Westport Meeting News:
Mark your calendar! A Welcoming into membership celebration for John Wojtowics, will be held following worship, Sunday, Oct 31 at 11:30 AM. John became a member two years ago, but a celebration was postponed due to the pandemic.
MEETING CALENDAR: (All meetings held via Zoom, in person, or hybrid (meaning in-person and via Zoom), as noted)
- Worship each Sunday in meetinghouse and via Zoom at 10 AM (hybrid)
- Meeting cemetery work; headstone repairs, cleaning, Oct 2, 8 AM – 12 PM
- Ministry and Counsel Committee, Mon, Oct 4, 7 PM (Zoom only)
- Midweek worship, Wed, Oct 6, 3:30-4 PM. (link sent day of) (Zoom only)
- Seekers Group, Monday, Oct 11, at 7 PM, on site in Community House and via Zoom (Gretchen sends link. Hybrid)
- NEYM Meeting Leaders Call, Tuesday, Oct 12 at 7 PM. (ask Kevin for link, if needed. Zoom only)
- Monthly Meeting for Business, Sunday, Oct 17, at 8 AM (Zoom only)
- Peace and Social Justice Committee, Mon, Oct 18, at 7:30 PM (hybrid)
- Welcoming into membership celebration for John Wojtowics, following worship, Sunday, Oct 31 at 11:30 AM. (In person!)
- Ministry and Counsel Committee, 7 PM, via Zoom
- SAVE THE DATE: Second Gathering on Spiritual Life and Ministry for Friends in New England, Nov 13, 2021. (info below. Zoom only)
MIDWEEK WORSHIP, via Zoom, WEDNESDAYS, 3:30-4:00 PM!
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Yearly Meeting/Wider Quaker News:
New England Yearly Meeting Newsletter, Sept, 2021 may be read HERE:
Introduction by Holly Baldwin
Save the date: next gathering on Ministry and Spiritual Life
Midweek Meditations fall series
Support for addressing racial justice among Quakers
Clerking workshop: October 23rd
Young Friends leadership & welcoming workshop series
Lectio divina: a friendly exploration of Quaker writings
International prayer gathering
For Friends ages 35 to 59-ish
2021 Weed Memorial Lecturer: Sarah Gant
News from Annual Sessions
Word from Cuba
Yearly Meeting calls to end the Cuba embargo
Book launch: These Walls Between Us
The stirrings of transformation: a letter
Obadiah Brown trustees announce Special Focus Grants
World Quaker Day
Quakers in the news
Gretchen’s JYM-JHYM latest bi-weekly newsletter, issue of Sept 20, 2021, contains reflections, programming and retreat info for young people, parents and Friends. Read her newsletter HERE.
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Quaker organizations, and our Yearly Meeting as a whole, are offering an amazing array of opportunities to expand our knowledge and improve our practice as Friends in a variety of ways. Check out the following links and see what we are being offered! Also, take a few minutes and explore additional programs offered by NEYM by visiting the Events page HERE.
Recurring virtual Quaker events:
- Daily at 8 a.m., Beacon Hill Friends House: Meditation practice
- Mondays at 3 p.m., Facebook Live: Singalong Concerts
- Sunday–Thursday at 9:30 p.m. Calming Pajama Party
- Alternate Thursdays at 4 p.m., Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL): Thursdays with Friends
- Thursdays at 7 p.m.: Taizé worship
- Thursdays at 8 p.m.: Parents’ Tea-and-Chat
- Alternate Tuesdays at 7 p.m.: Support for Friends Serving in Local Meeting Leadership Roles
- Saturdays at 12:30 p.m. Open Heart Worship Group
Events coming soon:
Connect, Learn, Explore, and Be in Service among Friends Regionally and Globally.
Check out an array of Quaker schools, camps, retreat centers, other yearly meetings and Quaker organizations listed on NEYM’s website.
Closing:
To watch the spirit of children,
to nurture them in Gospel Love,
and labour to help them against
that which would mar the beauty
of their minds,
is a debt we owe them.
– John Woolman, 1758
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Thank you, Friends,
Kevin Lee