Upcoming Local Worshiping Communities Events

Charleston Friends Meeting (LEYM) will be hosting the annual gathering of Friends from across West Virginia. The speaker will be Michael Birkel of the Earlham School of Religion, speaking about Letter Writing of Early Quakers. He will also do a breakout session on meditative reading of Scripture. For more information and the registration forms, contact Steve Wellons. (304-941-6837 or steve.wellons@gmail.com)

Get to know Yearly Meeting Committees and Friends from other Meetings! Be a part of important decision making. Join Friends for morning committee meetings and the afternoon’s Interim Business Meeting. Homewood Friends Meeting will host the Tenth Month Interim Meeting. Friends will begin gathering at 10:00am. Committee meetings will begin at 10:30. Check the Yearly Meeting website for more information.

Grief is the heart’s natural response to the loss of something important, whether it’s the death of a loved one or pet, the break-up of a relationship, loss of health, job loss, or a myriad of other losses. The grief process, while healthy and natural, often creates a constellation of emotions and reactions that are hard to handle, and it can be a time of isolation and confusion. This workshop is designed to help anyone who is going through a significant loss navigate through the process and learn about the nature of grief and the journey to healing. In this safe, supportive environment, participants will develop a deeper understanding of their experience, and find comfort in knowing they are not alone in their suffering. The workshop will begin at 1:00pm and end at 4:00. Admission is $25 and you can register by contacting the FMW office. (202-483-3310 or admin@quakersdc.org) For those interested in continuing, six weeks of follow up small support group meetings will be offered on Tuesday evenings, November 7 – December 12. For more information contact: Marsha Holliday hollidaymsd@yahoo.com or 202 544 2629.

Richmond Friends Meeting invites you to attend their fall retreat at The Clearing. The theme is Responding to Challenging Times, Inwardly and Outwardly. Rita Willet will lead the two-hour workshop Sabbath for Everyone: A Radical Practice for Challenging Times. In the afternoon, there will be sessions on mindfulness and group singing. To indicate your plan to attend and arrange overnight hospitality, please contact Julia Hebner. (804-615-7529 or juliabhebner@verizon.net) For more information about The Clearing, see the website. (www.richmondfriendsmeeting.org)

Join us for a dynamic concert by the renowned Lao Tizer Trio from Los Angeles, featuring an electrifying mix of jazz, rock, classical and jam band influences infused with Afro-Cuban and World Rhythms. Tickets are $25.00 at the door, $20 in advance ($10 for kids 12 and under). Call Stony Run for tickets (443-703-2590 x3) or online at www.stonyrunfriends.org.

Winter is approaching. The days grow shorter. It can also feel like a time of political darkness, one that can trigger dark feelings. How important it is to nurture and share our light! Please come to this conversation, beginning at 9:00am, as we love and enlighten one another. Each will begin at 9:00am. For both his supporters and opponents our President looms large in the news, and in our minds. It seems we cannot not think about him. But how to think about him is a daily question. Hold him in the Light, or take a stance of resistance? Follow political events closely, or detach? We will discuss our personal strategies for processing this Presidency, and leadings provided by our common Quaker values.