Because several have asked, I’m sharing the list of poems that Alan and I read on Sunday lightly programmed meeting for worship. Many others from meeting have expressed appreciation and some have told me that they feel inspired to volunteer to read for future lightly programmed 5th Sundays. The poems that we read were, in this order: • Karen – A Permeable Life, by Carrie Newcomer, from her collection, A Permeable Life: Poems and Essays…
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Register & more information • Lobbying in the Quaker Public Policy Institute (11/16-11/17) will focus on increasing funding for environmental justice Programs. • FCNL’s Annual Meeting provides a rich opportunity to gather with F/friends from all over the country, learn more about FCNL and come together to move the world toward the ‘World We Seek.’ • Financial support is available both through FCNL & New Garden Friends Meeting.
I will be putting a tree in the business office this year and I would love it if you would make a homemade ornament to contribute! I love the holidays, and being able to look at a tree with ornaments that you have made just makes it even more special! You can drop the ornament off anytime and it can be whatever you want it to be! The only theme is homemade. I will keep…
Note; November 6th marks the start of Daylight Savings Time. Friends are reminded to bring lunch for a carry-out picnic at the rise of Meeting for Worship. Monthly Meeting for Business will follow the picnic.
Dear Friends, I am glad to be back with you this Sunday for our lightly programmed worship. I enjoyed my time at Jamestown Friends Meeting, but I missed you! I am here during the week, so please reach out if you have pastoral care needs. My office hours are on Monday from 2-4pm and by appointment. My email address is [email protected] and the office phone number is 336-292-5487. I also wanted to let you know…
Structural Violence Faced by Independent Kenya’s 1st President & Current Efforts for Retrospective Justice Dear F/friends, October 20, is accepted as the birthday of trailblazing Pan-Africanist and political leader Jomo Kenyatta (1897). After Kenya achieved independence on 21 December 1963, Kenyatta was sworn in the following year as the country’s first indigenous president. What kind of nation did he inherit to lead? This narrative seeks to (1) expose how both the direct and structural violence…
Thursday, October 27 at 7:00 pm Chapel Hill Public Library, Room B Walter Naegle was Bayard Rustin’s partner for the last decade of Rustin’s life. Since Rustin’s death, he has worked with activists, scholars, and community groups to educate the public about Rustin’s values and work. In 2013, he accepted Rustin’s posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama. Sponsored by Peace and Justice and Transition and Support Committees, Chapel Hill Friends Meeting
North Carolina Quaker 350th Jubilee at Quaker Lake on November 5; A reminder that you are invited to celebrate the 350th anniversary of Friends in North Carolina at Quaker Lake Camp (New Lodge) on November 5 between 10am and 1:30pm. Lunch will be provided, and to help plan for lunch, please RSVP to [email protected] by 10/22. Invitation for Quaker Parents: An Online Support Group The Quaker parent mutual support groups are a supportive forum in…
Join us Sunday, October 30, 4-6 p.m., for the Fall Fun Fest & UNICEF Fundraiser. There will be s’mores, pumpkin decorating, scarecrow making, games and stories, and a bake sale. Don’t forget to wear your (Quaker friendly) costume! You can sign up to Trick or Treat for UNICEF too. Contact Karin Heller if you are interested in volunteering. We still need face painters and Friends who are willing to help run crafts and games. We…