Fall Cleanup, Nov 21

Please plan to join us on the Third Sunday of the month after meeting. Bring a lunch or a snack and some work gloves, rakes and leaf blowers (electric or battery powered only please). Most of the work needed is outdoors so appropriate outerwear will be needed. There will be indoor work as well. To get all the leaves up will likely take more time that the 20 minutes we usually spend, but any time you can give will be most appreciated.

Fourth Sunday Program

Jacquie Stillwell, who is Director of Right Sharing of World Resources and lives in Wilton, will join us at the meetinghouse to fill us in on RSWR's current activities. Many of you will know her also as the former Head of School at The Meeting School in Rindge. Please plan to join us in person or via Zoom on Nov. 28.

Cleaning out the Foyer Closets

Ruth has taken on the project of getting clothing left in the foyer closets returned to their owners or passed on to others who could use them. We all have two weeks to claim what we have left there. December 1 is the day they can be considered useful for others. Please contact her if you have any special needs or thoughts on the matter.

Indoor shoes and slippers are the exception. With winter coming Friends are reminded that changing into indoor shoes or slippers is strongly encouraged. That way we won't be leaving puddles of melted snow and tracks of abrasive grit under our chairs in the Meeting Room. Cleanup is so much easier!

Quaker Basics Course Offering

Dear Friends,

It’s about that time to offer our semi-regular “Quaker Basics” course. Everyone is welcome, even those of us with many years ‘on the benches’. The plan is to meet via Zoom for an hour each week or every other week for six weeks at whatever times are best for participants. We can meet during the day or early evening.

The course materials are available on the Concord Friends Meeting website via https://www.concordfriendsmeeting.org/Library#QuakerBasics [2]

Quaker Basics (‘Quakerism 101’): An Introductory Course in Quaker Faith & Practice [3] by Peter Blood-Patterson

• Glossary of Quakerisms [4] [See also “Quaker Manual of Style and Glossary” [5].]
• Readings for Quaker Basics, Week 1 [6], The Beginnings of Quakerism
• Readings for Quaker Basics, Week 2 [7], “The Inward Light”
• Readings for Quaker Basics, Week 3 [8], Meeting for Worship
• Readings for Quaker Basics, Week 4 [9], Meeting for Business
• Readings for Quaker Basics, Week 5 [10], The Testimonies
• Readings for Quaker Basics, Week 6 [11], The Meeting Community

During the course, we prepare for each get-together by reading selections on each theme. I like reading and marking up a printed copy of the selections, but others prefer reading them on their cell phone. For those who have access to a computer with Adobe Acrobat Reader and printer that will do double-sided printing, you can print the booklets yourselves. Otherwise, I’ll try to print copies for those who can’t do so as long as my printing setup works.

When we get together on Zoom, we discuss what in the readings ‘spoke to you’.

For those who are interested, please send me an email at MarkWBarker [at] ConcordFriendsMeeting [dot] org (subject: Quaker%20Basics) with your name, email address, days-of-the-week and times which are most convenient for you. Once I have that information for the group, I’ll set up a Doodle Poll to see if we can agree on one or more convenient times.

In the hope that this offering ‘speaks to you’, I wish you Love, and Peace, and Tenderness,

Mark Barker, co-clerk to Concord Monthly Meeting of Friends

Draft Meeting Minutes

The draft minutes of last Sunday's Minutes of our Meeting for Worship for the Conduct of Business are available at https://www.concordfriendsmeeting.org/2021-11-14_CMM_Minutes [12]

A Deep Presence by Robert Goodby

Robert Goodby will be at the Boscawen town library on Nov. 30. Here's the link to learn more: https://www.boscawenpubliclibrary.org/ [13]

The Plight of People in Afghanistan

One of our members writes:

"I don't know about you or anyone else, but the plight of the Afghanistan people and the threat of hunger in their country this winter has really been bothering me. So, I researched and found out that Catholic Relief Services has been established there for some time. I gave then a call and was told that if you donate to Catholic Relief Services and put "Afghanistan" in the memo line or on a note, the money will go to Afghanistan and could help people survive this winter. I was surprised that the Catholics were in there and relieved that my money can go to a huge need for survival. Just passing along the information. Blessings"

Are you wanting information from past announcements?

Visit this page on our web site: Past Announcements [14]

Are you wanting to donate to Concord Monthly Meeting?

Visit this page on our web site for more information: Donations [15]