"We do not want you to copy or imitate us. We want to be like a ship that has crossed the ocean, leaving a wake of foam which soon fades away. We want you to follow the Spirit, which we have sought to follow, but which must be sought anew in every generation.” —Extracts from the Writings of Friends, Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, Faith & Practice
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Worship |
Quaker House |
9 am |
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Worship |
Quaker House, Meeting Room |
10:30 am |
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Nominating Ctte |
Parlor |
9 am |
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Pop-up Forum: Plastic Straws |
Decatur Place Room |
12 pm |
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Membership Ctte |
North Room |
9:15 am |
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Worship |
Parlor |
6 pm |
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Singing! |
Meeting Room |
10 am |
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August 11: The Ministry and Worship Committee will hold a day-long silent retreat. Participants will read and reflect on the Pendle Hill pamphlet, "Four Doors to a Meeting for Worship" by William Taber. Copies of the pamphlet are available in the Library for borrowing. The silent retreat will take place from 9:30am to 5pm. Lunch will be served. Space is limited. For more information and to reserve your space contact Malachy Kilbride at malachykilbride@gmail.com [1].
August 12: Friends expect to hold a Meeting for Worship in the presence of the alt-right rally to be held in the evening at Lafayette Park. For more information or to sign up, contact Debby Churchman, dchurchm@yahoo.com [2]
September 16: The Sanctuary Taskforce will hold a bake/craft/silent auction sale in support of the Capital Area Immigrant Rights Coalitions, which works with local detainees and asylum seekers. Can you donate a homemade baked good or craft item? Could you offer a weekend at a vacation home, or a catered meal, or a handmade-to-order sweater, or something else for the silent auction? Please contact the office, admin@quakersdc.org [3]
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? FMW's Spiritual Formation Group may be of interest to you. For more information, please contact John Bluedorn at johnbluedorn@gmail.com [4].
Head of Meeting
August 5: Trustees; August 12: Personal Aid
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 [5]) and Michael Beer at FMWYouthProgram@gmail.com [6] 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 [6] for any child care related questions. Child Care is also available for all ages of children during events on our campus upon request.
FMW is pleased to offer an opportunity to families who would like to have the Meeting officially welcome their children into our community. Anyone interested in such a welcoming, please contact Gray Handley, handleygr@niaid.nih.gov [7]
ADDITIONAL WORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Meeting for Worship 9:00 AM Sunday. Held in the Quaker House Living Room. This Meeting for Worship has a special invitation to silence seekers. "Quietness enough not only to know our own minds, but to listen to the still small voice." Child care 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 [8] 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 [9].
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 [10]) and Rebecca Nelson (rebecca@americasolidaria.org [11]). 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.
Personal Aid is looking for gift cards for grocery stores, Target, etc. These will be given to our vulnerable members and attenders as needed. Please contact Emilie Schmeidler at Emilie.schmeidler@gmail.com [12]
If you have maintenance concerns about the FMW campus or identify accessibility issues, please contact Property Committee co-clerks Brian Lutenegger (734-255-6829 brian.lutenegger@gmail.com [13]) and Merry Pearlstein (202-244-8777 or merrypearlstein@gmail.com [14]). They will work with you to identify potential solutions.