Weekly Announcements 10.02.2022

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 contains the link to the online meeting. 

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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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Committee Candidates (that would be YOU!)

The AFM Committees are looking for members to join in the fellowship and, at the same time, get things done. It is a great time to meet people and share in the livelihood of the meeting. To start, you can review the online list of committees and click on the titles to go to a more descriptive page that will detail what each committee works on. This is a wonderful way to enjoy each other’s company, talents, skills and personalities. Let’s energize committees, fill positions on the various committees and bring Spirit-led Friends into the work of the community. Resource: Committee List 

For more information, contact the Nominating Committee at nominating@annapolisfriends.org or send an email to info@annapolisfriends.org.

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North County Meeting for Worship

We will meet outside wearing masks at 7 pm on Tuesday, October 4. All are welcome! The Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) call worship events Meetings for Worship (MfW) rather than services. This is a silent, centering Quaker meeting for worship where a group of people sit for an hour in silent, centering worship. Come sit with us.

For more information, contact Diane E. at info@annapolisfriends.org.

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Fall Gathering

On October 9, 2022 (Sunday) from 9:15 am until 10:45 am, there will be an in-person celebration at the meetinghouse that will include breakfast for both the attendees at the 8 am MfW and the 11 MfW. This event is sponsored by the Outreach and Pastoral Care committees and is intended to be a time to reconnect with those we might have not had an opportunity to gather otherwise. There will be hot and cold beverages, muffins, donuts, and fruit available.  For anyone interested, we will have tours of the meeting house, the library and the grounds.  We are looking forward to the warmth and connectedness of an in-person gathering.  Hoping to see you there.

For more information, contact Joan M. at outreach@annapolisfriends.org.

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Discernment: “Quaker Call to Action”

On October 10 at 7:30 pm on Zoom, Friends will gather to further discern actions related to the Quaker Call to Action. The Peace & Social Concerns Committee is holding several online threshing/discernment sessions with a focus on how we might respond with love to our communities’ and our country’s fearful divisions. See the Quaker Call for background information related to an invitation for a national dialogue on the urgent threats to democracy. 

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

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AFM MH&L Work Day

On October 8 (Saturday), the Meetinghouse and Land (MH&L) committee is hosting a work day at the meetinghouse to take care of various Fall chores. Come one and all! There are various levels of talent and skills needed, including friends with no talent or skill! Please join in this community event to improve our meetinghouse and grounds, as well as enjoy being part of this lovely community. 

For more information, contact Kim F.at meetinghouse@annapolisfriends.org.

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Pumpkin Patch – October

AFM needs volunteers to help with the Pumpkin Patch. AFM will be responsible for assisting with selling pumpkins on October 13, Thursday, from 2 pm to 6 pm. We will be the sales people for the fundraiser that will benefit the Light House shelter, which is a homeless prevention support center. They hold an annual Pumpkin Patch fundraiser during the month of October and AFM Friends have participated for several years to help sell pumpkins. Please contact Marcia O. to volunteer to help and mark your calendar to enjoy the event.

For more information, contact Marcia O. at info@annapolisfriends.org

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MfL: Friendly Bible Study

On October 19 (Sunday), the Education Committee will present a Meeting for Learning (MfL) called: A Friendly Bible Study. Among Friends today there is a wide range of views of the Bible, from those who see it as an interesting historical document to those who see it as God’s Word. An increasing number of Friends feel the need for study of the Bible. They seek an effective study method which reflects Quaker values and tradition and draws them to the core of the Bible message. 

Contact Ann R. at ministry@annapolisfriends.org for more information.

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Quaker Holiday Market – December 3

The Quaker Market Committee conducted discernment sessions for identifying the beneficiaries, also called Quaker Causes, for the 2022 Quaker Holiday Market that will take place at the meetinghouse on the first Saturday in December (12.03.2022). For the Quaker Holiday Market, the first $250 will go to young Friends, 25% will be distributed to each of these charities.  Kenyan Friends, Hope for All, Interfaith Partners of the Chesapeake and World Central Kitchen. 

Contact Cairn K. at market@annapolisfriends.org. 

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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:

  1.     Weekly at 8:00 am. This Meeting for Worship is in person (no technology) and meets outdoors in good weather.
  2.     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 that you can attend 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 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.