"All species and the Earth itself have interdependent roles within Creation….All parts, all issues, are inextricably intertwined. Indeed the web of creation could be described as of three-ply thread: wherever we touch it we affect justice and peace and the health of all everywhere. So all our testimonies, all our Quaker work, all our Quaker lives are part of one process, of striving towards a flourishing, just and peaceful Creation—the Kingdom of God.” – Audrey Urry
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Spiritual Deepening |
North Room |
9 am |
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Fibre Party |
North Room |
Noon |
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Worship |
Quaker House |
9 am |
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Hospitality Ctte |
Kitchen |
12 pm |
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Marriage & Family Rel |
Parlor |
9:15 am |
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Hunger & Homelessness |
Assembly Room |
12 pm |
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Worship |
Quaker House, Meeting Room |
10:30 am |
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Worship |
Parlor |
6:00 pm |
June 1, 7 to 10 pm, Conversation with the Other. Learn to listen and dialogue across the political/cultural spectrum. Led by J.E. McNeil. Sign up here: https://www.eventbrite.com/edit?eid=45758284260 [1]
June 2: Help make breakfast for our vulnerable neighbors. Convene at 6:15 am at So Others Might Eat. For more information, contact Tim Schleicher at timothy.c.schleicher@gmail.com [2]
June 6: Help make sandwiches for the Grate Patrol to take to our vulnerable neighbors, starting at 5:00 pm. For more information, contact Steve Brooks at sbrooks@uab.edu [3]
June 9: Baltimore Yearly Meeting Interim Meeting, 10 am to 5 pm, Frederick Friends Meeting, 723 North Market St., Frederick, MD. For details: 301.774.7663, www.bym-rsf.org [4]
June 9: Capital Pride Parade & Festival Quakers from the local Meetings will meet up at FMW June 9 at 4:30 to march as a group in the parade. There will be a Quaker booth at the Pride Festival on June 10 from noon to 7:00 pm; please sign up for a two-hour shift. To participate, please contact Gene Throwe, gthrowe@gmail.com [5]
Spiritual Formation - Do you seek an opening to the Spirit? Do you sit in meeting in anticipation of the "still small voice", yet it rarely or never comes? Or are you ready to deepen your connection to the Inner Light? If the answer is yes to any of these questions, FMW's Spiritual Formation Group may be of interest to you. The Spiritual Formation Groups [6] were formed to nurture and strengthen your connection to the Inner Light on personal, meeting, and community levels. For more information, please contact John Bluedorn at johnbluedorn@gmail.com [7].
Head of Meeting
May 27: Ad Hoc; June 3: Garden Ctte
FAMILIES AND CHILDREN ARE WELCOME
First Day School begins at 10:30 each Sunday. If you come later than 10:30, please stay a moment with your child to help them settle into the class. Children in FDS are reunited with their parents in the final minutes of Meeting for Worship.
Points of Contacts for First Day School: Shannon Hughes (shannughes@gmail.com [8]) and Michael Beer at FMWYouthProgram@gmail.com [9] or 703-655-5655.
Child Care is available for parents needing a respite during worship. Children age 0 to 4 will be lovingly tended in the Decatur Place Room from 10:20 am to Noon on Sunday. Please contact Michael Beer at FMWYouthProgram@gmail.com [9] for any child care related questions. Child Care is also available for all ages of children during events on our campus upon request.
ADDITIONAL WORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Meeting for Worship 9:00 AM Sunday. Held in the Quaker House Living Room, this Meeting for Worship tends to have less vocal ministry. Child care is not available.
Meeting for Worship 6:00 PM Sunday. Held in the Decatur Place Room, this Meeting for Worship offers a sustaining opportunity for worship at the end of the weekend. Child care is not available.
Mid-Week Meeting for Worship, Wednesday, 6:00 PM in the Parlor. Persons seeking to worship during the week should consider this Meeting. Child care is not available.
OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST
The FMW webpage is available at www.quakersdc.org [10] To access the non-public pages, the log-in ID is FMW– the password is Discern. To join the FMW Listserv, or to be included in the Meeting’s Online Directory, send an e-mail to: admin@quakersdc.org To phone the Meeting Office, call 202.483.3310. To use WiFi in the Meetinghouse, the network is FMW and the password is simplicity. The Meeting’s Facebook page is www.facebook.com/FriendsMeetingOfWashington [11].
Young Adult Friends - Anyone interested in learning about Young Adult Friends at FMW or who would like the join the YAF list-serve, please contact Erin Murphy (murph23e@mtholyoke.edu [12]) and Rebecca Nelson (rebecca@americasolidaria.org [13]). Young adults are between the ages of 18 and 40ish.
Martha’s Table needs nonperishable food items on an ongoing basis. Donations are collected in the basket near the Meeting House Decatur Place. Pam Callard (202) 829-9577.
The Library Committee would like anyone who has read a "Quaker-related" book that has made an impact to submit a review to them. We would like to display it on the shelves of our Library on second floor. This would be similar to the "Staff Picks" that you see at commercial bookstores and might point folks to a good read.
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 [14]
A year ago the Peace and Social Concerns committee ran a short survey of the FMW community to determine what programs would be of the greatest interest to the meeting and to help members and attenders who are engaged with projects to find and assist each other. Thank you to those who participated. We would like for anyone who did not participate to please do so online. The survey is only 3 questions long and should not take much time. Click here:https://goo.gl/forms/1IBwjtYzZCcBpNzp1 [15]