Bethesda Friends Meeting - Sunday Schedule

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COVID-19 Meeting Information

Bethesda Friends are worshiping together

on Sundays at 11:00 a.m. via two venues

Indoors in the Meetinghouse at the Sidwell Friends Lower School,
Online via Zoom.

Click here for more details about BFM Covid restrictions and information about our weekly activities and worship .
Click on these links for more information on BFM child care for ages 6 months-pre-K and our First Day School for children in grades K-8.
Our current schedule is always listed in our weekly bulletin.

Bethesda Friends (Quakers) gather together for an hour each Sunday morning. Most people attend the 11:00 am Meeting for Worship. (NOTE: The information below pertains to our worship in "pre-Covid" times.)

11:00 - Worship begins. Arriving early allows everyone to get settled in the Meeting room. Extra seating is available in the adjacent Library. Worship lasts about an hour. Childcare for infants through pre-K is available in the downstairs play area.

First Day School during Meeting for Worship: First Day School (FDS) classes for children in Kindergarten through 8th Grade will generally be held on the first and third Sundays of each month. Sign-in for FDS begins at 10:50 a.m.in the Meetinghouse.

FDS classes are held from 11-11:55 am and conclude when teachers bring children to the Meeting House to join their parents in the last few minutes of Meeting for Worship at approximately 12 noon.
Note that on non-FDS Sundays (2nd, 4th, and 5th Sundays) we are currently unable to provide childcare for children over 5 years of age. Older children are welcome and encouraged to join Meeting for Worship.

12:15 - Refreshments in the Library. Depending on the Covid requirements, we have a coffee hour on the first and third Sundays of each month.

LOCATION: All Meetings for Worship are in the Meetinghouse on the Sidwell Friends Lower School campus.

NEED A NAME TAG? Please put your name on the bulletin board list in the Library.

Please see more detail in our weekly Bulletin.

Other Sunday or periodic activities: See Calendar & Events and our Schedule that is updated each week.

Adult Religious Education Programs are usually held 1-2 times per month at 9:30 a.m. Click here for upcoming and past classes, or check our Calendar & Newsletter page or our Weekly Schedule.
Meeting for Worship with a Concern for Business is usually held on the first Sunday of the month at 9:00 a.m. Everyone is welcome and child care is available up through age 12 (grade 6). There are some exceptions to Business Meeting schedule on holidays and during the summer; please verify the dates on our Calendar or in our print Directory.
Committee Meetings are usually held monthly at 9:30 or 12:30.
Informational Forums are sometimes held at 12:30. More information on our Calendar & Newsletter page or our Weekly Schedule.

BFM service day at "A Wider Circle", Silver Spring, MD

assembling a toy at "A Wider Circle" in Silver Spring, MD

Peace & Social Justice Committee and the First Day School children's classes sponsor a work day at A Wider Circle.

Bethesda Friends Meeting

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 30152, Bethesda MD 20824

Our Meetinghouse is on the campus of the Sidwell Friends Lower School at the intersection of Edgemoor Lane and Beverly Road in Bethesda, Maryland

We are a member organization of the Religious Society of Friends

www.bethesdafriends.org
301-986-8681
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