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• Online Bible Study Meeting

  • When
    February 18, 2020
  •  
    8:00 PM
  • Location
    Online

  A Bible Study class using Great Courses lectures on either Understanding the Old Testament or Understanding the New Testament will start on Sunday, February 2, at 12:30 p.m., in the Teachers’ Lounge Annex. At the first meeting, we will review the first lecture in each series and decide which Testament we wish to start with. After that, there will be weekly on-line meetings (every Tuesday at 8:00 p.m.) and one monthly get together. Lecture notes will also be distributed. For details, contact Alex B. (See Directory).

  
  

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• Mid-week worship

  • When
    February 19, 2020
  •  
    7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    Meeting House

  On Wednesday evenings, at 7:30 p.m., the Meeting Room at Sidwell Friends Lower School is open for worship. All are welcome! It is an opportunity for some when Sundays are just too busy. Others may appreciate the additional time for communal worship. Please come when the Spirit moves you, and you may find a few others gathering as well. For details, call or email Dot L. (in the Directory). Child care is not available.
  

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• First Day School & Child Care

  • When
    February 23, 2020
  •  
    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Classrooms

  First Day School is held every Sunday for K-8th grade during the school year. Young people (K-8) attend Meeting for Worship with their families at 11:00  a.m. for the first fifteen minutes. At 11:15, children leave the Meeting Room to meet teachers for multi-age activities or classes (K-3rd; 4-8th). For young children (ages 6 months through pre-K) child care is available each week in the nursery with a paid child care provider. The child care room is located downstairs in the Meeting House. Parents or guardians are always welcome to accompany their children, especially for the first visit.  On the 3rd and 5th Sundays (as well as major holiday weekends) we offer "Kid Play Day" -- supervised play on the playground.  

  
  

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• Meeting for Worship: 11:00 a.m.

  • When
    February 23, 2020
  •  
    11:00 AM - 12:10 PM
  • Location
    Meeting House

  At the Meeting House--Most people attend the 11:00 am Meeting for Worship. Child care (infant-pre-K) is available. First Day School (Religious Education for K-8) is held during the school year, with supervised playground activities in the summer.
  

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• Coordinating Gathering

  • When
    February 23, 2020
  •  
    12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    Meetinghouse

  Representatives of BFM committees meet on the Sunday before Meeting for Business to discuss and prepare the upcoming agenda. The gathering is usually the last Sunday of the month, but can change during the summer and over holiday weekends. It is held from 12:30-2:00. These meetings are open to all who wish to attend. The gathering gives us a chance to discuss the upcoming Business Meeting agenda and to share our reflections on the spiritual state of our community, specific tasks, and Quaker processes.
  

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• Experiment with Light

  • When
    February 23, 2020
  •  
    7:30 PM - 8:30 PM

  How do we quiet our brains enough to hear the still, small voice within us?  How might we deepen our experience of meeting for worship? Experiment With Light is a meditative and centering practice based upon Rex Ambler’s book Light to Live By , which describes early Quaker meditative habits and translates them into a highly accessible process of clearness and understanding.  This is a small group practice. All are welcome to come try it out and attend as you are so moved. 

  Dates: The  group usually meets on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of the months at 7:30 p.m.  Location:   We meet in the leader's home. See the weekly Bulletin or use the "Contact us" link on our website to get the upcoming location and dates. 

  
  

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• Professional Clothing Donations

  • Start
    February 24, 2020
  • End
    February 28, 2020
  • Location
    A Wider Circle, Silver Spring, MD

  Special clothing drive at A Wider Circle, Feb 24-28, for their Professional Attire and Accessories Donations    

  A Wider Circle offers professional attire for those who going to work or job interviews. If you have any items to donate, please see guidelines below.

  Items can be dropped off at their center, 9159 Brookville Road, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Information? Call them at 301-608-3504.

  http://awidercircle.org/get-involved/ 
  

  From their website:

  When it comes to professional attire and accessories, we find that the best guide is, “Will these items best help an individual to look polished and professional in his or her job interview?”
  

  We are looking for the following items in great condition for our Professional Development Program:

  Attire:

  • Suits
  • Blazers
  • Dress pants
  • Dress shirts and blouses
  • Ties
  • Skirts
  • Dresses

  Please note that all items should be season-appropriate, clean, and on hangers.  Our volunteers send their thanks in advance!

  Accessories:

  • Purses
  • Briefcases
  • Belts
  • Professional Shoes
  • Jewelry

  
  

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• Online Bible Study Meeting

  • When
    February 25, 2020
  •  
    8:00 PM
  • Location
    Online

  A Bible Study class using Great Courses lectures on either Understanding the Old Testament or Understanding the New Testament will start on Sunday, February 2, at 12:30 p.m., in the Teachers’ Lounge Annex. At the first meeting, we will review the first lecture in each series and decide which Testament we wish to start with. After that, there will be weekly on-line meetings (every Tuesday at 8:00 p.m.) and one monthly get together. Lecture notes will also be distributed. For details, contact Alex B. (See Directory).

  
  

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• Mid-week worship

  • When
    February 26, 2020
  •  
    7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    Meeting House

  On Wednesday evenings, at 7:30 p.m., the Meeting Room at Sidwell Friends Lower School is open for worship. All are welcome! It is an opportunity for some when Sundays are just too busy. Others may appreciate the additional time for communal worship. Please come when the Spirit moves you, and you may find a few others gathering as well. For details, call or email Dot L. (in the Directory). Child care is not available.
  

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• Religious Education Retreat

  • When
    February 29, 2020
  •  
    10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Frederick Friends Meeting

  Please join other F(f)riends for a day focused on how we welcome young people of diverse spiritual journeys with joy, nurturing their growth rather than asking them to fit into molds. The retreat will be held at Frederick Friends Meeting, 723 North Market Street in Frederick, on Saturday, February 29, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. There will be a speaker and panel in the morning with three afternoon workshops: exploring the morning’s theme, teaching history through storytelling, and nurturing individual spirituality within a group. Lunch and child care (by request) will be provided.  For contact information in order to register, please use the Contact Us form on the BFM website. 

  
  

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• Mtg for Business

  • When
    March 01, 2020
  •  
    9:00 AM - 10:45 AM
  • Location
    Meetinghouse

  Meeting for Worship with a Concern for Business is usually held the first Sunday of each month at 9:00 in the Meeting Room (except for holidays and summer). Committee Reports and other matters are discussed. Everyone is welcome, and child care is available through age 11.

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• First Day School & Child Care

  • When
    March 01, 2020
  •  
    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Classrooms

  First Day School is held every Sunday for K-8th grade during the school year. Young people (K-8) attend Meeting for Worship with their families at 11:00  a.m. for the first fifteen minutes. At 11:15, children leave the Meeting Room to meet teachers for multi-age activities or classes (K-3rd; 4-8th). For young children (ages 6 months through pre-K) child care is available each week in the nursery with a paid child care provider. The child care room is located downstairs in the Meeting House. Parents or guardians are always welcome to accompany their children, especially for the first visit.  On the 3rd and 5th Sundays (as well as major holiday weekends) we offer "Kid Play Day" -- supervised play on the playground.  

  
  

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• Meeting for Worship: 11:00 a.m.

  • When
    March 01, 2020
  •  
    11:00 AM - 12:10 PM
  • Location
    Meeting House

  At the Meeting House--Most people attend the 11:00 am Meeting for Worship. Child care (infant-pre-K) is available. First Day School (Religious Education for K-8) is held during the school year, with supervised playground activities in the summer.
  

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• Bible Study

  • When
    March 01, 2020
  •  
    12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
  • Location
    Teacher's Lounge Annex

  Bible Study on March 1st, 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th, & 31st A Bible Study class using the Great Courses lecture entitled "Understanding the New Testament" began in February. On the first Sunday of March at 12:30 p.m., we will meet in the Teachers’ Lounge Annex to discuss the lectures of the previous month. Every Tuesday at 8:00 p.m., there will be an on-line Zoom meeting with a new lecture that you can access from your home computer. Lecture notes will also be distributed. For more details, contact Alex Bell (see Directory). This Bible Study is designed to allow for maximum participation by offering a variety of times, places, and learning modes. Please join anytime.

  
  

  
  

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• Online Bible Study Meeting

  • When
    March 03, 2020
  •  
    8:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    online at home

  Bible Study on March 1st, 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th, & 31st A Bible Study class using the Great Courses lecture entitled "Understanding the New Testament" began in February. On the first Sunday of March at 12:30 p.m., we will meet in the Teachers’ Lounge Annex to discuss the lectures of the previous month. Every Tuesday at 8:00 p.m., there will be an on-line Zoom meeting with a new lecture that you can access from your home computer. Lecture notes will also be distributed. For more details, contact Alex Bell (see Directory). This Bible Study is designed to allow for maximum participation by offering a variety of times, places, and learning modes. Please join anytime.

  
  

  
  

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• Mid-week worship

  • When
    March 04, 2020
  •  
    7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    Meeting House

  On Wednesday evenings, at 7:30 p.m., the Meeting Room at Sidwell Friends Lower School is open for worship. All are welcome! It is an opportunity for some when Sundays are just too busy. Others may appreciate the additional time for communal worship. Please come when the Spirit moves you, and you may find a few others gathering as well. For details, call or email Dot L. (in the Directory). Child care is not available.
  

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• Up-County Meeting for Worship

  • When
    March 08, 2020
  •  
    11:00 AM
  • Location
    Boyds, MD

  Live up-County? Lucille H. and Lowell C. would welcome our attendance at the Up-County Meeting for Worship at Lucille H's home at Breezy Hollow Farm in Boyds MD at 11:00 a.m. the second Sunday of each month. Worship is followed by a potluck lunch, so please RSVP if possible. See email, phone, and mailing address in the BFM Directory or use the website "Contact Us" form for more information. This Up-County Meeting is under the care of Bethesda Friends Meeting. 
  

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• First Day School & Child Care

  • When
    March 08, 2020
  •  
    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Classrooms

  First Day School is held every Sunday for K-8th grade during the school year. Young people (K-8) attend Meeting for Worship with their families at 11:00  a.m. for the first fifteen minutes. At 11:15, children leave the Meeting Room to meet teachers for multi-age activities or classes (K-3rd; 4-8th). For young children (ages 6 months through pre-K) child care is available each week in the nursery with a paid child care provider. The child care room is located downstairs in the Meeting House. Parents or guardians are always welcome to accompany their children, especially for the first visit.  On the 3rd and 5th Sundays (as well as major holiday weekends) we offer "Kid Play Day" -- supervised play on the playground.  

  
  

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• Meeting for Worship: 11:00 a.m.

  • When
    March 08, 2020
  •  
    11:00 AM - 12:10 PM
  • Location
    Meeting House

  At the Meeting House--Most people attend the 11:00 am Meeting for Worship. Child care (infant-pre-K) is available. First Day School (Religious Education for K-8) is held during the school year, with supervised playground activities in the summer.
  

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• Potluck lunch

  • When
    March 08, 2020
  •  
    12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
  • Location
    Groome Building

  Please join us for potluck in the Groome Building at the rise of Meeting (12:30). Potluck is the second Sunday of the month, and is a good way to make connections with others. There is always enough food, although we welcome dishes to share (no nut products, please).  Members of the Outreach & Communications Committee usually host a table for people who are newer to Meeting and may want to sit together to make get acquainted. 

  Responsibility for providing hospitality at the rise of Meeting each week and hosting potluck rotates among BFM Committees. 

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• Experiment with Light

  • When
    March 08, 2020
  •  
    7:30 PM - 8:30 PM

  How do we quiet our brains enough to hear the still, small voice within us?  How might we deepen our experience of meeting for worship? Experiment With Light is a meditative and centering practice based upon Rex Ambler’s book Light to Live By , which describes early Quaker meditative habits and translates them into a highly accessible process of clearness and understanding.  This is a small group practice. All are welcome to come try it out and attend as you are so moved. 

  Dates: The  group usually meets on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of the months at 7:30 p.m.  Location:   We meet in the leader's home. See the weekly Bulletin or use the "Contact us" link on our website to get the upcoming location and dates. 

  
  

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• Online Bible Study Meeting

  • When
    March 10, 2020
  •  
    8:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    online at home

  Bible Study on March 1st, 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th, & 31st A Bible Study class using the Great Courses lecture entitled "Understanding the New Testament" began in February. On the first Sunday of March at 12:30 p.m., we will meet in the Teachers’ Lounge Annex to discuss the lectures of the previous month. Every Tuesday at 8:00 p.m., there will be an on-line Zoom meeting with a new lecture that you can access from your home computer. Lecture notes will also be distributed. For more details, contact Alex Bell (see Directory). This Bible Study is designed to allow for maximum participation by offering a variety of times, places, and learning modes. Please join anytime.

  
  

  
  

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• Mid-week worship

  • When
    March 11, 2020
  •  
    7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    Meeting House

  On Wednesday evenings, at 7:30 p.m., the Meeting Room at Sidwell Friends Lower School is open for worship. All are welcome! It is an opportunity for some when Sundays are just too busy. Others may appreciate the additional time for communal worship. Please come when the Spirit moves you, and you may find a few others gathering as well. For details, call or email Dot L. (in the Directory). Child care is not available.
  

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• Retreat: Fanning the Eternal Flame

  • Start
    March 13, 2020
  •  
    7:00 PM
  • End
    March 14, 2020
  • Location
    Sandy Spring Meeting

  Sandy Spring Monthly Meeting Ministry & Counsel Committee is bringing Marcelle Martin, author of Our Life is Love, to Sandy Spring on March 13 and 14. She led the opening retreat at Baltimore Yearly Meeting annual sessions last August. Marcelle’s workshop is designed to assist us on our own spiritual journeys today with early Friends as our guides and elders. Bethesda F(f)riends are invited to register for the workshop with Marcelle. There will be an evening session on Friday, March 13, from 7:00 to 9:30 p.m., followed by a Saturday session from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Please register by February 29.  Please use the BFM Contact Us form to request registration information. Suggested donation is $50 to cover the workshop, snacks, and Saturday lunch.  

  
  

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• Book Group

  • When
    March 14, 2020
  •  
    1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
  • Location
    BFM Library

  The Quaker Book Group meets monthly, usually on the second Saturday, at 1:30 p.m. in the library of the Meeting House.  Newcomers are always welcome (even if you have not read the book!). Since the time and date can change, please confirm with Leslie S. before coming or join the BFM-Book-Group List Serve (Google Group). By joining the list serve, you can participate in the online discussions, read the post-meeting summary, and help choose the next book.  To sign up, go to this Google Group and send a request to join the group.  We read a mix of books by Quakers, books about Quakerism, and books that speak to Quaker values and concerns. Copies of the books are available in the BFM Library. 

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• Living into Wholeness e-Retreat

  • Start
    March 15, 2020
  • End
    April 10, 2020
  • Location
    online retreat

  The Living into Wholeness eRetreat invites you to explore and practice what it means to live into the Beloved Community, the ways we are called to recognize patterns of marginalization and exclusion and to act toward justice, and tools for transforming and vitalizing our meetings and communities. 

  Week 1: Living into Wholeness

  Week 2: Community Calls Us to Justice

  Week 3: Patterns of Exclusion and Marginalization

  Week 4: Tools for Transformation & Vitality

         This eRetreat has been previously offered under the name Beloved Community. The Living into Wholeness eRetreat will be offered from March 15 to April 10, 2020. By signing up for the Spiritual Deepening email list, you will get an email advising you about the opening of registrations: www.fgcquaker.org/sdinterest 

  
  

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• First Day School & Child Care

  • When
    March 15, 2020
  •  
    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Classrooms

  First Day School is held every Sunday for K-8th grade during the school year. Young people (K-8) attend Meeting for Worship with their families at 11:00  a.m. for the first fifteen minutes. At 11:15, children leave the Meeting Room to meet teachers for multi-age activities or classes (K-3rd; 4-8th). For young children (ages 6 months through pre-K) child care is available each week in the nursery with a paid child care provider. The child care room is located downstairs in the Meeting House. Parents or guardians are always welcome to accompany their children, especially for the first visit.  On the 3rd and 5th Sundays (as well as major holiday weekends) we offer "Kid Play Day" -- supervised play on the playground.  

  
  

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• Meeting for Worship: 11:00 a.m.

  • When
    March 15, 2020
  •  
    11:00 AM - 12:10 PM
  • Location
    Meeting House

  At the Meeting House--Most people attend the 11:00 am Meeting for Worship. Child care (infant-pre-K) is available. First Day School (Religious Education for K-8) is held during the school year, with supervised playground activities in the summer.
  

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• New Trends in Hunger Relief in Montgomery County

  • When
    March 15, 2020
  •  
    12:30 PM
  • Location
    Meeting House

  On Sunday, March 15, at the rise of Meeting (12:30) in the Meeting Room, Jackie DeCarlo, member of our Meeting and head of the Manna Food Center, will talk about new trends in hunger relief in Montgomery County and how her participation in the life of the Meeting shapes her professional journey.

  • One aspect of the new trends is that social justice organizations are focusing on “zip code destiny,” the phenomenon in which where you are born and raised shapes your ability to realize your full human potential.
  • Manna Food Center has been implementing a place-based strategy focused on the dignity of choice, the role of “Food as Medicine,” and addressing root causes of hunger and poverty through community engagement.
  • The center currently reaches 34,000 of the approximately 63,000 of our neighbors in Montgomery County who don’t always know where their next meal may come from, and it has made a number of major changes in an effort to reach the rest.

  
  

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• Online Bible Study Meeting

  • When
    March 17, 2020
  •  
    8:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    online at home

  Bible Study on March 1st, 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th, & 31st A Bible Study class using the Great Courses lecture entitled "Understanding the New Testament" began in February. On the first Sunday of March at 12:30 p.m., we will meet in the Teachers’ Lounge Annex to discuss the lectures of the previous month. Every Tuesday at 8:00 p.m., there will be an on-line Zoom meeting with a new lecture that you can access from your home computer. Lecture notes will also be distributed. For more details, contact Alex Bell (see Directory). This Bible Study is designed to allow for maximum participation by offering a variety of times, places, and learning modes. Please join anytime.

  
  

  
  

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• Mid-week worship

  • When
    March 18, 2020
  •  
    7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    Meeting House

  On Wednesday evenings, at 7:30 p.m., the Meeting Room at Sidwell Friends Lower School is open for worship. All are welcome! It is an opportunity for some when Sundays are just too busy. Others may appreciate the additional time for communal worship. Please come when the Spirit moves you, and you may find a few others gathering as well. For details, call or email Dot L. (in the Directory). Child care is not available.
  

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• First Day School & Child Care

  • When
    March 22, 2020
  •  
    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Classrooms

  First Day School is held every Sunday for K-8th grade during the school year. Young people (K-8) attend Meeting for Worship with their families at 11:00  a.m. for the first fifteen minutes. At 11:15, children leave the Meeting Room to meet teachers for multi-age activities or classes (K-3rd; 4-8th). For young children (ages 6 months through pre-K) child care is available each week in the nursery with a paid child care provider. The child care room is located downstairs in the Meeting House. Parents or guardians are always welcome to accompany their children, especially for the first visit.  On the 3rd and 5th Sundays (as well as major holiday weekends) we offer "Kid Play Day" -- supervised play on the playground.  

  
  

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• Meeting for Worship: 11:00 a.m.

  • When
    March 22, 2020
  •  
    11:00 AM - 12:10 PM
  • Location
    Meeting House

  At the Meeting House--Most people attend the 11:00 am Meeting for Worship. Child care (infant-pre-K) is available. First Day School (Religious Education for K-8) is held during the school year, with supervised playground activities in the summer.
  

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• "Frozen, Jr" play

  • When
    March 22, 2020
  •  
    2:00 PM
  • Location
    Maryland Theatre, Hagerstown, MD

  Friends Meeting School presents a benefit performance for the Maryland Food Bank. 

  On Sunday, March 22 at 2:00 PM: Disney's "FROZEN, Jr." will be performed at the Maryland Theatre in Hagerstown, MD.

  • Opening performances by the Maryland School for the Deaf and Fresh Academicz.  
  • Music and lyrics by Kristen Anderson Lopez and Robert Lopez
  • Tickets are priced from $12 to $25 plus a canned or boxed food item to donate. 
  • Online purchases: www.mdtheatre.org. Group  rates available. 
  • Maryland Theatre is located at 21 South Potomac St, Hagerstown, MD 21740. 

  
  

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• Experiment with Light

  • When
    March 22, 2020
  •  
    7:30 PM - 8:30 PM

  How do we quiet our brains enough to hear the still, small voice within us?  How might we deepen our experience of meeting for worship? Experiment With Light is a meditative and centering practice based upon Rex Ambler’s book Light to Live By , which describes early Quaker meditative habits and translates them into a highly accessible process of clearness and understanding.  This is a small group practice. All are welcome to come try it out and attend as you are so moved. 

  Dates: The  group usually meets on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of the months at 7:30 p.m.  Location:   We meet in the leader's home. See the weekly Bulletin or use the "Contact us" link on our website to get the upcoming location and dates. 

  
  

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• Online Bible Study Meeting

  • When
    March 24, 2020
  •  
    8:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    online at home

  Bible Study on March 1st, 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th, & 31st A Bible Study class using the Great Courses lecture entitled "Understanding the New Testament" began in February. On the first Sunday of March at 12:30 p.m., we will meet in the Teachers’ Lounge Annex to discuss the lectures of the previous month. Every Tuesday at 8:00 p.m., there will be an on-line Zoom meeting with a new lecture that you can access from your home computer. Lecture notes will also be distributed. For more details, contact Alex Bell (see Directory). This Bible Study is designed to allow for maximum participation by offering a variety of times, places, and learning modes. Please join anytime.

  
  

  
  

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• Mid-week worship

  • When
    March 25, 2020
  •  
    7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    Meeting House

  On Wednesday evenings, at 7:30 p.m., the Meeting Room at Sidwell Friends Lower School is open for worship. All are welcome! It is an opportunity for some when Sundays are just too busy. Others may appreciate the additional time for communal worship. Please come when the Spirit moves you, and you may find a few others gathering as well. For details, call or email Dot L. (in the Directory). Child care is not available.
  

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• How can Quaker Committees be effective & spirit-lead?

  • When
    March 29, 2020
  •  
    9:15 AM - 10:45 AM
  • Location
    Groome Building

  Quaker committees: How do we run committees that are both effective and Spirit-led? Using queries, we will bring our collective wisdom to bear on how we discern our work in Bethesda committees: as clerks, committee members, and potential participants.

  March 29, 9:15 am, Common Room behind Cafeteria (see location details below).
  

  Potential queries: What is the optimal blend of good secular meeting management and the additional elements that self-governing Quakers bring to such work?  What kind of clerking encourages the best contributions and broadest engagement by committee members? What are pitfalls in clerking? Which Quaker traditions encourage and which hinder effective committee deliberation and the well-being of the Meeting as a whole in the current age? What is the balance between individual initiative and group process?

  Please bring your own questions to the workshop.

  Note the early start time (9:15 a.m.).  The location is in the "common area classroom" in the Groome Building (enter the building via the patio & breezeway, go across the cafeteria to the left side of the stage, then pass through the stairwell into the classroom area).  This room is wheelchair accessible.  

  For child care during this session, please Contact Us by 3/21/2020. 

  
  

  
  

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• Effective, Spirit-led Quaker Committees

  • When
    March 29, 2020
  •  
    9:30 AM - 10:45 AM
  • Location
    Groome Building "common area classroom"

  How do we run committees that are both effective and Spirit-led? On Sunday, March 29, at 9:30 a.m., in the Groome Building classroom behind the stage, we will use queries to bring both our collective wisdom and challenges to bear on how we discern our work in BFM committees: as clerks, members, and potential participants.

  Potential queries include:

  • What is the optimal blend of good secular meeting management and the additional elements that self-governing Quakers bring to such work?
  • What kind of clerking encourages the best contributions and broadest engagement by committee members?
  • What are pitfalls in clerking?
  • Which Quaker traditions encourage and which hinder effective committee deliberation and the well being of the Meeting as a whole in the current age?
  • What is the balance between individual initiative and group process?

  Please bring your own questions to the workshop. For details: Alex Bell (see Directory).

   The location is in the "common area classroom" in the Groome Building (enter the building via the patio & breezeway, go across the cafeteria to the left side of the stage, then pass through the stairwell into the classroom area).  This room is wheelchair accessible. 

  If you'd like child care through Grade 6 while attending, please use the "Contact Us" form or email Marion H. (see Directory) 7 days in advance.
  

  
  

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• First Day School & Child Care

  • When
    March 29, 2020
  •  
    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Classrooms

  First Day School is held every Sunday for K-8th grade during the school year. Young people (K-8) attend Meeting for Worship with their families at 11:00  a.m. for the first fifteen minutes. At 11:15, children leave the Meeting Room to meet teachers for multi-age activities or classes (K-3rd; 4-8th). For young children (ages 6 months through pre-K) child care is available each week in the nursery with a paid child care provider. The child care room is located downstairs in the Meeting House. Parents or guardians are always welcome to accompany their children, especially for the first visit.  On the 3rd and 5th Sundays (as well as major holiday weekends) we offer "Kid Play Day" -- supervised play on the playground.  

  
  

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• Meeting for Worship: 11:00 a.m.

  • When
    March 29, 2020
  •  
    11:00 AM - 12:10 PM
  • Location
    Meeting House

  At the Meeting House--Most people attend the 11:00 am Meeting for Worship. Child care (infant-pre-K) is available. First Day School (Religious Education for K-8) is held during the school year, with supervised playground activities in the summer.
  

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• Coordinating Gathering

  • When
    March 29, 2020
  •  
    12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    Meetinghouse

  Representatives of BFM committees meet on the Sunday before Meeting for Business to discuss and prepare the upcoming agenda. The gathering is usually the last Sunday of the month, but can change during the summer and over holiday weekends. It is held from 12:30-2:00. These meetings are open to all who wish to attend. 
  

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• Online Bible Study Meeting

  • When
    March 31, 2020
  •  
    8:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    online at home

  Bible Study on March 1st, 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th, & 31st A Bible Study class using the Great Courses lecture entitled "Understanding the New Testament" began in February. On the first Sunday of March at 12:30 p.m., we will meet in the Teachers’ Lounge Annex to discuss the lectures of the previous month. Every Tuesday at 8:00 p.m., there will be an on-line Zoom meeting with a new lecture that you can access from your home computer. Lecture notes will also be distributed. For more details, contact Alex Bell (see Directory). This Bible Study is designed to allow for maximum participation by offering a variety of times, places, and learning modes. Please join anytime.

  
  

  
  

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• Mid-week worship

  • When
    April 01, 2020
  •  
    7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    Meeting House

  On Wednesday evenings, at 7:30 p.m., the Meeting Room at Sidwell Friends Lower School is open for worship. All are welcome! It is an opportunity for some when Sundays are just too busy. Others may appreciate the additional time for communal worship. Please come when the Spirit moves you, and you may find a few others gathering as well. For details, call or email Dot L. (in the Directory). Child care is not available.
  

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• Mtg for Business

  • When
    April 05, 2020
  •  
    9:00 AM - 10:45 AM
  • Location
    Meetinghouse

  Meeting for Worship with a Concern for Business is usually held the first Sunday of each month at 9:00 in the Meeting Room (except for holidays and summer). Committee Reports and other matters are discussed. Everyone is welcome, and child care is available through age 11.

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• Bible Study

  • When
    April 05, 2020
  •  
    12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
  • Location
    Teacher's Lounge Annex

  Bible Study on April  5th, 7th, 14th, 21st, & 28th A Bible Study class using the Great Courses lecture entitled "Understanding the New Testament" began in February. On the first Sunday of April at 12:30 p.m., we will meet in the Teachers’ Lounge Annex to discuss the lectures of the previous month. Every Tuesday at 8:00 p.m. in April, there will be an on-line Zoom meeting with a new lecture that you can access from your home computer. Lecture notes will also be distributed. For more details, contact Alex Bell (see Directory). This Bible Study is designed to allow for maximum participation by offering a variety of times, places, and learning modes. Please join anytime.

  
  

  
  

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• Online Bible Study Meeting

  • When
    April 07, 2020
  •  
    8:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Online at home

  Bible Study on April  5th, 7th, 14th, 21st, & 28th A Bible Study class using the Great Courses lecture entitled "Understanding the New Testament" began in February. On the first Sunday of April at 12:30 p.m., we will meet in the Teachers’ Lounge Annex to discuss the lectures of the previous month. Every Tuesday at 8:00 p.m. in April, there will be an on-line Zoom meeting with a new lecture that you can access from your home computer. Lecture notes will also be distributed. For more details, contact Alex Bell (see Directory). This Bible Study is designed to allow for maximum participation by offering a variety of times, places, and learning modes. Please join anytime.

  
  

  
  

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• Mid-week worship

  • When
    April 08, 2020
  •  
    7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    Meeting House

  On Wednesday evenings, at 7:30 p.m., the Meeting Room at Sidwell Friends Lower School is open for worship. All are welcome! It is an opportunity for some when Sundays are just too busy. Others may appreciate the additional time for communal worship. Please come when the Spirit moves you, and you may find a few others gathering as well. For details, call or email Dot L. (in the Directory). Child care is not available.
  

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• Up-County Meeting for Worship

  • When
    April 12, 2020
  •  
    11:00 AM
  • Location
    Boyds, MD

  Live up-County? Lucille H. and Lowell C. would welcome our attendance at the Up-County Meeting for Worship at Lucille H's home at Breezy Hollow Farm in Boyds MD at 11:00 a.m., the second Sunday of each month. Worship is followed by a potluck lunch, so please RSVP if possible. See email, phone, and mailing address in the BFM Directory. For those with no Directory, please use the Contact Us form to ask for directions and more information. This Up-County Meeting is under the care of Bethesda Friends Meeting. 
  

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• No Potluck lunch in April

  • When
    April 12, 2020
  •  
    12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
  • Location
    Groome Building

  THERE IS NO POTLUCK LUNCH ON APRIL 12 because BFM's special Spring Fling event will be held on April 26. 

  
  

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• Online Bible Study Meeting

  • When
    April 14, 2020
  •  
    8:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Online at home

  Bible Study on April  5th, 7th, 14th, 21st, & 28th A Bible Study class using the Great Courses lecture entitled "Understanding the New Testament" began in February. On the first Sunday of April at 12:30 p.m., we will meet in the Teachers’ Lounge Annex to discuss the lectures of the previous month. Every Tuesday at 8:00 p.m. in April, there will be an on-line Zoom meeting with a new lecture that you can access from your home computer. Lecture notes will also be distributed. For more details, contact Alex Bell (see Directory). This Bible Study is designed to allow for maximum participation by offering a variety of times, places, and learning modes. Please join anytime.

  
  

  
  

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• Coordinating Gathering

  • When
    April 19, 2020
  •  
    12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    Meetinghouse

  Representatives of BFM committees meet on the Sunday before Meeting for Business to discuss and prepare the upcoming agenda. The gathering is usually the last Sunday of the month, but can change during the summer and over holiday weekends. It is held from 12:30-2:00. These meetings are open to all who wish to attend. 
  

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• Online Bible Study Meeting

  • When
    April 21, 2020
  •  
    8:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Online at home

  Bible Study on April  5th, 7th, 14th, 21st, & 28th A Bible Study class using the Great Courses lecture entitled "Understanding the New Testament" began in February. On the first Sunday of April at 12:30 p.m., we will meet in the Teachers’ Lounge Annex to discuss the lectures of the previous month. Every Tuesday at 8:00 p.m. in April, there will be an on-line Zoom meeting with a new lecture that you can access from your home computer. Lecture notes will also be distributed. For more details, contact Alex Bell (see Directory). This Bible Study is designed to allow for maximum participation by offering a variety of times, places, and learning modes. Please join anytime.

  
  

  
  

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• Set up for Spring Fling

  • When
    April 25, 2020
  •  
    10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    Groome Building

  Please join us on Saturday, April 25 from 10-2 (or any time you can be there) to help set up for the Spring Fling celebration.

  • Drop off your donated items for the $5 and up Rummage Sale Bazaar.
  • Bring your donations that are earmarked for our Silent Auction.
  • Bring your potted outdoor plants to sell to others.
  • Help with the set up and decorations. 
  • A simple lunch will be provided.  

   

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• Spring Fling celebration

  • When
    April 26, 2020
  •  
    12:15 PM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    Bethesda Friends Meeting

  Spring Fling is BFM’s celebration of our community and the season. It’s also our Meeting’s biggest fund raiser. Proceeds go to the scholarship fund for Ramallah Friends School in Palestine. Founded in 1869, its mission is to provide “educational excellence based upon the Quaker values of equality, simplicity and peace.” The school is a beacon of hope in a troubled land, and is immensely grateful for our support. Spring Fling, which engages scores of us, is built around four main activities, all of which welcome volunteers, donations, and customers.

  The activities are:

              • Silent Auction: This wide array of donated goods and services includes many kinds of items, such as household goods, jewelry, art work, photography, gift certificates to restaurants or theaters; services such as gardening consultations, handyman services, music lessons, homemade food or baked items; social events such as a dinner and/or discussion in your home, a wine and cheese gathering, or a film and discussion in your home. Donation of time at someone’s vacation home can result in a major contribution. Be imaginative, and think about what you have in your home and no longer need, and about the talents and gifts you offer that could be helpful to others. We need to know about your contributions or donations for the silent auction as soon as possible. We would like your donations by April 1 to prepare them for the online Buy It Now Sale from April 16 to 22.

              • Middle Eastern Buffet. Delicious lunch offerings, for which we appreciate your good-will charitable contribution. 

              • “Bazaar” Rummage Sale. This is a chance for you to declutter your house of items you no longer use. We help you find someone else who can put them to good use. Note: any child attending Spring Fling receives a $5 gift certificate to the sale. Donations of items for sale should be brought to BFM on Saturday, April 27, between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. so we have a chance to price them. Please only donate items valued at $5 or more.

              • Perennial Plant Sale.

              • Ramallah Friends tee-shirts and Palestinian olive oil will be sold as well.

         • If you are willing to work but don’t have a strong preference where, check with various coordinators to see where the need is greatest.

         • If you can’t come to the event, donate via the Social Concerns Box for April. See:

  www.bethesdafriends.org/spring_fling.aspx

  
  

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• Online Bible Study Meeting

  • When
    April 28, 2020
  •  
    8:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Online at home

  Bible Study on April  5th, 7th, 14th, 21st, & 28th A Bible Study class using the Great Courses lecture entitled "Understanding the New Testament" began in February. On the first Sunday of April at 12:30 p.m., we will meet in the Teachers’ Lounge Annex to discuss the lectures of the previous month. Every Tuesday at 8:00 p.m. in April, there will be an on-line Zoom meeting with a new lecture that you can access from your home computer. Lecture notes will also be distributed. For more details, contact Alex Bell (see Directory). This Bible Study is designed to allow for maximum participation by offering a variety of times, places, and learning modes. Please join anytime.

  
  

  
  

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• Mtg for Business

  • When
    May 03, 2020
  •  
    9:00 AM - 10:45 AM
  • Location
    Meetinghouse

  Meeting for Worship with a Concern for Business is usually held the first Sunday of each month at 9:00 in the Meeting Room (except for holidays and summer). Committee Reports and other matters are discussed. Everyone is welcome, and child care is available through age 11.

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• Potluck lunch is May 3!

  • When
    May 03, 2020
  •  
    12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
  • Location
    Groome Building

  POTLUCK LUNCH IS A WEEK EARLY: Join us on May 3rd for potluck (so that it does not conflict with Mother's Day on 5/10). Potluck is held on most second Sundays of the month during the school year (except it's held on the first Sunday in May).

  Potluck is a good way to make personal connections with others. There is always enough food, although we welcome dishes to share (no nut products, please).  Members of the Outreach & Communications Committee usually host a table for people who are newer to Meeting, if they want to sit together to make get acquainted. 

  Responsibility for providing hospitality at the rise of Meeting each week and hosting potluck rotates among BFM Committees. 

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• Coordinating Gathering

  • When
    May 31, 2020
  •  
    12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    Meetinghouse

  Representatives of BFM committees meet on the Sunday before Meeting for Business to discuss and prepare the upcoming agenda. The gathering is usually the last Sunday of the month, but can change during the summer and over holiday weekends. It is held from 12:30-2:00. These meetings are open to all who wish to attend. 
  

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• Mtg for Business

  • When
    June 07, 2020
  •  
    9:00 AM - 10:45 AM
  • Location
    Meetinghouse

  Meeting for Worship with a Concern for Business is usually held the first Sunday of each month at 9:00 in the Meeting Room (except for holidays and summer). Committee Reports and other matters are discussed. Everyone is welcome, and child care is available through age 11.

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• No Potluck lunch June-August

  • When
    June 14, 2020
  •  
    12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
  • Location
    Groome Building

  THERE ARE NO POTLUCK LUNCHES held in June, July, and August. Please join us on September 13, 2020, when we resume our potluck lunches on the second Sunday of each month at 12:30. 

  
  

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• No Potluck lunch June-August

  • When
    July 12, 2020
  •  
    12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
  • Location
    Groome Building

  THERE ARE NO POTLUCK LUNCHES held in June, July, and August. Please join us on September 13, 2020, when we resume our potluck lunches on the second Sunday of each month at 12:30. 

  
  

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• No Potluck lunch June-August

  • When
    August 09, 2020
  •  
    12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
  • Location
    Groome Building

  THERE ARE NO POTLUCK LUNCHES held in June, July, and August. Please join us on September 13, 2020, when we resume our potluck lunches on the second Sunday of each month at 12:30. 

  
  

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• Potluck lunch

  • When
    September 13, 2020
  •  
    12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
  • Location
    Groome Building

  Please join us for potluck in the Groome Building at the rise of Meeting (12:30). Potluck is usually held the second Sunday of the month during the school year (except in not in April and December). Please attend! It is a good way to make personal connections with others. There is always enough food, although we welcome dishes to share (no nut products, please).  Members of the Outreach & Communications Committee usually host a table for people who are newer to Meeting and may want to sit together to get acquainted. 

  Responsibility for providing hospitality at the rise of Meeting each week and hosting potluck rotates among BFM Committees. 

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• Potluck lunch

  • When
    October 11, 2020
  •  
    12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
  • Location
    Groome Building

  Please join us for potluck in the Groome Building at the rise of Meeting (12:30). Potluck is usually held the second Sunday of the month during the school year (except in not in April and December). Please attend! It is a good way to make personal connections with others. There is always enough food, although we welcome dishes to share (no nut products, please).  Members of the Outreach & Communications Committee usually host a table for people who are newer to Meeting and may want to sit together to get acquainted. 

  Responsibility for providing hospitality at the rise of Meeting each week and hosting potluck rotates among BFM Committees. 

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• Potluck lunch

  • When
    November 08, 2020
  •  
    12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
  • Location
    Groome Building

  Please join us for potluck in the Groome Building at the rise of Meeting (12:30). Potluck is usually held the second Sunday of the month during the school year (except in not in April and December). Please attend! It is a good way to make personal connections with others. There is always enough food, although we welcome dishes to share (no nut products, please).  Members of the Outreach & Communications Committee usually host a table for people who are newer to Meeting and may want to sit together to get acquainted. 

  Responsibility for providing hospitality at the rise of Meeting each week and hosting potluck rotates among BFM Committees. 

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• No Potluck lunch in December

  • When
    December 13, 2020
  •  
    12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
  • Location
    Groome Building

  THERE IS NO POTLUCK LUNCH ON DECEMBER 13 because BFM's special Christmas Celebration will be held on Sunday, December 20th.  

  
  

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