Meeting Time & Location
Please join us for Meeting for Worship Sundays from 10:00 am – 11:00 am, either in-person or on-line
We have resumed Meeting for Worship as a “hybrid” event, meaning both in-person Meeting and the Zoom virtual Meeting in parallel. Friends can come to the Meeting House or participate using a computer or by telephone. For those with a computer and the free Zoom app, visit https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89638745720 (password 1234) (You may want to disable your computer’s camera.) For those dialing in by phone, call 1-669 900-9128 and then use the meeting ID 896 387 45720, and password 1234.
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Meetings are once again held in the traditional unprogrammed style.
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Our Meeting is affiliated with the Southern California Quarterly Meeting and Pacific Yearly Meeting
The Ojai Friends Worship Group meets under the care of the Santa Barbara Friends Meeting on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of the month at 10:00 AM in Oak View. Please phone (eight-0-five) 6 four 9 - two 2 seven 9 for the address and more information.
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What happens at Meeting for Worship?
The Santa Barbara Friends Meeting is an unprogrammed Quaker Meeting. Friends sit mostly in silence, although anyone who is moved to speak may do so. There is also an opportunity to share your name, add any after thoughts and make announcements after the service. Each week we close Meeting with light refreshments and there is time for informal fellowship. Learn more about Quaker Worship
Are children welcome?
As a visitor to an unprogrammed, or silent, Meeting you may be concerned about whether your children are being quiet enough. Please don’t be. The sounds of small children and babies are welcomed, as is breast feeding. Most children have a tough time sitting silently for a full hour, so feel free to bring paper and crayons, or a book to read for older children. Your children are also very welcome to attend our supervised First Day School, which is just alongside the Meeting Room. All the children from First Day School come and sit with Meeting for the final ten minutes.
