Weekly Announcements 12.11,2022

Weekly Announcements

Reminder:

If you know of an event that you would like to see in the Weekly Announcements, please send the information to communications@annapolisfriends.org.

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. 

  • EVERY DAY: 12 pm EDT (9 am PDT) Uphold Ukraine on Zoom 
  • December 13 (Tuesday),
    • 5 pm, Meetinghouse & Land in person
  • December 14 (Wednesday), 7 pm, Wednesday Meditation on Zoom
  • December 16 (Friday), 
    • 6 pm, The Friendlies (a.k.a., Friendly 8s) on Zoom
    • 7:30 pm, Education Committee meeting on Zoom
  • December 18 (Sunday) 
  • December 19 (Tuesday), 5:30 pm, Communications meeting 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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Attention!

January’s Meeting for Worship with Attention to Business will be on January 8, 2023, rather than on New Year’s Day. 

Potluck will also move from January 1 to January 8. 

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

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Sheri Owen/Serenity Massage Therapy

On Monday, December 12 at 7 pm in person, come to relax, release and reset. Through the peaceful tones of Peter Hess singing bowls, wind gong, koshi chimes and voice, you will be guided to release and relax your cares and to focus on the peace and joy of this magical time of year.  (410) 541-6853.

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The Friendlies

Starting at 6 pm on Friday, December 16, the Friendly 8s group will meet on Zoom to enjoy laughter, chatter and deep conversations. 

For more information, contact Ellen M. at info@annapolisfriends.org.

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Christmas Eve Celebrations

On Saturday, December 24, there will be two separate celebrations for Christmas Eve: on Zoom and one at the meeting house.  They will not be connected with technology.  Let’s enjoy these opportunities to appreciate the true meaning of Christmas.  More info to follow. 

For more information, contact Peter M. or Martha B. at info@annapolisfriends.org.

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Suggestions for Helping Others

Those who wish to help others for the holidays can directly help the Anne Arundel County Food Bank and the Light House. Click on the name of the organization to be brought to their website. Friends have been supporting these two organizations for years and it makes a big difference in people’s lives, especially around the holidays.

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Pre-Ordered Notecards from Quaker Holiday Market

If you haven’t picked up the notecards that you ordered, please look for them under the bench in the foyer at the meetinghouse. 

Contact market@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:

  1.     Weekly at 8:00 am. This Meeting for Worship is in person (no technology) and held outdoors in good weather. Masks and social distancing are optional inside the meetinghouse.
  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.