Weekly Announcements 04.17.2022

Weekly Announcements

Coming Up:

The list of events below can also be viewed on the AFM website’s homepage or on the AFM Calendar.

Note: Titles link to the AFM Calendar for greater detail and the word Zoom links to the online meeting. 

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Uphold Ukraine!

Friends House Moscow supporters in the USA are running an international online Meeting for Worship, to join other Friends holding in the Light all the people affected by the current crisis in Ukraine. This meeting will run EVERY DAY. The start time depends on your time zone. Itt starts at 9:00 am PDT (12:00 pm EDT).

Click on THIS LINK, which is the Friends House Moscow Cloud Meeting. This link was revised as of 04.10.2022.

Also, you can enter the meeting ID and passcode: Meeting ID: 416 500 5614; Passcode: 182805

For more information, contact Ann R. at ministry@annapolisfriends.org.

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Quakers in Kyiv MfW

The Quakers in Kyiv meet on Sundays at 1:00 pm EDT in silence. For Zoom information, go to their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/QuakersKyivUkraine/.  On Zoom: Meeting ID: 829 8497 8940; Passcode: 586154

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Afghan Refugees

AFM and our neighbors, the Unitarian Universalist Church of Annapolis (UUCA) are sponsoring an Agahan family!! Jo Anne S. will be sending additional information on the AFM-Announce email list.

Donate new or used cell phones and computers for Afghan refugees. There is a box at the meetinghouse where you can drop them off.

Contact Doug McC. for more information at 410-923-1443.

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First Day School

The Children Religious Education Committee (CREC) is requesting volunteers to assist with in-person First Day School on Sundays starting before the 11:00 am MfW.

Contact Martha L. at children@annapolisfriends.org for more information.

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Quakerism – Learn More

There is an opportunity presented by the Patapsco Friends Meeting who is hosting a series of discussions about Quakerism. They would like to invite you to join them on the next third Tuesday (April 19) at 7pm on Zoom. There is a flyer introducing the schedule.

The format is simple. They will view a short QuakerSpeak video after a period of silence. Then the group will offer a few queries and open up small breakout rooms to hear how Friends respond to the video. And finally they will rejoin the virtual discussion to hear what experiences and reflections Friends are led to share. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about how to join the meeting on zoom.

For more information, contact Jim R. at jimrose38@gmail.com.

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Earth Day – April 22nd

On April 22nd, people around the world will be celebrating Earth Day. This year’s theme is “INVEST IN OUR PLANET”. Check out EarthDay.org for additional information or CLICK HERE to go to the webpage.

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Spiritual Friendship/Community Group, Weekend

The Weekend Spiritual Friendship/Community Group meets on the 4th Saturday of each month (April 23) from 10:30 am to 12:00 pm and is both in-person and on Zoom. The Weekend Spiritual Friendship / Community Group will be meeting monthly on Saturdays. The group is mainly meant as a way to build community, spiritual support, and share our spiritual journeys and questions about spirituality. This group is open to anyone affiliated with Annapolis Friends Meeting.  This is a “hybrid” (a.k.a., blended) meeting where some people will meet in-person at the Meetinghouse and others will be joining via zoom!

Contact Jo Anne S. at joanneschneider77@gmail.com.

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A Quaker Filmmaker – Martin Krafft

On April 24th 9:15 am during Meeting for Learning on Zoom, itinerant Friend, Martin Krafft, will be discussing the process of making the documentary film, “Terminal”, and the relation between filmmaking and Quaker practice. The film explores his friend Rachel’s experience with a terminal cancer diagnosis, as well as Rachel’s complex existence in the world. “Terminal” considers, too, the difficulties that arise in trying to provide support for a friend in need. Here is a trailer for the film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyBSwUhVRHM&feature=youtu.be.

For more information, contact Ann R. at ministry@annapolisfriends.org.

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Friends Writing Together

All are invited to the Friends Writing Together held on the 4th Sunday (April 24th) at 12:30 pm. We write from prompts. The facilitator will provide a brief suggestion intended to elicit images, stories, and thoughts, which only you know, to which only you can give voice. Sharing aloud is optional. We do not critique this fresh writing, but offer what touched us. Everyone has stories—the prompts simply help guide us toward them. No experience necessary; all ages welcome. Bringing your lunch is optional.

Contact Mary B. at info@annapolisfriends.org for more information.

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Quaker Spring Market – May 7th

Mark your calendars! The AFM Quaker Spring Market will be a modified market, completely out of doors and offer many of the old familiar items, like yummy foods. Young Friends are making pet toys to sell at that Market! Remember May 7, 2022 from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm at the meetinghouse there will be an opportunity for sharing items, fundraising and community building. For the most up-to-date information and a flyer, go to the website: CLICK HERE.

Contact Cairn K. at market@annapolisfriends.org for more information.

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Friendly 8s – Get to know folks

Sign up now!!! Small groups are forming, so that people can get together for a meal and conversation with others from AFM. The Pastoral Care committee is in the process of organizing a few Friendly 8s groups and you are encouraged to let them know if you are interested. There are opportunities to meet in-person or online. Each group decides where and when. Usually, it is a potluck dinner, but could be a breakfast or lunch at a restaurant. Whatever the group desires is fine. There is usually a point-person for the group who communicates with the members to ensure that everyone knows when the next gathering is going to take place. 

Contact Barb T. at pastoral-care@annapolisfriends.org for more information.

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Memorial Celebrations of Life 

There are two memorial Celebrations of Life scheduled.

On May 21, 2022, there will be a worship meeting for Lee Lougee that will begin at 12:00 pm with a potluck/reception to follow around 1:00 pm.

On July 16, 2022, there will be a worship meeting for Bob Bruniga.

Contact Barb T. at pastoral-care@annapolisfriends.org for more information.

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Wednesday Meditation Group

Starting at 7 pm every Wednesday, the Meditation Group will meet on Zoom and we will sit silently for the first 40-minutes followed by a book discussion based on a selected book.

For more information, contact Patty R. at info@annapolisfriends.org.

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5th Night Light – Every Thursday evening

From 7:00 pm until 8:00 pm every Thursday, the AFM community engages in a spiritual practice that acknowledges the Light of God within each person and that to be in community is to actively care for one another. During that time, Friends hold people and situations who need additional spiritual support in the Light. Friends will pause wherever they may be, read the list of names, and hold each person or situation in our hearts and in the Light. On Wednesday, the list of names or situations are sent out to the AFM-Announce list.

For more information, contact Pastoral Care at pastoral-care@annapolisfriends.org.

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Meetings for Worship

There are two options for Sunday worship with Annapolis Friends Meeting:

  1.     Weekly at 8:00 am. [On Easter, April 17, worship will start at 7 am] This Meeting for Worship is in person (no technology) and meets outdoors in good weather.
  2.     Weekly at 11:00 am. This Meeting for Worship can be attended in person at the Meetinghouse, or remotely on Zoom (Phone: 301-715-8592, Meeting ID: 650 269 455, Passcode: 241727)

Other options for Meetings for Worship include: 1) a gathering in spirit only, physically apart and without technology, in communion with friends at the Meeting House at 8:00 a.m. This option was created to link Friends in worship in the early days of the pandemic, and often Friends are at their own homes.  2) In North County, on the 1st Tuesday of each month, at 7:00 pm (please see North County Meeting on the calendar). 

For more information, send an email to info@annapolisfriends.org.

For additional information about Annapolis Friends Meeting and other events click here for the calendar. Or at https://dev.annapolisfriends.org.