April 11, 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.
- Apr. 14th (Wednesday) 7:00 pm, Wednesday Meditation Group
- Apr. 15th (Thursday) Quaker Market: due date for ordering postcards
- Apr. 18th, (Sunday)
- 9:00 am Committee Meetings
- 11:00 am MfW
- 12:30 pm CREC
- Apr. 19th (Monday) 5:30 pm, Communications Committee meeting
- Apr. 21st (Wednesday) 7:00 pm, Wednesday Meditation Group
- Apr. 23rd (Friday), Quaker Market due date for ordering food and oil
- Apr. 24th (Saturday) 10:30 am, Weekend Spiritual Friendship / Community Group (in-person at meetinghouse)
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Quaker Market Committee
The Spring Quaker Market will be held on May 1, 2021 as a “drive-up” and pick-up, modified Market. Orders must be placed in advance. Look for Quaker Market emails for detail. The due dates for orders are April 15th to have your order in for postcards and April 23rd to have your order in for food and oil.
For more information, contact Cairn K. at market@annapolisfriends.org.
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Quaker Voice of Maryland
Final update before end of session on Monday; here is what you need to know:
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Priority bill sheet is up-to-date > Check it out to get the current status of all priority bills – it can be found on our legislative session page.
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The GA Overrode Hogan’s Vetoes of Police Reform Bills! Hogan vetoed some of the police reform bills on Friday night and the General Assembly overrode his vetos by Saturday. Wow! Read all about it in this Maryland Matters article.
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Climate Solutions Now Act passed in House! From the looks of it CSN has successfully made it out of the house with a favorable report (!?!?!), making it one step closer to the Governor’s desk! Check out this Maryland Matters article from Friday to learn more about what happened to the bill in the House.
Reach out if you have any questions and thanks for being part of our General Assembly 2021 advocacy.
For more information, contact Phil C.. at social-concerns@annapolisfriends.org.
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Weekend Spiritual Friendship / Community Group
On April 24th (Saturday) 10:30 am – 12:30 pm, Weekend Spiritual Friendship / Community Group meets on the 4th Saturday of each month, in-person at the meetinghouse using the COVID-19 prevention protocols of social distancing and the wearing of masks. 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. If you would like to join the meeting using Zoom, please contact Jo Anna.
For more information, contact Jo Anna Schneider at joanneschneider77@gmail.com.
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Meetings for Learning
On April 25th at 9:15 am the Ministry & Worship Committee will be presenting a Quakerism 201, which is a follow-up Meeting for Learning (MfL) on Quakerism 101. Stay tuned for details.
For more information, contact Ann R. at ministry@annapolisfriends.org.
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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 registration link is on the calendar or REGISTER HERE.
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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