Weekly Announcements 03.20.2022

Weekly Announcements

Coming Up:

The list of events below can also be viewed on the AFM website’s homepage or on the AFM Calendar.

Note: Titles link to the AFM Calendar for greater detail and the word Zoom links to the online meeting. 

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Uphold Ukraine!

Friends House Moscow supporters in the USA are running an international online Meeting for Worship, to join other Friends holding in the Light all the people affected by the current crisis in Ukraine. This meeting will run EVERY DAY. The start time depends on your time zone. In California (Pacific time, PDT) it starts at 9:00 am.

Click on THIS LINK and scroll down to Meetings for Worship.

For more information, contact Ann R. at ministry@annapolisfriends.org.

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Quakers in Kyiv MfW

The Quakers in Kyiv meet on Sundays at 7:00 am EDT in silence. For Zoom information, go to their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/QuakersKyivUkraine/. 

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Welcome to the Meetinghouse!

All are welcome to come to the AFM meetinghouse for worship and socializing! As of March 6th AFM Meeting for Worship with Attention to Business (MfW wAtB) , it was determined that the meetinghouse can be open to all AFM members and affiliates, as well as BYM affiliates. Masks are now optional for indoors activities and respect is requested for each individual’s sense of COVID protection, including the wearing of a mask and keeping physically distant. The use of Zoom for meetings will continue as it has been these past two years.

For more information, contact Karen C. at clerk@annapolisfriends.org.

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Afghan Refugee Resettlement

Volunteers who have direct contact with refugees will receive training on Thursday, Mar. 24th at 7:00 pm on Zoom. See calendar for details.

Also, the ad hoc committee to help Afghan refugee families resettle is looking for donations of bicycles and cell phones, in particular. Other items are needed, as well. Look for an emails sent to the AFM-Announce list for more details. 

Contact Jo Anne S. at joanneschneider77@gmail.com for more information.

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First Day School

The Children Religious Education Committee (CREC) is requesting volunteers to assist with in-person First Day School on Sundays starting before the 11:00 am MfW.

Contact Martha L. at children@annapolisfriends.org for more information.

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Spring Clean-up – Outdoor Work Day

The Meetinghouse & Land Committee announced that there will be an outdoor “work day” to spruce up the grounds at the meetinghouse on March 26th (Saturday) from 9:00 am until 1:00 pm. There will be opportunities to garden, rake leaves, wash windows and more. In addition, there will be coffee, refreshments and lunch. All are welcome!

Contact Kim F. or Jeanne W. at meetinghouse@annapolisfriends.org for more information.

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Weekend Spiritual Friendship Group

The Weekend Spiritual Friendship / Community Group meets on the 4th Saturdays at 10:30 am every month. The group is mainly meant as a way to build community, spiritual support, and share our spiritual journeys and questions about spirituality. This group is open to anyone affiliated with Annapolis Friends Meeting.  This is a “hybrid” meeting where some people will meet in-person outside on the Meetinghouse patio and others will be joining via zoom.

For more information, contact joanneschneider77@gmail.com.

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FCNL Priorities Discussion

On Sunday, March 27th at 9:15 am, there will be a discussion to discern what we (AFM friends) suggest as priorities for the Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL). This is a Zoom meeting. See the Calendar.

For more information, contact Phil C. at social-concerns@annapolisfriends.org. 

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Friends Writing Together

All are invited to the Friends Writing Together held on the 4th Sunday (March 27th) at 12:30 pm. We write from prompts. The facilitator will provide a brief suggestion intended to elicit images, stories, and thoughts, which only you know, to which only you can give voice. Sharing aloud is optional. We do not critique this fresh writing, but offer what touched us. Everyone has stories—the prompts simply help guide us toward them. No experience necessary; all ages welcome. Bringing your lunch is optional.

Contact Mary B. at info@annapolisfriends.org for more information.

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Welcome Gathering

On April 10, 2022 (Sunday) from 9:15 am until 10:45 am, there will be an in-person celebration at the meetinghouse marking our return to the meetinghouse after more than two years of being away. This event is sponsored by the Outreach and Pastoral Care committees. A time to reconnect with those we haven’t seen in person since the Pandemic began, and to meet new attendees, so that we can welcome them in person. There will be hot and cold beverages, muffins, donuts, and fruit available.  For anyone interested, we will have tours of the meeting house, the library and the grounds.  We are looking forward to the warmth and connectedness of an in-person gathering.  Hoping to see you there.

For more information, contact Joan M. at outreach@annapolisfriends.org.

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Easter Celebration

On April 17, 2022 (Sunday), AFM will be celebrating Easter and the Ministry & Worship Committee are planning the events. 

For more information, contact Peter M. at meredith.peter@gmail.com.

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Quakerism – Learn More

There is an opportunity presented by the Patapsco Friends Meeting who is hosting a series of discussions about Quakerism. They would like to invite you to join them on the next third Tuesday (April 19) at 7pm on Zoom. There is a flyer introducing the schedule.

The format is simple. They will view a short QuakerSpeak video after a period of silence. Then the group will offer a few queries and open up small breakout rooms to hear how Friends respond to the video. And finally they will rejoin the virtual discussion to hear what experiences and reflections Friends are led to share. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about how to join the meeting on zoom.

For more information, contact Jim R. at jimrose38@gmail.com.

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A Quaker Filmmaker – Martin Krafft

On April 24th 9:15 am during Meeting for Learning, itinerant Friend, Martin Krafft, will be discussing the process of making the documentary film, “Terminal”, and the relation between filmmaking and Quaker practice. The film explores his friend Rachel’s experience with a terminal cancer diagnosis, as well as Rachel’s complex existence in the world. “Terminal” considers, too, the difficulties that arise in trying to provide support for a friend in need. Here is a trailer for the film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyBSwUhVRHM&feature=youtu.be.

For more information, contact Ann R. at ministry@annapolisfriends.org.

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Wednesday Meditation Group

Starting at 7pm every Wednesday, the Meditation Group will meet on Zoom and we will sit silently for the first 40-minutes followed by a book discussion based on a selected book.

For more information, contact Patty R. at info@annapolisfriends.org.

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5th Night Light – Every Thursday evening

From 7:00 pm until 8:00 pm every Thursday, the AFM community engages in a spiritual practice that acknowledges the Light of God within each person and that to be in community is to actively care for one another. During that time, Friends hold people and situations who need additional spiritual support in the Light. Friends will pause wherever they may be, read the list of names, and hold each person or situation in our hearts and in the Light. On Wednesday, the list of names or situations are sent out to the AFM-Announce list.

For more information, contact Pastoral Care at pastoral-care@annapolisfriends.org.

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Meetings for Worship

There are two options for Sunday worship with Annapolis Friends Meeting:

  1.     Weekly at 8:00am. This Meeting for Worship is in person (no technology) and meets outdoors in good weather.
  2.     Weekly at 11:00 am. This Meeting for Worship can be attended in person at the Meetinghouse, or remotely on Zoom (Phone: 301-715-8592, Meeting ID: 650 269 455, Passcode: 241727)

Other options for Meetings for Worship include: 1) a gathering in spirit only, physically apart and without technology, in communion with friends at the Meeting House at 8:00 a.m. This option was created to link Friends in worship in the early days of the pandemic, and often Friends are at their own homes.  2) In North County, on the 1st Tuesday of each month, at 7:00 pm (please see North County Meeting on the calendar). 

For more information, send an email to info@annapolisfriends.org.

For additional information about Annapolis Friends Meeting and other events click here for the calendar. Or at https://annapolisfriends.org.