Meeting together again? Much to consider.
Please join in one of these four scheduled sessions for shared reflection about what our next steps might be for resuming any kind of in-person gatherings at the Meeting House.
The sessions will be held via Zoom on:
- Tuesday, July 7, at 7 p.m.
- Wednesday, July 8 at 10 a.m.
- Saturday, July 11 at 10 a.m. and
- Sunday July 12 at 4 p.m.
There is no need to sign up ahead of time; connection info will be sent out to everyone closer to the date (i.e. next Tuesday for the first two sessions, and next Friday for the Saturday and Sunday sessions.) Please just find one that will fit in your calendar and plan to join in. It is important for as many of us as possible to reflect together on the many questions that come up as we look ahead.
If you have questions, comments, or suggestions, about these sessions please contact Carole Hoage or Cheryl Morden.
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Meetings for Healing
with a Concern for a Broken Nation
Wednesdays at noon
Meetings for healing continue on Wednesdays at noon. Everyone is welcome, whether or not you can join for the full hour. Here is the Zoom sign in:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88290130829?pwd=UWxVOVhXQUYwdXIvcElhTzQwZ2tFZz09
Or join by phone: 3017158592
Meeting ID: 882 9013 0829
Password: 259616
Please note: The Wednesday meetings are now on a recurring schedule through July 29. If you wish, you can mark your calendars and save this link.
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Living into Anti-Racism in our Faith Community
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Adelphi Meeting's Change Group offers three opportunities to support learning and action against racism: an accountability group, a book group, and some movie and discussion nights. See the descriptions and contact information for each opportunity here. (Google doc.)
BYM STRIDE is offering a screening of Baltimore Rising, a documentary about the aftermath of the 2015 uprisings following the death of Freddie Gray in police custody. The screening will be followed by a discussion. The movie is not rated and runs 92 minutes. Join in on Thursday July 2nd at 6:30pm via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85793956891 Facebook event here.
BYM's Peace and Social Concerns Committee convened a dozen or so Friends representing BYM's several anti-racist entities (Growing Diverse Leadership Committee, STRIDE, Working Group on Racism, Reparations Action Working Group, and more) to write a Call to Action, a list of practical actions against systemic racism for meetings and individuals in BYM. The group will be collecting responses and suggested resources here.
American Friends Service Committee is offering an 8 week-course, Radical Acting in Faith for White People, beginning July 9. The program alternates between core sessions and small group discussions, and requires reading, journaling and preparation for each session. Registrations are still being accepted at the link above. Readings and preparation required for the first core session are also provided at that link.
National Museum of African American History and Culture has created a web portal, "Talking About Race," offering a wide range of resources supporting eight foundational topics. Check out their opening questions (e.g. "when did you first learn about race?") and their definition of anti-racism, which begins:"Being antiracist results from a conscious decision to make frequent, consistent, equitable choices daily..." There's a lot to explore here.
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More Resources for the Journey
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Help with College Applications
A note to parents of rising high school seniors from Lelac Almagor: Now is the perfect time to get that college application essay done.... so you don't have to worry about it in the fall. I can guide your teen from start to finish, through an (online) writing workshop process that is creative, joyful, and customized for you. Discounted rates are available for families qualifying for free or reduced lunch. Check out www.msalmagor.com for more information!
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Friends Wilderness Center
(Sort of local -- in West Virginia south of Harpers Ferry)
The Friends Wilderness Center is a 1400-acre wilderness site, minimally developed, and now open for day hikes and rustic overnights. If you'd like to get out and re-acquaint yourself with nature, you might consider the Wilderness Center.
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Note from Couch Potato Activists
This month's action focuses on police justice -- actions to take at the federal, state and local levels. To learn more, sign up here for Couch Potato Activists.
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Friends in Kenya
Friends and all the people in Kenya have faced three calamities in the first half of this year: massive flooding, biblical scale swarms of locusts, and the coronavirus pandemic. Learn more about the situation and how you can help.
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Missing something you saw in Silent Announcements?
Check out WHIRLS where we've listed a lot of useful resources, and also our special page on anti-racism resources.
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Helping Goes Both Ways
The meeting can help you through this pandemic. Friends are prepared to offer spiritual, practical, and financial support. Find out how, here in WHIRLS.
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No-Contact Donations? No Problem.
Do you miss dropping your checks and cash into our meetinghouse donation box? No problem! You can donate our website. Go to the top right and click on "Give". From there you can give a single gift or set up an automatic monthly donation. You can also mail donations to the meetinghouse: Adelphi Friends Meeting Treasurer, 2303 Metzerott Rd, Adelphi, MD 20783.
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To Submit an Item for Silent Announcements
Send a message to the editor via an on-line form. Provide essential information (date, time, etc.). Feel free to add informal notes in the description box. The editor is probably going to edit it anyway.
During the pandemic, Silent Announcements are sent out on Tuesdays and Fridays at about noon. Please submit items before 10 a.m. on those two days.
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To Schedule a Virtual Committee Meeting
Send the info below to: Zoom2@adelphifriends.org
Your e-mail should include at least the following information:
(1) the title of the meeting (e.g. Finance Committee meeting),
(2) the date and time,
(3) recurring or one time only – if it is recurring, what is the schedule (2nd Tuesday of the month), including beginning and ending dates,
(4) contact person, and
(5) any special considerations (e.g., you need a technical person to help out or to host, you need someone to control breakout rooms).
Note that the specific Zoom invitation info for these committee meetings should NOT be put in Silent Announcements. Instead put in the Silent Announcement a contact person who will forward the zoom invitation to the committee members. You can also just send the zoom info directly to the committee members without a Silent Announcement.
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Relevant and still current information is being saved in a place where you can always find it -- a page called "WHIRLS." The links below will take you to sections of these announcements. Scroll down in each section to find your particular item.
WHIRLS stands for
Ways to Connect, which includes
- After meeting gatherings
- Friendly eights
- Virtual worship for People of Color
- Library Committee delivers
- Adelphi Teens' Friday night hangouts
Helping in the Community, which includes
- Couch Potato Activists
- St. Camillus Food Pantry
- St. Matthew's Food Program
- Share food from your over-abundant garden
- Mask-making for non-medical personnel
- Helping with unemployment benefit applications
- Advocacy: New military draft bill to include women
Inspiration, which includes
- The broadcast of the Poor Peoples' Campaign
- Mackenzie Morgan's recent message at West Hills Friends Meeting in Oregon
- Messages, music, interviews and resources to help us get through this
Resources, which includes
- for kids and families
- At home Activities and Art Events
- Annie Patterson and Peter Blood web page for cooped up families
- Book on explaining the pandemic to children
- for all of us
- Guardian's list of home-based cultural activities
- Community resource guide from Local 23
- Richard Renner blogs on protections for workers who raise health and safety issues
Love and Support, which includes
- "Adelphi Cares"
- Sharing Joys and Concerns
- Free mental health support
- Financial Assistance
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