Announcements dated September 8, 2010:
Meetings for Worship:
| First Days 10am: | Fourth Days 5:30pm: |
| September 8 | |
| September 12 | September 15 |
| September 19 | September 22 |
| September 26 | September 29 |
News of Friends, or friends of Friends:
- Please continue to hold Monimia Barker in the Light.
Events/Activities:
- September 11 (Saturday), 9:30 am: Clerks' Meeting
- September 12 (Sunday), 10 am: Meeting for worship followed by meeting for business. Committee reports due: Scholarship, Treasurer.
- September 18: INWARD BOUND: A quiet day for Friends
Worship and Ministry will be sponsoring a series of retreat days for Third Haven Friends Meeting. Katherine Johnson and Candace Shattuck will facilitate “Inward Bound”, a quiet day of listening for the Light within, reflection, reading, walking the grounds, writing, and self chosen art activities in community with a shared, silent pot-luck lunch. Each session will end with Worship Sharing on a given topic such as: Listening for the voice of God; How do I live a life of peace, etc. Events are being scheduled for Fall 2010, alternating Saturdays with some midweek sessions. Current scheduled dates are: Sept 18 (Sat), October13 (Wed). Time: 10 am to 3:00 pm. Participants are welcome to come for part of a day, entering with respect for the silence of the group. To sign up, or for questions, please contact: Katherine onespiritcoach@goeaston.net 410-820-0341 or Candace candace.shattuck@gmail.com. - Sept. 24-26 2010, June 17-19 2011: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting's SPIRITUAL FORMATION PROGRAM: Gathering Friends from different regions of PYM for a program of individual spiritual deepening and corporate community building. Be supported on your spiritual journey to develop daily spiritual practice(s), share your story with other seekers, and discern what the Inner Light has in store for you! For more information: click here or contact Registrar Susan Thompson, Newtown Meeting at 267-847-6396 or sthompson@healthfederation.org.
- October 2 (Saturday) 8AM: We are pleased to announce an exciting upcoming cycling event!
The 3rd Annual Tour de Trappe: Robert Matthew Wieland Memorial Ride—To Benefit Choptank River Eastern Bay Conservancy (CREB). The Town of Trappe will hold the 5th Annual Trappe-toberFEST. This small town fall festival celebrates the harvest season with fun for all ages. Enjoy live entertainment, craft and community vendors, plenty of delicious food, Kidz Area, safety demonstrations, visits from Special Guests, and more. As part of this event, the 3rd Annual Tour de Trappe takes riders around the beautiful landscapes and flat terrain surrounding Trappe and into the scenic environs of Talbot County. The Tour de Trappe is a 40 mile loop starting at Home Run Baker Park, 4200 Main Street, Trappe, MD 21673. A 10-mile Family Ride will also take place for younger riders. Registration opens at 8am—Both rides begin at 9am.
Other Announcements:
- Please don't forget to bring to Meeting, each Sunday, a non-perishable food item and place it in the container under the literature table in the Common Room. The supplies at the Neighborhood Service Center are running low and the need is great.
- Auction News: We now have bids on each of Joyce Ziegler's two paintings of the old meeting house, which she has offered for sale on behalf of the Scholarship Fund. Present bid for the larger painting stands at $175. Present bid for the smaller painting stands at $115. We are going to extend the opportunity to bid until the close of meeting on Sunday, September 19. Proceeds go to the Scholarship Fund. To place a bid, call Mark Beck at 410-822-6481.
- The online directory remains password protected: please e-mail hawkjm@goeaston.net if you need the password.
- Anyone interested in participating in a group who is examining our Third Haven grounds for a memorial garden (specifically for scattering ashes) please talk with Meredith Watters or by e-mail at MeredithW@atlanticbb.net.
- 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.