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Coronavirus-Covid19 Precautions
Over the past few days, we have all become more attentive to the growing concerns over COVID19. The US Center for Disease Control urges everyone to take standard precautions by washing hands, covering coughs, and staying home when sick. We hope we will not need to close our programs or limit our celebrations. We will be following the guidelines of our local and state officials in this regard.
As a close community that invites connections, we reach out now to engage all our members in these simple, common-sense steps to ensure a lower risk environment: 1) If you are feeling unwell, even just with a cold, please stay home from Meeting, and other events at PFM. COVID 19 can appear very mild in some people, but the same mild virus in one person can result in a life-threatening problem for someone else. Please make thoughtful choices, keeping in mind the entire PFM community, when deciding if you or your children are healthy enough to attend an event. Stay home and keep others safe if you are unsure. 2) The most effective method to avoid contracting or spreading this virus is HAND WASHING. Please wash your hands well, using soap and water for 20 seconds, and be sure to dry them fully (viruses like wet surfaces more than dry ones). Be sure to cover coughs and sneezes.
3) For the time being, we’ll avoid handshakes and hugs at rise of Meeting and when greeting each other. Please join us in finding fun and creative ways to say hello, good morning and Peace without touching.
4) At events with food, we will be changing our habits to reduce chances of transmission. We ask that anyone preparing or serving food wear gloves.
5) If you are staying home from services or events because of illness, we want to know! Please contact the Clerk, Clerk of Ministry & Counsel or Pastoral Care Committee so we can check in with you and hold you in the Light in healing prayer.
Please reach out to us if you are in need of support in any way. Let’s care for each other with open hearts and covered coughs!
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Putney Friends Meetinghouse Photos, Jean Schnell
Dear Putney Friends,
Last summer I photographed Putney Meetinghouse. I have uploaded the best of the photos onto my website, and look forward to getting feedback on them from the people who know the place the best: your members and attenders! . Which ones do you like best, are there any that are not true to what you know and love about your Meetinghouse? At some point, I will cull the photos currently on my website to only the best of the best, so your feedback would be really helpful.
Meeting members voted this photo their most favorite. If you go to JeanSchnell.com, find the Meetinghouse gallery in the top menu bar. If you scroll over that, there is a dropdown selection, and you will find your Meetinghouse listed alphabetically. I may also post one or more of these photos on my Facebook page called Framing the Light, and also on my Instagram site call jeanschnellphoto, so keep an eye out in those places!
And I also want you to know that beginning on March 18, some of my photos( tho not of your Meetinghouse) will be exhibited at the Center for the Study of World Religions ( AKA Harvard Divinity School, 42 Francis Ave, Cambridge, MA). The Opening Reception will be on March 26 from 5-6:30. I am very happy to say that Noah Merrill will be with me at the Opening Reception. One of the fears one has with Opening Receptions is that no one will come, so I hope for many Friends, and friends, to join me. Showing these photos in a place where people are interested in spirituality and religion is a wonderful opportunity for outreach. I have attached the info….please let people know!
I loved photographing in your Meetinghouse, and I have appreciated the opportunity you gave to me to do so. Thank you again for making this work possible.
Jean Schnell
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50th Anniversary Monthly Meeting Postponed due to snowstorm!
Due to the impending snowstorm and hazardous traveling conditions forecasted, the Monthly Meeting and 50th anniversary celebration potluck is postponed until January 26th, 2020.
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World Quaker Day, Open Meetinghouse
Curious about Quakers?
Ever wonder what a worship service would feel like without a clergy member? Interested in hearing more about an organization whose social justice activism is rooted in faith?To celebrate World Quaker Day, Putney Friends Meeting is hosting an Open Meetinghouse:
Sunday, October 6th
17 Bellows Falls Rd.
Putney, Vermont
Please join us for any or all of the day’s activities.
8:30a Meeting for Worship
9:30a Coffee, Tea, and Conversation
10:00a All Ages Singing
10:30a Meeting for Worship
11:45a Fellowship and Free Lunch
1:00p-3:00p Information Sessions- Understanding Worship and Business
- Structure & History
- Testimonies, Queries, & Social Justice
- Children’s Programming
- Drop-In Worship
The Meetinghouse is wheelchair accessible and we have assisted listening devices available.
More information about The Religious Society of Friends and Putney Friends Meeting can be found at putneyfriendsmeeting.org.In celebration of World Quaker Day, Putney Friends Meeting at 17 Bellows Falls Road in Putney will host an Open Meetinghouse event on Sunday, October 6th. In addition to the regularly scheduled Meetings for Worship at 8:30am and 10:30am, and All Ages Singing at 10:00am, the Open Meetinghouse event will include a free lunch at 11:45am and offerings from 1:00pm to 3:00pm to include children’s programming, drop-in worship, and information sessions on the following topics: Understanding Worship and Business, Structure and History, and Testimonies, Queries, and Social Justice. Visitors are welcome to participate in any or all of the day’s activities.
Putney Friends Meeting is a community of people who are members of The Religious Society of Friends, nicknamed “Quakers.” The Sunday morning services of unprogrammed Quaker Meetings, such as Putney Friends Meeting, are unique. Friends meet in silent expectant waiting with the possibility that vocal ministry may be shared by anyone. They have no hired clergy, and instead share in the responsibility of being open to the Divine’s promptings and leadings.
Putney Friends Meeting is an open and affirming church, welcoming all. The Meetinghouse is wheelchair accessible and there are assisted listening devices available. Childcare is available during the 10:30am Meeting for Worship each Sunday, and First Day School is offered for children on the first three Sundays of each month. Anyone who is curious and wishing to learn more about Quaker practices, who wants a chance to experience waiting worship, or who is seeking a religious community that is the right fit for them is encouraged to attend the Open Meetinghouse. More information about Putney Friends Meeting and The Religious Society of Friends can be found at putneyfriendsmeeting.org.
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Yoked
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Pastoral Letter from the Poor People’s Campaign: Please Consider Sharing
Dear Friends,
In response to the recent shootings in El Paso and Dayton, and seeking to speak prophetically to the condition of American politics and society, the Poor People’s Campaign has shared a “pastoral letter”. They are asking for supporters to share this message within their networks and to consider signing on to the letter as individuals, through the online platform they provide.
New England Yearly Meeting of Friends is an endorser of the Poor People’s Campaign. I have signed the letter. I hope you will consider sharing the letter with Friends in your meeting, and inviting them to sign on if so led.
Here is the link to the letter.
In faith and service,
Noah MerrillSecretary, New England Yearly Meeting of Friends
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Annual Sessions Registration Open Now!
Dear Friends,
For 359 years, Quakers in New England have gathered for worship, spiritual nurture, fellowship and discernment of our shared calling.
Online Registration for Annual Sessions 2019 is now open!
Register Now