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October 2013 Newsletter
(Tenth Month)
(Tenth Month)
Meeting for Worship
& First Day School
Sundays at 11:00 a.m.
Midweek Meeting for Worship, Wednesdays at 6:00
p.m.
Personal Relationships
In daily relationships with
others, both inside and outside the home, our lives as Friends speak
immediately and lastingly. In these relationships, our faith may also be
severely tested.We are called to respond to that of God in everyone: we are all
children of God. Friends celebrate any union that is dedicated to mutual love
and respect, regardless of the unique make-up of the family.We strive to create
homes where the Spirit of the Divine resides at the center and where the
individual genius of each member is respected and nurtured.
Human sexuality is a divine
gift, forming part of the complex union of body, mind and spirit that is our
humanity. In a loving adult relationship in a context of mutual responsibility,
sexuality brings delight, fulfillment and celebration.
The presence of children carries
a special blessing as well as responsibility. Children bring unique spiritual
gifts — wonder, resiliency, playfulness and more. Recognize and honor the
Divine Light within children and treat them with the dignity and respect that
is due to all people. Listen to and learn from children; share with them those
values and practices that are central to our own lives. Special care must be
given to resolving problems between adults and children in a manner that gives
equal weight to the feelings and needs of both children and adults. Tender
parenting is one of the critically important peace vocations in our
society.Make every effort to offer all parents the personal and institutional
support that this challenging work requires.
Take a strong stand against any
form of abuse, whether that abuse is minor or severe, and whether it is
emotional, physical or sexual in nature. The terrible impact of abuse on the
most vulnerable members of our families creates lifelong suffering for its
victims and is a major source of violence in our society. Perpetrators are
themselves usually victims of similar violence and should be approached with
compassion as well as firmness.
Do I make my home a place of
friendliness, joy, and peace, where residents and visitors feel God’s presence?
Are my sexual practices
consistent with my spiritual beliefs and free of manipulation and exploitation?
What barriers keep me from
responding openly and lovingly to each person?
Do we open our thoughts,
beliefs, and deep understandings to our children and others who share our lives
and our hospitality?
Do we provide our children and
young adults with a framework for active, ongoing participation in the Meeting?
After a period of
worship, Meeting for Business began at 1:07 pm with 14 people present. Clerk
Stephen Matchett read two queries on “Reaching Out,” from the Pacific Yearly
Meeting Faith & Practice. The
reading was followed by reflection and spoken ministry.
Approval of Previous Month’s Minutes
7-01: Meeting
approves the minutes of June 9, 2013, as presented.
Treasurer’s Second-Quarter Finance Report
Amy Baker,
treasurer, provided a report on the meeting’s finances at the midpoint of the
year. (Report attached to archived copy of these minutes.) Income and expenses are what was
anticipated at this point. The unspent balance of the Kitchen/AFSC remodel fund
has been returned to the General Fund. A final report on report on 2013 Meeting
Memorial Day Retreat finances awaits the collection of some registration fees
still outstanding.
7-02: Meeting
accepts the Second Quarter Financial Report as presented.
Membership Transfers
Stephen reported
receiving notice that Robert Levering’s transfer of membership was accepted at
Santa Cruz Monthly Meeting in February 2013, and that Demece and Sally
Garepis-Holland’s memberships were accepted at Scarsdale (NY) Monthly Meeting
on June 9, 2013. He read a request
from Jim Pilliod requesting transfer of his membership to Redwood Forest
Monthly Meeting. Stephen explained
that Jim and his husband Pete Anderson, whose letter was heard last month and
referred to Ministry and Oversight Committee, had actually submitted their
letters at the same time, only Jim’s was not received due to an e-mail
malfunction, and therefore not read last month; however under the circumstances
the clerk decided to refer Jim’s letter to Ministry & Oversight directly,
and the committee has considered both.
(See next item.)
Ministry & Oversight Committee
Markley Morris,
co-clerk, reported that the committee recommends Meeting approve the transfer
of Jim Pilliod’s and Peter Anderson’s memberships to Redwood Forest Friends
Meeting.
7-03: Meeting
approves Peter Anderson’s and Jim Pilliod’s requests to transfer their
memberships to Redwood Forest Monthly Meeting in Santa Rosa.
Markley also read
a letter from Alan Lessik requesting release from membership. Alan feels clear his decision is in
good order, as he has not been active in Meeting for many years. He reports having found more spiritual
relevance in his practice at the Zen Center, and that he recently underwent a
public ceremony of acceptance of Buddhist principles. M&O has considered Alan’s request and recommends that he
be released from membership. Two members of M&O will meet with Alan as part
of this process.
7-04: Meeting
approves Alan Lessik’s request for release from membership.
Markley reported
that M&O is having difficulty staffing the weekly Introduction to Meeting
for Worship session. If any Friends would like to volunteer to help lead these
sessions, please let Markley or David Matchett know.
Peace and Social Concerns Committee
Dirk von der
Horst, clerk, reported there have been several deep conversations which helped
resolve an ongoing conflict among participants in the Food Pantry program. Dirk
expressed appreciation for Friends’ participation in this process. The
committee sponsored the first of three conversations about the Friends’ Peace
Testimony at the Meeting Retreat in May. The second conversation will be in
September, focused on the query: “How do we bring our search for inner and
outer peace together?” This conversation will be offered as a Second Hour
session, details will be announced soon. P&SC will sponsor a book
discussion of A Feminist Ethic of Risk,
by Sharon Welch. If you are
interested, please contact a member of P&SC. Dirk reported that the
National Religious Campaign Against Torture has regular conference calls. John
O’Connor recently offered to participate in these calls and report back to the
committee.
PYM Youth Program Coordinator Consideration
Stephen recalled
Friends’ attention to the summary report and recommendation of the Pacific
Yearly Meeting Youth Program Coordinator Supervisory Committee circulated last
month, and the minute of PYM Representative Committee recommending to the
annual session that the YPC position be continued. He read some highlights from the full report, and then
invited a time of reflection for Friends to further discern the benefits or
concerns of continuing the YPC position. These were universally positive, and a
Friend urged that Meeting minute its support of the Representative Committee
recommendation.
7-05: San
Francisco Meeting supports the Representative Committee’s recommendation that
the PYM Youth Program Coordinator position be continued.
During closing
announcements, Stephen read a letter to Meeting from the participants in the 67
Sueños program of the American Friends Service Committee thanking Meeting for
its support of the mural project and for purchasing a photo reproduction of the
now-covered mural for the office upstairs.
After
a sharing of joys and concerns, Meeting closed with worship at 2:50 pm with 16
people in attendance.
Respectfully
submitted,
Blake Arnall,
Recording Clerk
Stephen Matchett,
Clerk of Meeting
After a period of worship, Meeting for Business began at
1:05 pm with 21 people present. Clerk Stephen Matchett read the Advices and two
Queries on “Integrity & Personal Conduct” from the PYM Faith and Practice. The reading
was followed by reflection and spoken ministry.
Approval of
Previous Month’s Minutes
Stephen deferred approval of the Minutes of July 14, 2013,
Meeting for Business, since the newsletter containing them was not yet
available.
Pacific Yearly
Meeting Report-Back
In the absence of our PYM Representative Rose Medellin,
Stephen reported that Pacific Yearly Meeting’s Annual Session was held at Mt.
Madonna at the end of July, and that the Yearly Meeting came to unity to
continue the Youth Program Coordinator position, for which we had minuted
support at our July business meeting.
Ministry &
Oversight Committee
David Matchett, M&O co-clerk, read a letter from Owain
Elliott-Sowaal’s membership clearness committee. “With pleasure and gratitude
for Owain’s gifts” the membership clearness committee is recommending that
Owain’s request for membership be approved. This request will be seasoned for a
month. If you have any concerns about this, please speak to a member of
M&O.
Bob Kovsky, convener of the Retreat Subcommittee, reported
that the 2013 retreat in May was a big success. However, the fees collected did
not fully cover the retreat expenses for the second year. In an effort to reduce
future retreat deficits, Bob reviewed several options including a plan to
discontinue the catering and to collect fees for drop-in visitors more proactively.
If you have input, please speak to Bob or Marian Chatfield-Taylor.
Stephen read a letter he is sending to our member Paula
Joyce and David Erickson, on behalf of the meeting, congratulating them on
their upcoming wedding on Sep. 21, 2013 in Port Townsend, Washington.
Marian announced that M&O has prepared a set of queries
on the role of Meeting for Worship in our lives, which will be posted in the
fellowship hall. Friends are encouraged to reflect on these queries, and write
responses on cards to be placed in a designated envelope for future discussion.
Property &
Finance Committee
Philip Gerrie, clerk of P&F, reported that two weeks
ago there was a break-in upstairs when someone stole a laptop and attempted
entry to several offices. The police are investigating this incident. In
response, the building manager will be re-keying the front door locks. Friends
who
need access to the building should contact Steve Leeds to
request new keys.
Philip reported that we recently received news that the
meeting will receive a bequest from the estate of Jack and Jan DeBeers.
Currently the trustees are in discussion with us about how much the amount of
the gift is and when we might expect these monies would be available. Friends
expressed appreciation for the DeBeers’ thoughtfulness and generosity.
Peace and
Social Concerns Committee Report
Dirk von der Horst, co-clerk of P&SC, reported that
Friends are invited to next Sunday’s second hour discussion on the Quaker Peace
Testimony. Dirk and Stephen prepared a letter of support for Jan and David
Hartsough. They are facing an upcoming sentencing hearing (related to their
recent civil disobedience and Quaker witness in protest of the US military
drone program). The letter was read and discussed in the meeting for business.
Stephen will sign the letter as clerk and it will be forwarded to the judge
tomorrow.
9-01: Meeting approves, as presented, the clerk’s letter of
support for David and Jan Hartsough in connection with their upcoming sentencing
in Federal Court.
Dirk noted that the committee is reading the AFSC
publication “Shared Security, Reimagining US Foreign Policy” and plan to offer
a second hour discussion of this working paper in October.Finally, Friends are
invited to support the ongoing work of the Food Pantry and talk to Dirk if you
are interested in volunteering.
Rausch Street
Update
Amy Baker, Meeting treasurer and member of the Rausch
Street Committee, reported on efforts to secure a line of credit on this
property. After extensive research, the committee found that the anticipated
sources for funding were not able to offer a loan to us at this time, and that
other commercial loans would be more costly than originally hoped. The
committee is now pursuing private funding through Quaker organizations and will
report back in future business meetings. This funding is essential to begin
needed renovations on the upstairs flat.
After a period of announcements and sharing of joys and
concerns, Meeting closed with worship at 2:25 pm with 18 people in attendance.
Respectfully submitted,
Blake Arnall, Recording Clerk Stephen Matchett, Clerk of Meeting
Blake Arnall, Recording Clerk Stephen Matchett, Clerk of Meeting
Autumn is here and we, the
Children's Religious Education Committee (CREC), would like to introduce our
new additions to the First Day School program - Liz Peterson and Max Millard.
Liz is working with the older children, and Max is working in the Nursery -
joining Neil. Please join us in heartily welcoming our wonderful, creative new
helpers. Both Liz and Max have been teaching in the after-school program at SF
Friends School, and know several of our young Friends already. They both have
many talents: for instance, Liz taught a knitting class over the summer - and
she'll be doing some craft projects with young Friends; Max is a baker
extraordinaire and may be able to swing some cooking projects with our
youngsters. They will be with us every Sunday morning during Meeting for
Worship; thus if Friends have been wondering about childcare during Meeting -
Liz and Max are there, upstairs in the meetinghouse, ready and able.
Also, here is news from Chad:
"Ian Singleton and I will be hosting a teen program each first Sunday
through next May to give a place for Quaker teens to come together at the
Meetinghouse during Meeting for Worship. We are designing the program to
coincide with the Meeting's Advices and Queries for that month and will stem
off from there as the teens offer their insights and guidance on what they are
interested in exploring. We aim to provide a supportive, engaging, and fun
meeting time for teens in the Meeting to explore their Quaker heritage and
would love for your families to be a part. I hope your teen(s) can join
us!"
Warmly submitted by Kate Frankel,
Co-Clerk, Children's Religious Education Committee
News from Heidi Pidcoke
Dear Friends,
Dear Friends,
I am well though my heart is very heavy. I was on the outskirts of Nairobi yesterday when I heard the news about terrorists taking over the Westlands Shopping Mall. Anand had traveled to the UK last week so he is safe and sound.
The situation has not been resolved and there are still
hostages in the mall as I write this. This morning I heard of a tragic story.
On the Friends' Compound there is an NGO called Change Agents Peace
International (CAPI) that had a Latino Executive Director last year. He left
the organization and was just about to move out of Kenya for a new job. He was
with his 13 year daughter in Westgate just about to leave in the underground
parking area when the Al-Shabaab terrorists arrived and sprayed the area with
bullets. Juan Ortiz lost his life and his daughter suffered a bullet in her
thigh and is now in stable condition. It is so senseless. I can't imagine what
his daughter is going through as the rest of the family has already left Kenya.
I'm very concerned also about the repercussions on the
Somali refugee community. As some of you know AVP Trust has been putting on AVP
workshops in the area of Nairobi called Eastleigh, which has a huge Somali
population. Chris and Jack Hjelt (Traci's parents) have recently funded some
AVP workshops in this community. These efforts may seem small but I feel it
helps at least some Somali youth make healthier choices, especially when
Al-Shabaab is recruiting disenfranchised refugee youth. If anyone at Temple or
SF Quaker Meeting would like to support this work, it would be very welcome.
Please hold us in the light and pray for wisdom for Kenyans
as they respond to this horrific situation.
Love and light,
Heidi
October 2013 News from Ben Lomond Quaker Center
What joins us as a faith community? During What’s Your …ism? from October 25-27th,
Ray Rischpater and Brian Vura-Weis will facilitate an exploration of our shared
testimonies as we attempt to find common ground among our disparate backgrounds
and beliefs. We plan to keep in mind the experience of John Woolman at a
meeting with a Native American community where translators “labored along, divine love attending.” It
will be our goal throughout the weekend, to listen to “where the words come from” as we share together. For more
information, please visit http://www.quakercenter.org/whats-your-ism/
The 2014 Program Schedule is now available at http://www.quakercenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/2014-Program-Schedule.pdf. We hope you will find so many
compelling programs that your meeting will purchase a Ben Lomond Quaker Center
Annual Pass. Each meeting that holds an Annual Pass has the opportunity to send
one person from the meeting to each of our programs for 365 days from the date
of purchase for a flat rate of $1200. We hope that meetings with an Annual Pass
will consider each Quaker Center program and encourage those in the meeting who
might be the best fit for that program to attend using the Annual Pass. We also
hope that each person who attends will share the experience with the meeting
community either during Meeting for Business each month, or by offering a
longer presentation or discussion at another time. An individual Annual Pass
allows a single person to come to every Quaker Center program for just $600.
Our Annual Pass is part of our effort engage more deeply with more people and
to contribute to monthly meetings as we endeavor to fulfill our mission: “to nurture the spiritual growth and
faithfulness of Friends and others and to strengthen Quakerism and its witness
in the world…”.
October 2013 News
from AFSC
Criminal Justice
Update.
Friends may have
read newspaper stories about a compromise reached between California state
Senate leaders and the Governor on how to meet the federal court requirement
that California reduce its prison population by another 9600 people.
Unfortunately the compromise ended being almost entirely Governor Brown's
original proposal, with the alternative dependant on the court giving the state
an additional few years to reach the target. None of the groups proposing
alternative solutions could support the final plan, and few legislators voting
on it could have even read it.
Regardless of what
the court chooses to do, Governor Brown is already signing contracts with
private prison corporations. Eventually this strategy will result in even more
prisoners out of state to private prisons, away from their families and away
from their attorneys. It is a sad day when the victory of limiting the number
of people we can constitutionally incarcerate becomes an excuse for more
private prison contracts.
Prisoner Hunger
Strike Suspended: Part of the American Friends Service Committee's work for
compassion and justice encompasses efforts to end solitary confinement and to
put in place more just and humane practices. As you may know, inmates in
California prisons were recently on hunger strike for 60 days to protest the
appalling treatment they receive in the solitary confinement units of
California prisons. You can find more details at: http://afsc.org/story/hunger-strike-calif-prisoners-take-charge-nonviolent-change
The AFSC sends
speakers and resources to congregations and Meetings concerning the most
recent hunger strike and the broader human rights issues surrounding
California’s use of solitary confinement. If you or your Meeting is interested
in learning more and getting involved, please contact Syd Salsman at hmalachisalsman@gmail.com or
510-316-6087.
Pacific Yearly
Meeting
The upcoming Pacific Yearly Meeting session will be July 14-19, 2014 at Walker Creek Ranch in Petaluma, CA
College Park
Quarterly Meeting
COLLEGE PARK QUARTERLY MEETING
Fall Quarterly
Meeting, October 18-20, 2013, at Sierra Friends Center
Taking Stock...
Where do we stand
as a religious society and as a quarterly meeting? Are we at high tide or low
ebb? Are our meetings brimming with life or are they barely clinging to life?
Are we distracted with peripheral matters or focused on what matters most? Join
us at fall quarterly meeting to take stock of our situation and to discern
God’s will on how to move forward as individuals and as meetings.
REGISTER EARLY:
Your registration needs to reach the registrar Sandy Kewman by Thursday,
October 10. If you don’t get registered by Oct. 10, you’re still welcome, but
we may have to ask you to bring your own tent and food. (Registrations received
after Oct. 10 incur a $20 late fee per family.) No matter how late you decide
to attend, please call the registrar. Please let us know of any special needs,
including financial assistance, before Oct. 10.
COSTS: See the
registration form. No one is turned away for lack of funds -- if you want to
come and can’t afford it, first check with your own Meeting for financial
assistance; if none available, contact the Registrar before the deadline. Teens
and young Friends are especially encouraged to make use of this opportunity.
Consider making a donation to CPQM to help others attend.
WAYS TO REGISTER:
1. MAIL the
registration form by Thursday, October 10, with check to "College Park
Quarterly Meeting" or "CPQM," to: CPQM Registrar c/o Sandy
Kewman, 12960 Woolman Lane, Nevada City, CA 95959.
2. E-MAIL: Send the
information on the registration form to srosekewman@gmail.com by Tuesday, October
9, and bring a check to quarterly meeting. Please include “CPQM” in the subject
line.
3. TELEPHONE: Call
Sandy Kewman at 530-272-3736 by Thursday, October 10, with the information from
the registration form, and bring a check to quarterly meeting. Once on site,
registrar’s hours during the weekend will be posted.
WHAT TO BRING:
Essentials: flashlight, towel, soap, and bedding (a pillow case with
either sleeping bag
or sheets and blankets), and if you’re camping, a tent in case it rains.
Suggestions: A sweater or jacket for chilly mornings and evenings. Your own
cloth napkin
and coffee mug to
reduce use of paper products. Walking shoes for hiking. A small travel alarm to
help you be on time for morning activities. Work gloves for service projects.
WHAT NOT TO BRING:
Please do not use scented products of any kind, as we often have attenders who
are sensitive to these. Do not bring or consume alcohol or other mind- altering
substances.
ALL ATTENDERS are
expected to participate, as they are able, in meal preparation and clean-up,
and in final cleaning of their rooms and common spaces. Sign up at the
registration desk.
CHILDREN'S PROGRAM:
Parents are expected to sign their children into the Children's Program or have
them in their own care. Children in their parents’ care need to be directly
supervised by a parent or to have a specific agreement whereby parents and
children know exactly where to find each other at any time. The Children’s
Program is offered during worship, plenary sessions, worship-sharing, and
interest-groups. For details, contact Delcy Steffy delcysteffy@gmail.com
916-529-7455.
TEEN PROGRAM (ages
13-18 years) includes fun activities, interest groups, community service, and
worship-sharing, as well as supervised, gender-specific group sleeping
arrangements. Teens share meals and most activities with the whole Quarterly
Meeting and have other activities on their own. Bring a camping pad, sleeping
bag, pillow, and clothes and walking shoes you can get dirty during the service
project.. Teens are expected to either participate in the teen program whenever
it is in session or to be under supervision of parent, guardian, or adult sponsor.
Contact Kathy
Runyan, kathyrunyan@hotmail.com 530-635-0962 for more information.
All minors must
have Parental Consent and Medical History forms. These can be found at collegepark.quaker.org
or can be filled out by the parent or guardian at registration.
PRELIMINARY
SCHEDULE OUTLINE Friday Evening
4 pm on Sign-in and
room assignments
6 pm Simple supper,
followed by worship, singing, fellowship.
Saturday
Morning Afternoon
Evening
Sunday
Morning Noon
Breakfast; Family
worship; Welcome, Plenary I, Plenary II Lunch; Worship-sharing groups; Interest
groups; Plenary III
Dinner;
inter-generational family night; singing, skits, dancing, etc.
Breakfast; Plenary
IV; Worship with Grass Valley Friends Lunch; cleanup; good-byes
QUESTIONS ? SPECIAL
NEEDS ?
CPQM Clerk: Eric
Moon (510-604-3162) ericmoon@juno.com
Registrar: Sandy
Kewman (530-272-3736) srosekewman@gmail.com
Arrangements
Coordinator: Owain Elliot (510-708-1477) owain1@hotmail.com Teen’s &
Children's Programs: see above.
Young Adult
Friends: Alyssa Nelson (530-563-6369) pym.youthcoordinator@gmail.com
DIRECTIONS TO
SIERRA FRIENDS CENTER
We encourage
Friends to bike, carpool, or take public transportation. Upon request, shuttle
will be available from downtown Grass Valley.
From Bay
Area/Sacramento: Take I-80 east to Auburn, then Highway 49 through Nevada City.
After Nevada City, go left on Hwy 49 towards Downieville about 2 miles. Turn
left at Newtown Rd (look for the “Willo” bar/ restaurant). After 3 or so miles
and a lot of winding, turn right onto Jones Bar Road. The Sierra Friends Center
driveway (Woolman Lane.) will be on your right after less than half a mile.
Please drive slowly on the lane to avoid raising dust.
From Reno or Tahoe:
Take I-80 west to the Nevada City exit (Hwy #20) to Highway #49; follow
directions as above.
Sierra Friends
Center: www.woolman.org
College Park Quarterly Meeting
Fall 2013 Registration Form
Your registration is confirmed only with an email or phone call from Registrar
Fall 2013 Registration Form
Your registration is confirmed only with an email or phone call from Registrar
Name(s):
Meeting Affiliation Street address
Gender Age* Grade in school
Email address City
First time at Quarterly
for each? Y N
Phone number
State Zip |
OPTION A: Includes bed on campus
(same rate whether 1 night or 2); with bathroom in same building, all 6 meals
(Fri dinner through Sun lunch), and program fee. THIS HOUSING in the Stone
House IS VERY LIMITED. Priority given to those with limited mobility.
$118 each for age 25 and older How
many? ______
$51 each for under age 25 How many? ______ Option A total $ __________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OPTION B: Includes bed on camp (same rate whether 1 night or 2); with bathroom in different building, all 6 meals (Fri dinner through Sun lunch), and program fee. THERE ARE ONLY 2 A-FRAMES AVAILABLE IN THIS CATEGORY $103 each for age 25 and older How many? ______ $42 each for under age 25 How many? ______ Option B total $ __________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OPTION C: Includes camping or floor sleeping or staying off campus (same rate whether 1 night or 2); all 6 meals (Fri dinner through Sun lunch at Sierra Friends Center), and program fee. $86 each for age 25 and older How many? ______ $32 each for under age 25 How many? ______ Option C total $ __________ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OPTION D: Weekend Day Use: Includes 3 meals (Sat lunch, Sat dinner, Sun lunch) and program fee, (NO housing included) $46 each for age 25 and older How many? ______ $12 each for under age 25 How many? ______ Option D total $ __________ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OPTION E: Program fee only, NO housing or meals included, $22 each for age 25 and older How many? _______ Which Day? __________ $4 under age 25 How many? _________ Which Day? _________
CIRCLE meals you would like to add
to Option E:
$8 each meal for 25 and older Fri Dinner Sat Breakfast Sat Lunch Sat Dinner Sun Breakfast Sun Lunch
$4 each meal for under 25 Fri
Dinner Sat Breakfast Sat Lunch Sat Dinner Sun Breakfast Sun Lunch
Option E MEALS $ __________ Option
E TOTAL $ __________
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Donation
to Sierra Friends Center $ ___________________ Donation to CPQM to help others
attend Quarterly Meeting $ ___________________
NOTE:
LISTED PRICES ARE FOR REGISTRATIONS EMAILED OR POSTMARKED BY October 10, 2013.
$20 Late Fee if
registering after October 10th $ ____________
Total
for this registration $ _________________
Special
needs (Financial Aid, Diet, Late arrival, Housing, Transportation,
Accessibility, etc.) please note on the back of this sheet, or contact the
registrar.
*Persons under 18 medical form REQUIRED. Sponsorship form required for persons under 18 unaccompanied by parent. Obtain forms at http://collegepark.quaker.org.
*Persons under 18 medical form REQUIRED. Sponsorship form required for persons under 18 unaccompanied by parent. Obtain forms at http://collegepark.quaker.org.
Send
checks payable to College Park Quarterly Meeting (or CPQM) to: CPQM Registrar
c/o Sandy Kewman, 12960 Woolman Lane, Nevada City, CA 95959, srosekewman@gmail.com 530-272-3736
Google
Groups for SF Quakers
This
is the group to send your late breaking announcements or share other news with
the meeting community. You can sign up via the web: http://groups.google.com/group/sfquakers. You will need to create a
free Google user ID and password, if you don’t already have one.
A
group for young adult Friends in San Francisco is at http://groups.google.com/group/youngsfmeeting
A
group for parents in the San Francisco Meeting is at http://groups.google.com/group/sf-crec-parents
A
Google Group for Bay Area Quakers is now available at http://groups.google.com/group/bayareaquakers. The group is for Bay Area
Quaker meetings, churches, and organizations, as well as individual Friends, to
share news of events and activities that would be of interest to Quakers and
the general public. Events do not need to be strictly Quaker. For more
information, contact Tom Yamaguchi, tomyamaguchi@mac.com
Help
on using Google Groups is also available at:
Submissions
to the newsletter are due by the next-to-last First Day (Sunday) of each month
in the News Committee mailbox at the meetinghouse, or by e-mail to news@sfquakers.org. This newsletter is also
available for reading or downloading on our website at http://www.sfquakers.org/news.html.
Members
of the News Committee are Kate McCarley (clerk, editor), Eli Bishop (web
servant), Catherine Fox (production), and Noel Schwerin (distribution)
(all events at 65 9th St., unless noted; *see details
elsewhere in newsletter)
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19
10:30a-1p
Food Pantry
College
Park Quarterly Meeting
|
20
9:30a Bible Study
11a
Meeting for Worship
College
Park Quarterly Meeting
|
21
|
22
|
23
6p
Meeting for Worship
|
24
12p
Peace Vigil‡
7p
Potluck & Quaker Study
|
25
|
26
10:30a-1p
Food Pantry
|
27
9:15
Non-Violent Comm. Practice Group
11a
Meeting for Worship
|
28
|
29
|
30
6p
Meeting for Worship
|
31
12p
Peace Vigil‡
7p
Potluck & Quaker Study
|
1
|
2
10:30a-1p Food Pantry
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‡Federal
Building, Golden Gate Ave. and Larkin St. †San Francisco Friends School, 250
Valencia St.
