meditation on Zoom:
Here is the link to join them today at 12noon:
us02web.zoom.us/j/8697632431....
(Meeting ID: 869 7632 4315; Passcode: 3030)
Here is the link to join them today at 12noon:
us02web.zoom.us/j/8697632431....
(Meeting ID: 869 7632 4315; Passcode: 3030)
ATTENTION: Due to the weather and our parking lot being not cleared, we are closing our office and cancelling all events, today. We are hoping tomorrow the plows will have been by and roads more clear. Stay safe and warm!
January 26, 2026 at 1:07 PM
ATTENTION: Due to the weather and our parking lot being not cleared, we are closing our office and cancelling all events, today. We are hoping tomorrow the plows will have been by and roads more clear. Stay safe and warm!
NOTICE: Due to the the incoming inclement weather, First Friends has decided to cancel all in-person worship for tomorrow, Jan 25.
Please join us online instead at: youtu.be/TDKo6kvmPyo
Please join us online instead at: youtu.be/TDKo6kvmPyo
1-25-26 "The Path of Peace" - Indianapolis First Friends Quaker Meeting
YouTube video by First Friends
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January 24, 2026 at 8:22 PM
NOTICE: Due to the the incoming inclement weather, First Friends has decided to cancel all in-person worship for tomorrow, Jan 25.
Please join us online instead at: youtu.be/TDKo6kvmPyo
Please join us online instead at: youtu.be/TDKo6kvmPyo
Take a listen to “The Light in All” with host and fellow Friend Steve Barnhart. Here Pastor Bob further explores & addresses the letter he shared in our Friend to Friend Newsletter this week regarding the atrocities in Minneapolis and why he chose to stay home.
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thelightinall.org/episode/plai...
Plain Speak: Social Justice with Quaker Pastor & Bob Henry | The Light in All - Candid but kind conversations about life
Join Plain Speak as a Quaker pastor tackles social justice with guest Bob Henry, exploring faith, activism, and practical paths for meaningful change.
thelightinall.org
January 24, 2026 at 4:17 AM
Take a listen to “The Light in All” with host and fellow Friend Steve Barnhart. Here Pastor Bob further explores & addresses the letter he shared in our Friend to Friend Newsletter this week regarding the atrocities in Minneapolis and why he chose to stay home.
thelightinall.org/episode/plai...
thelightinall.org/episode/plai...
A followup article to our capital punishment endeavors.
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‘FAILED EXPERIMENT’: Death-penalty opponents stay committed despite intransigence at Statehouse - THE INDIANA CITIZEN
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen January 20, 2026 The enthusiasm that sprouted in December for ending Indiana’s death penalty appears to have wilted for now, since a repeal bill offered last ye...
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January 21, 2026 at 9:45 PM
A followup article to our capital punishment endeavors.
indianacitizen.org/failed-exper...
indianacitizen.org/failed-exper...
Sunday, Pastor Bob will be sharing a message about what it means to be peacemakers in our world, today, and how we may need to return to traveling "The Path of Peace." Join us in-person, on YouTube, and our Light Reflections Podcast at 10:15am.
January 21, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Sunday, Pastor Bob will be sharing a message about what it means to be peacemakers in our world, today, and how we may need to return to traveling "The Path of Peace." Join us in-person, on YouTube, and our Light Reflections Podcast at 10:15am.
Remember the Legacy!
January 19, 2026 at 11:52 AM
Remember the Legacy!
What a beautiful morning as we came together to celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.!
January 18, 2026 at 5:45 PM
What a beautiful morning as we came together to celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.!
The 2026 Shalom Zone Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration Service invites you all to gather in worship, remembrance, and recommitment to justice. The service will be held Monday, January 19 at 11:00 a.m. at Allisonville Christian Church.
January 18, 2026 at 2:01 AM
The 2026 Shalom Zone Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration Service invites you all to gather in worship, remembrance, and recommitment to justice. The service will be held Monday, January 19 at 11:00 a.m. at Allisonville Christian Church.
This Sunday at First Friends we will Celebrate the Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. during our in-person Meeting for Worship, on YouTube, and our Light Reflections Podcast at 10:15am. If you are looking for a more reflective worship experience, join us for Waiting Worship at 9am in the parlor.
January 13, 2026 at 8:54 PM
This Sunday at First Friends we will Celebrate the Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. during our in-person Meeting for Worship, on YouTube, and our Light Reflections Podcast at 10:15am. If you are looking for a more reflective worship experience, join us for Waiting Worship at 9am in the parlor.
A letter from Friend and Author Brent Bill on Bearing Witness in these times. Please read snd consider responding.
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Bearing Witness: A Letter
One Quaker's Thoughts
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January 12, 2026 at 5:17 PM
A letter from Friend and Author Brent Bill on Bearing Witness in these times. Please read snd consider responding.
brentbill.substack.com/p/bearing-wi...
brentbill.substack.com/p/bearing-wi...
Please take action and contact your senators. Say NO to firing-squads in Indiana!
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No firing squads in Indiana!
The Indiana Senate Correction and Criminal Law Committee is considering a bill that would add the firing squad as a method of execution in the state. Tell the committee that, rather than expanding exe...
actionnetwork.org
January 12, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Please take action and contact your senators. Say NO to firing-squads in Indiana!
actionnetwork.org/letters/no-f...
actionnetwork.org/letters/no-f...
This Sunday at First Friends we will be looking at Simeon's Waiting and the Presentation of Jesus at the Temple with a message, "Waiting on the World to Change." Join us this Sunday in-person, on YouTube, or our Light Reflections Podcast at 10:15am.
January 6, 2026 at 3:34 PM
This Sunday at First Friends we will be looking at Simeon's Waiting and the Presentation of Jesus at the Temple with a message, "Waiting on the World to Change." Join us this Sunday in-person, on YouTube, or our Light Reflections Podcast at 10:15am.
Join us this Sunday at First Friends as we declare 2026 as "A Year of Midrash: A Time of Revealing and Manifestation." Come learn what that means for our Meeting. Join us in-person at 10:15am. For those joining us on YouTube, you will find a recording of our Christmas Eve Family Jazz Worship.
January 3, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Join us this Sunday at First Friends as we declare 2026 as "A Year of Midrash: A Time of Revealing and Manifestation." Come learn what that means for our Meeting. Join us in-person at 10:15am. For those joining us on YouTube, you will find a recording of our Christmas Eve Family Jazz Worship.
Merry Christmas 🎄 to you and yours!
December 25, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Merry Christmas 🎄 to you and yours!
Highlights from of Festive Christian Celebration (blending of our annual Vespers and our Children’s pageant) all followed by our annual Christmas Tea! THANK YOU to ALL who made this a wonderful and worshipful time!
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
December 21, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Highlights from of Festive Christian Celebration (blending of our annual Vespers and our Children’s pageant) all followed by our annual Christmas Tea! THANK YOU to ALL who made this a wonderful and worshipful time!
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
Put on your favorite Christmas sweater and join us for our Festive Christmas Celebration, TODAY! We look forward to celebrating the season! 10:15AM this morning!
December 21, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Put on your favorite Christmas sweater and join us for our Festive Christmas Celebration, TODAY! We look forward to celebrating the season! 10:15AM this morning!
Press from this morning at the Indiana Statehouse as we delivered over 70 letters to seek the end of the Death Penalty in Indiana. www.wthr.com/video/news/l...
Religious group delivers message to Gov. Braun to end the death penalty
A a group of people from Indianapolis churches delivered a message to the governor Tuesday, asking him to end the death penalty.
www.wthr.com
December 16, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Press from this morning at the Indiana Statehouse as we delivered over 70 letters to seek the end of the Death Penalty in Indiana. www.wthr.com/video/news/l...