Concord Friends Meeting [1]

A Monthly Meeting in Dover Quarter of

New England Yearly Meeting, Religious Society of Friends

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"Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts ...There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature — The assurance that dawn comes after night, and Spring after winter."

~ Rachel Carson (1907-1964)

American marine biologist, writer, and conservationist whose sea trilogy and book Silent Spring are credited with advancing marine conservation and the global environmental movement.

Day	Date	Time	Event
Saturday	October 12^th	All Day	Sufi Retreat
Sunday	October 13^th	10:00 a.m. 11:30 a.m.	Meeting for Worship For Zoom link, email Zoom [at] ConcordFriendsMeeting [dot] org (subject: %E2%80%9CWorship%E2%80%9D%20Zoom%20Link%20Request) . Fellowship With Children: Dave; Closing: Heidi & Chris
Monday	October 14^th	4:00 p.m.	Contact Rich to confirm location and time. klnschmdt [at] gmail [dot] com (subject: Mid-week%20Worship) (603-899-7574)
Sunday	October 20^th	10:00 a.m. 11:30 a.m.	Meeting for Worship For Zoom link, email Zoom [at] ConcordFriendsMeeting [dot] org (subject: %E2%80%9CWorship%E2%80%9D%20Zoom%20Link%20Request) . Fellowship With Children: Sharon; Closing: Sharon & Kathy.

Minutes of Meeting for Business, October 6^th

Dear Friends,

The draft minutes for the October 2024 meeting for worship with attention to business are available at 2024-10-06_CMM_Minutes [4] or via Minutes_of_ConcordMonthlyMeeting [5]

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

QuakerSpeak video: Benjamin Lay

1750 Portrait of Benjamin Lay

Benjamin Lay

A 1750 portrait of Lay by William Williams [6]

QuakerSpeak has just released a wonderful video of Benjamin Lay, who, until fairly recently, was a somewhat little-known Quaker hero. Click here: quakerspeak.com/video/benjamin-lay-the-radical-quaker [7]

For a little bit more about Benjamin Lay. Click here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Lay [8]

October 7^th Ecumenical Service of Lament

The October 7^th Ecumenical Service of Lament was profoundly moving, and we are so grateful to all of our speakers for their powerful calls for peace in the midst of a year of incomprehensible violence.

If you were not able to join us live, the recording of the service is now available here [9].

Solemn Vigil for a Cease Fire in Gaza

Thursdays at Noon

The silent vigil for a ceasefire in Gaza continues every Thursday from Noon-1 p.m. The vigil meets at the (Northwest corner of) North Main Street and Park Street in Concord [10] on the plaza in front of the State House. 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.

PSECC Committee

Please Remember

Please remember to keep a pair of slippers or indoor shoes on the shoe rack to limit damage to our floors.

Plastic Bags can be put inside the box by the entrance of the Meetinghouse.

Questions, comments, etc.

Questions, comments, suggestions? Email us at: ConcordFriendsNewsletter [at] gmail [dot] com

From Past Issues

Daily Online Meeting for Worship from any place in the World

The Ben Lomond Quaker Center

The Ben Lomond Quaker Center offers a daily online meeting for worship from 7:30-8:00 a.m. (Pacific)/10:30-11:00 a.m. (Eastern). You can join them from anyplace in the world. online meeting for worship [11]. NB. Connection is NOT SECURE

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Juliet Curran, Editor

Are you wanting information from past announcements?

Visit this page on our web site: Past Announcements [12]

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