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.
- EVERY DAY: 12 pm EDT (9 am PDT) Uphold Ukraine on Zoom
- June 15 (Wednesday), 7 pm, Wednesday Meditation Group on Zoom
- June 17 (Friday), 6 pm, Friendly 8s (a.k.a., The Friendlies) on Zoom
- June 18 (Saturday), 9 am, AFSC marching in D.C.
- June 19 (Sunday)
- 8 am, Meeting for Worship, in person or from your home (no technology)
- 9:15 am, Committee Meetings – most on Zoom
- 11 am, Meeting for Worship (in person and on Zoom)
- 11 am, First Day School (Children’s Religious Education), contact children@annapolisfriends.org
- 1 pm, Silent Worship with the Quakers in Kyiv on Zoom
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Uphold Ukraine Daily
Friends House Moscow supporters in the U.S.A. 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. It starts at 9:00 am PDT (12:00 pm EDT).
Click on THIS LINK, which is the Friends House Moscow Cloud Meeting. This link was revised as of 04.10.2022. Or use Meeting ID: 416 500 5614; Passcode: 182805
Contact Ann R. at ministry@annapolisfriends.org for more information.
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Quakers in Kyiv Sunday MfW
The Quakers in Kyiv meet on Sundays at 1:00 pm EDT in silence. For Zoom information, go to their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/QuakersKyivUkraine/.
On Zoom: Meeting ID: 852 8396 7313; Passcode: 2022
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Afghan Refugees
AFM and our neighbors, the Unitarian Universalist Church of Annapolis (UUCA) are sponsoring an Agahan family!! The family moved into an apartment in Silver Spring near the White Oak Shopping Center. Moving day went well with much help from both AFM and UUCA on June 4th. Volunteers are needed for the health-related communications/transportation, educational tasks (i.e, children and school), and the job search. Jo Anne S. will be sending additional information on the AFM-Announce email list.
Donate new or used cell phones and computers for Afghan refugees. There is a box at the meetinghouse where you can drop them off.
Contact Doug McC. for more information at 410-923-1443.
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Friendly 8s (a.k.a., The Friendlies)
On Friday, June 17th at 6:00 pm, The Friendlies, a Friendly 8s group, will meet on Zoom.
Contact Barb T. at info@annapolisfriends.org for more information.
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AFSC – Poor People’s March June 18th 9 am
On Saturday, June 18th at 9 am, the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) will gather at John Marshal Park and Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C. to organize for the Poor People’s & Low-Wage Workers’ Assembly and Moral March on Washington and to the Polls. See Joan M.’s email dated June 12th for more information.
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Committee Meetings – June 19 (Sunday)
On June 19 (Sunday) at 9:15 am, most AFM Committees meet on Zoom. committees are the important places where most of our Meeting work is done. They form at the beginning of the calendar year. There are Committee Clerks, co-Clerks, Assistant Clerks and other volunteer committee members. Committees typically meet each month.
For more information, please contact info@annapolisfriends.org.
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Hold the Date: Meeting for Learning – June 26 (Sunday)
On June 26 (Sunday) at 9:15 am, the AFM Education Committee will be providing a Meeting for Learning (MfL). More details will be coming soon.
Contact Ann at ministry@annapolisfriends.org to learn more.
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BYM Annual Session
The in-person portion of Baltimore Yearly Meeting (BYM) Annual Session will be held on August 1 – 7, 2022 at Hood College in Fredrick, MD. Registration is now open. The theme: Considering the wildflowers rooted in history, growing towards Spirit. It will be pay-as-lead and AFM has a scholarship. There will be an online portion of BYM Annual Session that will take place the week prior to August 1st starting on July 28 through July 31st..
On July 30th, our own Fran Palmeri will be presenting an online workshop at 10 am to 12 pm on the Many Faces of Wildflowers: “Wildflowers work at many levels in our lives. We will share how they connect us to each other, the planet and the Divine. Bring your stories, art, crafts, writing, music, healing and gardening tips, recipes, conservation and sustainability ideas. I will provide inspiration with photos and quotes”
Rita Hawkins will be presenting in-person on August 4th at 2 pm on Becoming Comfortable with our Mortality: Living & Dying Well: “Ria Hawkins will share her experience where frequent and open communication about aging and dying contributed enormously to the deeply spiritual death of her beloved husband Ted. The workshop consists of presentations, an experiential exercise and worshipful sharing on queries from the End of Life Working Group’s new publication.”
To register and obtain additional information, visit the BYM website at BYM Annual Session.
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BYM Fall Spiritual Formation Retreat
The Baltimore Yearly Meeting (BYM) Fall Spiritual Formation Retreat is scheduled for September 9 – 11, 2022 and registration is now open. Although it seems so far into the future, it is best to get ready now if you are interested. The retreat will be held at Shepherd’s Spring Outdoor Ministry Center, 16869 Taylors Landing Rd, Sharpsburg, MD.
For additional questions, please contact Marilyn Rothstein at marilyrothsetin@comcast.net or visit the BYM Spiritual Formation website.
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Memorial Celebration of Life
There will be a memorial Celebration of Life scheduled.
On July 16, 2022 (Saturday), there will be a worship meeting for Bob Bruniga.
Contact Barb T. at pastoral-care@annapolisfriends.org for more information.
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Wednesday Meditation Group
Starting at 7 pm 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:
- Weekly at 8:00 am. This Meeting for Worship is in person (no technology) and meets outdoors in good weather.
- 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.
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