December 21, 2021
Feeling a Lot Like Christmas
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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 on Sundays, there is an online meeting for worship on Zoom. Weather permitting, some Friends gather for an in-person meeting for worship at 3:00 pm on Thursdays. Details for these meetings (including a definition of "weather permitting") are on page 2 of this attachment.
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Calendar
AFM Events in Bold
Dec. 24 at 5 pm - Christmas Eve @ Adelphi (details below)
Dec. 26 at 10 am - In-Person and Children's and Virtual Meetings for Worship
January 2, 2022 - In-Person and Children's and Virtual Meetings for Worship
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New: Christmas Eve @ Adelphi
We will gather on Zoom for our semi-programmed Christmas Eve Meeting for Worship from 5:00 to 6:00 pm on December 24.
As darkness settles, we’ll celebrate the Christmas story with singing, readings and silence and we’ll close our worship in shared candlelight. Please prepare candles, real or virtual. We encourage younger Friends to plan and set up their family’s candle arrangement. For virtual candles, “light” a Zoom background - Melanie Gifford can offer instructions and background images. For any other questions, contact Melanie (email in Breeze).
New:
Here is the Zoom link for the Christmas Eve Meeting. To connect by phone, dial +1 301 715 8592. The Meeting ID is 835 8207 9501 and the Passcode is 411564. This information can also be found in Breeze by clicking on "events" and opening the calendar entry for December 24.
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In and Around Adelphi Meeting
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New: What's Going On @ the Meetinghouse?
Is it a dinosaur dig? A mountain to climb? Things look a little different between the Whitehouse and the meetinghouse these days. Many huge thanks to Joseph Ndayisenga and Ken Leonard for devising and implementing a work-around (emphasis on work - looking at you, Joseph), so that the in-person meeting and the children's meeting could still meet.
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New: Changes in Silent Announcements Publication Routine
- On December 24 and December 31, brief editions of Silent Announcements will include only the links for worship and for other weekend meeting events.
- Beginning in January, we'll start a new practice:
- Regular Silent Announcements will be sent out on Fridays.
- Abbreviated Silent Announcements will be sent on Tuesdays, including only items that are new or “coming right up” postings, and worship links.
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New: Friends Community School
Holiday greetings from Friends Community School are here, along with a link to a recording of the school's holiday show, presented by many FCS students.
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The divine is hidden quietly inside the human.
The holy is hidden in the physical and the material.
Therefore, we have every reason to live in hope and trust and confidence.
~ Richard Rohr
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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: Baltimore Yearly Meeting Update
BYM fundraising report: The $35,000 challenge has been met with change to spare. Camps still need support for the purchase of an energy efficient truck. Have you thought about a tax free transfer from an IRA fund?
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The Work of Christmas
When the song of the angels is stilled,
When the star in the sky is gone,
When the kings and princes are home,
When the shepherds are back with their flock,
The work of Christmas begins:
To find the lost,
To heal the broken,
To feed the hungry,
To release the prisoner,
To rebuild the nations,
To bring peace among brothers,
To make music in the heart.
~ Howard Thurman - Mystic, Poet, Philosopher, Theologian
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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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