How do we fully enjoy and appropriate this rich heritage without getting sucked into the cult of quakerishness? For the most part, we no longer live in the cohesive communities that supported the piety and lifestyles of those earlier Friends, and I worry that pride in their accomplishments might be an artificial substitute for finding equivalent ways to support each other in discipleship today. How do we harvest the lessons without idolizing the teachers? – Johan Maurer
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Today: Sunday, March 29, 2015
Worship QHLR 9:00 am
Ctte of Clerks DPR 9:15 am
Worship MR & QHLR 10:30 am
SfF Lunch AR Noon
Talk NR Noon
Sp Form Grp 3rd Fl 12:30 pm
Worship DPR 6:00 pm
Today, School for Friends will be serving us a delicious lunch. Also, there will be a talk by Eileen Flanagan, co-founder of Earth Quaker Action Team and author of Renewable: One Woman’s Search for Simplicity, Faithfulness, and Hope. A book review and author interview may be found here: http://www.friendsjournal.org/renewable/ [1]
Next Sunday, April 5, the Nominating, Membership, and Capital Campaign Committees will meet in the early a.m. There will be singing in the Meeting Room starting at 10:00. Then at noon, the Religious Education, Ministry & Worship, and Marriage & Family Committees will meet.
For many years, Quakers have held a silent vigil at the U.S. Capitol steps (West Lawn), holding a banner which which quotes Psalms: Seek Peace & Pursue It. We would like to continue this effort on the second Saturday of each month from noon to 1:00. If you are interested in joining us, please contact Pam Callard at 202.829.9577
Coming Up:
March 30: Inquirer’s Classes begin. Want to know about Quaker faith and practice? Come to one or more of these weekly evening classes. For more information and to sign up, contact Michael Cronin at mcronin943@gmail.com [2]
April 1: The Grate Patrol will prepare sandwiches and soup to take out to the city’s vulnerable people starting at 5:30. For more information, contact Steve Brooks at sbrooks@uab.edu [3]
April 4: Come to So Others Might Eat and help prepare breakfast for our vulnerable neighbors. For more information, contact Betsy Bramon at betsy.bramon@gmail.com [4]
April 10-12: There will be a BYM Men’s Retreat at Catoctin Quaker Camp near Thurmont, MD. For more information, contact Blaine Keener. (443-414-9103 or blkomg@hotmail.com [5])
Head of Meeting Schedule (For the most up to date schedule, visit http://tinyurl.com/k2342fa [6])
March 29: Religious Education; April 5: Membership Committee