Weekly Announcements, November 15, 2018

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“Whoever has a bountiful eye will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor.” 

- Proverbs 22:9
 

Tuesday, Nov 20:  Worship, 6:00 pm in FMW Parlor

Wed, Nov 21:  Quaker Bible Study, 6:00 pm, FMW Parlor

Thurs, Nov 22: Thanksgiving Worship, noon, FMW Meeting Room

Nov. 28-Dec. 2:  Friends Committee on National Legislation—FCNL’s Quaker Public Policy Institute, Lobby Day and Annual Meeting in Washington, DC. For more information contact FCNL, Annie Chiorazzi: 202-903-2526, annie@fcnl.org, or go to: https://www.fcnl.org/updates/annual-meeting-and-quaker-public-policy-institute-2018-27 .

Sat-Sun, Dec 8-9:  Shoe Box Project, FMW’s longtime holiday tradition of preparing gifts for homeless children and adults.   Volunteers are needed to help wrap and assemble gift boxes.  For more information call or email CJ Lewis:  202-704-4430 or cjlewis2@yahoo.com.  
Snacks needed too!—Talk to Beth Cogswell:  571-344-8055, email: bethcogswell8@gmail.com

Request from Marriage and Family Relations:  We are compiling a list of the marriages or unions of commitment accomplished “under the care of the Meeting”.  If you were married or united under the care of FMW, please send a brief note with the date of your union, to Gray Handley, Clerk of Marriage and Family Relations, handleygr@niaid.nih.gov or give him a call on: 703 254-4127. 

Do you seek an opening to the Spirit?  The Spiritual Formation Program under BYM at FMW was formed to nurture and strengthen your connection to the Inner Light on personal, meeting, and community levels and may be of interest to you. For more information, please contact John Bluedorn at johnbluedorn@gmail.com.  

Head of Meeting
November 18:  Young Adults      November 25:  Ad Hoc

FAMILIES AND CHILDREN ARE WELCOME

First Day School begins at 10:30 each Sunday. If you come later than 10:30, please stay a moment with your child to help them settle into the class. Children in FDS are reunited with their parents in the final minutes of Meeting for Worship.

Points of Contacts for First Day School:  Shannon Hughes (shannughes@gmail.com) and Michael Beer at FMWYouthProgram@gmail.com or 703-655-5655.

Child Care is available for parents needing a respite during worship. Children age 0 to 4 will be lovingly tended in the Decatur Place Room from 10:20 am to Noon on Sunday. Please contact Michael Beer at FMWYouthProgram@gmail.com for any child care related questions. Child Care is also available for all ages of children during events on our campus upon request.

FMW is pleased to offer an opportunity to families who would like to have the Meeting officially welcome their children into our community. Anyone interested in such a welcoming, please contact Gray Handley, handleygr@niaid.nih.gov

ADDITIONAL WORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Meeting for Worship 9:00 AM Sunday.  Held in the Quaker House Living Room, this Meeting for Worship has a special invitation to silence seekers. "Quietness enough not only to know our own minds, but to listen to the still small voice."  Child care is not available.  

Meeting for Worship 6:00 PM Sunday. Held in the Parlor, this Meeting for Worship offers a sustaining opportunity for worship at the end of the weekend. Child care is not available.

Mid-Week Meeting for Worship, Tuesday, 6:00 PM in the Parlor. Persons seeking to worship during the week should consider this Meeting. Child care is not available.

OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST

The FMW webpage is available at www.quakersdc.org  To access the non-public pages, the log-in ID is FMW– the password is Discern. To join the FMW Listserv, or to be included in the Meeting’s Online Directory, send an e-mail to: admin@quakersdc.org  To phone the Meeting Office, call 202.483.3310.    To use WiFi in the Meetinghouse, the network is FMW and the password is simplicity. The Meeting’s Facebook page is www.facebook.com/FriendsMeetingOfWashington.

Young Adult Friends - Anyone interested in learning about Young Adult Friends at FMW or who would like the join the YAF list-serve, please contact Erin Murphy (murph23e@mtholyoke.edu) and Rebecca Nelson (rebecca@americasolidaria.org). Young adults are between the ages of 18 and 40ish.

Martha’s Table needs nonperishable food items on an ongoing basis.  Donations are collected in the basket near the Meeting House’s Decatur Pl entrance. For more info call Pam Callard (202) 829-9577.

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 Emilie Schmeidler at Emilie.schmeidler@gmail.com

If you have maintenance concerns about the FMW campus or identify accessibility issues, please contact Property Committee co-clerks Brian Lutenegger (734-255-6829 brian.lutenegger@gmail.com) and Merry Pearlstein (202-244-8777 or merrypearlstein@gmail.com). They will work with you to identify potential solutions.