Weekly Announcements 06.13.2021

Weekly Announcements

There are three (3) kinds of  worship at Annapolis Friends Meeting (AFM):

  1. Spiritually connected, physically apart and without technology at 8:00 am on the 2nd, 4th and 5th Sundays
  2. In-Person outside at the meetinghouse. Please be prepared for the weather. Attenders will practice physical-distancing and stay home if ill. Masks are optional outdoors. There is no need to register as of May 2, 2021.
    • 8:00 am on the 2nd, 4th and 5th Sundays
    • 11:00 am on the 1st & 3rd Sundays
  3. 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. 

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Coming UP:

The list below can also be viewed on the homepage or on the AFM Calendar,

  • June 16th (Wednesday) 7:00 pm, Wednesday Meditation
  • June 18th (Friday) 6:00 pm, Friendly 8s #1
  • June 19th (Saturday) Juneteenth (a.k.a., Emancipation Day)
  • June 20th (Sunday)
    • Father’s Day
    • 9:15 am, Committee Meetings
    • 11:00 am, MfW
    • 12:30 pm, CREC
  • June 21st (Monday) 5:30 pm, Communications Committee
  • June 22nd (Tuesday) 9:00 am, Library Committee
  • June 25th (Friday) 7:00 pm, Visit with Oscar Mmbali
  • June 26th (Saturday) 10:30 am, Spiritual Friendship / Community Group
  • June 27th (Sunday) 12:30 pm, Friends Writing Together

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Juneteenth, June 19th 

Also known as Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, Liberation Day, and Emancipation Day, Juneteenth is a holiday celebrating the emancipation of those who had been enslaved in the United States. On June 19, 1865 the Union Army proclaimed that slaves were free with General Order No. 3.

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Committee Meetings

On June 20th at 9:15 am, most committees will meet.  Check with your committee clerk for where the committee will meet. There will be the online option available starting at 9:15 am for any committee that would like to meet using Zoom.. 

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Visit with Oscar Mmbali

There is an online visit scheduled with Oscar Mmbali for Friday, June 25th at 7:00 pm. Oscar Mmbali is a Friends United Meeting (FUM) field staff member, a Kenyan serving in Belize. Oscar’s main assignment is nurturing the growth of the meeting in Belize City. His approach focused on attracting youth and young adults in succeeding in growing this new meeting. Part of the proceeds from the recent AFM Quaker Market went to the FUM Global Solidarity fund, focused currently on needs caused by COVID-19. Oscar will fill us in on these needs in Belize and the ways such gifts are being used there. The AFM Ministry & Worship Committee is sponsoring this event.

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

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Spiritual Friendship / Community Group – Weekend

On June 26th (Saturday) at 10:30 pm, the Weekend Spiritual Friendship / Community Group will be meeting in-person at the meetinghouse. The Weekend Spiritual Friendship / Community Group will be meeting monthly on Saturdays. 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.  While planned as a “hybrid” meeting where some people will meet in-person outside on the Meetinghouse patio and others will be joining via zoom, due to technical difficulties the group is only meeting in person. Please look for updates for those who want to participate via zoom in the next few months.  

If you are interested in participating in this group, please email Jo Anne Schneider (joanneschneider77@gmail.com).

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Friends Writing TogetherGroup

At 12:30pm on Sunday, June 27th, Friends Writing Together allows us to indulge our creative selves and let words pour from our deepest places. What arrives may be a funny or poignant memory, a work of fiction, new lyrics or a poem, often surprising us with where we have been led. During the gathering, writing prompts are offered which begin the flow, and we write for 8 minutes. We then have the option to share our writing with the other participants, who offer not critique, but what moved them. We are a warm, welcoming group, so if you would like to put pen to paper or fingertips to keyboard, join us.
For more information, contact Dotty D. at info@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 on 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.

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

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