Meeting Upcoming events and news
| Hello Friends, The world around us is always finding ways to renew itself. May you feel refreshed in spirit this week, finding strength and beauty in unexpected places. ________ Is there an announcement you would like included or updated? Feedback about the recent changes to the format of the Announcements? Want to forward someone to get added to the directory? Please email putneyfriendsmeeting@gmail.com with attention to Mary, Communications Clerk Putney Friends Meeting Retreat Join us for the Putney Friends Meeting Retreat at Farm & Wilderness September 18th- 20th. You can expect rustic sleeping arrangements, meals, games, kayaking, singing, worship, talent show, book swap, and more! RSVP by September 13th. You can get in touch with Maddie Grant at 646-593-5876 or maddiegrant@gmail.com or fill out this Google Form.  Exciting news for Putney Friends and NEYM! We’ve just heard from the attorneys representing Quakers in New England that the judge upheld the preliminary injunction granted to us in “DHS vs. Philadelphia Yearly Meeting et al” (New England Yearly Meeting is the second plaintiff). This means that—for the third time—a federal court has ruled that it is more likely than not that we will prevail on the merits of our challenge to the 2025 change in DHS policy that removes protections from immigration enforcement for houses of worship. This legal challenge—one part of our shared witness to the worth, dignity, and belovedness of every person in the sight of God—continues. Here’s a LINK to the news release.  Northwest Quarterly Meeting’s All-Ages Annual Retreat Friday – Sunday, September 11-13 Bethany Birches Camp, Plymouth, VT Come join us for the weekend! There will be programs and activities, food, games, conversation, walks in the woods, singing around the fireplace, a short business meeting and meeting for worship Sunday morning. The weekend starts Friday with dinner and runs through Sunday lunch, and we welcome Friends of all ages to come for whatever length of time works for you – from joining us for just a meal through the entire weekend. 2026 Fall Retreat Schedule (subject to change as details are finalized) Friday, September 11 3:00 – 6:30 PM: Arrive & registration, unpack, settle in 6:30 – 7:30 PM: Dinner and clean-up 7:30 PM: singalong by the fire. Bring copies of Rise Up Singing! to use and share. Saturday, September 12 8 AM: Breakfast and clean-up 9:30 – 11:00 AM: Program – Possibility: What calls us into a Religious Society as a Quarterly Meeting? Where is the life? Where are the challenges? (led by Roger Jasaitis, Quarter Clerk) 12:00 PM: Lunch and clean-up 1:30 – 3:00 PM: Fresh Exploration of Themes from Noah Bishop Merrill’s Perkins Lecture (led by Noah) 3:00 PM: Reading Stone Soup and community meal preparation 5:45 PM: Dinner and clean-up 7:00 PM: Evening activities including possible contra dance, music (bring your instruments), games, etc. Sunday, September 13 8 AM: Breakfast & cleanup 9:15 – 10:15 AM: Business meeting 10:30 – 11:30 AM: Meeting for worship 12:00 PM: Lunch & clean-up 12:45 PM-ish until done: Clean-up chores, packing, and goodbyes. We’re hoping to offer Saturday’s programs, and Sunday’s business meeting and meeting for worship as hybrid. A Zoom link and final schedule for the weekend will be shared via the email listserve as we get closer to the retreat dates. Programs: More details about the programs will be in the upcoming Nor’Wester newsletter. In the meantime, we invite you to read the text of Noah’s Perkins Lecture (attached) or watch the video of the lecture on YouTube. Note: Noah’s talk starts about 11 minutes into the video. Please register no later than Tuesday, September 8th. LINK: Please click here to register online. Additional details about the weekend’s schedule are included in the Nor’Wester newsletter, which will come out this weekend. Announcements from the Basket Meals for Groundworks 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 Kiki Walker-Goncalves (kimberly.walker.goncalves@gmail.com) or visit the sign-up sheet to see the details and to sign-up for a specific contribution. John Calvi’s 2026 Calendar September 4-6: The Goodness Retreat with John Calvi Pendle Hill; Wallingford, PA Invitation from Carolina Friends School Opened in 1964 as one of the South’s first intentionally racially integrated schools, they are inviting Putney Friends members and attenders to join other thoughtful adult F/friends for Fall 2026 transformational travel learning. RACIAL MYTH & MEMORY | Wilmington On the North Carolina coast, explore Gullah Geechee history, the 1898 race massacre, the 1970s injustice of the Wilmington 10, the visionary art of Minnie Evans, and more. October 4-5, 2026 CREATIVE JUSTICE JOURNEY | Race, Art, and Memory | Montgomery + Atlanta Alongside artists and other seekers, bear witness to the history of racial injustice through the transformative lens of the arts at the Equal Justice Initiative’s Legacy Sites and beyond. November 11-15, 2026 Other intentional travel programs include: a March 2027 music-themed racial justice trip to Memphis and Mississippi 2027 and 2028 Quaker pilgrimages to 1652 Country in England’s scenic Lake District. Learn more and register: cfsnc.org/AdultEnrichment. Join us to be challenged, inspired, and empowered in community! 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 (cfw.sunflower@gmail.com or 484-767-3187.  Parking at the Meetinghouse Friends are encouraged when possible to park in the parking lot just south of meeting on the opposite side of Route 5 for late meeting and other heavily attended events as our lot fills quickly and spaces in the lot are appreciated for those of us unable to park further away. This is just north of the old Basketville Store and the Putney Mountain Winery & Spirits, as the owners have kindly allowed us to park there. There is a sidewalk from there to the meeting. Can you help? We encourage you to sign-up to be a greeter or to setup and run Lucretia (OWL). Please consider trying it out. To help with our meetings for worship sign up on the Google Spreadsheet or on the sheet at the Meeting house. Sign Up Here  Meeting for Worship Schedule Sunday Schedule 8:30 AM Early Meeting for Worship 10:00 AM Singing 10:30 AM Meeting for Worship (Hybrid Format) Childcare / First Day School 11:45 AM Fellowship & Hospitality Thursday Schedule 6:30 AM Meeting for Worship Please contact Eric Barron via text: 603-757-3879 or email: eb.ericbarron@gmail.com in case of bad weather. Monthly Events Schedule Week of the Month Sunday Saturday First Week of the Month 9:30 AM – Mental Health Support Group 12:00 PM – Peace Vigil on the Putney Commons 5:30 PM – Potluck & Song Circle (Singing from 6:30 -8:30 PM) Please contact Ian Conway, 57cycler@gmail.com, with any questions. Second Week of the Month 9:30 AM – Adult Religious Education Third Week of the Month 12:30 PM – Meeting for Worship with Attention to Business Please Note: Childcare is Provided 12:00 PM – Peace Vigil on the Putney Commons Fourth Week of the Month 9:30 AM – Adult Religious Education 12:30 PM – Bearing Witness in Community Join Meeting for Worship via Zoom https://us06web.zoom.us/j/95647391295?pwd=ZHQwNmxwL1phRHd0VGNRWTJkQVJqUT09 Meeting ID: 956 4739 1295 Passcode: 248722 One tap mobile +16465588656,,95647391295#,,,,*248722# US (New York) Dial by your location +1 646 558 8656 US (New York) Find your local number: https://us06web.zoom.us/u/kpQXZrzKD Join the Zoom Meeting .jpg)  |
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