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Submit a Program Idea

We welcome program ideas from our community. To submit a program idea just fill out this form and we will get back to you. 

Inspecting damage from last year's fire

WEDNESDAY MORNING WORSHIP SHARING

Join us on Zoom every Wednesday at 10 a.m. (Pacific Time) for Worship Sharing. This weeks reading is a third selection from ANGER by Thich Naht Hanh, who passed away on Saturday. (see Friendly Quotes & Queries below) JOIN HERE

Quaker Center offers a daily online meeting for worship from 7:30 until 8:00 AM, Pacific Time. You can join us from anywhere in the world!

FRIENDLY QUOTES & QUERIES

From Anger by Thich Nhat Hanh

Anger and love are both of an organic nature, and that means they both can change. Love can be transformed into hate. You know this very well. Many of us begin a re-lationship with great love, very intense love. So intense that we believe that, without our partner, we cannot survive. Yet, if we do not practice mindfulness, it takes only one or two years for our love to be transformed into hatred. Then, in our partner’s presence, we have the opposite feeling, we feel terrible. It becomes impossible to live together anymore, so divorce is the only way. Love has been transformed into ha-tred; our flower has become garbage. But, with the energy of mindfulness, you can look into the garbage and say, “I am not afraid. I am capable of transforming the garbage back into love.

If you see elements of garbage in you, like fear, despair and hatred, don’t panic. As a good organic gardener, a good practitioner, you can face this: “I recognize that there is garbage in me. I am going to transform this garbage into nourishing com-post that can make love reappear.”

QUERIES: Have I ever experienced an intense love, without which, I felt I couldn't survive? Have I ever experienced the transformation of love into hatred? Have I looked into the garbage and known that I was capable of transforming the garbage back into love?
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WHY WE LOVE MONTHLY DONATIONS

Monthly Donations of any amount help us to better plan ahead & helps greatly with budgeting!

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If you prefer to send a check, please mail it to:

Quaker Center
P.O. Box 686
Ben Lomond, CA 95005

by Trudy Myrrh Reagan
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QUAKER CENTER'S FIRST MONTHLY MATCHING GRANT!

We have been offered a unique matching grant up to $10,000!

For every new monthly (or Quarterly) donation pledge received between now and June 1st, each monthly amount will be matched.

For example: If you pledge $25/ month, Quaker Center will receive another $25 each month until June 1st, or until we’ve reached a total of $20,000, whichever comes first. We love monthly pledges because they help us to plan a realistic budget for the coming year and, of course, we love matching grants. It’s a win-win for us and your giving will be worth twice as much. 

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