Weekly Announcements 04.24.2022

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. Or 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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Meeting for Spiritual Enrichment

On April 28, 2022 at 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm, there will be a Meeting for Spiritual Enrichment. During the meeting, we will view a video reflection by Dr. Wayne Schwandt, entitled “What’s the Body Got to Do With It?” followed by a period of silence that is designed to create space for sharing thoughts and perspectives in a sacred space. 

Contact Sylvia O. at saoliva44@comcast.net for more information.

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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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North County Meeting for Worship

We will meet outside wearing masks at 7 pm on Tuesday, May 3. All are welcome! The Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) call worship events Meetings for Worship (MfW) rather than services. This is a silent, centering Quaker meeting for worship where a group of people sit for an hour in silent, centering worship. Come sit with us.

For more information, contact Diane E. at info@annapolisfriends.org.

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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 AFM 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.