by Diane Bowden | Apr 27, 2016 | Baltimore Yearly Meeting
Theme: Discernment and Action in Spiritual Community
Spend Some Time With Friends This Summer! Retreat and plenary speakers will offer their various insights into the theme. Workshops and interest groups will educate and challenge us. Business sessions will carry on the work of the Yearly Meeting. Our children will learn and grow and have fun together, and adults will share a week of sharing and getting to know one another in spiritual community. Registration opens soon here. August 1—August 7, 2016, Hood College, Frederick, MD
by Diane Bowden | Apr 21, 2016 | Adult Spiritual Education
The sixth session of “Living the Quaker Life” will be held this coming First Day, April 24th, in the Community Room and will begin at 9:00 am. Coffee and tea will be available prior to the start. Also, be assured that all are welcome to participate even if you have not attended any of the previous sessions. This week we will study “How We Act in the World.” The assigned readings in the BYM Faith and Practice 2013 are pages 118-123 and 183-185.
by Diane Bowden | Apr 14, 2016 | Adult Spiritual Education, Bible Study
The Adult Spiritual Education committee will hold a one-hour Bible Workbench on Sunday, May 1, at 9:30 a.m. in one of the upstairs classrooms. We will discuss John 14: 23-29: a “farewell discourse,” the Advocate, the link between love and behavior. You don’t need to read the scripture in advance, or be Christian or knowledgeable about the Bible in order to participate. We follow the guidelines/contexts/questions shaped by The Educational Center’s “Reading Between the Lines” series (edited by D. Andrew Kille): What is happening in this story? Where is the story alive and happening in the world around us? How is this story my own internal story? Where does it live in my life?
by Diane Bowden | Apr 8, 2016 | Baltimore Yearly Meeting
Registration is now open for the Baltimore Yearly Meeting Spiritual Formation Program Spring Retreat.
For more information, go to:
https://bym-rsf1-org.presencehost.net/events/spiritform/
by Diane Bowden | Apr 6, 2016 | Adult Spiritual Education
The fifth session of “Living the Quaker Life” will be held this coming First Day, April 10th, in the Community Room and will begin at 9:00 am. Coffee and tea will be available prior to the start. Please note the assigned readings in Faith and Practice 2013 for the session, below. Also, be assured that all are welcome to participate. This week we study “How we organize ourselves and how we conduct our business.” See you on First Day!
Session: How we organize ourselves Barbara Hulburt pp. 25-33
and how we conduct our business Randee Humphrey pp. 37-42
Sharing the work pp. 94-48
Quaker Process Howard Garner, ASE pp. 99-102
How we make decisions pp. 147-148
“Living the Quaker Life” is a six-session series being held on the 2nd and 4th First Days in February, March, and April from 9:00 to 10:45. The series is designed for long-time members, attenders, newcomers, and especially anyone who is considering membership. Above are the topics, the presenters, and the member of the Adult Spiritual Education (ASE) committee who will be facilitating the session. Please note the pages that are being assigned for each week in the Baltimore Yearly Meeting’s Faith and Practice 2013. Other readings may be assigned by the presenters.