Affiliated Organizations Events

Celebrating community service since 1967, Capitol Hill Group Ministry (CHGM) is a nonprofit made up of congregations and concerned individuals of all faiths, united to serve the spiritual and social needs of the Capitol Hill Community, Ward 6, and beyond. CHGM serves homeless families and individuals, as well as low-income households from across the District of Columbia. The mission of Capitol Hill Group Ministry reflects our deep connection to our community and to all who live in it. Together, we put faith into action to empower and provide hope for families and individuals who are homeless or in crisis so that they may lead healthy, fulfilling, and productive lives. William Penn House partners with CHGM to address these issues. The monthly potluck at William Penn House begins at 6:30pm. This is an opportunity for fellowship among Quakers, attenders and fellow seekers. Bring a dish to share; family members, neighbors and friends are always welcome.

The Jingle Dress is a contemporary story of a Native American family that moves from their rural home on the reservation in northern Minnesota to the faster paced urban environment of Minneapolis. We follow the Red Elk family as they experience city culture through their unvarnished perspective, as well as gain insight into their indigenous culture and traditions. There will be showings a 1 pm and 7 pm. For full information, including ticket sales and show times, see the Museum website. (www.baicmuseum.org/)

The Jingle Dress is a contemporary story of a Native American family that moves from their rural home on the reservation in northern Minnesota to the faster paced urban environment of Minneapolis. We follow the Red Elk family as they experience city culture through their unvarnished perspective, as well as gain insight into their indigenous culture and traditions. There will be showings a 1 pm and 7 pm. For full information, including ticket sales and show times, see the Museum website. (www.baicmuseum.org/)

The Jingle Dress is a contemporary story of a Native American family that moves from their rural home on the reservation in northern Minnesota to the faster paced urban environment of Minneapolis. We follow the Red Elk family as they experience city culture through their unvarnished perspective, as well as gain insight into their indigenous culture and traditions. There will be showings a 1 pm and 7 pm. For full information, including ticket sales and show times, see the Museum website. (www.baicmuseum.org/)

The Jingle Dress is a contemporary story of a Native American family that moves from their rural home on the reservation in northern Minnesota to the faster paced urban environment of Minneapolis. We follow the Red Elk family as they experience city culture through their unvarnished perspective, as well as gain insight into their indigenous culture and traditions. There will be showings a 1 pm and 7 pm. For full information, including ticket sales and show times, see the Museum website. (www.baicmuseum.org/)

The Jingle Dress is a contemporary story of a Native American family that moves from their rural home on the reservation in northern Minnesota to the faster paced urban environment of Minneapolis. We follow the Red Elk family as they experience city culture through their unvarnished perspective, as well as gain insight into their indigenous culture and traditions. There will be showings a 1 pm and 7 pm. For full information, including ticket sales and show times, see the Museum website. (www.baicmuseum.org/)

The Jingle Dress is a contemporary story of a Native American family that moves from their rural home on the reservation in northern Minnesota to the faster paced urban environment of Minneapolis. We follow the Red Elk family as they experience city culture through their unvarnished perspective, as well as gain insight into their indigenous culture and traditions. There will be showings a 1 pm and 7 pm. For full information, including ticket sales and show times, see the Museum website. (www.baicmuseum.org/)

The Jingle Dress is a contemporary story of a Native American family that moves from their rural home on the reservation in northern Minnesota to the faster paced urban environment of Minneapolis. We follow the Red Elk family as they experience city culture through their unvarnished perspective, as well as gain insight into their indigenous culture and traditions. There will be showings a 1 pm and 7 pm. For full information, including ticket sales and show times, see the Museum website. (www.baicmuseum.org/)

Sharing stories can be a deeply spiritual experience. Our ancestors' earliest attempts to preserve our history and explain our interactions with nature came through oral storytelling. Each of us carries stories that when told with candor, clarity and feeling can be empowering to both the teller and the listener through reinforcing our common bonds of humanity and shared experience through the sharing of stories. Lisa will guide participants through the creation and sharing of personal stories, by helping them explore the elements and structure of stories, and the power of language to express them. With the forest and pond around the Niles Cabin both bursting with the energy of new life, a fine lunch and fellowship of fellow storytellers, this will be a wonderful way to usher in spring. Feel free to hike the trails following the program or even spend the evening to extend your stay at the Friends Center. If you have any questions concerning any of our programs, please email Sheila at snbach@earthlink.net or call 304.728.4820. We ask that you let us know if you are coming to any or all of our events and reservations for a meal are required.

Help tidy up the Niles Cabin and surrounding property while sharing in fun, food and fellowship. More specifics will be forthcoming, but remember that if you come to work you get a free lunch! If you have any questions concerning any of our programs, please email Sheila at snbach@earthlink.net or call 304.728.4820. We ask that you let us know if you are coming to any or all of our events and reservations for a meal are required.

Have you ever wondered why the Society of Friends is not growing? Our testimonies for peace, justice, equality, and good stewardship of our earth and its resources are of vital importance for the future of our world, so why are more people not uniting with us in support of these things? What can we as Friends do to make ourselves and our meetings more visible to our communities? How can we make our Meetings more friendly and welcoming to visitors? How do we deepen the spiritual life and identity we share as faith communities? The Gathering of Friends in the Blue Ridge this year will explore some of these issues. Jeanne-Marie Barch, clerk of the Ministry and Nurture Committee of Friends General Conference, will be facilitating our discussion using some of the ideas and information included in the Quaker Quest program sponsored by Friends General Conference. Meetings all across the country have used Quaker Quest to raise awareness of Friends and their testimonies in their communities. Our Friends at Blacksburg Friends Meeting will be hosting the gathering again this year and have invited us to join them for Meeting for Worship at ten o’clock followed by a pot luck lunch. Jeanne-Marie will be sharing with us directly after lunch. In addition to the adult program, there will be activities for Young Friends and children as well. We hope you will plan to be with us for a day of worship, food, fellowship, and nurture. For more information, contact Tony Lowe. (preacherboy71@hotmail.com)

Friends are invited to join members of the Sidwell Friends School community and other local Friends schools in a workshop with Arthur Larrabee on Quaker Decision Making. Light refreshments will be available at 6:00pm and the workshop will run from 6:30pm to about 9:00pm. Arthur is a lifelong Quaker. He graduated from Westtown School in 1960, from Yale University in 1967, and from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1970. From 1963-65 he worked as a volunteer with the American Friends Service Community doing rural community-development work in Tanzania. From 1970-1993 he practiced law in Philadelphia, becoming a founding partner in the firm Larrabee, Cunningham and McGowan. From 1993-2007 he had a career as a consultant, workshop leader, speaker, author and volunteer. Arthur retired last fall from his position as the General Secretary of the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting where he was responsible for executive leadership and oversight of all staff operations, and for the support and integration of all Philadelphia Yearly Meeting projects, services and activities. As a workshop leader, he has facilitated over one hundred workshops for Quaker meetings and schools on Quaker decision-making and clerking. Arthur has been working with the Sidwell Friends community throughout the year, making periodic visits to campus since the fall in order to meet with faculty, staff, students, parents and trustees. He conducted a similar workshop for our parent community in October. We are bringing him back for a second workshop with interested members of our School community and are pleased to invite others to participate. So that we can help Arthur estimate the quantity of worship packets to assemble it would be helpful to get an RSVP from individuals planning to attend. If someone finds they can come at the last minute they are most welcome to come even if they haven’t sent a RSVP. Please RSVP to Kathi Webb if you plan to attend (webbk@sidwell.edu, 202-537-8109). Please provide your name and Meeting, school, or other affiliation. There is no charge for this workshop and we have plenty of room.