Meeting Upcoming events and news
| Typical Sunday Schedule |
| 8:30 am Meeting for Worship, in person in the Meetinghouse. 10:00 am Singing10:30 am Childcare / First Day School 10:30 am Meeting for WorshipIn person at the Meetinghouse and on Zoom Refreshments provided by Hospitality at the rise of Meeting. |
| Typical Weekly Schedule |
| Thursdays @ 6:30 AM – Worship First and Third Saturdays @ 12 Noon – Peace Vigil on Putney Commons Third Sundays @ 12 Noon – Meeting for Worship with Attention to Business (Childcare Provided) Second and Fourth Sundays @ 9:30 AM between meetings for worship – Adult Religious Education Fourth Sundays @ 12 Noon – Bearing Witness in Community |
| Monthly Meeting For Business |
| This Sunday, January 18th will be Putney Friends Meeting’s Meeting for BusinessYou will find attached the following documents:Agenda for Meeting for Business Provisional Meeting Minutes for ApprovalJanuary 2026P&Ls from 2024 – 2025 Steve Chase Presentation Flyer + Outline of Event Noah Bishop Merrill – Travel Minute |
| Discernment and Action on Israel/Palestine |
| A Quaker Perspective on the Apartheid-Free Communities Movement On Sunday, March 8th at 12:30 p.m. Friends and other community members are welcome to join Steve Chase for all or any part of the discussion.Following the presentation, we will have small group discussions and a reconvened general discussion in which we hope to hear how we might connect different activist perspectives. How can we work together to bring about a shared and moral vision of peace and justice in this region? No registration is required. This event is free to attend. Attached is more information about the event.Questions? Please contact Henry Barker (hbarker14@gmail.com) |
| Northwest Quarterly Meeting March 7 & 8 |
| NORTHWEST QUARTERLY MEETING HOSTED BY MIDDLEBURY FRIENDS MEETING AND SOUTH STARKSBORO FRIENDS MEETING MARCH 7-8, 2026 SATURDAY, MARCH 7 PM: FRIENDS FROM AFAR ARRIVE AT HOST FAMILY HOMES 7:00 – 8:00 PM: “COFFEE KLATCH” ON ZOOM ONLY SUNDAY, MARCH 8 ALL EVENTS IN-PERSON AND ON ZOOM (HYBRID) 8:45: CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST AT HAVURAH HOUSE, 56 NORTH PLEASANT STREET (US ROUTE 7), MIDDLEBURY, VERMONT. ALL EVENTS AT THIS LOCATION. 9:00 – 9:45: COMMUNAL SINGING LED BY SOUTH STARKSBORO MEETING 10:00-11:00: MEETING FOR WORSHIP 11:00-11:30: AFTERTHOUGHTS, INTRODUCTIONS, SOCIALIZING 11:30 – 12:30: POTLUCK LUNCH 12:45 – 2:00: “A QUAKER INQUIRY INTO ISSUES OF IMMIGRANTS, MIGRANTS, REFUGEES, AND FOREIGN VISITORS” FEATURING ERIN RUBLE, IMMIGRATION LAWYER AND MEMBER OF MIDDLEBURY FRIENDS MEETING OPTION FOR ADULTS TO JOIN WITH YOUTH AND CHILDREN IN A SIMULTANEOUS SESSION OF SHARING STORIES OF “THE POWER OF GOODNESS” WITH PATTY HEATHER-LEA 2:00 – 3:30: NORTHWEST QUARTERLY MEETING FOR WORSHIP WITH ATTENTION TO BUSINESS 3:30 CLOSING WORSHIP. FRIENDS DEPART NOTE: DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME BEGINS AT MIDNIGHT SATURDAY: SPRING FORWARD |
| Opportunity for Young Musical Friends |
| We recently received an invitation from Pam Wilkinson in Goshen Indiana asking for any interested Friends ages 10-17 who are interested in music (singing or playing musical instruments) to apply to attend Friends Music Camp this summer from July 5-19. If you are interested you can find out more on the website friendsmusiccamp.org or email Pam directly at friendsmusiccamp@gmail.com. |
| Fellowship of Quakers in the Arts |
| Friends interested in the arts are invited to join the Fellowship of Quakers in the Arts. See the attached flyer for more information and a QR code. |
| Invitation from Carolina Friends School |
| Carolina Friends School, opened in North Carolina in 1964 as one of the South’s first intentionally racially integrated schools, invites Putney Friends members to join other thoughtful adult F/friends for transformational travel learning. THE COASTAL JOURNEYExplore civil rights history and contemporary racial justice issues in Charleston and Savannah. March 10-15, 2026 THE QUAKER JOURNEYExplore the early history of Quakerism, retracing the steps of George Fox and Margaret Fell, in the beautiful Lake District of northern England. August 2-9, 2026 Please discover these and other intentional travel and wellness programs at cfsnc.org/AdultEnrichment and join us to be challenged, inspired, and empowered in community. |
| Invitation from Dover Meeting (NH) |
| Dover Meeting (NH) Friends are eager to welcome us on March 21 for their next extended worship. The flyer with all the details is attached. |
| Announcements from the Basket |
| Meal for Groundworks, a group from PFM provides a meal the first Monday of each month to the Groundworks shelter. The need has grown in recent months, so more volunteers are welcome! Interested? Contact Cookie Forsythe (cookie.forsythe@comcast.net) Hospitality Committee, always welcomes the gift of food for sharing, any week, for fellowship after late meeting. If you know in advance that you want to bring soup, a casserole, or a hearty contribution please sign up on the monthly sheet in the meeting room, but we also appreciate spontaneity. If you are interested in helping out or have questions, talk to any Hospitality Committee member and/or contact Cliff Sunflower at cfw.sunflower@gmail.com or 484-767-3187. Memorial Project Fundraising, we are looking to raise $30,000 to fund our Memorial Project. We have raised about 25% of this so far. The design is in the Community Room, and donations should be ear-marked for the “Memorial Project.” Interested in assisting with fundraising efforts or monetarily? Please reach out to the Finance Committe Possible Meeting Photo Book, if we have enough photos, we are looking to put together a photo book of the life of the meeting from this past year. If you have photos to contribute, please send them to Honor (honor.woodrow@gmail.com) by the end of the year. Weekend Meeting Retreat at Farm and Wilderness Camp, is returning this year! A committee is forming to organize the logistics such as food, program, and finance. Want more information or want to help? Contact Mike (mmrowicki@gmail.com) Dover Meeting (NH), has invited the PFM to join them for their next extended worship on March 21st. A flyer with more details is attached. |
| Is there an announcement you would like included or updated? Please email putneyfriendsmeeting@gmail.com with attention to Mary, Communications Clerk |
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