From: Faith and Practice
P. 1 – 11 A Brief History
P. 80 – 84 Equality
P. 89 – 93 Integrity
P 124 – 131 Simplicity, Social Concerns
Note: All are welcome to attend the session, whether they do reading in advance or not.
From: Faith and Practice
Queries, Advices and Voices
P. 103-108 Meeting for Worship
P. 137-143 Vocal Ministry
If you want more, check out the sections on Meeting for Worship, Worship Sharing and Vocal Ministry in Chapters 2 & 3 of Faith and Practice.
Note: All are welcome to attend the session, whether they do reading in advance or not.
This six-session series will be held on the 2nd and 4th First Days (Sundays) in February, March, and April from 9 am to 10:45 am. The series is designed for newcomers, long-time members and attenders, and those who are considering membership. One or more of our Meeting’s elders will facilitate each of the sessions. Each session will have assigned readings from the BYM “Faith and Practice 2013” (see below) and other readings selected by the facilitators. Each session will include a presentation, experiential activities, sharing, and questions and answers.
Session 1 February 14 How We Worship
Session 2 February 28 Living Our Testimonies – Part I
Session 3 March 13 Living Our Testimonies – Part II
Session 4 March 27 Appreciating From Whence We Came
Session 5 April 10 How We Organize Ourselves and How We Conduct Our Business
Session 6 April 24 How We Act to Change the World
The text for the adult spiritual education series “Living the Quaker Life” will be the proposed 2013 Baltimore Yearly Meeting’s Faith and Practice. The Adult Spiritual Education Committee will provide a free copy of this text to all who commit to participate in as many of these sessions as their personal schedules allow. To obtain a copy, see or contact a member of the Adult Spiritual Education Committee.
Sunday, October 25th, 9:30 to 10:45 am in the Community Room.
What are the spiritual implications of our food choices? How do our food choices connect us to the rest of the living world? How can we live in unity with that world?
Our leader for this session will be Dr. Margaret Fisher who is a member of Herndon Friends Meeting where she has served at various times as clerk of the Meeting as well as of Peace and Social Concerns, and Ministry and Oversight. Her current Meeting work is with the Student Peace Awards of Fairfax County committee.
Dr. Fisher has led workshops on this important subject at the BYM Annual Session, Women’s Retreat, Alexandria and Patapsco Meetings, as well as Penn Hill Quarterly Meeting.
Chanting is a way of centering into awareness of Spirit. We sing short songs out of the silence, and repeat them until the sense of the group ends the chant. Friends will gather into silence in the mode of worship sharing–much like we do at BYM Women’s Retreat. Have some chants in mind, and anyone may start a chant. This is the first time we’ve done this. If it goes well, we’ll do it again–perhaps regularly.