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Sunday, July 28, 2023
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SUNDAYS AT BETHESDA FRIENDS MEETING
Pastoral Care: If you have concerns about personal issues or questions about membership, Bethesda Friends Meeting, or Quaker faith and practice, please be in touch with today’s Friendly Ear, a member of the Pastoral Care Committee. The person's name and contact info is announced after worship, or you can ask via our Contact Us form. You can also reach a Friendly Ear by sending an email message to friendlyear@bethesdafriends.org, and a member of the Pastoral Care Committee will get in touch with you. The Social Concern for July is for Jubilee Jobs, which, since 1981, has placed over 28,000 people into marketplace employment. It supports clients for up to two years, including those who are homeless, in recovery, ex-offenders, public welfare recipients, and recent immigrants. Participating in worship at the Meeting House. Friends are invited to gather in person at 11:00 a.m. for Meeting for Worship at the Meeting House. Participating in worship via Zoom. To join using Zoom, you can obtain the link in your weekly Bulletin or use our Contact Us form. First Day School (FDS) for children 5 years of age and older is offered on the first and third Sunday of each month. Childcare for this age group is offered on non-FDS Sundays. Childcare and Youth-care during Meeting for Worship: Childcare is available on non-holiday weekends during Meeting for Worship from 10:45 a.m. to 12:20 p.m. for children under 5 years of age. Paid caregivers provide this service. Youth-care is also available on non-holiday weekends for children over 5 years of age on non-First Day School Sundays (i.e., the 2nd, 4th and 5th Sundays of a month) during Meeting for Worship. Two volunteers are needed from 10:50 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. on non-FDS Sundays so that care for these older children remains available. There will be a signup sheet at the Meeting House and you may also sign up at this link. |
EVENTS COMING UP SOON (JULY 25 - AUGUST 6) Informational Meeting with Rania Maayah: All interested are invited to an informational meeting with Rania Maayah (Head of Ramallah Friends School) and Kelly Kellum (General Secretary of Friends United Meeting) in the Library at the Meetinghouse at Sidwell Friends Lower School on Monday, July 29 at 6:45 pm. Please join us for an update about Ramallah Friends School and light refreshments. Comparative Religions - Buddhism meets weekly on Tuesdays at 7:00 p.m. via Zoom for a half-hour lecture followed by a half-hour discussion. The course is a survey of the history of Buddhism and its faith and practice from its origin in the sixth century B.C.E. to contemporary times in America. All are welcome. For details, check out the BFM website or use our Contact Us form for the Zoom link. Bethesda Friends Meeting’s stay-at-home Mid-Week Worship by e-mail is on Wednesdays, from 8:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. While some of our regulars prefer to simply join in Spirit at the appointed time, others enjoy the brief connection provided by an email at the start and end of worship. At rise of meeting, those on that session's email list who are moved to do so may share experiences by reply-all. Friends wishing to join, please use our Contact Us form. AFSC Meeting for Worship re: Peace in Israel and Palestine: The violence in Palestine and Israel has impacted the AFSC community in many ways, all of them tragic and heartbreaking. Please join us every Thursday at 5:30 p.m. for a Meeting for Worship via Zoom, gathering in solidarity and holding those most impacted in the Light. All are invited. Please register at this link to receive the Zoom link to attend. Please note that the date and time have changed from prior gatherings. Spiritual Coffeehouse. All are invited to a Spiritual Coffeehouse on Sunday, August 4 at the rise of Meeting, in-person and via the Meeting for Worship Zoom link, to create space for Spirit to speak through sharing of writings, poems, artwork, music, photography, or anything else that speaks to your spirit (your own work or that of others). Offerings are encouraged but not required. For more information, please use out Contact Us form. Pendle Hill First Monday Lecture: All are invited to the August event of the Pendle Hill First Monday Lecture series on Monday, August 5, from 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. This month's lecture is titled "Living the Spirit of Ubuntu: Responding with Hope to God’s Call to Cherish Creation and One Another" and will be presented by Robin Mohr. The event is free and registration is required. To learn more and to register please visit this link. FUTURE EVENTS TO PLAN AHEAD FOR |
SUPPORTING BFM & THE SOCIAL CONCERN OF THE MONTH
The Social Concern for July is for Jubilee Jobs. Jubilee Jobs, since 1981, has placed over 28,000 people into marketplace employment. Work for sustenance, dignity, and hope describes the common goals Jubilee Jobs shares with those in need, including those who are homeless, in recovery, ex-offenders, public welfare recipients, and recent immigrants. It provides continuing support for up to two years. See www.jubileejobs.org to learn more and to volunteer. To donate to this Social Concern, please go to www.bethesdafriends.org/Donate-Online-Now. Clearly designate that your contribution is for this month's Social Concern. If you prefer, you may send your check, made payable to Bethesda Friends Meeting, to David M., Assistant Treasurer (see address in the BFM Directory, or use our Contact Us form). You are also welcome to donate to Bethesda Friends Meeting directly to support all Meeting activities via the same methods (online or by check) |
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