Weekly Announcements for July 19, 2024
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Get Ready for Annual Session! |
For 352 years, Quakers in our region have gathered annually to conduct the business of our Yearly Meeting, enjoy fellowship with one another, and grow together in the life of the Spirit. This year, Friends will gather at Hood College in Frederick, MD from July 29 to August 4.
The Draft Business Agenda is now available. All business and plenary sessions will be available on Zoom for those joining from home. Sign up to join online!
We have a few spots left for in-person attendance. If you'd like to submit a late registration to attend in-person - overnight or as a commuter - please email admin@bym-rsf.org.
Already registered? Be sure to sign up for your workshops - and sign up for a volunteer shift in our children's program or as a general volunteer!
If you have questions about Annual Session or would like help with registration, please reach out to Registrar@bym-rsf.org or Admin@bym-rsf.org or call Lucy Azenga at the BYM Office at 301-774-7663.
Last but not least, BYM Staff have confirmed that the Hood College dining hall ice cream machine is in good working order. Did you know a BYM Quaker from York, PA brought commercial ice cream to the U.S.?
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Bluegrass on the Lawn at Little Falls Friends Meeting, Aug 3
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Come out, bring a lawn chair, and enjoy some ice cream during the intermission. This is a great summer evening, family-friendly event!
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| Roanoke Friends Meeting Evening Chant, July 23
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Roanoke Friends Meeting hosts Evening Chanting Online the fourth Tuesday of each month. The next session will be this Tuesday, July 23rd at 7:00pm. Email Friends@roanokequakers.org for the Zoom link!
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BYM Considers Reparations to Pawnee
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At BYM's Annual Sessions, we will discern whether we are called to provide reparations for harms that our BYM Quaker ancestors caused to the Pawnee Nation in Oklahoma during the mid-1800's, as proposed by the Indigenous Affairs Committee. BYM Friends are invited to join two workshops/informative sessions on Zoom leading up the BYM's Annual Session: On Thursday, July 18th at 7pm, the Reparations Action Working Group (RAWG) held a webinar that will be posted online on Monday. On Tuesday, July 23rd at 7pm, the Indigenous Affairs Committee (IAC) Register here.
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| Baltimore Youth Program Invites BYM Friends to Federal Grant Ceremony, July 29
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UniFIED Efforts, Inc., founded by Debbie Ramsey (Stony Run), invites BYM Friends to attend its official public announcement by Senators Ben Cardin, Chris Van Hollen, and US Rep. Kweisi Mfume announce that we have been awarded a $1.5M capital improvement federal grant to build a new youth hub in West Baltimore. UniFIED Efforts works to reduce summer learning loss for students and to build peace and empowerment among young people in West Baltimore. Join UniFIED for this moment of pride and excitement.
Date: July 29 @ 10 AM
Location: 2500 Salem Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21217
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Stewards of the Land: Revitalizing the Forest at Rolling Ridge
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David Hunter, BYM Property Manager and BYM Representative to the Board of the Rolling Ridge Conservancy, new home to Opequon Quaker Camp, shares about the forest conservation work happening in West Virginia.
Progress and growth in the forest is always prefaced by disturbance. Extreme winds, flooding, rock falls, naturally occurring fires and other extreme weather and natural disturbances have always been the precursor to growth and vibrancy in forest environments. After 300 years of clearcutting and hi-grading (removing the trees with the greatest genetic potential and leaving only less desirable, damages and diseased trees) as well as the prevention of many of the natural occurring disturbances in the forest, the Rolling Ridge Conservancy felt that it was time for us to do something to encourage regeneration and vibrancy in our forests. This past fall extensive Timber Stand Improvement work began on about 200 acres at Rolling Ridge Conservancy, the new home for Opequon Quaker Camp.
Rolling Ridge Conservancy wanted to create opportunity for our forest to become more productive and vibrant by removing about 40 to 60% of the most diseased, damaged and unproductive trees. This will allow space and light for the trees that are most beneficial to the forest environment to thrive. During the summer of 2024 it looks a bit as if some kind of disaster has taken place, and in a sense it has, but we are confident that this disturbance will lead to a more vibrant, resilient and healthy forest in the years to come.
The most observant visitors in the forest will already see signs that this renaissance has begun. Tiny seedlings are germinating in the light that can now reach the forest floor, new native species are already beginning to take up previously unfulfilled roles in the forest environment and threatened species of birds and other animals are already moving into the new habitats created by this disturbance. What a privilege it will be to watch the beautiful old trees still standing grow and thrive as new plants and animals move into this rejuvenated area in the years to come. It definitely looks a little rough now but we are thrilled to have the opportunity to see what the future holds in the forest at Rolling Ridge!
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| BYM Friends to Hold in the Light
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Beth Haw (Williamsburg), on the passing of her husband Joseph Haw
Erin, sister of Sarah Gillooly (Adelphi)
Sylvia Shurcliff (Richmond), as she recovers from surgery
Karie Firoozmand (Stony Run)
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To add Friends from your Meeting to our new weekly list of Friends to Hold in the Light, please email LucyAzenga@bym-rsf.org.
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To submit your items for the BYM Weekly Announcements,
please email Admin@bym-rsf.org.
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