Weekly Announcements

There are three (3) kinds of worship at Annapolis Friends Meeting (AFM):

Spiritually connected, physically apart and without technology at 8:00 am on the 2nd, 4th and 5th Sundays
In-Person at the meetinghouse. Attendees will practice physical-distancing and stay home if ill. Masks are optional outdoors. Masks are to be worn when inside the meetinghouse if there is more than one person. F/friends are encouraged to be respectful of each person’s comfort level.
- 8:00 am on the 2nd, 4th and 5th Sundays
- 11:00 am on the 1st & 3rd Sundays
Online video conferencing at 11:00 am using Zoom each Sunday: ZOOM LINK; Phone: 301-715-8592, Meeting ID: 650 269 455, Passcode: 241727

As is our tradition, joys and announcements are shared after each Meeting for Worship (MfW). Although the information below does not include all of the joys or announcements for our community, it is wonderful to share what we have available.

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Coming UP:

The list below can also be viewed on the homepage or on the AFM Calendar,

July 14th (Wednesday) 7:00 pm, Wednesday Meditation
July 16th (Friday) 6:00 pm, Friendly 8s (#1)
July 18th (Sunday) – Planned 1st Blended MfW
- 9:15 am Committee Meetings
- 11:00 am Meeting for Worship
- 12:30 pm CREC
July 19th (Monday) 5:30 pm, Communications Committee
July 20th (Tuesday) 10:00 am, Library Committee
July 22nd (Thursday) 7:00 pm, Reparations Discussion
August 29th (Sunday) 9:00 am, Committee Clerks’ meeting

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AFM Library

The AFM Library Committee is working on updating the collection and noticed that there are books that were checked out a long time ago and have not been brought back to the library. Likely, the pandemic had something to do with this issue, but we now have open doors for the return of library books and the Library Committee is encouraging Friends to bring the books back. There are people who would also like to borrow some of the books that are still out in circulation. Thank you, in advance, for your help with this project.

Contact Nan E. for more information by email to library@annapolisfriends.org.

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Committee Meetings

Various AFM Committees will be meeting on Sunday, July 18th from 9:15 am until 10:45 am. Please check with the Committee Clerk to find out (a) will the committee meet at that time, (b) if the meeting will be in-person at the meetinghouse; and (c) will the committee meet online using Zoom. There will be a blended option for the committee meetings. Blended meetings are when there are attendees both in-person and also on Zoom.

Contact the committee clerk of the committee meeting that you plan to attend. The committee clerk’s email addresses are located on the AFM website. Click HERE.

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Meeting for Worship – Blended

On July 18th (Sunday) at 11:00 pm, the first Blended Meeting for Worship (MfW) will be held with attendees in-person inside the meetinghouse and other attendees joining worship using Zoom. If attending in-person, masks are required, but there is not registration needed. Windows will be open for ventilation. No outdoors MfW will be held.

The Path Forward (PF) and Meetinghouse & Land (MH&L) committees purchased and tested the required equipment and on July 4th during the MfW wAttention to Business (wAtB) it was decided that there would be blended MfW starting July 18th and will continue on the 1st and 3rd Sundays thereafter. The plan is to have blended MfW on August 1st, August 15th and September 5th.

For more information, contact Karen C. at clerk@annapolisfriends.org.

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Wednesday Meditation Group

At 7:00 pm every Wednesday, the Meditation Group meets on Zoom. The meeting starts with 40-minutes of silent meditation followed by a book discussion. The book changes and is selected by the group. Zoom LINK. Phone: 301-715-8592, Meeting ID: 821 9517 1855, Passcode: 066188

Contact Patty R. for more information by email to info@annapolisfriends.org.

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Change Group – Reparations Discussion

On July 22nd (Thursday) at 7:00 pm, the AFM Change Group will continue the discussion about reparations. The Change Group is focused on the concern for reparations and will hold another meeting to continue the discernment regarding AFM’s role in reparations. Please pre-register for the next session that will be held on July 22nd. Pre-register HERE

For more information, contact Phil C. at social-concerns@annapolisfriends.org.

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Meetings for Learning

The Education Committee will be taking a break from planning and presenting Meetings for Learning (MfL) for July and August. MfLs are normally held on the 2nd, 4th and 5th Sundays. That means that the 9:15 am time slot for the following Sundays may be filled by other AFM offerings: July 11th, July 25th, August 8th, August 22nd, August 29th. More information will be provided as plans develop.

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MfW wAtB – Aug. Cancelled

The next MfW with Attention to Business (wAtB) will be on September 5th (Sunday) at 9:00 pm. We will skip August for MfW wAtB..

For more information, contact Martha B. at clerk@annapolisfriends.org.

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5th Night Light – Every Thursday evening

From 7:00 pm until 8:00 pm on 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.

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

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