Weekly Announcements, 1.22.17

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"Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.”- James 1:2-4

Jan. 27 to 29:  BYM Women’s Retreat at the Pearlstone Conference Center in Reisterstown MD. The theme is Quaker Wisdom: Echoes in Our Souls. Registration is now open: https://bym-rsf1-org.presencehost.net/events/ymevents/women17.html Please register by December 15.

January 28:  The Adult Study Group convenes at 9;15 to learn about the life of Johns Hopkins. He was a Quaker entrepreneur, abolitionist and philanthropist of 19^th C. Baltimore, MD. Contact JohnKScales@aolcom for more information n this and the study group activities.

Jan. 28: Committee of Clerks will convene at 9:15 am.

Feb. 1: Help make sandwiches for our vulnerable neighbors, starting at 5:30 pm. For more information, contact Steve Brooks at sbrooks@uab.edu

Feb. 4: Help make breakfast for our vulnerable neighbors. Convene at 6:15 am at So Others Might Eat. For more information, contact Betsy Bramon at betsy.bramon@gmail.com

Feb. 5: Come to the annual Barbara Nnoka Lunch to support the Mary Jane Simpson Scholarship program. Bring an empty stomach and a full wallet, and leave with a full stomach and an empty wallet. For more information, contact J.E. McNeil at jmcnrick@gmail.com

Would you be willing to provide a meal—or a ride—to a Friend in need? Personal Aid is looking for such service from time to time. Please contact Emilie Schmeidler at Emilie.schmeidler@gmail.com

Head of Meeting Schedule

Jan. 22: Hunger & Homelessness Taskforce; Jan. 29: Healing & Reconciliation