And for the Children ...

Children's Summer Program -  On the 1st through 3d Sunday each month (and 5th Sunday, if there is one), children of grade-school age have their own program, with games, crafts and perhaps some surprises.  Usually, the children join their families for about the first 20 minutes of meeting, and then leave for their program with their adult leaders. They will be returned to their parents at the rise of meeting.

Junior Meeting - On the 4th Sunday each month, there's a treasured opportunity for children in grades 1- 5 to meet together in worship, accompanied by a few adult Friends.  Meeting begins at 10:00, either in the memorial garden, or in the white house if needed for inclement weather.

For the younger children, ages 0 through kindergarten, the Nursery opens from 10 a.m. to 11:30 each Sunday in the white house. 

Finding a New (AFM) White House Resident

Adelphi's current White House resident (Joseph Ndayisenga) is planning to move out as of Oct. 1.  Our Resident Search Committee is re-convening to select our next resident. Would you be interested in serving? If you have questions about serving on the committee, or would be willing to serve please contact (via Breeze) either Heather Carter or Victor Thuronyi (clerk of trustees, the committee in charge of the process).

If you are interested in the position, or know someone who might be a good fit, please contact Heather or Victor. A job description and application process will be available shortly.

[repeated by special request]

Peace and Social Concerns Committee
Launches Working Groups

Peace and Social Concerns Committee is hosting and launching two working groups and the committee hopes you will join one or both.  One group will focus on developing a minute and actions for Reproductive Rights and Privacy, and another will focus on climate action.

The first meeting of the Reproductive Rights group will be on July 25, and the Climate Action group will meet on July 26.  Much more information is available here. 

If you are interested please contact Connie Meyer or Charlie Goedeke,  and they will send you additional information and the Zoom link.  (Please click on their names above to see their contact information in Breeze.)

What Happened in our July Meeting for Business?

Here are the draft minutes of the meeting last Sunday, in case you had to miss it. Please send any corrections to recordingclerk@adelphifriends.org.
 

Friends Journal Feature

Surely You've Registered by Now?

Baltimore Yearly Meeting Sessions
- Registration Deadline Extended -

BYM Annual Sessions will be held on line and in person, August 1 - 9 at Hood College in Frederick, MD. Find information here about the events, meetings, and workshops and how to register.  Many events are also offered via Zoom. Hood College now requires advance registration for anyone who will be on campus, so if you'll be attending in person, you must register by tomorrow, July 20, at noon.

Newcomers from Arizona and Texas

Couch Potato Activists' Alert

• Get involved in meeting activities and outreach? Check out this updated list of committees and opportunities, and get in touch with a member of the Nominating Committee about your interests.
   
• Donate on line or at a distance?  Mail to Adelphi Meeting Treasurer, 2303 Metzerott Rd., Adelphi, MD 20783. Or donate securely on our website. To make or change a pledge to support renovations of the meetinghouse, click here.
   
• Get a log-in to access Breeze?   If you need help with Breeze, contact Mackenzie or Reuben at webservent@adelphifriends.org (webservent, with an “e,” is correct.)
   
• Silent Announcements:
  • Submit an item for the bi-weekly Silent Announcements? For now, please respond to this email or send a message directly to the editor, Ruth Flower, at flowerruth@gmail.com+SA  For events, please include date, time, place (if in person), and how to register (if on Zoom). Silent Announcements are prepared each Friday morning, with brief updates on Tuesdays.
     
  • Find a recent issue of Silent Announcements?  The last two months' editions are listed at this link.
     
  • Sign up to receive Silent Announcements or to change the email address where you receive them? On our webpage, bottom left corner of the "splash" (main) page, there's a small form to  subscribe or change your address. If your email has changed for all purposes, please enter the change on your page in Breeze.  
     
• Zoom Meetings at Adelphi
  • Schedule a Zoom meeting, send an email  to zoom@adelphifriends.org.  Here are some details that you'll need to provide in order to reserve a Zoom "line" through the meeting.  
     
  • Find the Zoom link for your committee meeting? Go to Breeze at this link, and click on “Events.”  The Zoom info should be there. 
     
• Schedule an in-person meeting at Adelphi (whether indoors or outdoors, recurrent or one-time) send an email to our resident Joseph Ndayisenga (resident@adelphifriends.org) requesting the use of that space.  Review these guidelines prepared by the Clerk when we started opening the meetinghouse grounds to outdoor use. 
   
• Advocate with others on an issue you are concerned about? Sign up here for the Couch Potato Activists list serve and report your activities here.

Business meeting: noon, second Sunday of the month
Additional Meetings for Worship:  Wednesdays at noon, Sundays at 7 pm

Bible study: Wednesdays, 7:30pm