Weekly Announcements as of 03.26.2023

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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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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Meeting for Worship with Attention to Business

Please participate in the April 2 (Sunday) Meeting for Worship with Attention to Business at 9:00 am. This is an opportunity to practice several of our testimonies as we carry out the practical work of maintaining our faith community. We seek to be Spirit-led in our work, with as much efficiency as possible, achieving a sense of what Friends call “right order.” This will be a blended meeting where there will be participants in person at the meetinghouse and on Zoom.

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

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Potluck – Social Time

Following the Meeting for Worship (MfW) on April 2 (Sunday) about 12:15 pm, there will be an occasion for everyone to have an opportunity to socialize. There will be both an in-person Potluck and a virtual potluck. Please get or bring some food (or not! There will be plenty of food) and join us for either a virtual or an in-person potluck.  The Zoom link for 11:00 am Worship will stay open for this informal gathering. 

For more information, contact info@annapolisfriends.org.

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North County Meeting for Worship

We will meet outside wearing masks at 7 pm on Tuesday, April 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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Easter Celebration

On April 9 (Sunday) starting at 7 am, there will be the annual AFM Easter celebration. Plans are not quite firm, but there is talk of a morning hike down the ravine behind the meetinghouse followed by a hot breakfast of waffles, eggs and other yummy foods. 

Contact info@annapolisfriends.org to learn more.

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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 (Saturday) 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 need more information.

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Committee Clerks Meeting 

On April 23 (Sunday) at 9:15 pm (light refreshments) with a 9:30 start, the clerks of all of the AFM committees and others who are interested will meet at a blended meeting (in person and on Zoom). Committee clerk meetings are an opportunity to discuss issues that concern more than one committee. Suggestions for agenda items are welcome. The agenda will be sent out before April 23.

Contact Karen C. at clerk@annapolisfriends.org. 

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Living our Truth Worship Sharing 

On April 30 (Sunday) at 9:15 am, Fran Palmieri will be presenting a Worship Sharing Program entitled “Living Our Truth”, an Outreach Committee event, from 9:15 to 10:45. All are invited. 

This will be Part One of a three-part series focusing on “Who am I?”, “What am I called to do?”, ” How do I accomplish my mission in life?” 

Hopefully these worship sharings will help us answer these questions. Part One on April 30 helps us discern “ Who am I?  Am I different people?  What qualities do other people see in me?  Part Two on July 30 we will focus on what we are called to do that best expresses who we are,” Do I picture myself as an activist who never answered “the call”; or a creative person aching to sing, paint, write?” On December 31 Part Three will try to figure out how we can do what we are called to do.”How do I accomplish my mission? Who can help? What organizations might be a part of what I want to do.”

Contact Fran P. info@annapolisfriends.org for more information.

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Update: Afghan Women’s Fund Event

On March 18, the Quaker Market Committee and Peace and Social Concerns Committee co-hosted a cooking class for six attendees at the meetinghouse where they were instructed by Fahima Gaheez, the director of the Afghan Women’s Fund (AWF). The delicious food was then provided during a special potluck lunch following the 11 am Meeting for Worship on March 19 to the enjoyment and pleasure of the twenty-five-plus people who participated. 

The presentation that Fahima provided during the luncheon was informative and included photos of the AWF schools and life, offering perspectives on the progress made by AWF and partners. As of today, AFM’s fundraiser has raised over $1,300 from the two events. If you would still like to support this fundraiser, you can write a check made out to “Afghan Women’s Fund” and place it in the Quaker Market Committee mailbox in the office by Wednesday, March 29. AWF accepts donations at any time on their website: AWF. 

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

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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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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.