Welcome

Celo Friends Meeting is an unprogrammed Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). Our worship service is based on meditative silence, and vocal ministry arises when Friends are moved or called to share a message.

We are members of the Southern Appalachian Yearly Meeting and Association (SAYMA) which is affiliated with Friends General Conference. As an unprogrammed Meeting, we have no clergy. We instead have co-clerks to provide administrative leadership. Friends are historically a Christian denomination, and we are open to the teachings of other Faiths.

Hurricane Helene

Hurricane Helene Update: Our meetinghouse wasn’t damaged by Hurricane Helene, but the area around us was devastated. Lives and homes were lost, along with businesses and livelihoods. Generous donations have poured into our meeting, and we quickly formed an ad hoc Helene Relief Committee to distribute these funds. We have already supported over 50 families, but the need is great, and we continue to receive applications for aid. If you wish to contribute to the meeting for this purpose, please make checks out to Celo Friends Meeting with the words “Helene Relief” in the memo line. Checks may be sent to our treasurer, Jo Ann Fernald, 922 NW 10th Avenue, Gainesville FL, 32601, Thanks for helping our community through this rough patch!

Meeting for Worship

First Days (Sundays) at 11:00. If you would like to sing with us, please come at 10:45am (it’s now inside).  Children start in silent worship with us and then depart for First Day School around 11:10am.  Please click here to visit the First Day School page for more information. You are welcome to stay for potluck at the rise meeting.

Keeping Our Community Healthy
• Please stay home if you have had a fever in the last 24 hours or are in the early stages of an upper respiratory or gastrointestinal virus. 
• If you have had a close exposure to someone who is sick as above, please wear a mask and distance yourself from those wearing masks and the elderly.
• If you have a cough or are sneezing, please sit outside or wear a mask inside.