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COVID-19 Meeting Information
Bethesda Friends Meetinghouse is closed during the Covid pandemic,
but our spiritual connection and activities are continuing
Friends can meet on Sunday at 11:00 a.m. in two ways:
(a) virtually via a Zoom worship connection, or
(b) in-person in an outdoor tent on Sidwell Friends Lower School campus.
Both are opportunities to communicate in Spirit with each other.
- Click here for information about this Sunday's Meeting for Worship at 11:00 a.m. as well as the week's activities and opportunities for connection.
- If you wish to join the in-person Worship, registration is required. There is also a letter with safety details for supervised children's play.
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 now worshiping in person concurrently with our Zoom worship.
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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. | We are a welcoming community. We believe there is that of the Divine in every person. See more videos and learn more about Quakers at quakerspeak.com |
Toy Drive for A Wider Circle's Holiday Program BFM's Religious Education Committee is sponsoring a toy drive for A Wider Circle's Holiday Program.
Here's how 1. Purchase a toy (or toys) of your choice. This is for children of all ages (babies through age 17) and the toys should be unwrapped. AWC asks only that it be nonviolent, and if is is a doll, it be brown in skin tone. (Some suggestions: A game such as Qwirkle, Kerplunk or Scrabble Jr., a Wilson NFL Football, Soft baby sock toys, Baby Alive Ready for School (with black curly hair), Crayola Color Caddy) 2. Let Susan M. (see Directory) know that you will be participating. 3. Sign up for one of the two pick-up Saturdays, December 5 or December 12. (Signup coming soon!) 4. On your appointed Saturday, make sure that the toy is outside for the "driving elves” (aka volunteers) to see clearly. 5. Once our elves have collected all of the toys, they will bring them to A Wider Circle to be added to their North Pole. For details, Susan M. (see Directory) | Bible Study Every Thursday 7:00 p.m. on Zoom Bible Study will meet every Thursday at 7:00 p.m. on Zoom using the Great Courses series, Understanding the Old Testament. Click here for more details. |
Food drive for Manna Foods in Gaithersburg, MD. Students from BFM's First Day School organized a food drive. |
In early July, the children and their families visited Manna Food Center and dropped off about 660 pounds of donations that they collected from BFM friends and families. |
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Upcoming events
UPCOMING EVENT DETAILS
| RECURRING EVENTSSunday Meeting for Worship (Please click here to see BFM's worship schedule while the Meeting House is closed) 11:00 AM [Worship will re-open in the Meeting House when Sidwell Friends Lower School is back in session.] Visitors are welcome. Click here for location & map to our Meetinghouse Monthly Spiritual Formation Program 3rd Saturday of each month October 2020-June 2021 1:30 p.m. via Zoom Do you want to journey together in a community of like-hearted souls? If so, join us for the nine-month BYM spiritual formation program.
For detailed information and registration/contact information, please click here. Wednesday Mid-Week Worship While the Meeting House is closed, our mid-week Worship on Wednesdays is meeting virtually. If you wish to join the group, please read the announcement here. After the virtual Meeting there is a sharing time afterwards. 8:00-8:30 PM Please see our events calendar for more information. BFM Book Group (This group is meeting via Zoom while BFM is closed. Please contact Leslie S. [see Directory] for an update.) 1:30 - 3:15 PM Please see information in the most recent newsletter or click here to find the event on our calendar. Resource: How to Calculate your Carbon Footprint To follow up on this past event Use our Carbon Footprint Resources (pdf) |
