* * * * * * * * * * The Sidwell Friends' campus is closed this weekend due to the heavy snow fall. Thus Bethesda Friends' meetings for worship and all related activities, including the BFM meeting for business, will not take place on Sunday February 7, 2010. * * * * * * * * * *
	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. All are encouraged to: Sign up for Friendly Eights. Update your Directory Listing February: Query: Caring for One Another and Listening How can we most effectively foster a loving and understanding attitude in our community? What helps me to listen deeply and with an open heart to others? When is it hardest for me to be ready to listen? How do we share in the diverse joys and transitions in each other's lives? In challenging or stressful times, how open am I to seeking support from the Meeting community? Social Concerns Box The February Social Concerns Box is for Thanksgiving in February, a project of Interfaith Works of Montgomery County, to raise money for hunger relief programs, including Bethesda Help, Bethesda Cares, the Manna Food Center, and Shepherd's Table. You can also contribute by dining out at participating restaurants on Tuesday, February 23. For more details: contact Julie Kirby at 301-315-1092 or visit www.thanksgivinginfebruary.org Quote: Be patterns, be examples in all countries, places, islands, nations, wherever you come, that your carriage and life may preach among all sorts of people, and to them. Then you will come to walk cheerfully over the earth, answering that of God in everyone. -- George Fox Selected News & Events! Saturday February 20th Quaker Clerking & Leadership w/ A. Larrabee More Information What Do We Do When It Snows?! There will be Meeting for Worship for whoever comes unless an e-mail has been sent out saying the school (and hence the Meeting House) is closed. The school does make every effort to clear the grounds as quickly as possible. We meet for worship each first day (Sunday) in early (9:30 AM) and midday (11:00 AM) sessions. Visit the Calendar for more events! Recent Updaes Child Care Annual Report Advancement & Outreach Annual Report Fellowship & Hospitality Annual Report BYM Interim Report William Penn House Annual Report Religious Education 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.   February 2010