Bethesda Friends Meeting - Weekly, Monthly, Yearly Events

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Upcoming events: Week of May 17, 2026

(weekly bulletin)

Fri. May 15	12:00 p.m.	AFSC Action Hour for Palestine
		Deadline for BYM Camps Registration, Tuition, Paperwork
Fri. - Sun, May 15-17		BYM Young Friends Grad Con at Stony Run
Sat. May 16	2:00 p.m.	Celebration of the life of France Pruitt at Asbury
Sun. May 17	9:00 a.m.	Committee Day: Pastoral Care
	11:00 a.m.	Worship, FDS picnic (no class), and Childcare
	12:15 p.m.	Potluck and Friendly Conversations
Sun. May 17	1:00 p.m.	Conscientious Objector Training at Stony Run
Tues. May 19	7:00 p.m.	Comparative Religions: Sacred Texts From Around the World
Wed. May 20	7:00 p.m.	BYM Grief Group
	8:00 p.m.	Mid-Week Worship (check in by email)
Thurs. May 21	7:30 p.m.	AFSC Mtg for Worship for Peace
Fri. May 22	12:00 p.m.	AFSC Action Hour for Palestine
Sun. May 24	9:00 a.m.	Committee Day: Peace and Social Justice
	9:15 a.m.	Committee Day: Ministry and Worship
	11:00 a.m.	Worship and Childcare (followed by Social Hour)
	12:30 p.m.	Patricia Nesbitt on Death and Dying
	7:30 p.m.	Experiment with Light (zoom only)

BFM's weekly bulletin is available by email. If you would like to add your name to the list, please use our Contact Us form.

Items must be submitted by 2:00 p.m. Thursday to be included.

Want more information about these events?

Open our Events Calendar for time, place, and details.

Do you want Zoom links for these events? Please use our Contact Us form.

Upcoming events for April (monthly newsletter)

Sunday Meeting for Worship is held at 11:00 a.m. via a hybrid format.

Childcare is available. Event details and updates are available on our website: www.bethesdafriends.org

1, 8, 15, 22, 29	Wed	8:00 p.m.	Mid-Week Worship (check in by email, every Wednesday)
5	Sun	9:00 a.m.	Meeting for Business is scheduled on Sunday, April 12
		11:00 a.m.	Worship, First Day School (FDS), and Child Care
		11:30 a.m.	Easter Egg Seek
6	Mon	7:00 p.m.	Short Story Reader’s Corner
7	Tues		Deadline for BYM Religious Education retreat registration
7, 14, 21, 28	Tues	7:00 p.m.	Comparative Religions class (every Tuesday)
9	Thurs	7:00 p.m.	Committee Day: Religious Education
11	Sat	1:30 p.m.	Quaker Book Group
12	Sun	9:00 a.m.	Meeting for Worship with a Concern for Business (hybrid)
		9:30 a.m.	Committee Day: Nominating
		11:00 a.m.	Worship and Childcare
		12:30 p.m.	Set Priorities for FCNL for the 120th Congress (hybrid)
		12:45 p.m.	Committee Day: Nominating
		1:30 p.m.	Committee Day: Outreach & Communications
		4:00 p.m.	Experiment with Light meditation session (hybrid)
13	Mon	9:00 p.m.	May Newsletter submission deadline
			Deadline for BYM Spring Spiritual Formation Retreat registration
16	Thurs	7:00 p.m.	Committee Day: Library
19	Sun	9:00 a.m.	Committee Day: Pastoral Care
		9:15 a.m.	Committee Day: Ministry & Worship
		9:15 a.m.	Committee Day: Stewardship & Finance
		11:00 a.m.	Worship, FDS, and Child Care
		12:15 p.m.	Potluck Plus for Ramallah
26	Sun	9:00 a.m.	Committee Day: Peace and Social Justice
		9:30 a.m.	Committee Day: Nominating
		11:00 a.m.	Worship and Childcare
		12:45 p.m.	Coordinating Gathering (Hybrid)
		7:30 p.m.	Experiment with Light meditation session (Zoom only)

BFM's monthly newsletter is available by email. If you would like to add your name to the list, please use our Contact Us form.

Items must be submitted by 9:00 p.m. on the 13th of every month to be included.

Yearly: Upcoming detail on all events through 2026

Open our Events Calendar for time, place, and details of events in 2026
Do you want Zoom links for these events? Please use our Contact Us form.

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