Announcements Friends Meeting at Cambridge February 15, 2015 DATE EVENT Sat 14 2:00pm Valentine's Day Couples Yoga and Massage: Led by certified Sun 15 9:30am Forum: Andrew Szanton—“The Spiritual Value of Memoir: How yoga instructor Patti Muldoon. You and your adult partner will be led through special exercises, followed by safe, guided massage. Sliding scale fee from $45 to $70. Register by Feb 7. my Quaker faith has shaped my storytelling.” 10:30am Morning Meeting for Worship 10:30am Sr. High School FDS group meets 11:00am Meeting for Worship near Textron in Wilmington, MA. Carpools leave FMC at 10:30 am. 11:45am Afterthoughts 12:30pm Generic 12-Step Meeting 5:00pm Evening Meeting for Worship 7:00pm Palestine-Israel Threshing Session. We are seeking our unique response, as Quakers and as a whole Meeting, to the conflict. No need to have attended earlier sessions. Mon 16 Tue 17 Wed 18 11:59pm DEADLINE FOR MARCH NEWSLETTER 7:00 pm Ministry & Counsel Committee 8:30 am Midweek Meeting for Worship 6:00 pm Sharing Circle Thu 19 7:00 pm Marriage & Family Life Committee 7:00 pm Midnight Voices Sat Sun 21 10:00 am Library Committee 22 9:30 am Forum: Care & Support Committee—“How do we care for each other?” 10:30 am Morning Meeting for Worship 11:45 am Afterthoughts 12:00pm To Palestine & Israel: a fundraiser for Skip Schiel: Skip will present excerpts from one of his most recent slideshows about the region, “Border Lands,” and sell his photos and movie called “Eyewitness Gaza.” Skip expects to leave for the region in early March for 3 months to continue making photos that show conditions and struggles for justice, peace, security and reconciliation. On Sundays, please reserve the parking spaces behind the Meetinghouse for those with limited mobility. Announcements February 15, 2015 DATE Sun 22 EVENT 5:00pm Evening Meeting for Worship 6:15pm Young Adult Friends Monthly Potluck. You are welcome to come and join in fellowship and fun! Mon 23 6:00pm New Story Group. Discussion on “Inscendence” by Bill Plotkin, rescheduled from January 26 7:00pm Membership Committee 11:45pm DEADLINE FOR MARCH MINUTES & REPORTS LOOKING AHEAD Saturday, February 28 The Work that Reconnects. This workshop on deep ecology developed by Joanna Macy will be facilitated by young people who took the course at FMC last October. Please register by February 20 with Lisa Galinski at lisa.galinsky at gmail.com Sunday, March 1 8:30 am Flip Pancakes with the Junior/Senior high group for the Intergenerational Breakfast! For planning purposes, please let me know at least a week in advance whether you'll be there. ANNOUNCEMENTS Annual Staff Evaluations are happening during February. Your feedback is needed to evaluate staff and help them do their jobs better! Please see the February Newsletter or contact Sharon Frame resident at fmcquaker.org for more details. Help protect the Meetinghouse cork floor and the parlor rug! Please bring alternate foot-wear to change into on snowy or rainy mornings. Simple slippers are also available to borrow in the Meetinghouse foyer. 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. Care of Meeting and Announcements 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 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