Hello Friends,
Property Committee is hoping, weather permitting, to remove the meetinghouse storm windows, hopefully next weekend, April 3. If you can help, please let Kevin know.
As Friends are aware, Ministry and Counsel is in the early stages of formulating our State of Society for the previous year as a Meeting. Several weeks ago we were encouraged to reflect in writing how we feel our spiritual community faired during a very difficult and challenging year amidst the Covid-19 epidemic. New England Yearly Meeting has put together a helpful resource to help members of monthly meetings approach this year’s SOS, especially in this year of the pandemic. Friends can review this resource HERE.
Please send your reflections via email to Randal With, or by US Mail to Westport Friends Meeting, 938 Main Road, Westport, c/o Randal Wirth, co-clerk, Ministry and Counsel Committee. Thank you!
Gretchen’s JYM-JHYM latest bi-weekly newsletter, containing programming and retreat info for young people, parents and Friends, can be read HERE.
A child’s concept of worship
Midweek worship will continue to be offered each week on Wednesdays at 3:30 PM. Please note that the link for midweek worship is not the same as our regular worship on Sunday. A link for joining Midweek worship (which is the same link each week) will be emailed each week on Wednesday mornings. To insure security, we never post Zoom links on websites or portals visible to the general public.
Please use the Zoom link that was emailed to you to attend SUNDAY worship at 10 AM.
10:00 AM – Worship via Zoom and in the meetinghouse: (Zoom links were emailed to you!)
Worship within the meetinghouse and worship online via Zoom will take place each week at 10 AM. Video and audio will be in use within the meetinghouse using Zoom, so that Friends worshipping online and in the meetinghouse can remain connected throughout worship. Buddy Baker-Smith will provide oversight of setup and care of worship in the meetinghouse this week.
Continue worshipping online: (Zoom links were emailed to you!)
Please plan to connect by 9:50 AM in order to settle into worship by 10 AM. If you have questions or experience difficulty connecting to Zoom please contact Gretchen Baker-Smith via email or cell phone at 508-287-6441.
Meeting Calendar: (All meetings via Zoom)
- Peace and Social Justice Committee, March 28, 8:30-9:45 AM
- Midweek Worship, 3:30-4:00 PM, March 31 (Weekly on Wednesdays)
- Buddy Baker Smith Birthday! March 26!
- NEYM/JHYM Get-Together, March 26, 7-9 PM DETAILS
- Seekers Group Meeting, Monday, March 29, 7 PM (Gretchen sends link)
- NEYM/”Reopening & Multigenerational Meeting Life workshop. March 30, 7-8:30 PM. Details HERE
- JYM “Hangout,” Friday, April 2, 4-5pm. Details
- Easter Egg Hunt on grounds of Westport Meeting. Details to follow.
- Ministry and Counsel Committee, April 5 at 7PM
- NEYM/JYM Retreat April 9-11. DETAILS
- Seekers Group Meeting, Monday, April 12, 7 PM (Gretchen sends link)
- NEYM Meeting Leaders Call April 13, 7-8PM. Details
- Book Fair Committee, April 14, 7:30-8:30 PM (Gretchen send’s link)
- Westport Monthly Meeting for Business, April 18 at 8 AM
- JYM “Hangout,” Wed, April 21, 4-5pm. Details
- Sandwich Quarterly Meeting hosted by Allen’s Neck Meeting, April 24, 2021.
Midweek Meeting for Worship, via Zoom, WEDNESDAYS, 3:30-4:00 PM!
Resources for spiritual growth and education offered by our Yearly Meeting: *
Friends, though we are living in challenging times these days, many individual Friends, monthly meetings, 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.
Thank you, Friends,
Kevin Lee
Images by K. Lee:
Top: Gift to K. Lee by JYMer Soa C.
Bottom:Child’s drawing at First Day School, WFM, 2014.
