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| Hello Friends, Hiking up Putney Mountain yesterday was such a treat! The wild blueberries and rasperries are growing aplenty. It was a great reminder of the wonder that we have around us in this incredible world. ________ 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 Monthly Meeting for Business This Sunday, June 21st will be Putney Friends Meeting’s Meeting for Business You will find attached the following documents: June Agenda Provisional Minutes from May Proposed Committee List for 2026-27 Nominating Committee Report Alternatively, you are also able to view all documents here: 2026.06.21 Meeting for Business Attachments Let Your Life Speak Series This chapter of the Let Your Life Speak series sponsored by Adult Religious Education (ARE) will conclude on June 28th with Putney Friends Meeting Treasurer Jim Kirby sharing highlights of his variegated spiritual path. We will be meeting in the Fellowship Room at 9:30AM. Suggestions or questions? Contact Richard (rbrady44@gmail.com). Announcements from the Basket Support the Memorial Project Fundraising Richard Brady has donated a number of copies of his book Short Journey Home: Awakening to Freedom with Thich Nhat Hanh to support the PFM memorial project. You will find some in a box on the library table or through PayPal. If you’re interested, please help yourself to one and leave a donation check for any amount marked “memorial project” in the wood collection house in the Meeting Room. Books will be available through June 30. Just TEN more days! Please contact Richard Brady (rbrady44@gmail.com) if you’d like more than one copy. ______ We are looking to raise $30,000 to fund our Memorial Project. We have raised about 50% 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 Committee Donate Online John Calvi’s 2026 Calendar July 7-12: Abandon All Weariness Friends General Conference Summer Gathering University of VT; Burlington, VT September 4-6: The Goodness Retreat with John Calvi Pendle Hill; Wallingford, PA Reminder about Events at the Meetinghouse The rental coordinator, Janice Baldwin, would like to remind anyone seeking to use the meeting house for any event whether public or private, large or small to check with her beforehand, or fill out the application on the website. This includes events that are posted as well. Janice is the coordinator of all meeting house events and does not want to double book the space, and can’t reliably schedule events if she doesn’t have accurate information. You may contact Janice at: Email: rentals@putneyfriendsmeeting.org Phone: 802-579-7598 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.  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. 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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