- A Brief Guide to Using this Book of Faith and Practice
- Meeting for Worship
- The Light Within and its Religious Implications
- Testimonies
- Religious Education
- Friends’ Manner of Decision-Making
- Clearness and Support Committees
- Membership
- Marriage
- Recognizing Spiritual Gifts and Leadings
- Pastoral Care
- Preparing for and Responding to Injury, Illness, Death, and Bereavement
- Sexuality and Gender Identity
- Addiction, Substance Abuse, and Gambling
- Abuse and Exploitation in the Meeting Community
- Friends and the State
- Organization and Structure of Meetings
- History of Illinois Yearly Meeting
- Appendix 1: Sample Membership Record
- Appendix 2: Sample Certificate of Transfer and Acceptance of Transfer
- Appendix 3: Sample Traveling Minutes
- Appendix 4: Memorial Meeting Preparation Checklist
- Sources for Quotes
- Glossary
- Concerning this Book of Faith and Practice
- Faith and Practice
Illinois Yearly Meeting, founded in 1875, is a spiritual community of Quakers, also known as the Religious Society of Friends. Individuals in this community attend some 22 affiliated local meetings across five states. Each summer the yearly meeting gathers in a retreat on its campus near McNabb, Illinois to worship together and to conduct the business of the community.
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The text of Faith and Practice: Illinois Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends was approved by the Yearly Meeting in Sixth Month, 2019.
Illinois Yearly Meeting, McNabb, Illinois, 61335
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