Weekly Announcements for July 5, 2024
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Prepare for Discernment on Reparations for the Pawnee People |
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:
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On Thursday, July 18th at 7pm, the Reparations Action Working Group (RAWG) will help Friends explore the meaning and purpose of reparations, including the spiritual aspects of repairing our relations. Register here.
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On Tuesday, July 23rd at 7pm, the Indigenous Affairs Committee (IAC) will delve into the proposal for reparations to the Pawnee Nation. This request for reparations was raised at BYM's June Interim Meeting. Friends needed more time to discuss the proposal with their monthly meetings, and the proposal will be discussed again at Annual Session. Register here.
Questions? Please submit your questions about reparations generally in advance to Marcy Seitel at friendmarcy@gmail.com and questions about the reparations request for the Pawnee Nation to Sue Marcus at akumaldreams@gmail.com. These sessions are particularly important for those representatives of monthly meetings who will be attending Annual Session.
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Annual Reports & Agenda Items due for Annual Session
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The BYM Presiding Clerk, Steph Bean, sends the following message to Friends:
A reminder to Yearly Meeting Committees and representatives on behalf of BYM to other Quaker organizations - we would love to hear what you have been up to on our collective behalf. Annual Reports are due by July 12th to Admin@bym-rsf.org. Business Agenda Items should be sent immediately to YMclerk@bym-rsf.org. Blessings on your travels and we hope to see you at Hood College at the end of July!
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| Deer Creek Friends Meeting Blueberry Festival, July 13
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On Saturday, July 13, Deer Creek Friends Meeting will host their Annual Blueberry Festival and Silent Auction from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The day will be packed with fun and activities for all - including magician Dr. Marc Charisse and live music by Widows Watch. Local artist John Sauers will display his work. Homemade baked goods, including blueberry pie with ice cream, will be for sale and lunch is available from the grill. Fresh berries will also be for sale! For the horticulturally-minded, native plants and trees will be for sale, and beekeeping will be displayed by Susquehanna Beekeepers. All proceeds go to supporting local charitable organizations.
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Calling All Monthly Meeting Peace & Social Concerns Committee Clerks
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BYM PSCC wants to be sure we have an updated list of contacts at Monthly Meetings for local clerks of PSCC. Please send your name, your Monthly Meeting and your email address (or best way to contact you) to BYM PSCC co-clerks Annette Breiling and Suzanne O’Hatnick at annette.breiling@gmail.com and suzanneohatnick@icloud.com.
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| As We Are Led: BYM NomCom Seeks Friends for Yearly Meeting Service
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Nominating committee continues to seek volunteers to serve on Yearly Meeting committees and as representatives to outside organizations. There are openings on Advancement and Outreach, Development, and Religious EducationWe are particularly looking for represenatives to Friends General Conference Please consider engaging in this important work with fellow Quakers! To volunteer, please email nominating@bym-rsf.org.
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Richmond Friends Meeting Adult Spiritual Education to Focus on Mark 6: 1-13, July 7
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The Richmond Friends Meeting Adult Spiritual Education committee will host a one-hour Reading Between the Lines, through Zoom, starting at 9 a.m. on First Day, July 7. We will discuss Mark 6:1-13: how one is received/perceived in one’s “hometown” (as different from how one is able to act and be seen outside of one’s hometown). We’ll discuss how people in Jesus’s hometown “took offense” at his teachings, and how he responded to this. What does it mean to both love and grow beyond one’s “hometown”? The facilitator will open the space at 8:45 a.m.—in case anyone wants to check in or socialize—and we’ll start our discussion at 9.
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| BYM Quakers to Host Screenings of Silent FallOut
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From accredited Japanese director Hideaki Ito comes the untold stories of the victims of nuclear testing in America—and the account of one mother who risked her career to expose the dangers of radiation poisoning. Annapolis Friends Meeting will host a screening on July 15th and Homewood Friends Meeting on July 17 Silent Fallout is more than a film. With narration by Alec Baldwin, this movie is a must-see for anyone who wants to go beyond Oppenheimer and discover a dark period in history whose effects still reverberate today. The team behind Silent FallOut is working hard to spread the word about radiation poisoning and nuclear contamination in the US and beyond—and they need our help.
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BYM Announces Release of A Tender Time: Quaker Voices on the End of Life
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Baltimore Yearly Meeting is pleased to announce the new publication, A Tender Time: Quaker Voices on the End of Life, is now available. A Tender Time explores practical, emotional, and spiritual aspects of aging and dying well. A unique collection of voices, historical and contemporary, illustrates making end of life decisions guided by the Spirit and Quaker values. The book provides guidance on pastoral care at the end of life. It includes resources for Friends, families, and Quaker meetings, including checklists, sample forms, queries for clearness, and further readings.
Complimentary copies are being distributed to all BYM meetings. Additionally, all yearly meetings and all Quaker retirement communities in the country are receiving this book, thanks to a generous grant from the Friends Foundation for the Aging. Individual copies of A Tender Time is available for sale from Pendle Hill Bookstore and FGC QuakerBooks, at BYM annual sessions July 29, and from major commercial outlets in the Fall 2024. Contact admin@bym-rsf.org for bulk sales of 12 or more - available at a 30% discount.
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| BYM Friends to Hold in the Light
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Walter and Betty (Patuxent FM)
Jolee Robinson (Adelphi)
Juliet's son, Robbie (Langley Hill)
Betty, Magriette, and Eli (Patuxent)
Karie Firoozmand (Stony Run)
Diane Proctor (Stony Run)
Allen Norris (Stony Run)
The Family of the late Kenna Forsyth (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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