Weekly Announcements, 5/21/2017
Printer-friendly version"...Quakers view truth as something that happens, it occurs...Truth is not a dead fact which is known: It is a living occurrence in which we participate....The guiding concern of people bearing witness is to live rightly, in ways that are exemplary. Insofar as they have an end they aim at, it is perhaps most helpful to think of it as the aim of cultivating their souls and converting others.....Quakers are convinced that genuine leadings all proceed from a common ground, spring from a unity which we seek and find...” – Gray Cox
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Worship |
Quaker House |
9:00 am |
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Friendly Bible Study |
Terrace Room |
Noon |
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Peace & Social Concerns |
Terrace Room |
9:00 am |
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Sexual Harassment Taskforce |
Quaker House |
Noon |
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Spiritual Deepening |
North Room |
9:00 am
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Book Discussion |
Parlor |
Noon |
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Worship |
Meeting Room & Quaker House |
10:30 am |
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Meeting for Worship |
Parlor |
6:00 pm |
May 20: Friends Couple Enrichment: Deepening Connections Joan and Rich Liversidge will lead a day-long opportunity for couples (regardless of marital status or sexual orientation) to deepen their relationship in a safe and sacred space. To learn more, see www.friendscoupleenrichment.org
Upcoming: DC Black Pride, May 26 – 29, 2017; and Capital Pride parade and festival, June 8-11, 2017. To volunteer to staff the Quaker booth, please contact Michael Cronin, mcronin943@gmail.com.
June 10: Friends Wilderness Center, a Quaker retreat with hiking trails, a cabin, and an abundance of peace and quiet, located minutes from Harpers Ferry holds an open house on June 10. For more info look at FWC facebook page, or website, friendswilderness.org, or contact Greg Robb gregquake17@gmail.com who hopes to organize an FMW caravan.
June 30 to July 2: Silent Retreat for Friends at Dayspring We will keep the silence from Friday evening through worship on Sunday, enjoying the beauty of God’s creation, reading, walking, resting, finding our own rhythms, and listening for the still small voice. The Dayspring Retreat Center is located in Germantown, MD. Cost is $220. For more information: Jean Christianson (jschristianson@gmail.com, 410.544.1912).
July 2-8: FGC Gathering, Niagara, NY Our theme, Ripples Start Where Spirit Moves, invites you contemplate where spirit is moving in your life and those around you and what ripples you notice as a result. For more information: http://www.fgcquaker.org/connect/gathering
Head of Meeting Schedule
May 21: Library Ctte; May 28: Hunger & Homelessness