Weekly Announcements

Coming UP:

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

August 16th (Monday) 5:30 pm, Communications Committee
August 18th (Wednesday) 7:00 pm, Wednesday Meditation
August 22nd (Sunday)
- 8:00 am, Early Worship
- 9:15 am, Reparations Discussion
- 11:00 am, Meeting for Worship on Zoom
- 12:30 pm, Friends Writing Together
August 28th (Saturday) 10:30 am, Spiritual Friendship / Community Group
August 29th (Sunday) 9:00 am, Committee Clerks’ meeting
September 5th (Sunday) 9:00 am, MfW with Attention to Business

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Reparations – A continuing discussion

On August 22nd (Sunday) at 9:15 am, the AFM Change Group will conduct breakout opportunities to focus on three specific areas: (a) Language to discuss “reparations”, (b) Possible steps for AFM, (c) Defining the truth and reconciliation process.

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

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Friends Writing Together

At 12:30pm on Sunday, August 22nd, 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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Meeting for Worship – Blended

On September 5th (Sunday) at 11:00 pm, the fourth blended Meeting for Worship (MfW) will be held with attendees in-person inside the meetinghouse and other attendees joining worship using Zoom. If attending in-person, masks are required. No registration is needed. Windows will be open for ventilation. MfW will not be held outside.

When in attendance in the Multipurpose Room (MPR) and have a message, joy or announcement to give, please stand, speak loudly, and face the Owl in the center of the room where the microphones are located. If you feel comfortable, sStep towards the Owl. These efforts will help those on Zoom to hear what is being said in the MPR.

The Path Forward (PF) and Meetinghouse & Land (MH&L) committees have been diligent with regards to protocols and participants seemed delighted to have options for worship, including in-person and out of the heat. The plan is to have blended MfW on the 1st and 3rd Sundays. The Meeting for Worship (MfW) with Attention to Business (wAtB) to be held on September 5th will determine future options.

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

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Weekend Spiritual Friendship / Community Group

On August 28th (Saturday) at 10:30 am, 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 – blended” 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.

For more information, contact Jo Anne Schneider (joanneschneider77@gmail.com)

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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.

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Meetings for Worship

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

Spiritually connected, physically apart and without technology at 8:00 am on the 2nd, 4th and 5th Sundays
In-Person at the meetinghouse. Attendees will practice physical-distancing and stay home if ill. Masks are optional outdoors. Masks are to be worn when inside the meetinghouse if there is more than one person, unless those present agree to not wear masks. F/friends are encouraged to be respectful of each person’s comfort level.
- 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.
For additional information about Annapolis Friends Meeting and other events click here for the calendar. Or at https://annapolisfriends.org

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