Weekly Announcements for January 10, 2025

Our Yearly Meeting will gather for a Called Interim Meeting on Saturday, January 25th at 11:00am online via Zoom to review and consider a revised BYM budget for 2025. After the close of the 2024 camping season and review of the Q1-Q3 financials, it became clear that our projections for camper fees in 2025 were incorrect. Staff and Committees have been hard at work revising the 2025 budget to be more accurate. 

BYM Seeks Next Catoctin Caretaker

Baltimore Yearly Meeting seeks our next camp property Caretaker. The Caretaker is the resident facilities manager for Catoctin Quaker Camp, located near Frederick, MD. The Caretaker cares for the facilities, readying them for summer camp and rental groups. This is accomplished under the direct supervision of the Camp Property Manager (CPM). The Caretaker should be an individual who enjoys living in a remote, wilderness area and working with their hands. The successful Caretaker is a self-starter who enjoys working both alone and with volunteers to complete projects.

FGC Online Gathering, Feb 1-9

The 2025 FGC Online Gathering of Friends, Feb 1-9, offers a range of workshops, many of which connect to societal patterns and spiritual gifts. Workshop options include half-day workshops, weekend workshops, and weekday workshops. BYM Friends might be particularly interested in Barry Crossno's workshop, "The Water We Swim In, which will explore the societal forces that many Quaker meetings face in the United States. He will offer research that sheds light on economic and societal barriers. This is a half-day workshop on Saturday, February 1.

Ministry & Pastoral Care Coffee Hour, Jan 16

BYM Ministry & Pastoral Care Committee invites Friends to a Coffee Hour on January 16th from 7pm - 8pm for worship sharing on the question, How is your Meeting staying centered with all the tumult in the world? BYM Ministry & Pastoral Care coffee hours enable sharing among local meetings and helps the Yearly Meeting get a sense of the concerns and joys among Friends in our region. All Friends are welcome at the Coffee Hour, and we especially invite Monthly Meeting Clerks as well as members of Meeting Ministry & Counsel/Pastoral Care Committees to join. 

Non-Violence Fundamentals Training, Jan 12

In preparation for the January 18 People's March on Washington, Baltimore PeaceBuilders (Central Maryland Ecumenical Council and the Interfaith Coalition for Black Lives invites you to a Nonviolence Fundamentals Training in-person in Baltimore. This training will provide a review of the fundamentals of nonviolence and provide skills training in de-escalation. The training will take place from 2:30pm - 4:30pm at Gwynn Oaks United Methodist Church. 

Chesapeake Quarterly Meeting, Feb 9

Chesapeake Quarterly Meeting will take place at Homewood Friends Meeting on Feb 9th in-person and online via Zoom. The schedule is as follows:

• 8:30 - Welcome
• 9:15 - CQM Meeting for Sharing
• 10:30 - Meeting for Worship
• 12:00 - Lunch
• 1:10- Legislative Forum
• 2:30 - Conclusion and Farewell

Chesapeake Quarter includes Friends from Annapolis, Stony Run, Gunpowder,  Homewood Friends Meeting; Little Falls, Patapsco, Patuxent, and Sandy Spring Friends Meetings, but all Friends are welcome to attend. RSVPs are requested by Jan 31. 

Sandy Spring Friends to Host Hassan El-Tayyab, Jan 12

Sandy Spring Friends Meeting invite you to a discussion with Hassan El-Tayyab, legislative director for Middle East policy at FCNL on Sun, Jan 12th at 1pm. Friends are invited to join for Meeitng for Worship at 11am and a simple Middle Eastern lunch at 12:15pm. In his talk, Hassan will address the current humanitarian access in Gaza, the role of U.S. weapons in human rights violations in Gaza and Lebanon, and ongoing efforts to reach a comprehensive ceasefire, bring hostages home, and achieve regional de-escalation. He will also provide essential information needed for constituents to advocate on Capitol Hill to end the suffering of both Palestinians and Israelis living through escalation and conflict. 

• New! Spiritual State of the Meeting Queries
  
• First Day Lesson: How to be Grounded
• Quaker Discernment on Abuse - New Meeting Resources
  
• BYM 2024-2025 Calendar of Key Dates
• Committee Handbook

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