Green Country Friends
@greencountryfriend.bsky.social
greencountryfriends.com
An unprogrammed Quaker meeting based in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
An unprogrammed Quaker meeting based in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
We've got meeting for business tomorrow and we've got a LOT to talk about including...
-discussing FCNL priorities in '27-'28
-plans for our next community clothing swap
-ways to help Friends in MN
...and other ways we can support our communities
-discussing FCNL priorities in '27-'28
-plans for our next community clothing swap
-ways to help Friends in MN
...and other ways we can support our communities
February 7, 2026 at 6:18 PM
We've got meeting for business tomorrow and we've got a LOT to talk about including...
-discussing FCNL priorities in '27-'28
-plans for our next community clothing swap
-ways to help Friends in MN
...and other ways we can support our communities
-discussing FCNL priorities in '27-'28
-plans for our next community clothing swap
-ways to help Friends in MN
...and other ways we can support our communities
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"War is not an abstract chess game ... War is people dying, it is families receiving phone calls that change them forever."
📣 "Most Americans do not want endless war, and most people on Earth do not want it either."
#WarIsNotTheAnswer
📣 "Most Americans do not want endless war, and most people on Earth do not want it either."
#WarIsNotTheAnswer
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February 6, 2026 at 5:37 PM
"War is not an abstract chess game ... War is people dying, it is families receiving phone calls that change them forever."
📣 "Most Americans do not want endless war, and most people on Earth do not want it either."
#WarIsNotTheAnswer
📣 "Most Americans do not want endless war, and most people on Earth do not want it either."
#WarIsNotTheAnswer
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In the face of ICE terror, people in Minnesota and across the country are courageously standing up and nonviolently organizing to defend their neighbors and communities.
Let’s join them in action. 👇
Let’s join them in action. 👇
This Week in the World: Ending Immigration Enforcement Violence | Friends Committee On National Legislation
Alex Pretti was killed this past weekend by an out-of-control immigration enforcement apparatus. His death, along with that of Renee Good, and at least 53 other deaths in Immigration and Customs…
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January 31, 2026 at 2:22 PM
In the face of ICE terror, people in Minnesota and across the country are courageously standing up and nonviolently organizing to defend their neighbors and communities.
Let’s join them in action. 👇
Let’s join them in action. 👇
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A change of plea hearing has been scheduled for Quaker activist Robert "Jacob" Hoopes, who had pled not guilty to charges of aggravated assault of an ICE officer and damaging federal property stemming from a protest in Oregon last year.
According to court staff, the hearing is set for February 18.
According to court staff, the hearing is set for February 18.
FBI Agents Seize Quaker Activist from His Home in Morning Raid
A plea hearing has been scheduled in the trial for Portland Quaker activist charged with assault of a federal officer.
www.friendsjournal.org
January 31, 2026 at 7:00 PM
A change of plea hearing has been scheduled for Quaker activist Robert "Jacob" Hoopes, who had pled not guilty to charges of aggravated assault of an ICE officer and damaging federal property stemming from a protest in Oregon last year.
According to court staff, the hearing is set for February 18.
According to court staff, the hearing is set for February 18.
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"What would happen if we doggedly rubbed away at the grime covering the glory of the kingdom of God?" asks Rae Watson. "Would those who hunger for righteousness find it? Would those who mourn be comforted? Would the meek rise to positions of leadership if empathy were seen as a strength?"
Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany — February 1, 2026
Sermon help for preaching the Beatitudes (Matthew 5:1–12), focusing on the kingdom of heaven as present and shaping faithful discipleship.
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February 1, 2026 at 1:01 PM
"What would happen if we doggedly rubbed away at the grime covering the glory of the kingdom of God?" asks Rae Watson. "Would those who hunger for righteousness find it? Would those who mourn be comforted? Would the meek rise to positions of leadership if empathy were seen as a strength?"
A quick reminder that we will be visiting the Tulsa Islamic Society at their Mosque open house Feb 15th - pre registration is required and link will be in the description.
Car pooling available from Center of Light at 1-1:30 ish
Car pooling available from Center of Light at 1-1:30 ish
January 29, 2026 at 2:42 PM
A quick reminder that we will be visiting the Tulsa Islamic Society at their Mosque open house Feb 15th - pre registration is required and link will be in the description.
Car pooling available from Center of Light at 1-1:30 ish
Car pooling available from Center of Light at 1-1:30 ish
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One thing before tomorrow:
Use your local libraries.
Get your card.
Borrow books, manga, films, audios, ebooks.
Recommend titles for purchase (usually online).
Attend promoted activities.
Fill out those "How are we doing?" questionnaires.
Tell your kids that libraries are good.
They are.
📚
Use your local libraries.
Get your card.
Borrow books, manga, films, audios, ebooks.
Recommend titles for purchase (usually online).
Attend promoted activities.
Fill out those "How are we doing?" questionnaires.
Tell your kids that libraries are good.
They are.
📚
January 20, 2025 at 3:05 AM
One thing before tomorrow:
Use your local libraries.
Get your card.
Borrow books, manga, films, audios, ebooks.
Recommend titles for purchase (usually online).
Attend promoted activities.
Fill out those "How are we doing?" questionnaires.
Tell your kids that libraries are good.
They are.
📚
Use your local libraries.
Get your card.
Borrow books, manga, films, audios, ebooks.
Recommend titles for purchase (usually online).
Attend promoted activities.
Fill out those "How are we doing?" questionnaires.
Tell your kids that libraries are good.
They are.
📚
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📣"War costs us a better world." 👇
NEW: Trump is floating a $1.5 trillion war budget.
$1.5 trillion could fund Medicaid, the child tax credit, SNAP, the Department of Education, national highway repair, the NIH, school breakfast & lunch, FEMA, the FAA, the EPA, and federal overdose prevention COMBINED.
War costs us a better world.
$1.5 trillion could fund Medicaid, the child tax credit, SNAP, the Department of Education, national highway repair, the NIH, school breakfast & lunch, FEMA, the FAA, the EPA, and federal overdose prevention COMBINED.
War costs us a better world.
January 28, 2026 at 7:51 PM
📣"War costs us a better world." 👇
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ICE does not belong in our communities.
We will defend our communities in Minneapolis and across the country in our struggle for peace and justice.
#AbolishICE
We will defend our communities in Minneapolis and across the country in our struggle for peace and justice.
#AbolishICE
January 25, 2026 at 12:51 AM
ICE does not belong in our communities.
We will defend our communities in Minneapolis and across the country in our struggle for peace and justice.
#AbolishICE
We will defend our communities in Minneapolis and across the country in our struggle for peace and justice.
#AbolishICE
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The horrific violence that ICE + CBP have carried out in our communities isn’t just a policy issue.
It is a grave moral failure that our nation must reckon with.
It is a grave moral failure that our nation must reckon with.
January 26, 2026 at 10:55 PM
The horrific violence that ICE + CBP have carried out in our communities isn’t just a policy issue.
It is a grave moral failure that our nation must reckon with.
It is a grave moral failure that our nation must reckon with.
Now is where we live, now is where the past must be overcome, now is where we meet others, now is where we must find the presence of God.
Carol Murphy, c. 1993. Faith & Practice, Philadelphia Yearly Meeting.
Carol Murphy, c. 1993. Faith & Practice, Philadelphia Yearly Meeting.
January 24, 2026 at 12:51 AM
Now is where we live, now is where the past must be overcome, now is where we meet others, now is where we must find the presence of God.
Carol Murphy, c. 1993. Faith & Practice, Philadelphia Yearly Meeting.
Carol Murphy, c. 1993. Faith & Practice, Philadelphia Yearly Meeting.
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It's been a year since we left Twitter/X. For us, continued engagement with the platform was "no longer consistent with our commitment to truth, integrity or peace." Find out more at fwcc.world/leaving-twit... and tell us what made you switch to BlueSky in the comments ⬇️
December 16, 2025 at 11:51 AM
It's been a year since we left Twitter/X. For us, continued engagement with the platform was "no longer consistent with our commitment to truth, integrity or peace." Find out more at fwcc.world/leaving-twit... and tell us what made you switch to BlueSky in the comments ⬇️
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do not make this friend teach thee about Simplicity
January 18, 2026 at 11:42 PM
do not make this friend teach thee about Simplicity
Until we as a Religious Society begin to question our assumptions, until we look at the prejudices, often very deeply hidden, within our own society, how are we going to be able to confront the inequalities within the wider society?
--Susan Rooke-Matthews, 1993
--Susan Rooke-Matthews, 1993
January 9, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Until we as a Religious Society begin to question our assumptions, until we look at the prejudices, often very deeply hidden, within our own society, how are we going to be able to confront the inequalities within the wider society?
--Susan Rooke-Matthews, 1993
--Susan Rooke-Matthews, 1993
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Care for the poor features prominently in the 72nd Psalm's vision of good governance. It celebrates a ruler who acts in accordance with a divine sense of justice and righteousness, assuming power not for himself, not for a small inner circle, but for the benefit of all.
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January 7, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Care for the poor features prominently in the 72nd Psalm's vision of good governance. It celebrates a ruler who acts in accordance with a divine sense of justice and righteousness, assuming power not for himself, not for a small inner circle, but for the benefit of all.
quaker.org/2026/01/05/h...
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Powerful statement from the Minnesota AFL-CIO ⬇️, which represents more than 1,000 unions in the state:
"We stand in solidarity with committed residents who find the courage every day to protect their immigrant neighbors and coworkers from ICE agents violently trampling our constitutional rights."
"We stand in solidarity with committed residents who find the courage every day to protect their immigrant neighbors and coworkers from ICE agents violently trampling our constitutional rights."
"This is not immigration enforcement nor is it law enforcement. This is the kind of behavior we expect from a dangerous and authoritarian regime, not the United States of America. aflcio.mn/49szSXl
Statement on Minneapolis ICE killing
Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bernie Burnham made the following statement in response to the killing of an unarmed woman at the hands of an ICE agent in Minneapolis this morning:“Minnesota’s Labor…
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January 7, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Powerful statement from the Minnesota AFL-CIO ⬇️, which represents more than 1,000 unions in the state:
"We stand in solidarity with committed residents who find the courage every day to protect their immigrant neighbors and coworkers from ICE agents violently trampling our constitutional rights."
"We stand in solidarity with committed residents who find the courage every day to protect their immigrant neighbors and coworkers from ICE agents violently trampling our constitutional rights."
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Yesterday morning, ICE agents shot and killed Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis. Our hearts are with her family, her loved ones, and the whole Minneapolis community working to stop ICE’s mass deportation agenda.
We hold you in the Light.
We hold you in the Light.
January 8, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Yesterday morning, ICE agents shot and killed Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis. Our hearts are with her family, her loved ones, and the whole Minneapolis community working to stop ICE’s mass deportation agenda.
We hold you in the Light.
We hold you in the Light.
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The Constitution is clear. Congress has the SOLE power to decide if our country goes to war.
Our lawmakers have a responsibility to uphold the rule of law + stop President Trump from launching a disastrous and unjust war against Venezuela. 👇
Our lawmakers have a responsibility to uphold the rule of law + stop President Trump from launching a disastrous and unjust war against Venezuela. 👇
January 6, 2026 at 4:07 PM
The Constitution is clear. Congress has the SOLE power to decide if our country goes to war.
Our lawmakers have a responsibility to uphold the rule of law + stop President Trump from launching a disastrous and unjust war against Venezuela. 👇
Our lawmakers have a responsibility to uphold the rule of law + stop President Trump from launching a disastrous and unjust war against Venezuela. 👇
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👏 This is a major win for peace — and an important milestone in our advocacy efforts to urge Congress to reclaim its constitutional war powers and end endless wars. ⬇️
December 19, 2025 at 8:42 PM
👏 This is a major win for peace — and an important milestone in our advocacy efforts to urge Congress to reclaim its constitutional war powers and end endless wars. ⬇️
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Quakers have a long history of supporting conscientious objectors, inspired and guided by our peace testimony.
The Peace Pledge Union is putting on an event next Tuesday, where you can hear conscientious objectors from Russia and Ukraine tell their stories.
The Peace Pledge Union is putting on an event next Tuesday, where you can hear conscientious objectors from Russia and Ukraine tell their stories.
Meeting with Russian and Ukrainian Conscientious Objectors
www.ppu.org.uk
December 2, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Quakers have a long history of supporting conscientious objectors, inspired and guided by our peace testimony.
The Peace Pledge Union is putting on an event next Tuesday, where you can hear conscientious objectors from Russia and Ukraine tell their stories.
The Peace Pledge Union is putting on an event next Tuesday, where you can hear conscientious objectors from Russia and Ukraine tell their stories.
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What does it take to run a Quaker media startup? If you're curious about how we make our Quaker podcast, Daily Quaker Message, or weekly videos, you're in luck! This week we go behind the scenes with each of our content creators.
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Thee Quaker, Two Years In: Behind the Scenes of a Quaker Media Startup
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November 25, 2025 at 5:03 PM
What does it take to run a Quaker media startup? If you're curious about how we make our Quaker podcast, Daily Quaker Message, or weekly videos, you're in luck! This week we go behind the scenes with each of our content creators.
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Climate denial at the Pentagon isn’t just bad policy—it’s a moral crisis.
Faith calls us to address climate change and stand with the vulnerable.
Faith calls us to address climate change and stand with the vulnerable.
The theology of climate denial comes to the Pentagon
(RNS) — If you want cover for rolling back climate initiatives, few one-liners do as much work as calling them religious.
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November 29, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Climate denial at the Pentagon isn’t just bad policy—it’s a moral crisis.
Faith calls us to address climate change and stand with the vulnerable.
Faith calls us to address climate change and stand with the vulnerable.
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"Transgender Day of Remembrance is a day of mourning and is a call to action. Too many of our siblings face danger, rejection, and loneliness simply for being who God created them to be. Today, we say clearly: You are loved. You belong. We will walk with you."
Friends General Conference Stands with Transgender People on Transgender Day of Remembrance - Friends General Conference
FGC honors Transgender Day of Remembrance, to lift up lost lives and affirm dignity and safety for all trans, intersex, and nonbinary people.
www.fgcquaker.org
November 20, 2025 at 9:15 PM
"Transgender Day of Remembrance is a day of mourning and is a call to action. Too many of our siblings face danger, rejection, and loneliness simply for being who God created them to be. Today, we say clearly: You are loved. You belong. We will walk with you."