Announcements last updated March 24th, 2020:
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New Announcements:
- Friends, In order to preserve the health and safety of Friends we are closing the buildings until further notice when they will have had a thorough disinfecting cleaning. Friends are still welcome to visit the grounds while keeping appropriate social distance. In the mean time, we invite you to try a virtual Meeting for Worship this First Day at 10 a.m and/or Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. You will be able to see and hear those present and share in our very important sense of community and meeting. We will offer these meetings in small groups using Zoom, a program some of us host online. Please email us for further instructions.
- Clerk Note:
Dear Friends,
Below are quotes from Brene Brown and Krista Tippett that I think may be helpful to all of us in these times.
"Think of the last time you did something that you thought was really brave or the last time you saw someone do something really brave. And I can tell you as a researcher—11,000 pieces of data—I cannot find a single example of courage, moral courage, spiritual courage, leadership courage, relational courage, I cannot find a single example of courage that was not born completely of vulnerability. We buy into some mythology about vulnerability being weakness and being gullibility and being frailty because it gives us permission not to do it."
"Failure and vulnerability are the very elements of spiritual growth and personal wisdom. What goes wrong for us as much as what goes right—what we know to be our flaws as much as what we know to be our strengths—these make hope reasonable and lived virtue possible. They are part of our gift to the world."
As we find new ways to embrace how vulnerable we are as a species in order to face our challenges bravely, just remember you are not alone in this.
Find Joy, Embrace Bravery and Stay Safe.
Another announcement will share all the particulars on how we can stay connected in Meeting this week.
Holding in the Light,
Molly Burgoyne Brian [clerk] - First Day School Updates:
- This coming Sunday we are offering a new way to be together for First Day School! West Chester Meeting (near Philadelphia) is offering their Sunday children's lesson virtually, and has invited Third Haven families to join in the fun. This Sunday from 10:00 - 10:30 AM, Melinda Wenner-Bradley, from Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, will be sharing the Faith & Play story "Listening for God", and we'll wonder about it together. Melinda suggests that families might also want to print this coloring page for continuing to wonder about the story. Zoom meeting instruction are below. You are welcome to also stay for West Chester Meeting for Worship afterward if you'd like (starts at 10:30). If an online First Day School lesson isn't a good fit, here's something you can do at home on your own! Melinda has shared with us a guided "lesson plan" adapted for families to use at home on their own. Called "Being Present", the focus of the lesson is creating space for worship at home, and to remember, hope, and be present to where we are now. The lesson plan is attached, and includes a youtube video link to the related book being read aloud. Lastly, if you'd like more ideas, please take a look at the facebook page for the Quaker Religious Education Collaborative. There is a group created there specifically for support during COVID-19, as well as many other wonderful resources. There is also a whole host of additions resources here.
News of Friends, or friends of Friends:
- In The Light: With sorrow we report that our Friend Peter Howell died on February 8. Please hold Carla and Kate Howell and their family in the light. Remembering Pete Howell
- The Meeting is asked to hold Marie Leonard and her family in the Light. On December 25, 2019, Marie's father, Charles Willis Haines, who was 80 years old passed away, after a three month struggle with serious spinal injuries.
- Please hold Cathy and Norval Thompson in the Light. Cathy's mother, Carolyn Marvel, passed away during the night on December 20th. She had been living with them for almost three years.
- In the Light: Clay Owens's sister passed away Saturday, 12/7, morning at 4:30am at Easton hospital. We hold Clay and his family in the light.
Events at Third Haven:
Be sure to check out the Calendar for more events not listed here!
Announcements from Third Haven's Committees:
- From our Treasurer:
- Here is a recap of the Treasurer's financials for the 2nd Quarter of our 2019/2020 fiscal year, July 1 – December 31, 2019:
Member Contributions = $31,250 = 59% of annual budget
Total Income = $39,367 = 60% of annual budget
Total Expenses = $37,542 = 57% of annual budget
Net Income = $1,825/li> - 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 - The following are now available: Approved Budget FY 2019-2020, Balance Sheet, 12/31/19; Income & Expenses Budget vs. Actual Year-to-Date, 12/31/19; Income & Expenses Budget, Prior Year Comparison, 12/31/19.
- Here is a recap of the Treasurer's financials for the 2nd Quarter of our 2019/2020 fiscal year, July 1 – December 31, 2019:
- From Testionies & Concerns:
- Testimonies & Concerns 2nd Month Committee Report:
Committee members Beth Mufson, Stephanie French, Harvey Zendt, Mary Yancey, Sandra Herbert, Dona Sorce and Paige Tilghman, met February 2nd in the Brick Meeting House at 8:45 a.m. The following matters were discussed:- An update on the Maryland Climate Action (CCAM) work was provided by Mary and Dona. They attended the Wind Turbine hearings in Ocean City concerning the number and placement of wind turbines in the Atlantic Ocean. The matter continues to be considered by Town officials and legislators. Unions were in support of the project. Legislation is currently being considered to de-commission coal fired power plants.
- Stephanie reported that she continues to visit those being detained at the Snow Hill detention center in Worcester County. A training session was offered by the Immigration Task Force. The Task Force meets in February. Davis Bobrow is the contact for lobbying state legislature on behalf of immigration legislation.
- Sandra expressed interest in sharing her work with how to switch your electric supplier to solar generated power. The list of suppliers provided by the Maryland Public Service Commission. The site can estimate how much one's monthly bill would increase if one went with a solar/wind energy supplier (about $20.00 per month) and the process.
- The Peace Pole is being crafted at the Maritime Museum by Jenn Kuhn.
- The Third Haven Scholarship International Ed Fund has a cash value of $14,622 and a Market Value of $18,202.
- Bob Wack agreed to serve as THM contact for Quaker Voice of MD, a Baltimore Yearly Meeting imitative of Maryland meetings that meets online to review pending MD legislation and recommendations back to their meetings. QVM use FCNL as a model and interfaces with them on national issues. QVM selected 4 priority areas: 1) promoting peace in our communities / reducing gun violence, 2) reducing mass incarceration/criminal justice; 3) support for immigrants ("Dreamers"); and 4) climate change. Flyers can be found and printed out from this Google Drive link: https://www.quakervoicemd.org/resources. "Priorities" flyer lists the 4 priorities and bills. The "Action Alerts" flyer invites Friends to sign up and participate in one or more Lobby Day(s).
- MCC detainee care kits:
Friends in Maryland may wish to participate in providing supplies for detainees with the Mennonite Central Committee. MCC is partnering with the South Texas Response Team, a group of local pastors working with Catholic Charities Respite Center in McAllen, Good Neighbor Settlement House in Brownsville, Loaves and Fishes in Harlingen, Angry Tias & Abuelas in the Rio Grande Valley and other partners to distribute kits to people as they leave detention and are taken to bus stations or airports to reconnect with their families. When people who have been placed in immigration detention centers are released, they sometimes have nothing more than the clothes on their backs. Kits containing clothing and hygiene products can help them to rebuild their dignity as they transition into life outside the detention center. Kit contents packing list and shipping information, please click here.
- Testimonies & Concerns 2nd Month Committee Report:
Announcements about Local Non-profits or Faith Organizations:
- Acts of Kindness: A Task Force volunteer provides interpretation services between Mid Shore ProBono attorneys and immigrants. Another volunteer has been reaching out to immigrant children through the arts, as part of an after school program sponsored by the Chesapeake Multi Cultural Resource Center. Another, expert in immigration law, filed objections to proposed regulations that would raise barriers to documented immigrants becoming citizens. 2 volunteers from the task force have reached out to the many other congregations throughout the county to expand the network of congregations associating with the task force. There are 6 local congregations that are already associated with the task force and include Temple B'nai Israel, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship At Easton, Third Haven Friends Meeting, Easton Church of the Brethren, Scott's United Methodist Church and Grace Lutheran Church.Reach out to: Helpingimmigrantstc@gmail.com.
- 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:
- From Philadelphia Yearly Meeting:
- Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Survey:
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting asks all members/attenders to send in a "self portrait" reflecting their talents/ gifts/ ideas etc. Please go to this link and share your portrait.
- Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Survey:
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.