Weekly Announcements, 10/30/16

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 "So do not fear, for I am with you;
    do not be dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you and help you;
    I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” – Isaiah 41: 10

Oct. 30: Tom Libbert, Debby Churchman, and David Etheridge will conduct a workshop at noon on Reading the Bible for Fun and Prophet.

Oct. 30:  A White Historian Looks at Lynching  Susan Strasser, a retired history professor

at the University of Delaware, is Looking at Lynching. At 1:00 pm in the Decatur Place Room. For more information, contact david.etheridge@verizon.net

Nov. 2:  Help make sandwiches for our vulnerable neighbors! Grate Patrol convenes at 5:00 pm in the Assembly Room. For more information, contact Steve Brooks at sbrooks@uab.edu

Nov. 5: Help make breakfast for our vulnerable neighbors at So Others Might Eat, starting at 6:15 a.m. The kitchen is at 70 “0” St. NW, adjacent to a parking lot. For more information and to sign up, contact Betsy Bramon at betsy.bramon@gmail.com

Nov. 5  Rise Up and Sing  Peter Blood & Annie Patterson will conduct a spirited singalong concert using our new songbook Rise Again. Bring a copy of the songbook if you have one. For more information, see their website. (https://www.riseupandsing.org/events/friends-meeting-washington)

Nov. 6: The Nominating, Membership, Ministry & Worship, Capital Campaign, and Religious Education committees will meet. There will be singing at 10 am in the Meeting Room; all voices are welcome.

Nov. 6: Friends are invited to a potluck and Quaker dialogue at William Penn House at 6:30 p.m.. Zamin Danty will moderate a panel of representatives of three spiritual traditions—Buddhist, Islamic, and Quaker. 515 East Capitol St. SE, 202.543.5560, www.williampennhouse.org

Head of Meeting Schedule

Oct. 30: IT Committee; Nov. 6: Property Committee