Other

Young Adult Friendsare meeting on Sunday, Oct. 20  at noon in the North Room to watch “Trying is Good,” a show by stand-up comedian and Quaker admirer Josie Long, filmed live in 2008. Part of her standup recounts the story of Edward Hicks and the famous Friendly painting, The Peaceable Kingdom.

The Grate Patrol will pack and deliver 120 bag lunches and soup to people living on the street on every first Wednesday.  Soup or chili is made in the afternoon.  At 5:30 PM we start making sandwiches and packing the lunch bags.  At 7 PM, we load the van and one or two people go out on delivery for about an hour.  You’re welcome to help out with any or all of these things.  Call Steve Brooks 240-328-5439 or email sbrooks@uab.edu for more infor

There will be avisioning session on U.S. Foreign Policy on Sunday, Oct. 13, at 4:00 PM in the Meeting Room. The Friends Committee on National Legislation and American Friends Service Committee have started a conversation about a new vision for U.S. foreign policy grounded in our shared security as global community.

On Sunday, October 13, Blair Forlaw will  share her
observations and reflections  from a recent six-week journey
to Rwanda.  While there, she attended the Gasharu
Friends Church, volunteered for the African Great Lakes
Initiative’s Children’s Peace Library in Kigali, and witnessed the
Spirit manifest in many amazing efforts to bring about
reconciliation and peace. She will illuminate several differences
between Friends Meeting of Washington and the Evangelical Friends

Spiritual Friendships Group. For more information, contact Leslie Jadin at kljadin at gmail.com

Group meets bi-monthly to study a particular work or topic related to religion, with an emphasis on the history and practice of the Quakers. Meets in the North Room

Weekend Workshop on Non-Violent Conflict Resolution. AVP, which was created in 1975 by Quakers and prisoners, uses the shared experience of participants, interactive exercises, game and role-plays to examine the ways in which we respond to situations where injustice, prejudice, frustration, or anger may lead to aggressive behavior and violence. With the support of seasoned AVP facilitators, participants will individually enhance their communication skills and collectively build a sense of community. For more on AVP, please go to www.avpusa.org

Friday, Sept. 20, 5:30 to 9:00 PM