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5879 Nikolai Road, Finland, MN 55603 a part of the Quaker Intentional Village Project QIVP Website E-mail Contact: Community Mail
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Community Statement of Intention In common with other Quaker Intentional Villages, we believe community can be a means to advance the following six objectives: 1. To increase the mindfulness, spiritual focus and God-centeredness of our lives by finding and living near others who share these goals and thus will reinforce, on a daily basis, our desire to live in worship. 2. To strengthen our family life both by creating a "village" setting in which to raise our and others' children, and by caring for our elders. This includes an emphasis on leaving behind cultural obstacles that interfere with providing the time and energy that healthy family life requires. 3. To examine carefully our participation in the national/international consumer economy and begin to build the critical mass necessary for viable business networks and sources of goods and services more appropriate to our Quaker testimonies. 4. To focus on a lifestyle that is environmentally sound and that attempts to give back to our planet as much as is taken from it. 5. To include a good measure of joy, fun, outreach, and service in our lives as we strive to meet the first four objectives. |
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