Like Snow, Worship Gets All Over Everything

First Friday Film Discussion

This evening (Friday) at 7 pm

Our film for discussion this January 7, 2022 is They Ain't Ready for Me, a film about a Black Rabbinical student's efforts to organize against gun violence.  The film is available at no cost on Kanopy, the library subscription service. This is a link for a review of the film.  http://theyaintreadyforme.com/about/

Here is the link for tonight's discussion.  Please feel free to join for some good conversation, even if you haven't had a chance to watch the film.

Meeting for Worship for the Conduct of Business

Sunday, January 9, at 12:15 via Zoom

We will turn to the Spirit to consider our business for the first time in this new year.  Documents for your review, including the agenda, minutes, and committee reports and recommendations, are in this folder. All are welcome to be a part of this gathering.

Poem as Portal  

Saturday, January 8 from 10 to noon, via Zoom

“All cultures and peoples turn to poetry during times of celebration, transformation and challenge — those times when ordinary language cannot carry meaning beyond our understanding.”   Joy Harjo

Friends take the poem where they need it to go, and from that new perspective discover a path forward.  Join us for an experience that just might plumb the depths and surprise you with rewards.  If you are not already on Judith Goedeke’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.  You are most welcome.  It will be a pleasure having your voice and heart among us.

Takoma Park Friends Meeting Invites Us All to Their Annual Holiday Celebration 

Sunday, January 9, beginning at 3 p.m.

Dear Friends,

You are warmly invited to attend Takoma Park Friends Meeting Preparative's Annual Holiday Celebration on Sunday, January 9, 2022, beginning at 3:00 pm. Due to concerns about COVID, this event will be held virtually; connecting links appear in the attached document.  See the full invitation from Tricia Crocker in the same document. 

A New Weekly Evening Meeting for Worship

Beginning Sunday, January 16, 2022, Adelphi Friends Meeting will experiment with an additional Meeting for Worship at 7:00 pm (Eastern Time). This time slot for Worship has been encouraged as a way to respond to the needs of young (and other) people who might work on Sundays or have a different schedule overall.  It will, of course, be available to all of our community!

The plan is to begin Meeting for Worship on Zoom. But with time, and the completion of the renovation of our Meeting House, we hope that this meeting will include people participating both in-person and via Zoom.

The Zoom connection for this meeting is here.  The Meeting ID is 823 9626 3173 and the passcode is 734636.  For additional information, please contact either Mackenzie Morgan or Carole Hoage through Breeze.

Need Jars?

Heather Carter just inherited a whole load of canning jars from friends who are moving. They are mostly 8oz and 32 oz sizes, clean but not new.  (Only a few rings and lids with them). Could you use them?  Heather is happy to drop off on your doorstep, leave at AFM or in DC for pick up at your convenience.  Contact Heather Carter at the address in Breeze.

Got Friends Journal?

Sarah Gillooly is looking for a copy or two of the November Friends Journal (the issue about Sci-Fi). Sarah had hoped to save their copy - but the family's new puppy ruined it! If you have a used copy to pass along, please email Sarah - their contact info is in Breeze.

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.  

Weekly Announcements from Baltimore Yearly Meeting

The announcements are here.  They include quite a wide collection of news and events.  There's a virtual women's retreat coming up on February 5, and an in-person one in the works for 2023.  Pendle Hill is hiring for quite a few positions.  The application season for Quaker Voluntary Service is underway.  Several educational grants are available.

And on the 19th, there's an evening coffee hour (decaf, I assume) for clerks of meetings and committees and others to discuss "the faithful use of technology." It's a big world out there, and some of it is Quaker.

Antiracist Parenting Resources

Here are some resources that have been collected and compiled by Leah Maderal for facilitators of SURJ (Standing Up for Racial Justice) reading/action groups.  Friends may find the list very useful.

• 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, 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 with 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 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 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.  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.

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

Bible study: Wednesdays, 7:30pm