This Sunday September 12, 2021

10Sep 2021 by Media User

SUN 10:00 AM– Adult Sunday School

SUN 11:00 AM– Meeting for Worship; download bulletin

TUE 7:30 PM– Zoom Showing of “The Race to Save the World”

Receive the healing love of Jesus. Give your lives to his service by serving and caring for others. Be at peace.

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Bible Study: On September 14 and 21 the group will be watching and discussing the film “The Race to Save the World.” This movie tells of the stories of regular person who are devoting their lives to fighting climate chaos. Bible Study will also be canceled on September 28. On October 5, it will pick up again discussing the book “A Quaker Prayer Life” by David Johnson.”

We are looking for Kids’ Sunday School teachers for our return to in person worship. We will need a teacher for the elementary age group and the middle school and up group. You can commit to teaching one Sunday a month, for a quarter or indefinitely! We will be using the Shine materials that provide lessons, activities and crafts for the teachers to present. If interested or if you have questions, let Faith Kelley know.

The Renovare Book Club has selected the Journal of John Woolman as one of their books for this next session starting October 4. Former Quaker Heritage Day speaker Jon Kershner will be facilitating the discussion of that book. Discussion are online live and through chat. Membership costs $40 without the books. Find more information here.
Social and Environmental Action Committee of Berkeley Meeting will be hosting a presentation on Climate Crisis: Solutions and Possibilities by Dr. Mark D. Levine on Friday, September 17th @ 7 pm via Zoom. Dr. Levine was director of the Environmental Division at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) from 1996-2006, has written chapters of the IPCC climate assessment as well as the “Scenarios for a Clean Energy Future” report. For more information and the Zoom link go to http://www.berkeleyfriendsmeeting.org/news
Friends United Meeting’s next International Prayer Gathering will be September 17 at 9:00 AM Pacific. Join in an hour of prayer, reflection and sharing with Friends around the world. Join on Zoom by clicking here or call 929-205-6099. Enter meeting ID 814 0160 1535.
Life Transformation Groups – We will be starting new groups in October! The 2-4 person groups are an opportunity to support each other in spiritual development and prayer. The once a week, hour long meeting has prayer, answering confession queries and discussing the week’s Bible reading. If you are interested in joining, talk to Faith or Micah.
Quaker Parent Support Groups, sponsored by New York Yearly Meeting, Philadelphia Yearly Meeting and Friends United Meeting, are starting again. They will run mid-November through mid-April with parents across the country meeting over Zoom to talk about what it is like to parent kids in our faith. To participate, you must register by October 31 here.
Robert Wafula, principal of Friends Theological College in Kenya since 2014, is in need of significantly more financial support to continue his leadership of this important Quaker educational institution. Friends United Meeting is working to raise $2500 more a month in support from Friends across the world. One time or recurring gifts can be made on FUM’s website.