We are an open, welcoming and affirming community of seekers. Our weekly, hour-long worship format is to wait in expectant silence, listening for the prompts of the Inward Teacher. Sometimes this guidance inspires us to certain action in our lives, and sometimes the guidance takes the form of a spoken "message" which is shared from the silence as ministry to one another. We engage in this mutual ministry without a pastor or sermon; instead, we manage the business of the meeting by rotating in service as Clerk, Recording Clerk, Treasurer, committee members, and coordinators.
- We use Quaker traditions, practices and disciplines to nurture our transformation, which grounds our individual witness in the world, and inspires our Meeting.
- We share our gifts both individually and collectively with our local community as well as with wider networks of seekers.
- We take joy in including and engaging our children and youth in our ongoing exploration of values, history and relationships.
You can find us at:
913 S Illinois Ave, (not for postal mail), Carbondale, IL 62901
We meet:
Every Sunday at 10:00am
Our phone number:
618-303-1040
Accessibility:
Wheelchair access to each level is at separate exterior doors, without an indoor elevator.
Wheelchair accessible restroom is on the lower level (kitchen/dining area), via the northeast entry door closest to the north side City Parking Lot 26.
Wheelchair access to the upper level CURRENTLY CLOSED. Once available, would require parking across Grand Ave to the south to ensure paved pathways to the deck/bridge at the south entry door.
Upcoming Events
Sun May 17
Meeting for Worship
10:00-11:00am
Venue: Gaia House Interfaith Center
Unprogrammed Meeting for Worship: Upper level in the main room. Friends wait together in expectant silence, listening for prompts of the Spirit from within and from the spoken messages of fellow worshipers.
Parking in the lot to the north is limited; we park in the long City Parking Lot 4 to the south across Grand Avenue. Access that lot at the stoplight across from the SIU entrance on US 51 South.
Sun May 17
2nd Hour - Fellowship and Discussion
11:00am-12:00pm
Venue: Gaia House Interfaith Center
Now the talking can begin! For second hour, we welcome newcomers, debrief our experience of the worship, and catch each other up on the weekly concerns of our lives and families. Some years, we schedule a monthly discussion of a reading (frequently from the regional book of Quaker Faith and Practice), or have fun doing group singing.
First Sunday 2nd Hour is our Pot Luck meal.
Fourth Sunday 2nd Hour is our monthly Meeting for Worship with Attention to Business.
Sun May 24
Meeting for Worship
10:00-11:00am
Venue: Gaia House Interfaith Center
Unprogrammed Meeting for Worship: Upper level in the main room. Friends wait together in expectant silence, listening for prompts of the Spirit from within and from the spoken messages of fellow worshipers.
Parking in the lot to the north is limited; we park in the long City Parking Lot 4 to the south across Grand Avenue. Access that lot at the stoplight across from the SIU entrance on US 51 South.
Joyful Noise
SI Friends and friends performed a special arrangement of How Can I Keep From Singing in Fall 2022, played as the introduction to the online Carbondale in Thanksgiving program. The arrangement by Tom Hensold was first conducted at the celebration of life of our departed Friend Maurine Pyle, who loved any opportunities to sing with Friends.