Concord Friends Meeting

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

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Girl Praying

“We all have to be concerned about terrorism,

but you will never end terrorism by terrorizing others”

Martin Luther King III

The Meeting Calendar

Masks are optional in the Meetinghouse. Please refer to the following link for more information. COVID GUIDANCE for In-Person Worship. (more info [2]).

Day	Date	Time	Event
Sunday	October 29^th	10:00 a.m. 11:30 a.m. 1:00 p.m.	Meeting for Worship. For Zoom, email Zoom [at] ConcordFriendsMeeting [dot] org (subject: %E2%80%9CWorship%E2%80%9D%20Zoom%20Link%20Request) . Brown Bag/Potluck Dover Quarterly Meeting at Concord Friends Meetinghouse in Canterbury, NH (This will be a hybrid meeting: contact doverqm [at] neym [dot] org for the address or the Zoom link). First Day School Teacher: Elaine B; With Children: Faith; Closing: Rich K & James F.
Mid-week	TBD	TBD	If interested in mid-week Worship, please contact Rich K. at klnschmdt [at] gmail [dot] com (subject: Mid-week%20Worship)
Saturday	November 4^th	1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.	AFSC-NH "Fun"draiser: Hanover Friends Meetinghouse
Sunday	November 5^th	10:00 a.m. 11:30 a.m.	Meeting for Worship. For Zoom, email Zoom [at] ConcordFriendsMeeting [dot] org (subject: %E2%80%9CWorship%E2%80%9D%20Zoom%20Link%20Request) . Fellowship First Day School Teacher: Ruth; With Children: Jennifer; Closing: Kathy U. & Chris H.

Dates to Remember

October 28^th: Dover Friends Meeting Fundraiser 1:00 – 4:00 PM
October 31^st: Donations and Pledges due for new heating system [3]
November 4^th: Fundraiser at Hanover Meetinghouse: 1:00 - 4:00 PM

Dover Quarter Meeting

This Sunday, October 29th, there is a Dover Quarter Meeting for Business at our Meeting House. You are all encouraged to attend. Guests from other Quaker meetings in our Quarter will be joining us for Worship and lunch before the Business Meeting.

Dover Quarter’s tradition is to eat together with everyone bringing their own brown bag lunch and the host meeting (US!) provides soup, coffee, tea, water, juice, and a little dessert! We have 2 people making 2 different soups. If you would be interested in bringing juice or a dessert, please contact Kathy Urie, CFM host Coordinator, 603-296-5659.

Hello Friends,

We gather again as a Quarter this Sunday, 10/29. We will be at Concord Friends Meeting, 11 Oxbow Pond Road, Canterbury, NH. Meeting for singing is at 10:00 and worship is at 10:15 am. Our business meeting will begin at 1 pm. Both will also be on Zoom; the links are below.

There are a number of attachments: the agenda, July 30 minutes, Brian Drayton’s annual report, and an Anti-racism remonstrance brought forward for discussion. It is a full agenda. I look forward to being together.

--Jeremiah

The link for the Quarterly Meeting business meeting is:

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83339252713?pwd=CrrNdIFPObncuLCBRMGrpa99ah8RH4.1 [8]. Click or tap to follow the link.">https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83339252713?pwd=CrrNdIFPObncuLCBRMGrpa99ah8RH4.1

Topic: Dover Quarter Meeting for Business, 1 PM

Meeting ID: 833 3925 2713, Passcode: 871492

Find your local number: https://us06web.zoom.us/u/kuWIyj3Hv [9]. Click or tap to follow the link.">https://us06web.zoom.us/u/kuWIyj3Hv

Dublin, Irleland

Dublin, Ireland (Google Images)

News from Matt

Hello everyone,

To outsmart myself (and my perfectionism), I am writing you this simple (and much overdue update), about how I am doing in Ireland. I am preparing three papers for a deadline in December while doing my best to manage the stress, get out, and enjoy Dublin while I can. Nonetheless, I anticipate returning to the U.S. December 14th and will be home until January 20th so I look forward to seeing you all the Christmas and the New Year season. Stay warm.

With love,

Matt

From NEYM

Israel-Palestine:
- NEYM’s Israel-Palestine Resource Group exist to support local meetings. Their resource page for meetings looking to engage in the topic ishttps://neym.org/israel-palestine-resources-engagement [10]. Click or tap to follow the link."> here and they can be contacted at israel-palestine [at] neym [dot] org
- The group is hosting a Zoom-based conversation with Steve Chase, who has recently traveled to Israel-Palestine, on November 12th at 7:00 p.m. Sign up to get the link https://lu.ma/wl2whc5y [11]. Click or tap to follow the link.">here.

A group of us from the UU and South Churches have been working with a family with four kids from Afghanistan. When they were fleeing the country, four of their other children did not make it through the airport gate. As of yesterday, they all have passports, so now we are raising funds to make sure we can get them home when the State Department moves on their case.

Because the kids are in so much danger, we aren't using any social media, but please pass this on to anyone who might be interested. The food will be delicious and knowing that she is working on her children's behalf has already lightened Shazia's - aka mom - heart. She needs the love of this community.

Thanks,

Cheryl Bourassa

A WALK IN THE CONCORD AREA

On Tuesday, October 31st you are invited to take a walk in the Concord area, east of Interstate 93. We will meet at the Knowlton Forest trailhead on Hot Hole Pond Road at 10:00 am. You can consult Map 12 of Concord’s vast trail maps, if you like, but here are written directions.

Directions:

Take I 93 and get off at exit 16 and turn east.

At the traffic circle take the third exit onto Mountain Road.

Turn right onto Shaker Road.

Turn right onto Hot Hole Pond Road.

Knowlton Forest trailhead will be on the right in a short distance.

(These directions represent about 5 miles distance, perhaps.)

At this trailhead there are several trail options. Faith will bring the map to make our decision.

Questions?

Faith Sillars 603-435-8103

Kathy Urie 603-296-5659

Remember to collect plastic bags and put them in the box in the mechanical room of the Meetinghouse. If you have any questions, contact Sheryl Ingraham at 410-972-1222.

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

Draft Minutes for October 2023 Meeting for Worship with Attention to Business

The New England Yearly Meeting Epistle 2023

The Ben Lomond Quaker Center

Offers a daily online meeting for worship from 7:30-8:00 AM Pacific Time. You can join them from anyplace in the world. online meeting for worship [12]

Draft minutes for the October 2023

Meeting for Worship with Attention to Business

at https://www.concordfriendsmeeting.org/2023-10-08_CMM_Minutes [13]. Click or tap to follow the link.">https://www.concordfriendsmeeting.org/2023-10-08_CMM_Minutes or

via https://www.concordfriendsmeeting.org/Minutes_of_ConcordMonthlyMeeting [14]. Click or tap to follow the link.">https://www.concordfriendsmeeting.org/Minutes_of_ConcordMonthlyMeeting

Yearly Meeting Epistle 2023 [15]

Submissions

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Plastic Bags

Bring and put them in the box inside and by the entrance of the Meeting house. If you have any questions, contact Sheryl I at 410-972-1222.

Questions, comments, suggestions?

Questions, comments, suggestions? Email us at: ConcordFriendsMeeting [at] GMail [dot] com

From Past Issues:

Daily Online Meeting for Worship from any place in the World

December 2023 Meeting for Worship with Attention to Business Draft Minutes

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 [17]. NB. Connection is NOT SECURE

December 2023 Draft Minutes

Draft minutes for the December 2023 Meeting Worship with Attention to Business are available at https://www.concordfriendsmeeting.org/2023-12-10_CMM_Minutes [18]

Submissions

Dear Friends,

If you have information or personal news to share via this Newsletter please email your submission to ConcordFriendsMeeting [at] GMail [dot] com by 5:00 PM on Thursdays.

Items should begin with a headline followed by text that can be copied and pasted without editing.
PLEASE DO NOT submit PDF's as they do not download into our web page.
Please remove any formatting if you are able.
Please keep postings directly related to the Meeting or activities and groups supported by the Meeting, or personal news to share.
Typically, the announcements will go out by Friday. It is our intention to acknowledge receipt of all submissions. If you don't receive an acknowledgment, we probably have not seen your message, and it would be helpful if you followed up with us.
The Newsletter Gmail account is used by Juliet. Look for the signature to be clear who the actual sender is.
Finally, it's best to keep your Zoom links in a handy place in case the announcements are not sent in a given week.

Juliet Curran, Newsletter Editor

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