Weekly Announcements as of 09.10.2023

Weekly Announcements

Reminder:

If you know of an event or a joy 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 information down below for  greater detail and the word Zoom contains the link to the online meeting. 

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What’s News, Joys and Life Happenings

Friends are invited to share their News, Joys and Life Happenings with each other during Meeting for Worship, through the Weekly Announcements email, and on the AFM-Discuss. If you have joys to share, please contact Ellen M. at communications@annapolisfriends.org and the sharings will be added to our news, joys and life happenings section. It should be noted that inaccuracies may exist in the information given that sound quality or receiving is not always precise. On September 3, we heard or found out:

  • Great to see Harold S. in the meetinghouse. 
  • Harold’s joy was that Roya came all the way from Switzerland to bring him to the meetinghouse.
  • Joy for Our Meeting.
  • A Friend said that it felt great to have all of her things in one place after moving. 
  • Grateful to have attended the ACT (Anne Arundel Connecting Together) meeting, a very positive meeting.
  • Grateful to have had rain!
  • It was a joy to have run out of chairs today for the 11 am MfW and Friends were able to bring more chairs into the room as more Friends entered the worship room.
  • Joy to learn that others at AFM have had interactions with Agnes Sailor.
  • There was joy expressed that 25 Friends silently witnessed two Friends being turned down for a marriage license because the State of Maryland, at the time, had not yet allowed same-sex marriages. Seven years later the couple were able to have their union recognized by the State of Maryland.

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Library Committee Meeting

On September 11 (Monday) at 9 am, the Library Committee will be meeting in person. 

For more information, contact Martha L. at library@annapolisfriends.org.

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Welcome Light Wednesday

Starting at 7 pm every Wednesday, the Welcome Light Wednesday group will meet on Zoom with 20 minutes of silence to start followed by spiritual readings and then listening to our spiritual journeys. Time will be given to hold friends in healing Light. In the past, this group was called the Wednesday Meditation Group.

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.

Friends are invited to share their request for a person or situations to be held in the Light by contacting the Pastoral Care Committee.

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

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First Day School

For AFM First Day School (FDS) there will be themes each month based on curriculum and teaching materials developed by Quaker Earthcare Witness (QEW). The September theme will be We Circle the Sun and the October theme will be Water. There will be two teachers for each session, learning and activities.

Volunteers are encouraged to sign up using the online sign-up sheet. Helpers (Secondary teachers) and Primary Teachers are welcome!

First Day School Volunteer Sign-up Sheet

For nursery care, please bring your pre-school children. Advance notice is appreciated for nursery care, but not required. 

For more information, contact Martha L. at children@annapolisfriends.org.

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Spiritual Friends Group

On September 14 (Thursday) at 4 pm, the Spiritual Friends Group, under the umbrella of Pastoral Care, will meet via Zoom. The group meets online on the 2nd Thurs. of each month to nurture our spiritual lives and, if requested, to ask the group to hold us accountable to our individual intentions. Everyone is welcome. Quakers and non-Quakers!

Contact Barb T. at info@annapolisfriends.org for more information.

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The Friendlies (a.k.a., Friendly 8s Group)

On September 15 (Friday) at 6 pm, The Friendlies will be meeting on Zoom. Quakers get together for a variety of reasons and getting to know each other a little better is the purpose of Friendly 8s 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. The Friendlies are a larger group of more than 10 and we meet on Zoom. If you are interested, we are an open group and invite you to join us.

Contact Ellen M. at info@annapolisfriends.org for more information.

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The Adult Religious Education Committee

On September 15 (Friday) at 7:30 pm, the Adult Religious Education (ARE) Committee will be meeting via Zoom. The ARE is a sub-committee of Ministry and Worship and they focus on planning Meetings for Learning (MfL) and other spiritual enrichment events for AFM.

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

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Chesapeake Quarterly Meeting

Starting at 9:00 am, September 17 (Sunday), AFM is hosting the Chesapeake Quarterly Meeting (CQM). Below is the agenda and more details.

9:00 Coffee, snacks, and welcome
9:30  Reflections on a Quaker Delegation to Israel/Palestine by Steve Chase in person and via Zoom
11:00  Meeting for Worship in person and via Zoom
12:15  Lunch
1:30 CQM Meeting for Sharing in person and via Zoom
2:30 Conclusion and Farewell

At 9:30 am, join the presentation by Steve Chase titled: “Is It Apartheid?” reflections on a Quaker delegation to Israel/Palestine. For more information, point your browser to the CQM web page: Is It Apartheid? This meeting will be blended (in person and via Zoom).

Lunch at 12:15 pm, those attending in person can enjoy a lunch prepared by Firehouse Subs, which donates a portion of their profits to first responders.  Vegetarian and vegan options will be available.  We’ll put out a basket for pay-as-led contributions to cover the cost. RSVPs are strongly encouraged by 09.12.2023 to help with food planning. Please come, even if you did not RSVP! All are welcome!

At 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm, CQM will be holding a Meeting for Sharing. This meeting will be blended (in person and via Zoom). AFM is a member of CQM and all are invited.

For more information, contact Canby R. at info@annapolisfriends.org.

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Children’s Religious Education Committee

The Children’s Religious Education Committee will be meeting on September 17 (Tuesday) at 12:30 pm in person in the classroom. 

Contact Nancy Jo. at info@annapolisfriends.org for more information.

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Communications Committee

The Communications Committee will hold their monthly meeting on September 19 (Tuesday) at 5:30 pm on Zoom. 

Contact Ellen M. at communications@annapolisfriends.org for more information.

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Quaker Market Committee Meeting

The Quaker Market Committee will be meeting via Zoom starting at 7:15 pm on September 19 (Tuesday). Among other activities, the Quaker Market Committee helps Annapolis Friends and the larger community practice being spiritual in our material world, especially through the Market process from preparation to conclusion using the Quaker testimonies (simplicity, peace, integrity, community, equality, and stewardship) along the way.

Contact Cairn K. at market@annapolisfriends.org for more information.

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Kunta Kinte Heritage Festival

On Saturday, September 23, from 10 am to 7 pm, AFM is one of the sponsors for the Kunta Kinte Heritage Festival and all are invited to come to Annapolis City Dock to participate and help out. This is the 33rd annual celebration and starts at 10:00 am with a 7:00 pm ending.

Contact Outreach at outreach-team@annapolisfriends.org for more information.

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Special Called Meeting Meeting for Worship with Attention to Business

On Sunday, September 24, at 9:15 am, AFM will hold a special event: Called Meeting for Worship (MfW) with Attention to Business (wAtB). At this meeting we will consider AFM’s path forward on our Retrospective and Restorative Justice Fund.

Contact Karen C.. at clerk@annapolisfriends.org for more information.

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Now Collecting Beans for 13 Bean Soup Mix

Please sign up to donate beans and peas for our annual 13 Bean Soup Mix. The Quaker Holiday Market will once again be selling 13 Bean Soup Mix and Friends are requested to start contributing to the collection of beans.

There is a sign-up sheet on line called: 13 Bean Soup Sign up. Click on the blue letters and sign up by clicking on the words “Sign Up”, enter your name, email address and phone number. There is a math equation to ensure that robots do not sign up to bring beans and the answer is the number 8. Click Submit and you will receive a reminder email.    

If you want to sign up for more than 1-pound of beans, please repeat the process.

Please place the dried beans in the labeled pull-out bin in the Collection Bench located at the end of the hallway near the Nursery. The dried beans need to be dropped off by September 24, 2023.

Contact Cairn K. at market@annapolisfriends.org for more information.

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Friends Writing Together

On September 24 (Sunday) at 12:30 pm, the Friends Writing Together group will meet. Friends write from prompts for 8-minutes and then share (or not). Comments include encouragement and impressions. Only if a writer asks for critique is that offered. This is fresh new writing and is treated as gently as a delicate flower. Everyone is a writer and has a deep well of experiences to dip into. Come join us for the fun and exhilaration of expression and enjoyable conversations. All are invited. 

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

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Uphold Ukraine Daily Meeting for Worship

  • Daily Meeting for Worship: EVERY DAY, Friends House Moscow supporters in the U.S.A. host a daily international online Meeting for Worship while joining other Friends who are holding in the Light all the people affected by the current crisis in Ukraine. For Eastern Standard Time, the meeting starts at 12:00 pm. Click on this Zoom link, which is the Friends House Moscow Cloud Meeting. Or use Meeting ID: 416 500 5614; Passcode: 182805
  • 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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AFM Meetings for Worship

There are two options for Sunday worship with Annapolis Friends Meeting:

8:00 am weekly: This Meeting for Worship is in person (no technology) and, in good weather, is held outdoors, but will be indoors when the weather is not as kind. Masks and social distancing are optional inside the meetinghouse. Also at 8:00 am, Friends can worship in communion with the friends at the Meetinghouse from wherever they are and without technology. This option to gather in spirit only while being physically apart was created to link Friends in worship in the early days of the pandemic, and often Friends are at their own homes.

11:00 am weekly: 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 during the school year (September through May). In the summer (June through August), AFM offers supervision and reading/drawing supplies for school age children.

There is an opportunity to worship on the First Tuesday each month at 7 pm in person that is held on a Friend’s porch in northern Anne Arundel County (Glen Burnie). Please see North County worship on the calendar. 

Contact info@annapolisfriends.org for more information.

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Care of Meeting 

The AFM meetinghouse is a precious place and the AFM Community cares for the building and property in many ways, including weekly care of the meeting that includes accomplishing certain tasks. There is a Committee Schedule for Care of Meeting indicating when the committee takes a turn to be responsible for cleaning up the meetinghouse and they may ask for help from others, as needed. The Care of Meeting Checklist helps to ensure that everyone knows what needs to be done. For the Month of August, the Pastoral Care Committee has responsibility for the care of the meetinghouse. All are welcome to help out at any time!

  • The Meetinghouse & Land Committee (MH&L) attends to the maintenance and operation of the AFM property, including the building, grounds, and use of the building by outside groups. The Hospitality Subcommittee falls under MH&L.

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

 

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