“Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up" -2 Corinthians 9:10
Let Us Worship Together - Sunday, September 19, 20219:00 AM Early Meeting for Worship - Online only. Join on Zoom [1]. 10:30 Meeting for Worship Indoors and Outdoors at FMW First Day School - 1st & 3rd Sundays starting Sunday, October 3! Meeting for Worship, 6:00 pm Masking is required by DC in all indoor spaces. |
Also on Sunday:
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Head of Meeting |
Tech |
Hospitality Support |
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This Sunday |
Marriage & Family Relations |
Rob Farr |
Membership Committee |
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Sunday 9/26 |
Peace & Social Concerns |
Barbara Briggs |
Garden Committee |
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Sunday 10/3 |
Young Adult Friends |
Joe D’Antonio |
Alternatives to Violence |
Head of Mtg & Hospitality Support Schedule through December 2022 [5]. Review & add to calendar!
Religious Education Open Meeting, 9:00 am
Join RE Committee for this community meeting to discuss plans for First Day School!
Join on Zoom [6]. By phone dial: (301) 715-8592 and enter Meeting ID: 8656 5461 947#
For more information, contact RE clerk Julie Johnson, JulieJenJ@gmail.com
Reading Quakers Together, 9:15am to 10:15am (3rd Sundays). Newcomers welcome. We are reading Howard Thurman's Pendle Hill pamphlet, Mysticism and the Experience of Love. Join on Zoom [7]. By phone, dial: (646) 876-9923. On prompt, enter meeting ID: 2025778431# Contact: Sabrina McCarthy, sabrina.mccarthy@verizon.net [8], cell 240.778.5234.
Baby Welcome, Upper West Garden (or Meeting Room in case of rain) & via Zoom at 12:15 pm Community welcome to our newest member, Daniel Russ Higgins, born to Rachel Miller-Ziegler and Matt Higgins on April 5, 2021. Join Matt, Rachel and Daniel in the Upper West Garden or on Zoom [3] (same room as 10:30 Meeting). Contact: Gray Handley, Marriage & Family Relations, email: handleygr@niaid.nih.gov [9]
Upcoming:
ON SATURDAY--BYM Spiritual Formation Retreat, September 17-18, 2021 - via Zoom
Baltimore Yearly Meeting’s Fall retreat will go "back to the basics" and explore some of the practices that might help us (re)discover the Ground of our Being and sustain our joyful attention there. Friends will be invited to quiet, personal reflection, sharing in spiritual friendship in small groups, and fellowship with the whole group. Activities will be assigned during the off-line time. Zoom space will be kept open during meal time for virtual "table fellowship," so participants are asked to hold Saturday open just as if we were meeting on-site. Friday's session will begin at 7pm. Saturday sessions will run: 9-11am, 1-3pm, 7-9pm. More information and registration here [10].
FMW Community Celebration/Open House Planning Meeting, Tuesday, September 21 at 5:00 pm The November 7 Community Celebration will be a chance for us to get together, show off our building and the many aspects of our community. Please distribute this Save-this-Date flyer [11] (printed copies are on the lobby table! Feel free to invite others to get to know FMW, tour our Meeting House, learn about Quakerism and/or enjoy a great snack. If you’d like to help us build something wonderful, join the Nov 7 Organizing Committee. Contacts: Gene, gthrowe@gmail.com [12], cell: (703) 405-9003; Barbara, admin@quakersdc.org [13], cell: (412) 417-9384
Committee of Clerks Meeting, October 3 at 9:00 a.m., Meeting Room & via zoom
Clerks of all FMW Committees are asked to attend this meeting.
Peace & Social Concerns Committee monthly meeting, October 3 at 12:15 pm. Newcomers welcome.
ACTIONS ON AFGHANISTAN & AFGHAN REFUGEESJoin FMW friends committed to-- * Using this moment to learn about Afghanistan and how U.S. policy contributed to the current situation. If you’d like to join with other FMW folks to learn more and/or help Afghan refugee families, sign up here [14]. For more information, contact Barbara Briggs, BarbaraHBriggs@gmail.com [15] or If you would like to learn and act immediately-- Or bring a gift card (for Giant, Lotte, Harris Teeter, Safeway, and Aldi) to the Meeting and we will get it to one of the organizations working directly with incoming Afghan families. Here’s some context, and links to organizations working with Afghan refugees. [17] |
Quaker Spring Interim Retreat, Saturday, Oct. 30 via Zoom “Listening to the Inward Christ Together” Join us for the Quaker Spring Interim Retreat from 10 am to 3 pm. Please save the date. For more information, write to info@quakerspring.org [18]
FGC Fall Adult Friends of Color Virtual Retreat, November 5-7 via Zoom. - Register now Friends General Conference welcomes all Friends of Color, 18 years and older, to sign up for the 2021 Fall Adult Friends of Color Virtual Retreat, which will be held via Zoom from Friday, November 5 to Sunday, November 7, 2021. If you identify as a Person of Color and would like to join us, please click here to register [19] for the retreat. Registration deadline is October 25th. (This event is free, but donations are welcome and should be marked for “FGC Ministry on Racism.”
FMW Quaker Spiritual Development Programs - Full Schedule September 2021 [20]
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Reclaim Our Vote! Write Postcard to support voter registration and voting in Virginia! Bundles of 30 postcards along with packets containing instructions, scripts & addresses are available at Meeting - on the table in the old hallway. Or you can pick up Postcards during the week. For more information contact Peace & Social Concerns clerk, BarbaraHBriggs@gmail.com. |
Other Regular Meetings & Worship Opportunities
“Midweek Meeting for Worship, Tuesdays, 6 pm Join by Zoom [21]. Meeting ID: 202 577 8431 Password: 254224 Other phones, dial 1-646-876-9923, when prompted enter Meeting ID: 202-577-8431.
Young Adult Friends (YAF) Zinner get-together, Tuesdays, 6:30 - 8:00. Join via Zoom [22]. For more information contact Joseph d’Antonio, JDAntonioDC@gmail.com [23]
Quaker Bible Study will be held online on Thursdays at 7:00 p.m. Join via Zoom [24]. For more information, contact Gene Throwe, gthrowe@gmail.com [12]
Staying in Touch
To be included in the FMW’s Directory of members and attenders and email lists, or to update your information, send an email including your contact information to: admin@quakersdc.org [13]. Access the Directory from FMW’s website use Log-in ID: FMW and password is Discern.
FMW’s office is open most days during regular business hours, but if you want to stop by you may want to call or email ahead. Contact the Administrative Secretary by emailing: Admin@QuakersDC.org [25] or leave a message on FMW’s office phone: 202.483.3310.
OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST
Young Adult Friends - Anyone (aged 18-40) interested in learning about Young Adult Friends at FMW or who would like to join the YAF listserv, please contact co-conveners Joe D'Antonio, JDAntonioDC@gmail.com [23].
Personal Aid is looking for gift cards for grocery stores, Target, etc. These will be given to our vulnerable members and attenders as needed. Please contact Mary Melchior, email: mulchness@gmail.com [26]
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PERSONAL AID FMW’s Personal Aid Committee is in a position to help members and attenders who are struggling in Covid-times. If you are in need of assistance, please reach out to us. No need is too great or too small. All discussions will be kept confidential. Email Mary Melchoir at mulchness@gmail.com [26] or call Greg Robb at (202) 257-6646 |
Want to plan a future event at FMW? Contact Brian Lutenegger, Event Manager, eventspace@QuakersDC.org [27].
If you have maintenance concerns, please contact Property Committee co-clerks, Ken Forsberg, KLForsberg@gmail.com [28], cell: (202) 294-1954, or Todd Harvey, HarveyFolklife@gmail.com [29], cell: (202) 689-5886
Links to other Quaker Events and News:
- QuakerBooks from FGC - Book Musings [30]
- Friends United Meetings (FUM) video series “Walking in the Way,” (4 min each)
Released Thursdays on FUM’s FaceBook page [31], YouTube channel [32], Instagram feed [33]
- Pendle Hill - Upcoming Events [34]
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