Many Friends relish the peace, depth, and unity of such meetings. Completely silent worship can be a most refreshing and strengthening experience. When we are led to speak during worship, we observe spaces of silence between messages in order to allow each message to ripen in our hearts. We usually avoid responding to a previous speaker, although sometimes messages do share a common theme. It is most unusual for anyone to speak twice in one meeting.
Meeting draws to a close in silence after about an hour.
We close our worship by shaking hands and greeting each other. We are happy to welcome you to Homewood Friends Meeting. We hope you will become part of the loving community that we share.