Weekly Announcements for February 13, 2026
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Quaker Shenanigans: White Supremacy Culture in Business Meeting Workshop, March 7 at 10:00am |
How can we know when we are caught up in the ways of our dominant culture and when we are being true to the Spirit in our Friends processes? In this workshop sponsored by BYM Reparations Action Working Group, we will disentangle Quaker business practices grounded in foundational spiritual principles from those that reflect White, middle-class, college-educated cultural norms.
Michael Levi and Jade Eaton, both members of Adelphi Friends Meeting, will facilitate this workshop, which is based on a much longer workshop that they presented last through FGC. Jade and Michael have both served as clerk of Adelphi, of the Board of Trustees of Friends Community School, and a variety of committees. They find Business Meeting vital to the health of monthly meetings.
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March Interim Meeting Agenda Items & Documents Due |
The next BYM Interim Meeting is March 21st at Patapsco Friends Meeting. Agenda items are due TODAY to the Interim Clerk at IMclerk@bym-rsf.org. Advance reports and other supporting written documents are due next Thursday, Feb 19 to GenSec@bym-rsf.org. Thank you for helping us prepare materials with adequate time for Monthly Meeting consideration! Late agenda items and documents are subject to being laid-over to a future business meeting.
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| Miles White Beneficial Society Grants & Scholarships Applications Closes March 7 |
The Miles White Beneficial Society of Baltimore City (MWBS) is now accepting applications for their scholarship program. Scholarships of up to $7,000 are available for undergraduate and vocational school students. Applications open on January 12 and close on March 6, 2026, with funding decisions by the end of May 2026. For applications information and forms, go to https://mileswhite.org/.
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Dinner with Death at SSFM, Feb 28 |
On Sat, Feb 28 at 6:00 pm, Sandy Spring Friends Meeting’s End of Life Planning Group invites you to come to the table for a conversation over dinner. Dinner with Death is a chance to explore together in a deeper, more meaningful way. There’s no right or wrong way to process this emotion-laden topic yet many find we need one another to die peacefully. You might find that talking about death is one of the most life-affirming things you can do. We hope you’ll join us!
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| Homewood Quaker Foundations, Mondays in March |
Homewood Friends Meeting invite you to join their Quaker Foundations course, every Monday in March.The course is an excellent way to get a comprehensive overview of the fundamentals of our rich Quaker tradition. Newcomers and oldtimers alike are encouraged to participate in this on-line offering using a combination of lecture, small and large group discussion and vieos. Please consider joining us!!
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World Council of Churches Shares Anti-Racism Resources |
Confronting racism and fighting for racial justice are and should be our ecumenical contribution toward the renewal of the church. Although churches today understand racism to be a sin and its theological justification a heresy, this has not always been the case. The ecumenical family therefore needs to continue addressing our history and our reality self-critically. During Black History Month, the World Council of Churches wishes to share these resources with congregations around the world.
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Upcoming Committee Meetings
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The following BYM Committees have upcoming meetings. Don't see your committee meeting listed? Email details to admin@bym-rsf.org so we can add it to the BYM Events Calendar.
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Jesus' Friends Worship Sharing, Feb 15, 3:00pm
- Supervisory Committee, Feb 17, 4:30pm
- Camping Program and Camping Property Committees Annual Joint Meeting, Feb 21, 10:00am
- Development Committee, Feb 23, 3:00pm
- Stewardship & Finance, March 2, 7:00pm
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| Working Group Spotlight: Quaker Voices of Maryland |
Quaker Voice of Maryland - a working group of BYM Peace & Social Concerns - seeks to bring Maryland Friends together to advocate for state-wide policy. QVM is made up of passionate Friends seeking to help Quakers have a more effective voice in statewide policy decisions. Our hope is to create an organization that can help Quakers in Maryland have an effective voice in statewide policy decisions. As a recently formed group we are developing the form and structure that will allow us to be nimble enough to react to the sway of Maryland Legislative Session while also staying attentive to Quaker process.
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