QUERY FOR JUNE

• Do we center our lives in the awareness of the presence of God so that all things take their rightful place?
  
• Do we keep our lives uncluttered with things and activities and avoid commitments beyond our strength and light?
  
• Is the life of the Meeting so ordered that it helps us simplify our personal lives?
  
• Do we order our individual lives so as to nourish our spiritual growth?

QUERY FOR DECEMBER

• Do we each take an active part in the life of our Meeting?
• How do we recognize the varied skills and spiritual gifts of our members and attenders?
• How do we nurture their use and growth?
• In what ways are we bringing together members and attenders, young and old, in love and community?

Holiday Potluck and Program

Noon - Sunday, December 10th at the Plimls, following Meeting for Worship at Marywood.

Lake Erie Yearly Meeting Queries

1. What do I understand "divine guidance" and "discernment" to mean?
2. How do I experience divine guidance and discernment in my life and in our life as a Meeting?
3. What are we, as Friends, being called to do or to be in the world at this time?

Time Change in December

Meeting for Worship will change to:
Sundays at 10:30 AM; Fellowship at 11:45 AM
on December 3, 2006

QUERY FOR OCTOBER

• Do we live in the virtue of that life and power which takes away the occasion of all war?
• Do we refrain from taking part in war as inconsistent with the spirit of Christ?
• What are we doing to remove the causes of war and to bring about the conditions of Peace?
• Where there are hatred, division and strife, how are we instruments of reconciliation and love?
• As we work for peace in the world, are we nourished by peace within ourselves?

QUERY FOR SEPTEMBER

Query: Is there a climate of love and trust in our Meeting which invites and encourages everyone to be open about individual and family lifestyles, including their satisfactions and problems? • How does the Meeting support families of all kinds in their attempts to improve communication, family life, and the rearing of children in a context of love? How do we help the Meeting give a sense of spiritual kinship to those who participate in it?