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Quaker Notes

The weekly bulletin of the Friends Meeting of Orlando. 

November 3, 2022 Edition
For additional information please contact us. Please also view our website.
www.OrlandoQuakers.org
407-476-4369
 
email: clerk@orlandoquakers.org 
316 E. Marks Street, Orlando, Florida, 32803 
(two blocks N. of Colonial, two blocks E. of Magnolia)
   ANNOUNCEMENTS  
* Masks are not required at this time *
Orlando Meeting - Zoom Link
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87881003022
Passcode 316EMarks (case sensitive)

Fall Interim Business Meeting 2022, November 4th-5th

Join Friends from other Meetings and Worship Groups from around our region for Fall Executive Committee on Friday, November 4th, and Fall Interim Business Meeting on Saturday, November 5th, from 8:30 am to 4 pm. All sessions will be hybrid; we will gather in-person at the St. Petersburg Friends Meetinghouse, and online on Zoom.

Registration is required for both in-person and online attendance. Register Here

                                                   

       SEYM Listening Project November 6

SEYM would like to hear how the Spirit fares at OMM, and how SEYM might best assist us with responding to the Spirit's leadings for our meeting.

Please join us after worship on 11/6/2022 at 11:45 to participate in this important discussion.  This will be a hybrid meeting held both at the meeting house and via Zoom (using the same link and password as Meeting for Worship).

Meeting for Business November 13

The Eleventh Month Meeting for Worship with Attention to Business will occur on 11/13/2022 at 11:45 am.  It will be a hybrid meeting held at the meeting house and via Zoom.  Please submit any agenda items or documents that you want circulated ahead of the meeting by noon on 11/10/2022.  If you are not receiving the meeting invitation or documents and would like to, please email  clerk@orlandoquakers.org to be added to the distribution list.
OMM T-Shirts: Ordering Soon for
Current Members & Attenders 

Sizes are for both men and women: S   M    L   XL  2XL. (Women may request a V-neck.) Please choose one of the five sizes and click HERE to email your size to Ray J.  Shirts will be available at the Meeting House in a few weeks.
WORKING FOR JUSTICE
On April 16, 2022, Jerry zoomed into South Central Yearly Meeting to co-facilitate a workshop with Val Liveoak on "Supporting and Discerning Leadings to Work for Justice." The workshop was in-person with only Jerry zooming in. Screen sharing is included, but the room of participants is not included. Following is the link if you'd like to watch it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNgKlcvd3Qo

                Ukraine, Russia, and the
              Quaker Peace Testimony

During FCNL’s October Quaker Changemaker event, “Ukraine, Russia, and the Quaker Peace Testimony,” Tim Gee, general secretary for the Friends World Committee for Consultation, and Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge, director of the Quaker United Nations Office in Geneva, discussed their recent trip through Central Europe. Their discussion was based on their personal experience and witness and was rooted in Quaker history and wisdom. Along with FCNL General Secretary Bridget Moix, Tim and Nozizwe reflected on the role that Quakers can play as peacebuilders as the war in Ukraine escalates. 

Friends can view this discussion in full on the FCNL YouTube channel at: Ukraine, Russia, and the Quaker Peace Testimony - YouTube 

Friends may be led to join the FCNL campaign to keep open the lines of diplomacy at: Friends Committee on National Legislation | Condemn Russia's Nuclear Threats and Press for Diplomacy to End the War in Ukraine (quorum.us)

Friends can read the new October 26, 2022 Statement on the Peace Testimony and Ukraine at: Statement on the Peace Testimony and Ukraine | Friends Committee On National Legislation (fcnl.org)

 

             Thanksgiving Day 2022 Schedule

    9:30 Meeting at the meetinghouse

   11:00 Lunch at  Buca di Beppo Restaurant,
     1351 S Orlando Ave, Maitland (minutes from
      Winter Park Theaters). Contact Mary Ellen
      for reservations at mmeaghe@gmail.com.


    Afternoon:  movie (TBD)

       Contact Jerry at almostluddite@gmail.com 
       for movie information.

Quaker 101 - Online Course

Friends Meeting of Cambridge MA invites everyone to attend Exploring the Quaker Way: a 3-part course, happening every other Sunday via Zoom through Nov. 13, 2022. We'll meet from 7-8:30pm ET.

Exploring the Quaker Way (XQW) is a 3-part course intended to help participants connect with others while going deeper into explorations of Quaker faith, practice, and history.

            //// LEARN MORE AND REGISTER /////

      http://exploringthequakerway.eventbrite.com

         
                It's that time of year again!

Friends, it is the time for Meeting committees & representatives to start working on their budget requests for the next fiscal year, which is January to December 2023.

Clerks & convenors of committees please do hold meetings soon, so that your committee can work on the matter. I would be delighted if committees would get their figures back to me this week.

Email them to me, Pierre Ivory, at treasurer@orlandoquakers.org.

Any questions, do phone me at (904) 540-9875

George Lakey: Lessons for Today from a Lifetime of Nonviolent Activism
Sunday, November 20 @ 3:15 PM
Via Zoom Please Register HERE
SEYM Half Yearly Meeting 2022
December 16–19

Half Yearly meeting is an opportunity for families and Friends from all over our region to relax and have fun, surrounded by nature at Wekiwa Springs State Park!

Planned and unplanned activities include canoeing, nature walks, workshops, the Talent Show, music jams, games, art, and eco-centric programs for children of all ages.

Click HERE for more details.
Would You Like to Volunteer?
The Hospitality Committee needs volunteers to make coffee and prepare snacks each Sunday for Fellowship Hour. To volunteer, please contact Mira Tanna, miravtanna@yahoo.com, 321.287.8734, or sign up at  https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/10C0845A5A62FA1FD0-coffee.
Volunteers for
Conversation to Explore
  
Volunteers are needed for Conversation to Explore on the first Sunday of each month. To volunteer, let Minerva G. know about a topic you are interested in facilitating. You can speak to her in person at Sunday worship or email her HERE for details.
Hurricane Ian Assistance:
Local, State and Federal

 
Click HERE for lists of resources.

Young Friends Group
(First Day School)  

 
Young Friends Group is a weekly religious education program for youth from birth to age 18. Youth attend 10am Worship for a few minutes, then follow adult youth leaders to the Cottage for guided activities. Youth rejoin their families at 11am.

                 Deepening Friendship       

          with Chocolate and Limericks        

1st and 3rd Thursday of each month from 5:30 to 7 p.m.
Please join us. Click HERE to receive the Zoom link by email. 
What we do:

Check in with each other, Share our interests and stories, Deepen our f/Friendships, and Take turns presenting topics and limericks.
 
 All are welcome!


Items from readers for REFLECTIONS are welcome. Click HERE to submit.


 Our Current Quaker Worship Opportunities
 
Orlando Meeting:   The Meetinghouse is open for worship, Young Friends (First Day School) and fellowship on Sundays at 10:00 a.m. 
Zoom Worship: The best way to access Zoom Worship with Orlando Monthly Meeting is to go to the Meeting website Home | Quakers of Orlando (orlandoquakers.org). On the homepage of the website, you can click on the word "HERE" to open the  Zoom link on your device. Details for OMM and two associated Worship Groups are below and also at orlandoquakers.org.

St. Augustine Worship Group:  Wednesday evening, 7:00 pm. Two Ways to Join: In-person Meeting for Worship at The United Church, 5880 U.S. 1, in St. Augustine; or join us on Zoom.  Contact Richelle at (610) 368-2908 or  rogle415@gmail.com for information, including the Zoom link.   


DeLand Worship Group:  Friends meet Sunday mornings at 10:00 A.M. for fellowship and doughnuts, and at 10:30 AM for Meeting for Worship at the Collective facility in the Dreka Theater, 112 E. New York Ave, DeLand. Meeting for worship is followed by discussion. All are welcome. Call 386-337-5204 or email  delandquakers@gmail.com.

Supporting Gifts


 
   Supporting Gifts to the Orlando Monthly Meeting are very important. They provide the basis for our financial support and for our continued existence as a Quaker Meeting. While it is true our community has the great benefit of a financial legacy provided to us from the generous and wise Friends of the past, we  nevertheless have a duty to protect the legacy for the future. Your support gifts, of any size, will add to the effort to preserve our legacy and enable the Orlando Monthly Meeting of The Religious Society of Friends to continue serving Friends now and beyond our time.
   Gifts may be made in person at the Meeting House or by mail. To use credit cards, debit cards or Paypal, simply click on the DONATE image below, or go to orlandoquakers.org where any menu page, such as "About Us," will have a DONATE button for making a single or recurring contribution. If you choose to use mail instead of PayPal for your donations to OMM, please send checks (payable to “Orlando Monthly Meeting”) directly to the Meeting House: Orlando Monthly Meeting, 316 E. Marks St, Orlando FL, 32803.
Online Quaker Resources 

 Click HERE for a comprehensive list with links.
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