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Flushing Interfaith Council receives $20,000 grant to support community relief efforts
Flushing Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends is a founding member of the Flushing Interfaith Council, which received a $20,000 emergency grant to support community relief efforts addressing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Robin Hood Foundation, a charitable organization which attempts to alleviate problems caused by poverty in New York City, allocated…
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Celebrate Sacred Sites!
Flushing Meeting will host Sacred Sites Open House on Saturday & Sunday, May 5 & 6, 2018. This year’s Open House will feature guided tours, a “Flushing Day” book talk on Saturday, and a concert on Sunday, as well as updates on cultural and social programs offered throughout the year. BOOK TALK: Saturday, May 5,…
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History Revisited at Flushing Meeting
NYC Channel 5 broadcast a news report on the fantastic history of Flushing Meeting: The year is 1694, five years after the British passed the Toleration Act allowing some, but not all, religions that dissented from the Church of England to practice out in the open. That freedom was extended to include a small English…