Announcements last updated January 16th, 2019:
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New Announcements:
- Updates from the Upstairs of the Meetinghouse... Tiny SPICES
Our Tiny SPICES program is off and running in the new year! This past Friday Third Haven hosted with our partner. River's Edge Forest Play, a group of toddlers (and their caregivers) in the morning, and elementary-aged kids in the afternoon. The purpose for both is to offer kids the opportunity to connect and center through immersion in the nature found on the Third Haven grounds. The little ones in the morning encountered their chilliest morning yet—resilience was the word of the day! After the weeks of holiday family togetherness, the children had to get used to some independence again. Over the 2 hours, the children gradually softened their clinginess to their moms, and ventured out together to explore and imagine. Using logs, sticks, and boards, these tiny baby bundles created their own natural obstacle course near the Common Room. They also checked out their makeshift stick shelters that now dot the grounds, and visited their “mud kitchen” which featured a sampling of different area soil types. At last, we gathered to warm up and read a book about winter, eat a shared snack, then practice our short meditative moments of quiet. After the children left, the older children arrived for the afternoon and enjoyed an epic and chilly adventure. Together they played with ice bridges, stomped in the creek, swung in hammocks, and even scared up a fox! The afternoon together provided a lovely balance to their structured school day, offering the children the freedom to immerse in the best kind of kid's mindfulness: play! - The January newsletter is now available.
- Sunday, January 20th: Meeting for Business Agenda:
- Opening Silent Worship
- Comments on the Query Deepening Our Faith: Meeting for Worship
- Approval of minutes for December business meeting
- Third Haven Monthly Meeting 2018 State of the Meeting Annual Report—Molly Burgoyne Brian
- Clerk's Desk, Update on Planning process on the agenda
- Pastoral Care Annual Report—Dona Sorce
- Treasurer's Report—Cynthia Quast
- Update from Testimonies & Concerns committiee—Paige Tilghman
- First Day School & River Forest Program—Amy Owsley and Katelin Frase
- New Business
- Closing Silent Worship
- January 27 (Sunday), Worship Sharing "the still small voice"
Worship and Ministry is planning a worship sharing in the manner of Friends on Sunday January 27 after coffee time. Susan Claggett will facilitate the worship sharing concept with attention to "the still small voice". Everyone is welcome to attend. This is a continuation of Worship and Ministry's adult religious Education series.
News of Friends, or friends of Friends:
- Ken Carroll has gifted Third Haven Meeting with a copy of his recently-completed memoir, Me, Myself and I: Memories from the Life of Kenneth Lane Carroll. The book is a collection of 25 stories, beginning with his childhood in Talbot County, to academic life at both Duke and Southern Methodist Universities, and of course his travels. The stories are candid and informal, a personal look at his experiences, told in his own voice. You are invited to check out the book from Third Haven's library.
Events at Third Haven:
Be sure to check out the Calendar for more events not listed here!
- Sunday, January 20th: Meeting for Business
- Sunday, January 27th: Worship Sharing "the still small voice"
Worship and Ministry is planning a worship sharing in the manner of Friends on Sunday January 27 after coffee time. Susan Claggett will facilitate the worship sharing concept with attention to "the still small voice". Everyone is welcome to attend. This is a continuation of Worship and Ministry's adult religious Education series. - Sunday, February 3rd, 11:30am: Spiritual Journeys, Mary Yancey On February 3, Mary Yancey will discuss her own personal spiritual journey at 11:30 AM in the Common Room. The presentation will last about 20 minutes including some time for questions. This program is offered by Worship & Ministry, monthly.
Announcements from Third Haven's Committees:
- From our Treasurer:
- Here is a recap of the Treasurer's financials as of 12/8/18:
July 1 – December 8, 2018
Member Contributions = $5,970 = 11% of annual budget
Total Income = $11,838 = 18% of annual budget
Total Expenses = $25,213 = 38% of annual budget
Net Income = -$13,375
—Cynthia Quast, Treasurer, Third Haven Monthly Meeting
Contributions Welcome! Please consider making a tax deductible contribution in support of our annual budget to:
Treasurer, Third Haven Monthly Meeting
PO Box 2379, Easton, MD 21601 - A quarter of the way into the fiscal year, we are having a bit of a slow start, similar to 2017. Contributions are at about 5%, but total income is at 10% due to an increase in facility use fees. Expenses are at 20% at this point. We have about $44K in the bank. The Friends Fiduciary balance is approximately $66K, up 9% since last year. In comparison to 2017, member contributions are similar; we normally expect contributions to pick up at the end of the calendar year. Detailed spreadsheets may be viewed on our website, www.thirdhaven.org.
- The following are now available: Balance Sheet, 9/30/18; Income & Expenses Budget vs. Actual Year-to-Date, 9/30/18; Income & Expenses Budget, Prior Year Comparison, 9/30/18.
- Here is a recap of the Treasurer's financials as of 12/8/18:
- First Day School:
- Updates from the Upstairs of the Meetinghouse... Tiny SPICES
Our Tiny SPICES program is off and running in the new year! This past Friday Third Haven hosted with our partner. River's Edge Forest Play, a group of toddlers (and their caregivers) in the morning, and elementary-aged kids in the afternoon. The purpose for both is to offer kids the opportunity to connect and center through immersion in the nature found on the Third Haven grounds. The little ones in the morning encountered their chilliest morning yet—resilience was the word of the day! After the weeks of holiday family togetherness, the children had to get used to some independence again. Over the 2 hours, the children gradually softened their clinginess to their moms, and ventured out together to explore and imagine. Using logs, sticks, and boards, these tiny baby bundles created their own natural obstacle course near the Common Room. They also checked out their makeshift stick shelters that now dot the grounds, and visited their “mud kitchen” which featured a sampling of different area soil types. At last, we gathered to warm up and read a book about winter, eat a shared snack, then practice our short meditative moments of quiet. After the children left, the older children arrived for the afternoon and enjoyed an epic and chilly adventure. Together they played with ice bridges, stomped in the creek, swung in hammocks, and even scared up a fox! The afternoon together provided a lovely balance to their structured school day, offering the children the freedom to immerse in the best kind of kid's mindfulness: play!
- Updates from the Upstairs of the Meetinghouse... Tiny SPICES
Announcements about Local Non-profits or Faith Organizations:
- January 21 (Monday), Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast
This year's NAACP MLK Breakfast will be on Monday January 21, 2019 at Temple B'Nai Israel, at 8 a.m. For tickets please contact Joan Brooks on 410-924-0792. Talbot Association of Clergy and Laity: Sue Browning, Chairperson, Dartanyon Hines, Vice Chairperson, Naomi Hyman, Secretary, Jeanne Halpin, Treasurer - Talbot Interfaith Shelter:
Pete Howell is back on his feet, so will resume his role as coordinator of Third Haven Friends Meeting's support of Talbot Interfaith Shelter. Third Haven is responsible, along with Grace Lutheran Church, for staffing the shelter on the 17th of each month. Shifts are as follows: 7-10 a.m. (usually covered by the Lutherans); 7-11 p.m. (usually covered by us) and supper at 5:30. Whoever does supper usually cooks for 10-12 people in advance, and brings the food to the shelter ready to serve. To learn more, please contact Pete. - Sixteen area restaurants will sponsor the Society of St. Vincent de Paul's 2019 Dining Out Card. Together, these restaurants and other local businesses all help feed the hungry in Talbot County. Participating area restaurants offer discounts to patrons who buy the card. All proceeds from card sales go directly to help Talbot County neighbors in need. This year's card, valid from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 2019, is still only $25, and can be used all year. As an added bonus, anyone who buys a 2019 card before Christmas will receive a free 2018 card, enabling him or her to begin enjoying dining discounts immediately. The 2019 Dining Out Card partner restaurants are: 208 Talbot, Ava's, Banning's Tavern, Blackthorn Irish Pub, Doc's Downtown Grille, El Dorado Bar & Grill, Harrison's Restaurant, Hot Off the Coals, Hunter's Tavern, Lighthouse Oyster Bar & Grill, Limoncello Italian Restaurant, Peacock Restaurant & Lounge, Pope's Tavern, Robert Morris Inn, Scossa, and Ticklers Crab Shack & Restaurant at Wylder Hotel (formerly Harrison's Chesapeake House) on Tilghman Island. Dining Out Cards are just the ticket to support a great cause while enjoying great meals at great prices. To purchase one or more, contact Pete Howell.
- Volunteers: Volunteers are needed for the Talbot County Detention Library work. Please touch base with Ralph Young if you are at all interested. It takes one to two hours per month to participate in this gratifying work.
- Opportunity: If you are interested in helping to start a worship service at Eastern Shore Correctional Institute, please call Molly Brian. No set schedule is yet formed on this, but we are trying to see if there is genuine interest in a project there.
- DREAMERS: Friends concerned about the well being of the DREAMERS in our local community and throughout the US may join with the PEACE Vigil on Thursday evenings in front of the courthouse grounds on Washington St in Easton from 5-5:30 pm. We have placards for the DREAMERS or you may bring your own. Contact Jeanne Halpin.
- If you would like to make a public statement of your commitment to our Peace Testimony, the opportunity to do so exists each Tuesday and Thursday afternoon. Peace Vigils are held each Tuesday and Thursday from 5 to 6 p.m. The Tuesday vigil is held in Centerville in front of the Queen Anne's County Court House and the Thursday vigil is held in Easton in front of the Talbot County Court House. You are welcome to come at any time during the vigil and stay as long as you wish.
Announcements from Quaker Organizations:
- February 23 (Saturday): "Growing a Quaker Voice in Annapolis"
Chesapeake Quarterly Meeting, a gathering of Quaker meetings in Central Maryland, is sponsoring a forum entitled "Growing a Quaker Voice in Annapolis" on February 23, 2019 at Homewood Friends Meeting in Baltimore. We are hoping that representatives from all local Maryland meetings (from both Philadelphia and Baltimore Yearly Meetings) will attend. The attached flyer provides details of the meeting. We hope that this gathering of all Maryland Quakers will create a mechanism to enhance Quaker advocacy in Maryland for the 2019 legislative session and beyond. We are planting a seed and will see if and how it grows. We ask that you take this invitation to your next two monthly meetings for business and identify a representative (or a group of representatives) to attend the forum. Please RSVP by Feb 9 to homewoodfriends@gmail.com to let us know who will be coming. We are happy to provide child care and overnight accommodations. Just let us know what you will need. If there is a major snowstorm the forum will be held on March 9. Please make sure we know the best way to notify you if the event is postponed because of weather. In a relatively small state like Maryland it is possible for spirit-led voices to have a big impact. Please contact us with any questions, comments or concerns. We are excited about gathering together and growing our voice!
Janet Abrams and Sarah Bur, Co-Clerks, Chesapeake Quarterly Meeting - From Philadelphia Yearly Meeting (PYM):
- One Quilt:
One Quilt, One Yearly Meeting brings us together across local meetings, collaboratives, youth programs, Young Adult Friends, councils, Friends schools, and other groups in PYM. Each entity will design and contribute a ten-inch quilt square, which will be gathered into a "quilt skirt" to wrap around the clerks table when we gather, holding them in the care of the body and witnessing to our gathered community. See the how-to-do-it: https://www.pym.org/event/one-quilt-one-yearly-meeting/.
- One Quilt:
- From Friends Committee on National Legislation:
- Norval Thompson passed this message along from FCNL: "I'm forwarding the article about the Quaker Welcome Center that appeared in yesterday's (12/1) Washington Post. We are very happy to get this coverage and we're imagining the many possibilities of what our presence as a Quaker organization can open for civil dialogue here on the Hill. Thanks to each of you for your help and inspiration!"
Regular Announcements:
- Please remember to greet visitors to meeting—answer what questions they have about Friends, our buildings, our programs and activities. We are all emissaries of Third Haven.
- Contributions to the meeting can be made by way of the contributions box in the Brick Meetinghouse entranceway. Checks can also be sent to THMM, P.O. Box 2379, Easton, MD 21601; or by clicking on the button below:
- Are your names, addresses, telephone numbers, and e-mail listings all correct in the Third Haven Directory? Please review your information at Directory. The online directory remains protected: please e-mail taniahharrison@gmail.com or hawkjm@goeaston.net if you need the password. If you have corrections for the Directory, please send them to 3rdhaven@gmail.com.
- Faith and Practice can be read and portions extracted from the PYM website at this link.
- If you have material for the newsletter, additional announcements, or added information about any of these posted events, please send it to 3rdhaven@gmail.com.