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| 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 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. Please register no later than Tuesday, September 8th. To register online, click on the link below: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScBGXy_e9z2o6zF9Qx5yIevjmxtr9Lx1z0OKWBMnkX4QHxYSg/viewform?usp=dialog 2026 Fall Retreat Schedule 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 will offer Saturday’s programs, and Sunday’s business meeting and meeting for worship as a hybrid. Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85338924468?pwd=JUojQdOHGstUPBOmdqgJP2byzmzQxc.1 Meeting ID: 853 3892 4468 Passcode: 901206 1-301-715-8592 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 join us at Bethany Birches the weekend of September 11-13! Roger Vincent Jasaitis Clerk; Northwest Quarterly Meeting New England Yearly Meeting All Committee Night Upcoming Friday, September 25th is this year’s annual All Committee Night. P lease join at the Meeting House for a 5:30pm Potluck. Potluck is followed by short worship, an introduction to the committee process, and break out groups by committee. Committee clerks are selected by each committee for the 2026-27 year at this time. Whether you are currently serving on a committee or interested in learning more about committees, please join in! All are welcome. Putney 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 646-593-5876or maddiegrant@gmail.com or fill out this Google Form.  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. 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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