November 26, 2021
Native American Heritage Day:
Truth and Hope?
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How We Meet for Worship
On Sundays, we meet at 10:00 in two parallel meetings -- In-person behind the Meetinghouse and on Zoom. Children and their families are welcome to gather in the in-person meeting in one section of seats. The children stay for the first 20 minutes and then go to the Memorial Garden for their First Day activities. For those of us who are meeting on-line, here is the Zoom link for Sunday Worship and second hours.
On Wednesdays, Adelphi meeting convenes a midweek meeting for worship for healing - at 12:00. Here is the recurring link to these midweek meetings.
Additional connecting details -- such as phone connections -- for all meetings for worship, meetings for business and second hours appear in this attachment.
Takoma Park Friends Meeting Preparative meets in person each Sunday at 11:30 at the Takoma Park Presbyterian Church at Tulip and Maple in the library. Everyone attending will be masked; no one with Covid symptoms will attend.
Starting on the 28th, the weekly online meeting for worship is to be held on Sundays at 7:30 p.m. at the link given in this attachment.
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Calendar
AFM Events in bold
Nov. 28 at 10 am - In-Person and Children's and Virtual Meetings for Worship
Dec. 3 at 7:00 p.m. - First Friday Film Discussion with Change Group: "Sisters on Track"
Dec. 4 at 11 am - Baltimore Yearly Meeting Interim Informational Session
Dec. 5 at 10 am - In-Person and Children's and Virtual Meetings for Worship
Dec. 5 at 12:15 - Second Hour on Lessons Learned from Bayard Rustin
Dec. 11 at 11 am - Baltimore Yearly Meeting Interim Business Session
Dec. 11 at 2 pm - Quarterly Meeting for Adelphi Committee Clerks
Dec. 12 at 10 am - In-Person and Children's and Virtual Meetings for Worship
Dec. 19 at 10 am - In-Person and Children's and Virtual Meetings for Worship
Dec. 24 at ? pm - Christmas Eve at Adelphi (details to come)
Dec. 26 at 10 am - In-Person and Children's and Virtual Meetings for Worship
(Note: Recognizing that December is a cold time, Ministry and Worship Committee, Children's Religious Education Committee and our Clerk are actively seeking alternative indoor spaces for in-person worship and options for children's First Day School. Details will be announced as they emerge. If you have ideas, let our clerks know.)
Looking for earlier editions of Silent Announcements? The last few are listed under "news" on Adelphi's webpage, and the last two months' editions are here.
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New: First Friday Film Discussion
Please join us on Friday December 3, 2021 at 7:00pm as we discuss the documentary, Sisters on Track, about the the achievements of world-class athletes and how the unfair allocation of money among them affects their chances to develop their talent and skills. Streaming now on Netflix. Trailer is available here on Youtube. And here is a link to a review in the New York Times. Watch the film before Friday night if you can, but come for a great discussion even if you haven't seen the film.
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In and Around Adelphi Meeting
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New: Quaker Continuing Education - Bayard Rustin
On Sunday, December 5, the Quaker Continuing Education Committeeour second hour will offer another installment of our exploration of Bayard Rustin's life and teaching. The second hour will begin at 12:15, using the same link as the meeting for worship.
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New: For Thoughtful Holiday Purchases
Nikki Richards, Homewood Meeting and member of the Baltimore Yearly Meeting's Working Group on Reparations, has provided a list of black-owned businesses. A linked index is provided here.
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What happens to one happens to us all. We can starve together or feast together. ~ Robin Wall Kimmerer
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Work in veggie garden/eat veggies = discounted rent
Can you plant/care for veggies @ hour a day? Reduced rent for a gardener: Choose basement furnished room with small bath and separate entrance OR top floor furnished room with larger private bath.
On Amherst Road in University Park, a 10-minute walk to the Green Line and UMD. A big friendly cat lives here; no other renters. We know all the neighbors; goal is sustainable, spiritually fulfilling, socially just living. Respond to Carol at tprsspanish@gmail.com. Please send your phone number.
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Finding Help
Help goes both ways. Friends have been helping each other through this pandemic and its aftermath. Friends are prepared to offer spiritual, practical, and financial support. Learn more here.
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In the Wider World of Friends
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BYM's New Approach to Interim Meeting for Business
Baltimore Yearly Meeting's winter Interim Meeting is scheduled for December 11 at 10:00. It turns out that there are some detailed items on the agenda that call for one-time expenditures in 2021 and 2022, and a change in the camping program budget. So the Interim Clerk is calling for an "advance information session" on December 4 at 9:00, in which Friends can hear descriptions of these detailed agenda items, and ask questions. All Friends are invited to participate in the advance information session, especially those who plan to participate in the Interim Meeting for Business on December 11.
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Pendle Hill Offers Some Ways to Close Out 2021
The Pendle Hill Retreat Center in Wallingford, PA is beginning to open its campus again for in-person retreats and workshops. Check out some of the offerings here, including two of Pendle Hill's traditional, beloved New Year’s programs: Open Heart, Peaceful Mind with Valerie Brown and Music and Vision of Inspiration with Karl Middleman. In addition, the annual arts and spirituality New Year program will continue online as Creative Playfulness and Play with Jesse White in January 2022. Find out more on Pendle Hill's website.
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“I could not say I believe. I know!
I have had the experience of being gripped by something that
is stronger than myself, something that people call God.”
~ Carl Jung
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Hear from Vanessa Julye
Vanessa Julye, Coordinator of Friends General Conference's Ministry on Racism, was the opening keynote speaker at FCNL's recent annual meeting on the theme "Choose Hope: Work for Justice." The opening evening events are recorded here. Friends General Conference is also coordinating a nationwide reading group of Vanessa Julye's book: Fit for Freedom, Not for Friendship.
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Tutor English Remotely with Zoom:
Help Hispanic Parish Leaders in 2022
Do you have experience as an ESOL teacher? Would you like to learn how to tutor English by Zoom? You are invited to volunteer with the Catholic Charities virtual ESOL team at St. Matthias. Tutors are assisting Hispanic leaders of the Vincentian Friends on the Peripheries, a tri-parish group (St. Matthias, St. Mary’s Landover Hills, St. Ambrose) in Prince George’s County serving vulnerable families. Tutoring will occur one hour a week mid-February through mid-May. Before Sunday January 9th, apply online: http://bttr.im/dspnu. Plan to attend by Zoom:
- The Catholic Charities Volunteer Orientation Wednesday, January 19th 6:00-8:30 pm
- ESOL Ventures Tutor Training on all three Tuesdays: January 25th, February 1st and February 8th from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm.
For more information contact Laura.Yeomans@CC-DC.org, (202) 315-9440.
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New: Ideas for Your Reading List
Native Survival Memories for the Future, by Jade Begay, an excerpt from a new book New World Coming: Frontline Voices on Pandemics, Uprisings, and Climate Crisis, edited by Alastair Lee Bitsóí and Brooke Larsen and reprinted in Yes! Magazine, 11-24-21. Note from your editor: Hearing the story about the community values and cooperation of the Navajo and other Indigenous communities in managing the pandemic gives me a new understanding of the meaning of concepts like sovereignty and mutual aid. I draw hope from seeing the meta-story of teachers emerging in cultures and generations that are different from my own, and hearing their reflections forward from where they stand and live now within Indigenous cultures.
The author, Jade Begay, is Diné and Tesuque Pueblo of New Mexico. Jade is a filmmaker, communications and narrative strategist, and Indigenous rights and climate activist.
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Resources for Native American Heritage Month
During November, thanks to contributions from Friends and other sources, our list of resources on Native American heritage grew to a healthy size. These resources are now saved in an attachment, which you can find here.
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Virtual Meetings for Worship and Work and Play
Virtual Meeting for Worship each Sunday begins with singing at 9:50 and continues with worship at 10:00, followed by sharing our joys and concerns, and announcements. Following meeting for worship, we gather in small "virtual tables" for the potluck conversations we've been missing. Then at noon, we move to a 2nd-hour discussion, a meeting for business, or other community activity.
Join virtual Meetings for Worship (and second hours) through this recurring Zoom link.* You can also join by phone at 301-715-8592. The meeting ID is 870 7330 7657, and the meeting passcode is 672002. If you are not in the Washington DC area, you can find your local call-in number here.
*This link will be the same for meeting for worship every Sunday (and second hours and meetings for business and such) until May 2022.
Outdoor in-person meetings for worship will continue for now behind the meetinghouse. Children will meet in the Memorial Garden after joining in worship for the first 20 minutes of meeting. Click on this link for guidelines.
Our children's outdoor in-person gatherings continue on Sundays at 10 am., beginning with 20 minutes of worship with families behind the meetinghouse. Children then go to the Memorial Garden for First Day activities. For information, please contact Rob Duncan via our "Breeze" directory.
Meetings for Healing
with a Concern for a Broken Nation
On Wednesdays at noon, Friends gather for an hour of worship to hear joys and concerns, and to hold our nation in the Light that brings peace, imagination, and open hearts. You are welcome to join in as you are able. Here is the recurrent Zoom link. You can also connect by phone at 301-715-8592. Meeting ID is 895 3793 7040, and the passcode is 292353. (This link information is always the same; you can add it to your calendar.)
To Use the Meetinghouse or Grounds for a Small Meeting
Adelphi’s facilities are open for small indoor meetings or somewhat larger outdoor meetings. These guidelines must be followed for usage. To reserve a space, please contact our resident Joseph Ndayisenga at resident@adelphifriends.org. Keep in mind that the meetinghouse is now under re-construction, and much of the space in the White House is taken up with storage for items that were in the meetinghouse.
Bible Study
Friends gather for Bible Study each Wednesday at 7:30 pm via this recurrent Zoom link. The Meeting ID is 917 6330 4821, and the passcode is 407700. The group uses Barclay Press's "Illuminate" series of study guides, written by Quakers for Quakers. Beginning September 8, the group will focus on Joshua, Judges, and Ruth. For more information, contact Mackenzie Morgan via this info in Breeze.
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- Get involved in meeting activities and outreach? Check out this 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 send directly to the editor, Ruth Flower, via her contact information in Breeze. Put "Silent Announcement" in the subject line. 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? Check the Adelphi Meeting webpage. There's a short list there of the last few issues and the last two months' editions are here.
- 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" page, there's a small form to indicate your interest or your change. If your email has changed for all purposes, please enter the change on your page in Breeze.
- "Zoom-ing"
- Find the Zoom link for your meeting? If you can’t find the Zoom link for a committee or small group meeting that is coming up, go to Breeze at this link, and click on “Events.” The Zoom info should be there. (Please note that the first time you do this on a particular device, you will have to be sure that you click on or select all the calendars. There might be 3 dots - for a menu - or colored circles next to calendar names. You might have to scroll down to the bottom of the screen. When you have done it correctly, you should have 4 calendars checked in colored circles.)
- 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.
- Schedule a physical meeting at Adelphi (whether indoors or outdoors, recurrent or one-time) send an email to the resident (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. Keep in mind that the meetinghouse is now under re-construction, and much of the space in the White House is taken up with storage for items that were in the meetinghouse.
- Offer financial support through the meeting to Friends who need assistance? Please donate to the General Fund through the website, and send an email to the treasurer at afmtreas@adelphifriends.org stating that your gift is for the Aid Fund. Please note that earmarking your donation for a specific person might violate tax laws.
- Advocate with others about an issue you are concerned about? Sign up here for the Couch Potato Activists list serve and report your activities here.
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