Advent Abundance Calendar Fundraiser

To date we have received $729 toward our goal and pledge of $800 toward supporting Christine Imbiti's secondary school education and her family's well being. Many thanks for these special donations!

Draft Minutes from 2/13 Meeting for Business and Membership

The draft minutes of Sunday's Meeting for Worship for the Conduct of Business are available at https://www.concordfriendsmeeting.org/2022-02-13_CMM_Minutes [1]. The major topic for our consideration was the land acknowledgement. We also welcomed Elaine into meeting membership! This is a good time to remind regular Meeting attendees to consider taking the step into membership. For more information about membership read this brochure [2] and/or contact MinistryAndCounsel [at] ConcordFriendsMeeting [dot] org.

The following items have appeared previously in emailed announcements.

Ministry and Counsel Announcements

Fourth Sunday Programs-

February- Nominating committee is planning a program on discovering our gifts March- AFSC staff Maggie Fogarty and Grace Kendeke will talk about AFSC programs

April- program under discussion

Small Groups continue with one change. The book group formerly on Thursday mornings is moving to Tuesday evenings at 7:30 on zoom. We will be reading and discussing “belonging” by bell hooks. This is part personal memoir and part social examination of how the place we live affects us.

There is some interest in having a book group meet on a different night so let us know if that is something that interests you and we can help get that going. No book has been decided on.

All NH Friends Gathering – Saturday, February 26, 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM, via Zoom:

Zoom in to the All NH Friends Gathering to learn and share what Quaker Meetings are doing to move toward right relationship with Native Peoples in our communities.

New England Yearly Meeting approved the Letter of Apology to Native Peoples and Call to Action at Annual Sessions last August. We’ve heard what Friends in Maine and Massachusetts have been doing, but what are we doing in New Hampshire? Join us to share, learn and imagine!

• 9:30 AM - Worship
• 10 AM - Brief Update from the NEYM Right Relationship Resource Group; Sharing by Meetings and individuals (10 minutes each).
• 12 NOON – Break for lunch, fresh air, dog walks
• 1 PM – Discussion about issues of concern to Native Peoples
• 2:30 PM – Next Steps
• 3 PM – Closing

Register today! For more information, contact Marian Baker (quakerbonnet [at] gmail [dot] com) or Sara Smith (sara [dot] rose [dot] ssmith [at] gmail [dot] com). registration link: https://forms.gle/MMJa8cs24dUQBVVL7 [3]

FCNL is offering a film online

to highlight the effects of the Saudi-led War in Yemen that we'd love your help promoting!

February 17, 7 pm: Film: Hunger Ward: On February 17th the Friends Committee on National Legislation is sponsoring a showing of the film Hunger Ward about the effects of the ongoing Saudi-led war in Yemen which is being supported by the U.S. military. FCNL is working with local Advocacy Teams to lobby our members of Congress on repealing U.S. military support in Yemen. For more information, to view a trailer and to sign up to attend this showing go to: https://www.fcnl.org/events/hunger-ward-yemen-film-screening-and-panel-discussion [4]

Are you wanting information from past announcements?

Visit this page on our web site: Past Announcements [5]

Are you wanting to donate to Concord Monthly Meeting?

Visit this page on our web site for more information: Donations [6]

From Ministry and Counsel Committee

Ongoing programs:

• We continue to offer two book groups that meet online. Currently reading:
  • "The Gatherings: Reimagining Indigenous- Settler relations" - 2nd and 4th Monday
  • New - "belonging" by bell hooks - Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. starting Feb 15
• Care groups Tuesday and Wednesday- Join a group to support each other and share our daily lives.
• Quaker Basics - learn the basics of Quakerism. By arrangement with Mark Barker
• Friends Committee on National Legislation: Join NH’s advocacy team to lobby our Congressional Reps on issues of peace and justice. (Sara Smith)

If interested in joining these - check with any member of Ministry and Counsel for details.

Closing the Meetinghouse on Sundays

We sure could use some more help with this weekly work. Presently a rotation of folks have volunteered to do this work over the next two months. If you are able to join them in the rotation toward the end of winter and into the spring, please let JJ know. The current list appears below: Cleaning the boiler is a separate job and help is needed there too. Formerly there were about 8 of us in this rotation.