Twenty Second Gathering of Quakers in South Carolina
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January 27-29, 2012
Regular Registration
Closes January 13th
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A tiny light is kept behind a glass
A shutter swings and squeaks against the wind
The stone is wrapped in vines, and weeds, and rain
At sea, the ships toss and tack, looking out
For light to guide them from the rocks, towards home.
Alone, asleep, the keeper lays, wrapped up
Against the cold, against the storm, eyes tight.
Up the stairs, behind the glass
Shuttered yet warm
The light waits to be tended
Against the storm.
--Peter Lehman
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Palmetto Friends Gathering is a fellowship of Quaker meetings in South Carolina that follows the unprogrammed manner of worship. The meetings include Aiken Worship Group, Charleston Monthly Meeting, Columbia Monthly Meeting, Five Rivers Monthly Meeting, and Greenville Monthly Meeting. Unprogrammed meetings traditionally meet in silence until someone in the group rises to speak, usually for a short message. After a period of about an hour, the clerk of the meeting closes the silent worship by welcoming everyone. People then greet each other, announcements are made, and people visit, return home, or continue with subsequent planned activities.
The Gathering meets annually each Spring for a weekend of worship, programs, and fellowship. The location of the gathering moves around the state from year to year.
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Faithful Security: a Faithful Response to the Complex 2030 Proposal
The administrations plan to develop new nuclear weapons must be stopped. Under the Complex 2030 plan, up to 125 new plutonium pits would be produced every year, posing a threat to public health and creation. In addition, the renovation of the nuclear weapons complex is expected to cost upwards of $150 billion dollars. It is immoral to spend our resources on unnecessary weapons when there are so many other human needs left unmet. We should partner with other nations to eliminate nuclear weaponsnot build more! Join thousands of religious Americans who oppose nuclear weapons in perpetuity by singing the statement below.
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