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• Book Group

  • Start
    June 08, 2019
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  • End
    December 14, 2019
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  • Schedule
    7 sessions
  • 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 link:  https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/bfm-book-group

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• First Day School & Child Care

  • Start
    September 08, 2019
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  • End
    December 08, 2019
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  • Schedule
    14 sessions
  • Location
    Classroom

  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 children, ages infant through pre-K, child care is available each week in the nursery, 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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• Experiment with Light

  • Start
    September 08, 2019
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  • End
    February 09, 2020
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  • Schedule
    6 sessions

  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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• Experiment with Light

  • Start
    September 22, 2019
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  • End
    February 23, 2020
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  • Schedule
    6 sessions

  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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• Coordinating Gathering

  • Start
    September 29, 2019
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  • End
    November 24, 2019
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  • Schedule
    3 sessions
  • 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

  • Start
    October 06, 2019
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  • End
    June 07, 2020
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  • Schedule
    9 sessions
  • 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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• Newsletter Deadline

  • When
    November 13, 2019
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    12:00 AM

  Please send all Newsletter items to Jane Meleney Coe before the 13th of each month.
  

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• Mid-week worship

  • When
    November 13, 2019
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    7:30 PM

  On Wednesday evenings, at 7:30 p.m., the Meeting Room 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 Lin (in the Directory). Child care is not available.
  

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• Bulletin deadline

  • When
    November 14, 2019
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    6:30 PM

  Please send all Bulletin items to Jane Meleney Coe by Thursday before 6:30 PM.
  

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• Meeting for Worship: 11:00 a.m.

  • When
    November 17, 2019
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    11:00 AM

  At the Meeting House--Most people attend the 11:00 am Meeting for Worship. Child care 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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• Rehearsals: Christmas Pageant Orchestra

  • Start
    November 17, 2019
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  • End
    December 15, 2019
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  • Schedule
    4 sessions
  • Location
    Groome Building

  Christmas Pageant Orchestra

              If you play a musical instrument, consider playing in the Meeting’s Christmas Celebration Orchestra.  All ages are welcome to participate.

              The Christmas Celebration is held on Sunday, December 15, at noon, and the orchestra’s last rehearsal is at 9:30 that morning. The tentative schedule for the three previous rehearsals is:

              Sundays, November 17 and 24, 12:30 to 2:00 p.m.

              Saturday, December 7, 9:30 to 11:00 a.m.

  
  

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• Mid-week worship

  • When
    November 20, 2019
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    7:30 PM

  On Wednesday evenings, at 7:30 p.m., the Meeting Room 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 Lin (in the Directory). Child care is not available.
  

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• Bulletin deadline

  • When
    November 21, 2019
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    6:30 PM

  Please send all Bulletin items to Jane Meleney Coe by Thursday before 6:30 PM.
  

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• Meeting for Worship: 11:00 a.m.

  • When
    November 24, 2019
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    11:00 AM

  At the Meeting House--Most people attend the 11:00 am Meeting for Worship. Child care 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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• Mid-week worship

  • When
    November 27, 2019
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    7:30 PM

  On Wednesday evenings, at 7:30 p.m., the Meeting Room 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 Lin (in the Directory). Child care is not available.
  

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• Bulletin Deadline

  • When
    November 28, 2019
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    6:30 PM

  Please send all Bulletin items to Jane Meleney Coe by Thursday before 6:30 PM.
  

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• Meeting for Worship: 11:00 a.m.

  • When
    December 01, 2019
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    11:00 AM

  At the Meeting House--Most people attend the 11:00 am Meeting for Worship. Child care 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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• Holiday gift table

  • Start
    December 01, 2019
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  • End
    December 15, 2019
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  • Schedule
    3 sessions
  • Location
    Meetinghouse

  The BFM book table staff will hold a special holiday sale in the meeting library at the rise of the 11:00 a.m. meeting for worship on Sunday, December 1 and 8, and at the Christmas Celebration on Sunday, December 15. We will offer a variety of specially selected new titles for both children and adults that we hope will delight the eye and engage the imagination. Please stop by the table if you can. You may find a holiday gift for a friend, a family member, or even yourself.

  Palestinian olive oil will also be on sale in the Meetinghouse on the same days. A bottle of olive oil makes a great gift and supports Palestinian farmers.

  Also on sale are Ramallah Friends School tee shirts and sweatshirts. Cost: $20 for T-shirts, $40 for hoodies. All proceeds go to Ramallah Friends School.

  
  

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• Mid-week worship

  • When
    December 04, 2019
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    7:30 PM

  On Wednesday evenings, at 7:30 p.m., the Meeting Room 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 Lin (in the Directory). Child care is not available
  

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• Bulletin deadline

  • When
    December 05, 2019
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    6:30 PM

  Please send all Bulletin items to Jane Meleney Coe by Thursday before 6:30 PM.
  

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• ARE-Adult Religious Education

  • Start
    December 08, 2019
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  • End
    February 09, 2020
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  • Schedule
    3 sessions
  • Location
    Music Room (basement level)

  Adult Religious Education (ARE) programs are usually held on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of each month at 9:30 AM in the basement music room of the S.A.M. building. Please check back for details on the upcoming programs as we schedule them on our event calendar, our current Newsletter, and our ARE website page. 

  
  

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• Meeting for Worship: 11:00 a.m.

  • When
    December 08, 2019
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    11:00 AM

  At the Meeting House--Most people attend the 11:00 am Meeting for Worship. Child care 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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• Up-County Meetings for Worship

  • When
    December 08, 2019
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    11:00 AM

  Live up-County? Lucille Harrigan and Lowell Christy would welcome our attendance at the Up-County Meeting for Worship at Lucille Harrigan’s home at Breezy Hollow Farm (19701 Bucklodge Road, Route 117) 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 phone contact in the BFM Directory.
  

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• No Potluck in Dec

  • When
    December 08, 2019
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    12:30 PM

  There is no potluck lunch on December 8th, due to our festive Christmas Pageant Celebration on December 15th.

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• Mid-week worship

  • When
    December 11, 2019
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    7:30 PM

  On Wednesday evenings, at 7:30 p.m., the Meeting Room 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 Lin (in the Directory). Child care is not available.
  

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• Bulletin deadline

  • When
    December 12, 2019
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    6:30 PM

  Please send all Bulletin items to Jane Meleney Coe by Thursday before 6:30 PM.
  

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• Newsletter Deadline

  • When
    December 13, 2019
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    12:00 AM

  Please send all Newsletter items to Jane Meleney Coe before the 13th of each month.
  

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• Meeting for Worship: 11:00 a.m.

  • When
    December 15, 2019
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    11:00 AM

  At the Meeting House--Most people attend the 11:00 am Meeting for Worship. Child care 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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• Christmas Celebration

  • When
    December 15, 2019
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    12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
  • Location
    Groome Building

  This year’s Christmas Celebration, which is a continuation of Meeting for Worship, will be held on Sunday, December 15 at approximately 12:00 noon. At the appropriate time, F(f)riends will be led from the Meeting room into the Groome Building. Our orchestra will lead us in carols and festive music, along with a children's presentation. All are welcome. Because there will be an unusually large number of people coming, your contributions of refreshments and goodies is greatly appreciated.

  
  

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• Candlelight Mtg for Worship

  • When
    December 18, 2019
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    8:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Meetinghouse

  Please mark your calendars for our annual Candlelight Meeting for Worship at 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 18. For more than 30 years, Friends have come to appreciate, in the midst of non-stop holiday activity and anxiety, this peaceful hour together. People of all ages are most welcome. Please invite friends, neighbors, and colleagues to join us. This is a refreshing way to celebrate the season, so please join us.
  

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• Bulletin deadline

  • When
    December 19, 2019
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    6:30 PM

  Please send all Bulletin items to Jane Meleney Coe by Thursday before 6:30 PM.
  

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• Meeting for Worship: 11:00 a.m.

  • When
    December 22, 2019
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    11:00 AM

  At the Meeting House--Most people attend the 11:00 am Meeting for Worship. Child care 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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• Bulletin deadline

  • When
    December 26, 2019
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    6:30 PM

  Please send all Bulletin items to Jane Meleney Coe by Thursday before 6:30 PM.
  

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• Meeting for Worship: 11:00 a.m.

  • When
    December 29, 2019
  •  
    11:00 AM

  At the Meeting House--Most people attend the 11:00 am Meeting for Worship. Child care 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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• ARE-Adult Religious Education

  • Start
    January 26, 2020
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  • End
    February 23, 2020
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  • Schedule
    2 sessions
  • Location
    Music Room (basement level)

  Adult Religious Education (ARE) programs are usually held on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of each month at 9:30 AM in the basement music room of the S.A.M. building. Please check back for details on the upcoming programs as we schedule them on our event calendar, our current Newsletter, and our ARE website page. 

  
  

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• Adult Religious Education (ARE) programs

  • Start
    January 26, 2020
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  • End
    February 23, 2020
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  • Schedule
    2 sessions

  Adult Religious Education (ARE) programs are usually held on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of each month at 9:30 AM in the basement music room of the S.A.M. building. Please check back for details on the upcoming programs as we schedule them on our event calendar, our current Newsletter, and our ARE website page. 
  

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