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Quarterly Publication of the Baltimore Yearly Meeting of Friends
 
Volume 68 Number 1
Adelphi

Adelphi is evaluating why our camping weekends at Camp Catoctin (May and September) have not been well attended recently, and deciding whether to lay down or re-invigorate these weekends that once drew many. (more...)


Baltimore, Stony Run

Deaths: John Lamb on November 26, 2004; Margaret Randol on December 18, 2004.

Marriage and Ceremonies of Commitment: Julia Barss & Ashley Gordon McColgan, September 11, 2004; Deborah Feaster & Sears, December 6, 2003; Mary Stuart & Michael Weinrich, January 2, 2004.


Charlottesville

Friends in Charlottesville saw the winter in at a gala Christmas potluck party hosted by Tandem Friends School, sharing food and song and getting better acquainted with our region's most thriving new Quakerly institution. (more...)


Deer Creek

Nearly 100 attenders of BYM Summer Interim Meeting met in Deer Creek Friends' new Meetinghouse addition in June. Proceeds from July's 7th Annual Blueberry Festival paid off our building construction loan. Please note July 16, 2005 as when Little Falls and Deer Creek Friends co-host this popular festival at Deer Creek. (more...)


Frederick

Frederick approved an Allowed Meeting under its care for a group that has worshipped in Shepherdstown, WV for several years. After visitation and consideration through a clearness process, the Meeting joyfully approved this status and welcomes inter-visitation. (more...)


Friends Meeting of Washington

Please visit Friends Meeting of Washington (FMW) during our 75th anniversary year. FMW was incorporated on June 20, 1930. Our first Meeting for Worship was held on First Day, First Month 4, 1931. (more...)


GooseCreek

First Day school has introduced music as a performing art. Students have demonstrated their proficiencies on guitar and fiddle. The class made outdoor studies of field and stream as a "Natural Quiet at Goose Creek." (more...)


Herndon

A Minute on the relationship with Friends United Meeting with concern over the current FUM policy was approved.  It reads in part:  "While Baltimore Yearly Meeting Annual Budget decisions should rightly be made in Yearly Meeting sessions, Herndon Friends Meeting recommends... (more...)


Nottingham

Care of three meetinghouses is daunting and our small community struggles for balance in drawing on members' gifts. No one felt burdened as we sang carols, felt the woodstove's warmth, and enjoyed cider and cookies in the 300-year-old East Nottingham meetinghouse.


Patapsco

Spearheaded by Susan Rose in response to a request from an inmate, a group formed to provide support to four inmates at the Hagerstown Prison who wished to hold Quaker Meeting and needed outside "sponsors. (more...)


Richmond

Early 2005 is a time of physical dislocation for us, yet we continued advocacy work during the Virginia General Asembly, serve our monthly meal at the Hull Street shelter, help young Friends with scholarships for BYM camping programs... (more...)


State College

Members of the State College Friends Meeting remain active in meeting and community projects. Jules Arginteanu is the Meeting representative on the Interfaith Mission board. (more...)


Valley

Valley Friends celebrated Thanksgiving season with our annual Frugal Meal. We shared the event with a local Mennonite congregation. Funds raised from this simple meal were sent to Right Sharing of World Resources. (more...)


Williamsburg

Our community is considering how best to ensure our children's safety and our response to discriminatory FUM policies.  Like others, we are doing our annual self-examination in order to produce a state of the Meeting report_always an illuminating, useful process. (more...)


York

York is indebted to Steve Baker, Dave Elkinton, Dave Burnet, and Rick Knaub for our new website: www.yorkfriendsmeeting.org. The site provides the Meeting's history, interactive communication and a "blog" for discussions. (more...)

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Apr 2-4
It's All about Resurrection - Body and Soul!
Elizabeth Ellis & Amanda Ann Hoffman
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Apr 6
Praying with the Mystics
Mary Oliver - an American poet known for her poignant observances of the natural world
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Centennial of the Ramallah Friends Meeting House
Sandy Spring Friends Meeting
Apr 10
Quaker Quest
Carlisle Friends Meeting

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Young Friends Bus Trip
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Monthly Pot-Luck and Dialogue
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Grigsby Hubbard
William Penn House, DC
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Earth Spirituality and the Mystical Tradition;
Matthew Fox
Shalem Institute

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David Hunter

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Practices Supporting Contemplative Prayer
Marcelle Martin
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Dr. Alexia Nibona
William Penn House, DC
May 2
Women's Health in Burundi
Alex Douglas, AGLI
Bethesda Friends Meeting
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Praying with the Mystics
Ignatius of Loyola - founder of the Society of Jesus
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Peggy O'Neill & Rachel Stacy
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Chris Brown
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Patricia McKernon Runkle
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Martin Kelley & C. Wess Daniels
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Warrington Quarterly Meeting
Andy Hoover
May 16
Monthly Pot-Luck and Dialogue
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Mary Craudereuf
William Penn House, DC


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