December 7, 2021
Tuesday Updates
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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. Then at 7:30 there will be an online meeting for worship on Zoom. On Thursday December 9, with a forecast high temperature of 43 degees, Takoma Park Friends will not be gathering for an outdoor meeting for worship. Details for these meetings are on page 2 of this attachment.
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Calendar
AFM Events in Bold
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. 12 at 12:15 pm - Meeting for Worship for the Conduct of Business
Dec. 19 at 10 am - In-Person and Children's and Virtual Meetings for Worship
Dec. 24 at 5 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, please let our clerks know.)
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New: Meeting for Worship for the Conduct of Business
Sunday, December 12, 12:15 on Zoom
We will meet to bring our attention to the meeting's business this coming Sunday. Clerks of committees, if you have business to bring forward, please contact our Clerk, Carole Hoage, via her contact information in Breeze. If you want to discuss any items with her, Carole recommends calling her cell phone.
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Poem as Portal
Saturday, December 11, 10-noon on Zoom
Contact Judith Goedeke, via Breeze
“Art is the highest form of hope.” Gerhard Richter
Expect to be surprised. Expect a few short lines to expand you, lift you and loosen obstacles. Expect to be more fully alive. You are most welcome to attend. If you are not already on Judith’s monthly mailing list, contact her through Breeze to receive this month's poem, queries, quotes and Zoom link. Everyone joining in should bring a journal or other materials to use during time for quiet reflection. It will be a pleasure having your voice and heart among us.
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In and Around Adelphi Meeting
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New: Update on Building - Moving Right Along
Arthur Karpas visited the meetinghouse recently and reports that
- There's no change on the grounds or outside of the buildings.
- In the worship room, wallboard covers most of the wall studs and insulation is in place.
- The smoke-alarm was chirping about its low battery (House and Grounds Cmte is on it.)
- In the Fellowship Hall, the wall stud framing is complete, and most insulation is in place.
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Hope is the patient and trustful willingness to live without full closure,
without resolution, and still be content and even happy
because our satisfaction is now at another level,
and our Source is beyond ourselves.
~ Richard Rohr
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Silent Announcements
Silent Announcements are published each Friday, with brief updates on Tuesdays. To submit an announcement, respond to this e-mail, or send an e-mail directly to the editor Ruth Flower, via information in Breeze. See more about past announcements, and subscribing or changing your subscription in the "how to" section below.
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New: Moral Monday March on Washington
Monday, December 13 at noon
American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) is partnering with the Poor People's Campaign to call people together for an in-person march in Washington D.C. on Monday December 13 at noon. People are coming together to call on Congress to pass a robust Build Back Better bill and meaningful voting rights legislation before the end of the year. AFSC is planning a meetup location whereFriends will worship together before proceeding to the rally.
Register now and the AFSC organizers will be in touch with details before the event. Jacob Flowers (no relation that we know of), the regional director of the AFSC Southern Region, is available to answer questions at jflowers@afsc.org.
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"For those who wish to go across the water, may I be a boat, a raft, a bridge."
~ Shantideva, The Way of the Buddha
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CQC Hoodie ready to pass on to its next family
To give away: Catoctin Quaker Camp zipper hoodie, size (adult) small, navy blue. Do you have a camper who would like this, blessed by at least a few Rain kids? I'm happy to deliver to you! Contact Anna Rain at her email address in Breeze.
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Chris and Amity's Car for Sale
Chris Hough and Amity Hall are selling a 2013 Toyota Carolla with very low mileage and and in very good condition. See details here. If interested, please call them or send an email to Amity via the information in Breeze.
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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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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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New: FGC Offers Free Financial Planning Workshop
December 8, 2021 at 2 pm ET
Tomorrow afternoon, Friends General Conference is offering a workshop entitled "Financial and Estate Planning through the Lens of Quaker Values." This 90-minute workshop with a question and answer period is suitable for all ages and income levels, and is offered by FGC in collaboration with Everence, a faith-based financial services organization. Register by clicking on the workshop title above; registration is limited, but space may still be available.
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Sandy Spring Meeting's "Daily Advent Meditations"
Every day from December 1 through December 25 on the meeting's
YouTube channel, Friends are invited to listen to a short reading from All Creation Waits: The Advent Mystery of New Beginnings by Gayle Boss, and then to reflect for a few moments on the story and its meaning.
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Baltimore Yearly Meeting Announcements
... for December 3 are here. The announcements include news of the hot-off-the press publication of the 416-page 2021 Yearbook - a tome that covers (almost) everything you might ever want to know about BYM and related Quaker organizations, committees, minutes and records. See also the news and agendas of the BYM Interim informational session tomorrow, and the called Interim Meeting on December 11. Many more events, deadlines and projects are here for your immersion.
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Couch Potato Alert - end of November
Even if you are not an “official” Couch Potato Activist, you are invited to listen to an inspiring conversation about the power of connection and collaboration, and to take action on any one of several issues that need your collaboration.
Hold a thought for Kenosha, Wisconsin, Friends. (See the first two action items in the alert.)
There are also actions to take on the Pentagon budget, the sale of missiles to Saudi Arabia, and fair wages for Takoma Park city workers. Here’s the full alert, with all the links you need to make your voice heard.
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“Many of us have little ability to carry our own shadow side,
much less the shadow side of our church, group, nation, or period of history.
But shadowlands are good and necessary teachers.”
~ Richard Rohr
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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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Resources for Native American Heritage Month - and After
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 respond to this email or send a message 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" (main) 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 committee meeting? 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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