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I thought I couldn't make a difference

because I was so small.

~ Greta Thunberg

(Born in 2003, she is a Swedish environmental activist

known for challenging world leaders to take immediate action

to mitigate the effects of human-caused climate change)

The Meeting Calendar

On Thursday, 7/11 Greg and Rich (both Canterbury residents) will meet with the Canterbury Cemetery Trustees. The Trustees are offering to reserve space for Quakers as they enlarge the town cemetery.  We could also raise ideas about the use of our property.  Please get in touch with them to share questions, interests or concerns.

In order to knowledgeably participate in decision-making regarding our solar array later this year, please read this Solar History.

We've been working quietly behind the scenes and expect to bring important business to the Meeting and we wanted to check in with the Meeting now.  We have written a history of our solar project that includes the overall scheme of how the plan was developed and how it is intended to work.  Jennifer Smith has contributed to this history as well.  Please take some time to read the document that you can download by clicking here. The report is not short, and the arrangement is somewhat complicated.  We've worked hard to make this history readable and clear and sincerely hope that you find it so. 

Please contact any one of us if you have questions.  By sharing this now we hope that we are laying the necessary foundation for our discernment when the time comes. 

The Editor apologizes for the late inclusion of a letter received earlier in June regarding Concord Friends Meeting hosting of NEYM's Meeting for Listening:

For more details and updates on these retreats, visit http://neym.org/young-friends/retreats

Thank you to everyone who came out to the Young Friends Spring Retreat at Wellesley Friends Meeting from June 7^th-9^th.  The theme of our retreat was "Cultivating Joy Amidst Life Transitions."  Here are some additional pieces of content that felt worth sharing in relation to the theme.

Joy is the Justice We Give Ourselves - Drew Lanham

Tending Joy and Practicing Delight - Ross Gay

The Joy That is Set Before Us - Elise Boulding (former member of Wellesley Meeting)

The silent vigil for a ceasefire in Gaza continues every Thursday from Noon-1pm at the corner of Main and Center Street.  Make your own sign, use one provided, or just stand in silent witness besides others. This is done in coordination with NH Peace Action.  We suggest that people make signs that convey something about justice for Israel and Palestine.  Also please avoid the word genocide, ethnic cleansing, and similar terms.

Quakers in New England will gather in August for the 364^th year—for worship, spiritual nurture, fellowship, and discernment of our shared calling.

Again this year there are two ways to attend Sessions: in-person at Castleton University and via Zoom.

We encourage Friends to read the details on the Yearly Meeting website before registering.

Register to Attend at Castleton

Register to Attend Online

New England Yearly Meeting (NEYM) Annual Sessions needs Volunteers for:

• Childcare  (0-4 years old)
• Junior Yearly Meeting (K-6th grade)
• Junior High Yearly Meeting (7th-9th)
• Young Friends (10-12th)
• Spanish Language Interpretation
• Tech Team - Remote and In-Person
• Young Adult Friends Coordinator (beyond High School)

Volunteering at Yearly Meeting is a great way to meet new people, be a part of the gathering, and learn a bit more about what Sessions has to offer.  Sessions gathers Friends together from all across New England and depends on the work of dozens and dozens of Friends.  It simply can't happen without the work of Friends in all types of roles.

Learn more at:  neym.org/volunteer-sessions

We strive to create a beloved community which shows loving concern and actions toward all attenders of the Meeting and all with whom we interact in the wider world.  We demonstrate this care and love by being vaccinated, because vaccination protects the person vaccinated and others with whom they come in contact.  We encourage all attenders to be vaccinated and keep their vaccinations up to date.  We believe this will make our meetinghouse a safer space for attenders whose own network includes people who are at greater risk of death or disability should they get the COVID-19 virus.

We request that you attend via Zoom if any of the following apply:

• You have a fever, cough, or other viral symptoms.  (This is because you can have COVID and spread it before testing positive.)
• If you have had COVID recently, please don't attend in person until after the 5^th day after you tested positive; and please wear a mask until the 10^th day (or longer if your doctor recommends).
• If you know you have been exposed to COVID, please do not attend in person until after testing negative on the 5^th day after exposure.  Then please continue to wear a mask until the 10^th day after exposure.

Otherwise, masks are currently optional in the Meetinghouse unless the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reports hospital admissions for COVID as “red” in any county of New Hampshire on the following map: https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#maps_new-admissions-rate-county  For further clarification or questions, please contact Clerk [at] ConcordFriendsMeeting [dot] org.