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.
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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Our queries this month reflect on Social Concerns How have I expressed my faith in action? How are my actions grounded in my faith? To what extent is my sense of justice based in love? In what ways do I endeavor to respond to my own pain and suffering, that of others, and in the wider world? How do we teach our children and show through our way of living that love of God includes our affirming the humanity and dignity of everyone and seeking that of God within every person? How do we prepare ourselves and our children to play active roles in a changing world? |
Do you want to learn more
about Quakers?
Here are several choices
- An introduction to Quakerism lead by Bethesda Friends Meeting (Jan-Feb 2026)
- This program will be in-person during six sessions in January and February 2026. Please go to this Event link for more details, location, dates, and times. The sessions are meaningful for those new to Quakerism and those who want to delve deeper or participate in a refresher course.
- An introduction to Quakerism via seven brief emails in your inbox.
- Short QuakerSpeak Videos.
- Quakers Today podcast.
- Thee Quaker podcast.
- An "anytime" self-guided online class in Quakerism that provides an introduction for newcomers and a refresher for members through a diversity of perspectives.
- Friends Journal website, includes access to their magazine articles.
- A monthly "Worship for Newcomers" aims to support Friends and those new to Quakerism.
- More resources on our Visitor and Resources pages.
The Social Concerns Box for MARCH IS Right Sharing of world resources
Right Sharing of World Resources (RSWR) is an independent Quaker not-for-profit organization sharing the abundance of God’s love by working for equity through partnerships around the world. With our meeting’s donations, RSWR can give grants to women marginalized in Guatemala, Kenya, Sierra Leone, and India to fund micro-enterprise projects. Right Sharing’s work is grounded in a sense of stewardship for the world’s material, human, and spiritual resources. The start-up money provided promotes self-sufficiency such as the purchase of seeds, well-digging, or the purchase of animals. RSWR provides Friends the means by which we can examine our lives of plenty. It offers a practical outlet to assist and share power with economically poor people (some of whom are Quakers), and come to a deeper understanding of economic discipleship as part of our individual and corporate life as a faith community. The RSWR web site also has educational resources for youth and adults. To donate to the Social Concerns Box in March, please use this link and clearly designate that your contribution is for the social concern, "RSWR". If you prefer, you may send your check, payable to Bethesda Friends Meeting, to our Assistant Treasurer, David McClelland, 10101 Grosvenor Place, Apartment 1205, Rockville, MD 20852, noting "RSWR" in the memo. |
BFM volunteers and family members were grateful for the opportunity to join staff and families at The House of Ruth during 2025 Thanksgiving week for food and fellowship. |
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