2023-08-27 Newsletter of

Concord Friends Meeting

A Monthly Meeting in Dover Quarter of New England Yearly Meeting, Religious Society of Friends

At this time masks are not required but are still recommended

COVID GUIDANCE for In-Person Worship.

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I raise up my voice not so that I can shout,

but so that those without a voice can be heard.

~ Malala Yousafzai

(Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani female education activist and the youngest

2014 Nobel Peace Prize laureate at the age of 17)

The Meeting Calendar

Day	Date	Time	Event
Sunday	August 27^th	10:00 a.m. 12:30 p.m.	Meeting for Worship & Potluck Please remember no stovetop access and that all activities are to be held in the Meeting Room this Sunday With Children: Faith & TBD; Closing: Sara & JJ S. (4th Sunday Program: Reflections from NE Yearly Meeting)
Mid-Week	??	??	Midweek Worship at the Meeting House. All are welcome. If possible, please let Rich know you will be joining us. klnschmdt [at] gmail [dot] com (subject: Mid-week%20Worship)
Sunday	September 3^rd	10:00 a.m.	Meeting for Worship & Fellowship. With Children: TBD; Closing: Greg & Ruth

August, 2023 Meeting for Worship with Attention to Business

Dear Friends,

The draft minutes for the August 2023 Meeting for Worship with Attention to Business are available at: https://www.concordfriendsmeeting.org/2023-08-13_CMM_Minutes or via https://www.concordfriendsmeeting.org/Minutes_of_ConcordMonthlyMeeting

For corrections, missing documents, and/or clarifications of the minutes, please reply to web clerk, Concord Friends Meeting, <webclerk [at] concordfriendsmeeting [dot] org>.

With love, and peace, and tenderness,

Mark

Geothermal Update:

Updates from Greg:

GAP Mountain Drilling has brought the pipes from the two newly drilled wells into the mechanical room and are finishing up their end of the work. Given the work in progress in the Mechanical Room the Pathfinders will leave their room set up in the Fellowship Room again this Sunday.

UltraGeothermal will take over the work now and install the Water Force heat exchanger. Part of the system, a large buffer tank for holding warm water will be delivered on September 7th. They have received the heat exchanger so work can progress at a reasonable pace. We were told that the interior set-up should take about 100 person hours.

Change for Sunday Singing Again this Week

This Sunday singing will need to be in the Meeting Room rather than the Fellowship Room. We have to empty the mechanical room for the work to be done there. Some items may need to be stored for a short while in the meeting room as well.

Advices and Queries Podcast

Jonah is exploring ways to engage with the Advices & Queries and other short Quaker texts as a podcast or other recorded audio experiment. This idea is in very early and rough form, and he would appreciate feedback or volunteers to do some brief recording (no specialized equipment or previous experience needed). A fuller explanation and some early recordings are at

https://jsuttonmorse.me/advices-queries-an-audio-experiment/. Click or tap to follow the link.">https://jsuttonmorse.me/advices-queries-an-audio-experiment/.

Any feedback is greatly appreciated.

This Week's Potluck

Due to the ongoing construction the singing and Potluck again need to be in the Meeting Room. When you are planning what to bring, please remember that the stove top is not to be used per the Fire Department. Crockpots may be the best alternative.

Thank you

Fundraising Update

The ad hoc Fundraising committee has applied for a mini-grant from the Earthcare Fund for $1500 to help us install a geothermal ground-water heat pump system to heat our radiant floor. This grant is one of four that we are submitting to help with the cost of bringing us to zero carbon emissions (which will include our already solar supply of electric usage).

Please contact either Ruth H. or Dave Woolpert if you need more information or have questions.

Hector Black

(From his witness statement after his daughter was killed, Friends Journal 2002)

I know that love does not seek revenge. We do not want a life for a life. Love seeks healing, peace and wholeness Hatred can never overcome hatred. Only love can overcome hatred and violence. Love is that light. It is that candle that cannot be extinguished by all the darkness in the world.

Questions, comments, suggestions?

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Pow Wows in New Hampshire

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Ben Lomand Quaker Center

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