On Fourth Sundays, after Meeting for Worship, there is a semi-programmed Second Hour Meeting on various topics, to help deepen our understanding of sprirituality or our Quaker beliefs. Here is the tentative schedule of topics, followed by an archive of past topics. All Second Hour Meetings take place 11:30am-12:30pm on the dates indicated.
| Date | Topic | Faciliator (if any) |
|---|---|---|
| January 22, 2017 | Understanding grief | Kay |
| February 26, 2017 | Quakers and politics | Vinetta |
| March 26, 2017 | TBA | |
| April 23, 2017 | TBA | |
| May 28, 2017 | TBA |
| Date | Topic | Faciliator (if any) |
|---|---|---|
| November 27, 2016 | I am thankful for... | |
| October 23, 2016 | If there is a God, is "he" perfect? | Corey |
| May 22, 2016 | How did the ten commandments become two? | Vinetta |
| February 28, 2016 | How do we communicate with God, and/or vice versa? | |
| January 24, 2016 | The Book of John and its relevance to Quakers | Vinetta |
| November 22, 2015 | The beginning of the Book of John | Fred |
| October 25, 2015 | Expectant Waiting | |
| September 27, 2015 | Discussion of future topics for Fourth Sunday | |
| May 24, 2015 | The Human Jesus, cont. | Lowell |
| April 26, 2015 | The Human Jesus | Lowell |
| March 22, 2015 | Feedback for Pacific Yearly Meeting report, cont. | |
| February 22, 2015 | Feedback for Pacific Yearly Meeting report | |
| January 25, 2015 | Unity with nature | Vinetta |
| November 23, 2014 | What is the nature of good and evil? | |
| October 26, 2014 | What is the nature of God, if indeed there is a God? | |
| September 28, 2014 | Discussion of future topics for Fourth Sunday | |
| June 29, 2014 | Words mean different things to different people | Fred |
| May 25, 2014 | Origin and purpose of Quaker queries | Vinetta |
| April 27, 2014 | Equanimity and acceptance | Gene |
| March 23, 2014 | The homeless | Larry |
| February 23, 2014 | End of life discussion with reading from Faith and Practice (2001), p. 162-166 and Appendix 7 |
Lowell |