Announcements Friends Meeting at Cambridge October 19, 2014 DATE Sat 18 Sun 19 EVENT 12:45pm –5:00pm Optional potluck The Work That Reconnects. Based on work by teacher and activist Joanna Macy. Facilitators: Aravinda Ananda and Joseph Rotella. Learn more at workthatconnects.org. Preregistration required and limited to 30 participants. Optional potluck from 5:00 – 7:00 pm. 9:30am Forum: Anne Thompson and Jane Jackson – Worship Sharing on the Queries in the 2014 Revised NEYM Faith and Practice 10:30am Carpools to Textron, 201 Lowell St., Wilmington, MA, leave FMC for Meeting for Worship 10:30am Meeting for Worship in the Meetinghouse for Friends who are unable to go to Textron. There will be no First Day School but there will be children’s activities. 11:15am Meeting for Worship on the sidewalk in front of Textron Industries at 201 Lowell Street in Wilmington, MA. Textron manufactures cluster bombs. We’ll worship between signs that say “Quakers Praying for Peace”. Please bring a chair or use one brought from FMC. There will be children’s activities. 5:00pm Evening Meeting for Worship 11:59pm DEADLINE FOR NOVEMBER NEWSLETTER Mon 20 Tue 21 Wed 22 7:00pm Ministry & Counsel Cmte Fri 24 6:00pm Sharing Circle Sat 25 Sun 26 8:30am Midweek Meeting for Worship 5:30pm Core Working Group 6:30pm Boston Area Quaker Youth Group (for those in grades 9-12) at Wellesley Meeting, 26 Benvenue St., Wellesley, MA. Meet for dinner, Quaker Spirit and fun. RSVP. 9:30am Forum: John Bach and Patti Muldoon – Reflections on the People's Climate March 10:30am Morning Meeting for Worship 11:45am Afterthoughts 11:45am Beyt Design: Rubble from Lebanon into art: Beyt is an award winning social enterprise which transforms architectural salvage from destroyed historic houses into unique home décor. On Sundays, please reserve the parking spaces behind the Meetinghouse for those with limited mobility. Announcements October 19, 2014 DATE Sun 26 EVENT 1:00pm Salem Quarterly Meeting Program at Beacon Hill Friends Meeting: “Listening To That of God Across Political, Racial, Class, Gender, and Theological Divides” with Greg Williams. 10:30 am Worship. Noon – Bag Lunch. 1:00 pm – Program. 2:00 pm Business Meeting. Contact Tracy Dyke at dykeredmond at hotmail.com for childcare. 1:00pm Generic 12-Step Meeting for Friends. Join us for this one-time (possibly pilot) meeting convened by Jim Hannon & Diana Lopez. 2:00pm Care Packages for Friends at College: F/friends of all ages are welcome to bake and decorate Halloween cookies, write cards, and assemble care packages for our Friends who are away at college. It’s ok to bring (small) items to include in the packages. 5:00pm Evening Meeting for Worship 7:00pm Roots of Injustice, Seeds of Change. Paula Palmer of Boulder (CO) MM will present this program she developed with Canadian First Nation leaders. Learn more about the power of the Blanket Exercise and the Doctrine of Discovery. 6:15pm Young Adult Friends monthly potluck. For info, please see the YAF email group or contact Mimi Schultz awwoox@gmail.com LOOKING AHEAD Mon 27 7:00pm New Story Group presents Jennifer Morgan on “Cosmic Therapy: The New Story's Therapeutic Value for Individuals and Communities.” Brown bag supper with Jennifer at 6:00 pm 11:45pm DEADLINE FOR NOVEMBER MINUTES & REPORTS Friends who wish to make an announcement at rise of Meeting are expected to contact the Friend with care of Worship. Please keep announcements to three sentences. The deadline for announcements to be published in the weekly Announcement Sheet is Monday at 11:59 pm. Please send the announcement in an email to fmcbulletin@hotmail.com. This week’s announcement sheet was prepared by Publication Team members: Cornelia Parkes, Holly Lapp, and David L. Myers. Friends Meeting at Cambridge 5 Longfellow Park Cambridge MA 02138-4816 www.fmcquaker.org 617-876-6883 Presiding Clerk Team: Rick Talkov, Susan Davies, Elizabeth (Minga), Claggett-Borne, Liz Moore, Tom Sander Jan Nisenbaum, clerk@fmcquaker.org Recording Clerk: Lili Schwan-Rosenwald Treasurer: Joseph Tierney Assistant Treasurer: Roberta Chicos To publish an announcement use: fmcbulletin@hotmail.com To receive weekly email announcements use: office2@fmcquaker.org Resident Friend: Sharon Frame resident@fmcquaker.org 617-876-1868 Facilities Manager: John Field facilities@fmcquaker.org 617-354-3383 Office Manager: Cher Koor office@fmcquaker.org 617-876-6883 First Day School Coord: Frederick Martin fds@fmcquaker.org 603-562-7163 Communications Coord/Youth & Family Coord: Christa Frintner 609-744-2956 youthandfamilies@fmcquaker.org communications@fmcquaker.org