Announcements last updated September 18th, 2017:
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New Announcements:
- September 30 (Saturday), Planning Meeting: Atlantic Coast Preparatory Meeting—Will Quakers Stand? Saturday September 30th, 2017 1pm start. Please see below for more details.
- Faith Leaders Condemn Racism, Hatred: August 17, 2017
We, leaders of Talbot County's faith communities, condemn, in the strongest terms, the racism, the anti-Semitism, the anti-Muslim and the xenophobic hatred and violence brought to Charlottesville, Virginia this past weekend.
The bold actions of neo-Nazi, KKK, and other white supremacist groups were evil as measured by any standards in our diverse religious traditions.
We will not be silent. We are called to affirm the inherent worth and dignity of all, to love our neighbor, and to strive for true equity. We denounce the cowards who spew hate and who advocate against these universal values. The actions of these white supremacists, many of whom are young white men in their 20s and 30s, are destructive to the very fabric of our community and nation.
Bigotry cannot go unchecked. We call on the citizens of Talbot County to join us in condemning the actions of these individuals and these organizations. We call on elected officials to publicly and explicitly condemn white supremacy and the organizations that advance sick ideologies and practices.
News of Friends, or friends of Friends:
- Hold in the light the family of our member, Philip S. Kemp of Dudley, North Carolina, who died on May 10, 2017.
- With sadness, we report that Frank Zeigler passed away on June 29th after being admitted to Easton Hospital. Joyce welcomes calls from friends.
Events at Third Haven:
Be sure to check out the Calendar for more events not listed here!
- Thursday, September 21st, 10am to 3pm: Inward Bound Quiet Day
Join us for a day of peace and inward renewal!
September 21, 2017; 10am to 3pm (pot-luck lunch at 12 noon); Common Room and grounds of Third Haven Friends Meeting
Join Third Haven Friends in a silent retreat that offers a day of listening for the Light within, contemplation, reading, walking the grounds, writing, and self-chosen art activities. We enjoy a shared, silent potluck lunch, and end our session with a short sharing session. Come for all or part of the retreat. Information and/or RSVP: Candace Shattuck or Katherine Johnson.
Announcements from Third Haven's Committees:
- From Our Treasurer:
- Approved Budget FY 2017-2018
- Here is a recap of the Treasurer's financials for the Year-end of our 2016/2017 fiscal year, July 2016 - June, 2017:
Member Contributions = $51,773 = 97 % of annual budget
Total Income = $67,525 = 108 % of annual budget
Total Expenses = $58,039 = 93 % of annual budget
Net Income = $9,486 - The following reports are now available, current as 6/30/17: Balance Sheet, Income & Expenses Budget vs. Actual Year-to-Date, and Income & Expenses Budget, Prior Year Comparison.
- From Testionies & Concerns:
- The Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform has issued A Call To Change Maryland's Unfair Money Bail System. Please click here to take action and for more information.
- Testimonies and Concerns would like to thank those from Meeting who generously donated money to aid Syrian refugees who are being resettled in the Philadelphia area. Through Green St Meeting's connection with the Nationalities Service we were able to send items that will help these refugees begin their lives in this country. We collected a total of $270.00 with one separate donation of $100.00 worth of items sent a few weeks prior to this collection. Included in the $270.00 donation from Meeting were: several sets of bedsheets, pillows, towels, kitchen trash cans, flash lights, and alarm clocks as well as some cleaning supplies. We have received thank- you messages from the Nationalities Service Center as the items arrived. THANK YOU again for your generosity!!!!
- Amazon Wish List: You can also donate goods through our Amazon Wish List, which has a more thorough list of items needed to prepare a home for one of our refugee families.
- Housing: Nationalities Service Center has worked to develop relationships with great landlords, but the landlords on our current roster don't have enough housing to meet the urgent need for apartments this month. Do you know of a landlord who would be willing to rent an affordable apartment to a refugee? Contact information: housing@nscphila.org. Thank you so much for your support! Testimonies and Concerns contact: Leigh Anne Dodge.
Announcements about Local Non-profits or Faith Organizations:
- P.E.A.C.E. will be sponsoring a bus trip to the Holocaust Museum in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday October, 24th . The bus will leave the Kohl's Easton parking lot at 8:30a.m. and will leave the museum no later than 2:30p.m. To save time at the museum, we will be ordering box lunches from the museum cafe ahead of time. The menu for the lunches follows:
All bag lunches include chips, whole fruit, a fresh-baked cookie, and a canned soda or bottled water. Gluten-free meal options are available upon request. The per person cost of the trip (including the bus trip and box lunch) is $30 with non-kosher lunch and $35 with kosher lunch. Rabbi Peter Hyman, of Temple B'nai Israel, will accompany us on the trip and will guide us in the museum. The coordinator for the trip is Ralph Young. When you call or write to reserve your bus seat, please indicate your lunch choice and then send a check to:NON-KOSHER:
- Sliced Turkey Breast on Kaiser
- Albacore Tuna Salad on Kaiser
- Egg Salad on Kaiser
- Peanut Butter and Jelly
- Spinach Tortilla Vegetable Wrap
KOSHER:
All kosher items are prepared and sealed offsite under rabbinic supervision- Tuna Salad on Kaiser
- Chicken Salad Sandwich
- Rice, Bean, and Avocado Wrap
- Vegetable Sandwich
P.E.A.C.E. c/o Ralph Young, 612 Windmill Rd., Easton, MD 21601. - October 13-15, 2017: Slave Dwelling Project
Slave Dwelling Project Comes to Dorchester at the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center, Church Creek, MD; Historic High Street, Cambridge, MD; and Handsell Historic Site, Vienna, MD. Click here for more info. - Talbot Association of Clergy and Laity:
The Talbot Family Network will be presenting several programs of interest during the coming year: Beyond Diversity, Racial Equity Leadership, and Bridges Out of Poverty.- BEYOND DIVERSITY: SEPTEMBER 26 AND 27, 2017
The Talbot Family Network, in partnership with Talbot County Public Schools, is sponsoring a third seminar, Beyond Diversity, on racism and equity. This in an interactive seminar that requires active engagement. We are seeking participants from diverse racial backgrounds to foster a rich discussion.
This training will be held on September 26 and 27, 2017 from 8:00 am - 4 pm at the Talbot County Education Center, 12 Magnolia St., Easton, MD. Lunch will be provided. Please register below by clicking the link if you have not yet attended and are interested in participating. We have space for 40 participants. We are asking that participants commit to attend both full days. Thank you and we are excited to be able to offer this thought provoking seminar once again. Click here to register. - RACIAL EQUITY LEADERSHIP ACADEMY: STARTING SEPTEMBER 15, 2017
If you have attended a Beyond Diversity or Undoing Racism seminar and were left wondering 'What's next?' or 'How can I make an impact?' then you will want to sign up for this course. Talbot Family Network has partnered with Dr. Ben Kohl to offer a Racial Equity Leadership Academy. This is a series of 10 monthly 4-hour sessions that delve deeper into the issue of race and racism in our lives and our environments. The goals are to broaden your knowledge of racial injustice, increase awareness of racial identity and advance skills in addressing racism in personal and professional milieus. The series will begin on September 15, 2017 from 9am – 1pm at the Talbot County Education Center on 12 Magnolia Street, Easton, MD 21601. Session dates (the 3rd Friday of each month):- September 15, 2017
- October 20, 2017
- November 17, 2017
- December 15, 2017
- January 19, 2018
- February 16, 2018
- March 16, 2018
- April 20, 2018
- May 18, 2018
- June 15, 2018
- BRIDGES OUT OF POVERTY: OCTOBER 6 AND 13, 2017
Bridges Out of Poverty is a Internationally recognized model for helping communities, agencies and organizations understand Poverty and pull together to work towards solutions. The Talbot Family Network invites all segments of the community—businesses, non-profits, agencies, faith-based organizations, individuals, government—to come out and be part of the solution. The Workshop consists of two days of training. Lunch will be provided for all participants.- Day 1: October 6, 2017 8am to 3:30pm
Bridges Out of Poverty: Strategies for Professionals and Communities
This workshop is a comprehensive approach to understanding the dynamics that cause and maintain poverty from the individual to the systemic level. Bridges Out of Poverty uses the lens of economic class and provides concrete tools and strategies for a community to prevent, reduce, and alleviate poverty. - Day 2: October 13, 2017 8am to 3:30pm
Applying Bridges Concepts (Prerequisite Day 1)
This workshop is designed to take the constructs introduced in the Bridges Out Of Poverty: Strategies for Professionals and Communities workshop and begin embedding the constructs. Time will be given during the workshop to think about changes that can be made to break down barriers that are sustaining poverty within an agency, organization, and community. In order to attend only Day 2 you must have attended a Bridges Out of Poverty training in the past.
- Day 1: October 6, 2017 8am to 3:30pm
- BEYOND DIVERSITY: SEPTEMBER 26 AND 27, 2017
- September 16, 17, 23 & 24: Basic Mediation Training
Applications for September 2017. Contact: Mid Shore Community Mediation Center, 300 Talbot Street, Suite 206 Easton, Maryland 21601; (410) 820-5553; mscmc@goeaston.net. - Talbot County Department of Emergency Services: CERT Course
The Talbot County Department of Emergency Services is offering a free emergency planning and response course to county residents.
The CERT (Community Emergency Response Training) course is designed to help citizens prepare for disasters and build a more resilient community. The 21-hour CERT course includes emergency preparedness, fire safety and suppression, emergency medical treatment, light search and rescue, and disaster psychology. It also includes a final disaster exercise that enables participants to use the skills and knowledge they acquired during the course.
CERT is presented as seven 3-hour classes, each Monday at 6:30 p.m. beginning September 11 and concludes with a disaster simulation exercise on October 23. All class sessions will be held at the Talbot County Operations Center, located at 605 Port Street in Easton.
"Residents who volunteer their time for CERT training are a great asset to our community," said Clay Stamp, Talbot County Director of Emergency Services and Assistant County Manager. "The skills taught in CERT are the foundation of emergency preparedness for individuals and families."
Class participants will receive a training manual and a CERT kit that includes personal protective equipment such as a flashlight, first-aid kit, and high-visibility safety gear. Participants who complete the course will be awarded a certificate acknowledging their accomplishments. In a widespread emergency such as a winter storm or hurricane, public safety resources are stretched thin. CERT enables residents to care for themselves, their families, and their neighbors until police, fire, and medical responders are able to reach their neighborhoods. The curriculum is interactive, with a combination of lecture and hands-on activities, and is open to all county residents. There is no charge for the class, but space is limited. For more information and to register, contact Jim Bass, Emergency Management Coordinator, at jbass@talbotcountymd.gov.
CERT is a Citizen Corps program offered by the Department of Homeland Security. - 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 American Friends Service Committee (AFSC):
- American Friends Service Committee has announced that Joyce Ajlouny will become its next general secretary starting in September 2017. Friends Journal senior editor Martin Kelley caught up with Ajlouny to talk about her work as director of the Ramallah Friends School and her hopes for AFSC. To read this interview, please click here.
- From Philadelphia Yearly Meeting (PYM):
- September 30 (Saturday), Planning Meeting: Atlantic Coast Preparatory Meeting—Will Quakers Stand? Saturday September 30th, 2017 1pm start
Ken Brick and Nathan Stoyer write, "Friends, we have been here before. While these times are dire nothing is 'new'. The need for consciousness and social engagement, the need to bear witness, has always been with us. As Christians, Orthodox, Universalist and all in between, we have a particular responsibility to stand at this time. This is not a time for quiet back room discussion. The path is clear. This is a time to stand and bear visible witness to the assault on our fellow humans. Regardless of one's political affiliations—the time is now. The current climate of this Presidency is to aggressively attack all that supports the most disempowered.
Freedoms that we cherish are being assaulted by the hour. It is not our history. It is not our creed. It is contrary to our very blood to stand aside at this moment. We were there in early objection to the North American Slave Trade. We were there in protesting the bombing of Vietnamese Civilians. We stood up to the Church of England near 400 years ago and the time is now to stand again. Martin Luther King was a man of peace. But he called for a 'necessary tension' to engender change. As Quakers, because of our history and our special knowledge of the Peaceful Path we are obligated at this time.
We seek a handful of truly Quaker, of truly committed, of truly called activists from all four East Coast Yearly Meetings to join us in a pre-emptive planning meeting to assess how we can best join together in coordinated acts of witness in support of our fellow humans under assault. The time is now."
Contacts: Ken Brick, kenbrick@verizon.net or 302-655-8101; Richie Schulz, rschulz@pym.org or 215-241-7000. - Approved the Revised Draft of Faith and Practice:
The newly-revised edition of Faith and Practice can be downloaded from this site.
- September 30 (Saturday), Planning Meeting: Atlantic Coast Preparatory Meeting—Will Quakers Stand? Saturday September 30th, 2017 1pm start
- Climate Conference: Fallsington Friends Meeting notice about climate conference
"Friends, my name is Tom Wells, from Fallsington Meeting in Bucks Quarter. I am emailing you regarding a Citizen's Climate Lobby Regional Conference which I am helping to organize. The Conference is all about the local impacts and solutions for Climate Change in our region (PA, NJ, MD, DE). I am hoping you will sent the attached flyer to the Monthly Meetings in your Quarter. Holly Olson, coordinator of Bucks Quarter has done this in our Quarter already. The Conference will be held at Chestnut Hill College in NW Philadelphia, close to the Pa Turnpike, exit 339. Thanks for helping with this. Also, if any Meeting in your Quarter, or at your Quarterly Meeting, would like me to come to speak about Climate Change and the Citizens' Climate Lobby legislative proposal called Carbon Fee and Dividend, I would be happy to do so. Tom Wells 215-378-4048, texting is good. tom@tgw-construction.com. Please click here for more information.
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.