Quaker Prayer
An online program with Mary Miche
Mondays, February 2, 9, 16, and 23rd. 6:30pm – 8pm PST
Over four 90-minute sessions once each week in February, this online workshop will use short videos and guided, worshipful discussion to explore the rich varieties and common threads within the practice and experience of prayer among Friends.
Learn about the deep tradition of prayer among Quaker mystics and the kinds of prayer that shape and transform the lives of Friends today.
Newcomers welcome.
Schedule. Each week, we’ll treat a different aspect or theme of Quaker Prayer.
Session 1: The Varieties of Quaker Prayer with Quaker Speak video: Seven Quaker Approaches to Prayer
Session 2: What is Quaker Prayer? with Quaker Speak video: The Prayer Life of Quakers, ( David Johnson)
Session 3: What is Happening on the Inside? with Quaker Speak video Why do Quakers Worship in Silence (Lloyd Lee Wilson)
Session 4: Practice of the Presence with Quaker Speak video: How I Practice Quakerism throughout the Week (Fritz Weiss)
Program Costs – Online Program
All Quaker Center programs are on a sliding scale, with the following suggested contribution amounts for online programs:
Standard rate: $100 – $250.
Welcome rate: $50 – $75.
For more information about our program fees, click here.
About the Program Leader
Mary Miche, of Redwood Forest Friends Meeting and Lake County Worship Group, will facilitate this program. Mary is the author of the children’s book: Kids Pray in Many Ways; Las Muchas Maneras en Que Los Ninos Oran. She wrote her thesis at the Graduate Theological Union on prayer and therapy. Mary works as a therapist with children and their families in Lake County, California, and she has been a Friend for more than 50 years.
Barbara Birch of Strawberry Creek Friends Meeting will serve as Elder for this program.
