Weekly Announcements for September 13, 2024
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World Quaker Day is October 6th |
World Quaker Day is an annual event where we celebrate the diversity of Quakerism around the world and build connections to make our community stronger. Sponsored by Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC), World Quaker Day invites Friends to engage with one another on our commonalities and our differences.
Some suggested activities for Meetings include:
Sing from the World Quaker Songbook (with tunes available here)
Join a hybrid Meeting for Worship with Friends from a different Yearly Meeting
Host activities for Friends to learn more about Quakerism
Invite a nearby faith community to join your Meeting for Worship and fellowship
Additional resources for the 2024 World Quaker Day will be forthcoming from FWCC. Stay tuned!
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Fall Festival at Friends House Sandy Spring, MD, 10/05
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Join the Friends House retirement community for their Fall Festival, October 5th from 11am - 4pm. The festival will include: Baltimore pit BBQ (with vegetarian options), a scarecrow contest, children's activities, and an auction. Proceeds from the Festival benefit the Friends House Caring Fund, which provides critical support to elders who need it most. Whether it's funding a resident's medical needs or supporting community enrichment projects, every donation makes a big impact.
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| Updated BYM Camps Fall Work Days
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The schedule for Fall Work Days at BYM Camps has shifted slightly. Please see updated dates below.
- 09/21 - Shiloh Quaker Camp getting things buttoned down for winter.
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10/05 - Catoctin CANCELED
- 10/12 - Opequon We will be taking down tents and winterizing
- 10/26 -
Catoctin getting the camp ground equipment put away and preparing for the colder months.
We hope you can join us for some time in these special places! You won’t regret it!
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Homewood Friends Meeting to Host Quaker Scholar Max Carter for World Quaker Day, Weds, 10/02
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Homewood Friends Meeting is hosting observance of World Quaker Day, during the 400th year of George Fox's birth. Max Carter, former campus minister at Guilford College and recorded minister in the North Carolina Fellowship of Friends, will speak about George Fox, his imperfect life and character, his radical take on Christianity, and its relevance for us as liberal Friends today.
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| Telling Our Stories: Jon Watts to Speak at FMW, 09/29
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Friends Meeting of Washington invites Friends to join them in-person or by Zoom for a presentation with Jon Watts, the creator of Thee Quaker, the Daily Quaker, and QuakerSpeak. Thee Quaker, a podcast launched in 2023, envisions a thriving future for Quakerism–where, launched by the wisdom of our spiritual ancestors, we find our voice as a faithful courageous religious society in the internet age. Jon will present in the FMW Meeting Room and online via Zoom on Sept 29, 12:15pm - 1:15pm about how he has envisioned the Quaker landscape in the storytelling of Thee Quaker podcasts.
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Join the Campaign for Nonviolence, Sept 21- Oct 2
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BYM Peace and Social Concerns Committee invites Meetings and friends to participate in the United Nations Campaign for Nonviolence, which runs from the International Day of Peace, Sep 21 until the Day of Nonviolence, Oct 2.
Established in 1981 by the United Nations General Assembly, and in 2001, designated as a period of non-violence and cease-fire, peace groups have extended this day to a period of action and reflection concluding on the UN Day of Nonviolence. The theme this year is “Building a culture of peace.”
We welcome your ideas for actions! This coming Sunday the Dunnings Creek Peace and Social Concerns Committee has invited Glenn Rogers, a Bedford Countian who has spent much time in Palestine to share his perspective. Patapsco has held fasting days with special meetings for worship. Frederick Friends Meeting is holding a peace rally and march and inviting community peace-oriented groups and individuals to join.
We invite you to participate by offering opportunities like a teach-in on nonviolence, calling for ceasefires, training in how to interrupt racial harassment, or connecting the issues of climate, environment, and militarism.
Might your Meeting join tens of thousands of others across the US in creatively building a culture of peace rooted in active nonviolence?
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BYM Friends to Hold in the Light |
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| - Pardee and Ollie (Langley Hill)
- Adrian Bishop (Stony Run)
- Joan, mom of Beth C. (Annapolis)
- Frannie Taylor (Goose Creek)
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I saw also that there was an ocean of darkness and death, but an infinite ocean of light and love, which flowed over the ocean of darkness. - George Fox
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