Weekly Announcements as of 01.15.2023

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. 

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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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Dayspring Silent Retreat 

On February 24 to 26, 2023, the Dayspring Silent Retreat will take place.  Dayspring’s website, dayspringretreat.org, offers a glimpse of the nourishing retreat setting with its natural beauty, precious solitude, as well as the spiritual companionship that awaits us. The registration form can be obtained on the Dayspring website.

Complete the registration form and make a check for $250 payable to Dayspring Retreat Center and mail to Jean Christianson, 189 Edgewater Rd., Pasadena, MD 21122.  Maximum retreat capacity is 18 (or fewer, depending on COVID protocol).  A check (full amount or deposit) will guarantee your spot or place you on the waiting list. Registration deadline is Friday, 2/17/23.  Checks will be deposited after the retreat. Annapolis Friends are encouraged to apply for scholarship assistance through AFM Stewardship and Finance Committee’s adult scholarship fund, if financial help is needed.

Contact Jean C. by email jschristianson@gmail.com or call/text at 410-908-1912 if you have questions.

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Friendly 8s – The Friendlies

Quakers get together for a variety of reasons and getting to know each other a little better is the purpose of Friendly 8 Groups. Typically, there are 8 people who share a meal, stories and have a relaxed, informal opportunity to socialize. It is great fun and there have been stimulating conversations. 

On Friday, January 20 at 6 pm, the current Friendly 8s group called The Friendlies will be enjoying their meals wherever they are and sharing each other’s company on Zoom.

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

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Friends Writing Together

On Sunday, January 22, at 12:30 pm, the Friends Writing Together will be gathering on Zoom. This is a relaxed way to have some fun with writing while socializing with others who enjoy writing. The prompts give us something to consider and then we write whatever comes to us in 8-minutes. To share or not to share is a personal decision, but there is no fear because we do not critique these fresh few sentences. We do enjoy the creativity and descriptions that are shared. All are welcome.

For more information, contact Mary B. at info@annapolisfriends.org.

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The AFM Library – Monthly Queries

It’s a new year!

The library committee is going to resume Monthly Query information. Books about the query will be placed on the left side of the rack on the counter. There will be a tier on the Pendle Hill rack of pamphlets about the query.  A copy  of the Monthly Query will be posted on the shelf above the books.

For January the Query is Meeting for Worship, a basic Quaker practice.

The Pendle Hill Pamphlet 444 is titled The Gathered Meeting. Steven Davison in 28 pages relates his experience of a “gathered” meeting. While he admits being gathered doesn’t happen at every worship he tells about the ones where he has felt it. Steven guides us through how to prepare ourselves personally for meeting for worship listing 9 actions we can take and meeting for worship with attention to business.  He also includes what the meeting community can do as a group to make a gathered meeting possible listing 5 preparations.

The #444 pamphlet and other Pendle Hill pamphlets are in the rack on the table.

For more information, contact Martha L. or Nan E. at library@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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Legislative Advocacy

On Tuesday, January 24, at 8 pm on Zoom, Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) will hold a “Welcome the 118th Congress with Action” discussion with advocacy experts. 

“Our Quaker faith motivates us to double down on persistent advocacy as a tool for creating the world we seek. Amid the chaos, we seek solutions and build relationships with our legislators.” – Amelia Kegan

To register for the FCNL session on the 24th: FCNL Discussion Registration.

Chesapeake Quarterly Meeting

AFM is part of the Chesapeake Quarterly Meeting (CQM) and our representatives at the quarterly meeting are Canby Robinson, Phil Caroom, Molly Finch, and Barbara Thomas. The next CQM will be held at Gunpowder Friends Meeting in Sparks, MD on Sunday, February 12. The focus for the February meeting will be focused on Maryland legislation as the General Assembly then will be in session. We will hear from Quaker Voice of Maryland (QVM) and the Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform (MAJR). 

Contact Canby R. at info@annapolisfriends.org for more information.

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Children’s Religious Education & Nursery Care

The Children’s Religious Education Committee offers First Day School (FDS), also known as Sunday School, from 11:00 am until 11:50 am in person each Sunday during the 11 am Meeting for Worship. In addition, there is Nursery Care, as needed. To line-up nursery care, please email children@annapolifriends.org.

Volunteers are needed for both First Day School and for Nursery Care. Please go to the Sign-Up Sheets in the Members and Attenders section (Want to Help?) of the AFM Website to sign up!!

Teacher Sign-Up Sheet

Nursery Care Sign-Up Sheet

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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). Nursery care is available; please email us at children@annapolisfriends.org if you would like to bring your child/children to our nursery. First Day School (a.k.a., Sunday School) is available for school age children.

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.

 

Wye Island with more than 1,000 geese. Photo credit: Ellen M.