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Welcome to the Bethesda Friends Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). We are a congregation of about 150 families and individuals seeking divine guidance.

Please join us for worship during our regularly scheduled meeting times. We provide child care for infants and toddlers as well as First Day School (Sunday School) for Pre-K through High School. Our Meeting room is air conditioned and wheelchair accessible. Directions are available for those interested in driving or using public transportation. The calendar contains information about committee activities and events of interest. We regularly update the calendar, so check back often!  

Want more information? Send email to info@bethesdafriends.org or call us at 301-986-8681.

Our Meeting is a one of a group of "monthly" Meetings that make up Baltimore Yearly Meeting. To learn more about that larger association and the component Meetings in this general area, we suggest visiting the Baltimore Yearly Meeting Website.

To learn more about Quakerism in general, we suggest you visit the Friends General Conference Website.

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June:

Query: Stewardship
How do we cherish and protect the beauty and balance of the natural world? How do we demonstrate our belief that our lives, talents, and resources are gifts from God, to be held in trust and shared according to the Light we are given? How do we as individuals and as a Meeting support one another in nurturing those gifts and in our search for a simpler life?

June Social Concerns Box
The Social Concerns Box for June is for the Jubilee Jobs, which has placed nearly 19,000 people into marketplace employment, guiding them from poverty to self sufficiency. Its program of job preparation, placement, and retention serves those in need living in the community, including the homeless, people in recovery, ex-offenders, public welfare recipients, and recent immigrants. It offers continuing support with professional mentors for friendship, guidance, and support to help applicants enter the workforce and stay working. See http://www.jubileejobs.org to learn more and to volunteer in leading conflict resolution workshops, learning interview skills, and helping applicants complete job resumes.

Quote: Georgw Fox
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. In that also I saw the infinite love of God, and I had great openings.

Selected News & Events!

Saturday, June 27th: Prayer Vigil For Victims of Torture
Between 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 27, until the next morning, we are asked to take at least 15 minutes to hold victims of torture in the light. This is part of a worldwide effort to focus our attention on ending torture and helping to heal the victims of torture. This is sponsored in part by the QUaker Initiative to end Torture (QUIT).
More Information at www.thenightvigil.com

Visit the Calendar for more events!


Recent Updaes
Spiritual State of the Meeting
ARE Annual Report
Friendly Eights Annual Report

Support the Meeting
It is now possible to make a charitable contribution to BFM directly from this Web site.


BFM Peace Epistle

Bethesda Friends in Action!
Read about how BFM members and attenders are putting their faith into practice.


Did you know that you can access BFM Committee Reports here? Visit the Committees page and scroll down to the committee you're interested in.

 
June 2009

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