Weekly Announcements as of 03.19.2023

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 Meeting for Worship

Friends House Moscow supporters in the U.S.A. host a daily 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. 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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Quaker Market Committee Meeting

On March 22 (Wednesday) at 7 pm, the Quaker Market Committee (QMC) will meet on Zoom. The QMC helps Annapolis Friends and the larger community practice being spiritual in our material world. 

Contact Cairn K. at market@annapolisfriends.org to learn more.

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CREC Meeting 

On March 26 (Sunday) at 12:30 pm, the Children’s Religious Education Committee (CREC) will meet in person. They are the planners for the weekly religious education called First Day School (Sunday School) where lessons are provided by volunteers to school aged children. The theme for 2023 is “Earth as Our Home” and there is a rich lesson plan. Check out the AFM news article about the curriculum and come to the classroom to see what they are doing. You can join the pool of volunteer teachers by Signing Up. Use the same link to learn about the topics that are scheduled. 

Contact Nancy Jo S. at children@annapolisfriends.org. 

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Friends Writing Together

A fun time will be enjoyed on March 26 (Sunday) at 12:30 pm on Zoom when Friends will gather and write from prompts. Sharing is optional and the conversations are quite enjoyable. All are invited. 

Contact Mary B. info@annapolisfriends.org for more information.

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Communications Committee Meeting

On March 27 (Monday) at 5:30 pm, the Communications Committee will be meeting on Zoom. Click on the name above to check out the AFM webpage and find additional description of the committee. 

Contact communications@annapolisfriends.org to learn more.

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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.

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

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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.

Contact Pastoral Care at pastoral-care@annapolisfriends.org for more information.

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Meeting For Learning: Easter  

The Adult Education Committee will be providing a Meeting for Learning (MfL) on March 26 at 9:15 am about Easter. Ann R. will be presenting a content heavy, informational, reflective sermon with photographs and poetry on the subject of Easter. A question and answer period is planned into the presentation. All are welcome.

Contact Ann R. at ministry@annapolisfriends.org if you would like additional information.

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Earth Day

The Outreach Committee is planning on hosting a table at the Earth Day celebration that will be held at Quiet Waters Park on April 22 and will need AFM volunteers to help out. A banner will be provided by Bonnie P. and volunteers will be needed to organize materials and staff the table during the event.  Outreach will be collecting paper cups, seeds to plant in pots (paper cups), soil, coloring books, and reading materials for the event.

Contact Joan or Cecile at outreach-team@annapolisfriends.org if you are interested in helping or for more information.

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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 in person.

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 First Tuesday of each month, at 7 pm (please see North County Meeting on the calendar). 

Contact info@annapolisfriends.org for more information.

For additional information about Annapolis Friends Meeting go to the homepage or for events click here for the calendar. 

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