Upcoming Local Worshiping Communities Events

The Quaker Holiday Market is coming up on December 3, 2016 from 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM. There will be food available there to eat on the premises or to take home for the holidays. Afghan rugs, scarves, and jewelry are regulars. Flowering bulbs and crafts will also be available. Attendees can also shop for gently used clothing, books, housewares, toys, novelties, and holiday decorations. All of the proceeds will benefit the following organizations:
The Catoctin Quaker Camp's green bath house project
The Lighthouse, a homeless prevention support center
Centro de Ayuda - Center of Help assisting immigrants in AA County
Afghan Women's Fund giving girls and women in Afghanistan the opportunity to learn and to succeed.

Come to Bethesda Public Library for the film Incarcerating US at 6:30pm, followed by a panel discussion until 9:00. Admission is free. The panelists are Tracey D. Syphax, Eric E. Sterling, Kevin Ring, and José Santos Woss. Incarcerating US is a feature-length documentary that exposes America’s prison problem and explores ways to unshackle the Land of the Free through vital criminal justice reforms. With 2.3 million people behind bars, the U.S. has the largest prison population in the history of the world. For more information call 202-365-2420.