“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.” -Galatians 5:22-23
Let Us Worship Together - Sunday, September 12, 2021 9:00 AM Early Meeting for Worship - Zoom only for now 10:30 Meeting for Worship Indoors and Outdoors at FMW 12:15 Meeting for Business First Day School - 1st & 3rd Sundays starting October 1 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 |
Personal Aid |
Guy Martorana |
Hospitality + ad hoc volunteers! |
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Sunday 9/19 |
Religious Education |
Rob Farr |
Membership Committee |
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Sunday 9/26 |
Peace & Social Concerns |
Rebecca Nelson |
Garden Committee |
Head of Mtg & Hospitality Support Schedule through December 2022 [5]. Review & add to calendar!
Pastoral Care Working Group Check-in, 9:45am to 10:15am (2nd Sundays). Newcomers welcome.
Join on Zoom [6]. By phone, dial: (646) 876-9923. On prompt, enter meeting ID: 2025778431# Contact: Sabrina McCarthy, sabrina.mccarthy@verizon.net [7], cell: 240-778-5234.
Monthly Meeting for Business at rise of Meeting (see above) - All are welcome! This is our monthly opportunity to discuss issues and make decisions pertaining to our Meeting and community. All are welcome to our first Meeting for Business of the fall season.
Annual Interfaith Council of Metropolitan Washington Unity Walk, 1 pm.
An FMW contingent will leave immediately following Meeting for Business to join. IFC’s Unity Walk brings together hundreds of people from all faiths and backgrounds in a public display of solidarity and hope. The event will start at 1 pm at Washington Hebrew Congregation, proceeds along Massachusetts Ave NW with a closing ceremony at the Gandhi statue near Dupont Circle at 5:30 pm. More info & registration here [8]. For info on FMW participation, contact: Joe Izzo, email: jizzo4102@gmail.com [9] cell: (202) 425-0496 A virtual option can be accessed at www.ifcmw.org [10].
Upcoming:
ACTIONS ON AFGHANISTAN & AFGHAN REFUGEESJoin FMW friends committed to-- If you’d like to join with other FMW folks to learn more and/or help Afghan refugee families, sign up here [11]. For more information, contact Barbara Briggs, BarbaraHBriggs@gmail.com [12] or If you would like to learn and act immediately-- Here’s some context, and links to organizations working with Afghan refugees. [14] |
FMW Open House Planning Meeting, Tuesday, September 21, 5:00 pm
This Community Celebration will be a chance for us to get together, celebrate our community, and invite others to get to know FMW, tour our Meeting House and learn about Quakerism. The date has been changed from September 19 to November 7 to allow more time to plan and to ensure we are all fully vaccinated. Please join us! Share your questions and ideas, and help us build something wonderful. Contacts: Gene, gthrowe@gmail.com [15], cell: (703) 405-9003; Barbara, admin@quakersdc.org [16], cell: (412) 417-9384
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 [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! ROV’s goal is to send 850,000+ postcards to Virginia communities whose participation in elections has historically been suppressed. We will be hand-writing a carefully vetted message to encourage early voting in Virginia’s gubernatorial elections to help protect voting rights! Bundles of 30 postcards along with packets containing instructions, scripts & addresses will be available at Meeting on Sunday -- (on a table that will be either in the old hallway or in the Assembly Room). Postcards will also be available for pick-up during the week, this week on Tuesday 8/10, Wednesday 8/11 and Friday 10/13. 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 [15]
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 [16]. 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]
PERSONAL AIDFMW’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 - New Arrivals [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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