Welcome to Bethesda Friends Meeting
We're Quakers who meet every Sunday at 11:00 a.m.
Our meetinghouse is on the Sidwell Friends Lower School campus.
We are worshiping in person and also via Zoom.
Click these links for BFM child care (ages 6 months-pre-K) and school-age children (grades K-8) programs. More information about our weekly activities and worship. |
OUR TESTIMONIES: As members of the Religious Society of Friends, we strive for:
SIMPLICITY - Learning to discern the essential from the non-essential.
PEACE - Living in a spirit that takes away the occasion for all war.
INTEGRITY - Being who we truly are and truly meaning what we say.
COMMUNITY - Knowing that we need one another in order to be whole.
EQUALITY - Knowing that everyone, everywhere is equally precious to God. This includes people of all ages, abilities, sexual orientation, races, ethnicities, levels of resources, and theological perspectives.
STEWARDSHIP - Caring for the environment and using time and resources wisely, not wastefully.
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Queries for November: Meeting for Worship In what ways do I prepare my heart and mind to receive the power of God’s presence and love? How does worship deepen my relationship with God? How is this inspiration carried over into my daily life? Are our meetings for worship held in expectant waiting for Divine guidance? How do activities of our meeting find their inspiration in worship? In what ways does worship uphold meeting activities? |
The Social Concerns Box for NOVEMBER IS INTERFAITH WORKS This month our community is supporting Interfaith Works (IW). Founded by congregations in 1972, IW provides emergency shelter, supportive housing, essential needs, and employment programs to more than 30,000 residents of Montgomery County, MD, every year. Its mission is to support neighbors in need by providing vital services and a pathway to greater stability. Bethesda Friends Meeting (BFM) has long been one of the member organizations. F/friends can contribute to the overall operations of IW through the Social Concerns Box. Please designate that your contribution is for "IW," https://www.bethesdafriends.org/Donate-Online-Now. If you prefer, you may send a check, payable to Bethesda Friends Meeting, to our Assistant Treasurer, David McClelland, 10101 Grosvenor Place, Apartment 1205, Rockville, MD 20852, noting IW in the memo. |
FRIENDS PLACE CELEBRATES 60th ANNIVERSARY
Friends Place on Capitol Hill is a Quaker learning center and guesthouse that offers hospitality centered in peace, civic education, and justice-based advocacy for learners and leaders of all ages. The center opened its doors in September 1966, and Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) is celebrating 60 years of peace, place, and purpose. Recently a reunion dinner was held for guests, staff, supporters, and volunteers across the decades. General Secretary, Bridget Moix, expressed gratitude to all who make Friends Place possible and a commitment to the continued evolution of its programming. |
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