![Welcoming Friends: Encourage the Whole Meeting to Practice Authentic Welcoming](https://www.pym.org/resources/wp-content/uploads/sites/106/2021/05/welcome-greeting-message-1024x536-1-1000x536.png)
Welcoming Friends support the meeting community in warmly and effectively engaging newcomers. For many newcomers, obtaining a working understanding of Quaker faith and practice requires immersion in a community that is spiritually grounded, open, and inviting.