March 28, 2021
Weekly Announcements
There are three (3) kinds of Meetings for Worship at Annapolis Friends Meeting (AFM). All of which are unprogramed silent centering worship:
- Spiritually connected, physically apart and without technology at 8:00 am on the 2nd, 4th and 5th Sundays
- In-Person outside at the meetinghouse for pre-registered attendees when the weather is agreeable. Register Here
- 8:00 am on the 2nd, 4th and 5th Sundays
- 11:00 am on the 1st & 3rd Sundays
- Online video conferencing at 11:00 am using Zoom each Sunday: ZOOM LINK; Phone: 301-715-8592, Meeting ID: 650 269 455, Passcode: 241727
As is our tradition, joys and announcements are shared after each Meeting for Worship (MfW). Although the information below does not include all of the joys or announcements for our community, it is wonderful to share what we have available. Check out the AFM Calendar for more. On the Calendar, select the “Agenda” view if you would like to see a list by clicking on the word “Month” at the top right corner of the calendar and select “Agenda” from the dropdown list.
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Coming UP:
The calendar list below can also be viewed on the bottom right of the homepage in the Coming Up section – wait for it to fully load.
- March 30th 7:00 pm, Meeting for Worship for Healing
- March 31st 7:00 pm, Wednesday Meditation
- April 4th (Sunday) Easter; Note: MfW wAtB will be held on Apr. 11th.
- 6:30 am, Sunrise Service Zoom
- 8:00 am, MfW in-person
- 11:00 am, MfW (Zoom & in-person)
- April 5th (Monday):
- 4:00 pm Path Forward Listening Session
- April 7th (Wednesday):
- 8:00 am to 3:00 pm, Light House Bistro is OPEN!
- 7:00 pm Wednesday Meditation
- April 8th (Thursday), 4:00 pm Spiritual Friends Group
- April 10th (Saturday), 2:00 pm Deconstructing Racism
- April 11th (Sunday)
- 8:00 am Early Worship
- 9:15 am MfW wAtB
- 11:00 am MfW
- 12:30 Potluck
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Meeting for Worship for Healing
From 7:00 pm until 8:00 pm, the AFM community will gather on Zoom for a Meeting for Worship focused on healing and transition. Our Dear Friend Lee L. who is very close to passing on from her life with us will be held in our hearts and in the Light. There are others in our community who are also experiencing serious medical concerns that will also be held in the Light. At the 11:00 am MfW on March 28th on Zoom, those gathered were able to express their love, prayers and well wishes for a good, peaceful transition to Lee as she listened. The Zoom links for the MfW for Healing is on the calendar or you can click: MfW for Healing
For more information, contact Pastoral Care at pastoral-care@annapolisfriends.org.
Path Forward Survey – March 2021
The Path Forward Committee launched a survey to obtain input from the community about our preparations to hold in-person, indoor events.
THANK YOU!!!! To the 41 Friends who have completed the survey! Yay!
The survey will close at the end of March. If you haven’t completed the survey, yet, please click on Path Forward March Survey to take the survey online. A printable version of the survey is also available. Only one survey per person, please.
Also, there will be two Listening Sessions sponsored by the Path Forward Committee that will be held on April 5th at 4:00 pm and April 8th at 7:00 pm. We can discuss and listen together about our answers to the survey and more. Please mark your calendars!!
For more information, contact Karen C. at clerk@annapolisfriends.org.
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First Day School
The Children’s Religious Education Committee and their “Second Circle” would like to extend the invitation to the broader AFM community to volunteer to help out with First Day School at some point during the remainder of the school year. This would help our small circle of adults already involved, and would be a great opportunity for you to help build community across ages at AFM. And, it’s fun!.
You can sign yourself up https://www.signupgenius.com/go/805044fa9aa229-afmfirst,
For more information, contact Cairn K. at children@annapolisfriends.org.
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Reminder – Easter (April 4th)!
The 4th Month Meeting for Worship (MfW) with Attention to Business (wAtB) will be held on April 11th at 9:15 am, instead of the usual 1st Sunday at 9am. The change was approved at the 3rd Month MfW wAtB, so that Friends can celebrate Easter on the 1st Sunday of April (04/04/2021) . The change in start time is designed to provide a bit of break between Early Worship and the MfW wAtB. Potluck will be held on the 11th, too.
For more information, contact Martha B. at clerk@annapolisfriends.org.
April 4, 2021 is Easter and the Ministry & Worship (M&W) Committee has the following offerings:
- 6:30 am (15-mins before sunrise) on Zoom
- 8:00 am, MfW – in-person with registered Friends
- 11:00 am, MfW with two options: 1st with Zoom and 2nd in-person with registered Friends
For more information, contact Ann R. at ministry@annapolisfriends.org.
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Quaker Voice of Maryland
Many KUDOS and much appreciation to Molly Finch (our very own) who develops all this information for Quaker Voice of Maryland (QVM and provides that information to AFM). If you want more information, please go to Quakervoicemd.com.
Here are the updates from Week 11 of the General Assembly and actions/activities for Week 12.
Updates from Week 11:
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Cross-over Day happened! – We, and some of our priority bills, made it to the other side of cross-over day; check out our priority bill list for updates on which bills are crossing over to the opposite chamber.
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Hearing on Senate Police Accountability Bills happened on March 25th – If you missed it you can still watch the recording on the committee meeting webpage. To get caught up on the difference between the House & Senate versions, and why MD Coalition for Justice & Police Accountability says we need to “keep pushing to reimagine policing”, check out this Maryland Matters article with helpful bill-breakdowns.
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Cross-over highlight > Rewarding Educational Milestones – On the topic of reform we want to highlight this particular bill from our priority list under the topic of criminal justice reform. This bill is focused on education incentives for people experiencing incarceration and bill versions were voted on favorably in both the House and Senate, resulting in a double cross-over — hooray! If this bill is new to you, check out testimony submitted by Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform (MAJR) in favor of the bill to learn more.
Updates as we look forward to Week 12 (3/29-4/2):
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Action Alert – Support Climate Solutions Now! (Link): Climate Solutions Now (CSN), a great piece of climate legislation moving though the General Assembly, has made it through cross-over day and has an opposite chamber hearing scheduled for Wed., March 31st. SB414 is being heard in the House Environment & Transportation committee – take action early in the week to let delegates know this legislation is important to you! You can learn more about the bill on the CCAN CSN webpage.
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Action Alert – Strengthen Environmental Justice Commission (Link): HB1207 calls for updates to the Environmental Justice Commission, which is included in the Climate Solutions Now Act but hasn’t been updated in 20 years. Use this action alert to urge Senators to strengthen the commission; examples of bill impact include increasing representation from community members impacted by environmental injustices. This is not a Quaker Voice priority bill, but this action alert is being shared because HB1207 would make CSN climate justice impact stronger.
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“Annapolis Lunch Break” on Mondays @ 12:15pm: Quaker Voice continues to host a virtual meet-up with Friends to touch base on the Action Alert for the week and then “go” take action. The meet-up should only take 10-15 minutes. If you are new to advocacy work or need a little extra support to feel confident to take the action, this meet up is for you! Join us in Zoom –> https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85050569999 // Meeting ID: 850 5056 9999; info is also listed on our events calendar.
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Outdoor In-Person Meeting for Worship
There is plenty of space for more people to participate at the outdoor in-person Meetings for Worship (MfW). The attendance has not exceeded or even come close to all who could participate in the outdoor, in-person MfW. Please come and worship outdoor, in-person! The registrations link is on the calendar or REGISTER HERE. There is planned to be an extra in-person, outdoor MfW held on the patio on April 4th for the 8:00 am and for the 11:00 am MfW. Please register.
For more information, contact Peter M. at ministry@annapolisfriends.org.
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Wednesday Meditation Group
At 7:00 pm every Wednesday, the Meditation Group meets on Zoom. The meeting starts with 40-minutes of silent meditation followed by a book discussion. The book changes and is selected by the group. Zoom LINK. Phone: 301-715-8592, Meeting ID: 821 9517 1855, Passcode: 066188
Contact Patty R. for more information by email to info@annapolisfriends.org
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5th Night Light – Every Thursday evening
From 7:00 pm until 8:00 pm, 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.
For additional information about Annapolis Friends Meeting and other events click here for the calendar. Or at https://annapolisfriends.org
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