August 30, 2009Meeting Newsletter 9.09Download file...Meeting Newsletter 7.09Download file...Meeting Newsletter 6.09Download file...Meeting Newsletter 5.09Download file...Meeting Newsletter 4.09Download file...March 01, 2009Meeting Newsletter 3.09Download file...October 25, 2008Monthly Meeting Highlights, Nov 08Marion Athearn, Clerk of Meeting, reported that “thank you” notes for our financial contributions have been received from Market Ministries, FCNL, and FWCC. Website Committee, reported by Kevin Lee: At the request of monthly meeting, the committee met in early...October 19, 2008Monthly Meeting Highlights, October, 2008With a sense of joy and delight, Business meeting approved the recommendation of Ministry and Counsel that Alice Mercer-Medeiros and Sara Mercer-Medeiros be accepted into membership of Westport Friends Meeting! Sara and Alice have been deeply involved in the life...Monthly Meeting Highlights, September 08“Greet and Grill - Oh, What a Thrill!” On September 7, the Religious Education Committee will be sponsoring our annual First Day School BBQ/Potluck to celebrate the beginning of the school year. Friends are asked to bring complimentary dishes for...Monthly Meeting Highlights, August 2008The Library Committee reminds Friends who may have books, periodicals and other materials belonging to the Meeting to please return them soon, The committee plans to consult soon with Marnie Miller-Gutsell, NEYM Archivist, to plan how best to preserve our...July 14, 2008June 08 Newsletter Text1. Final Book Sorting & Pricing Phase: Sunday, June 15, books move to Community House; Beginning that night and each Sunday and Wednesday evening thereafter, sorting and pricing continues from 7:00-9:00 PM (With ample breaks for ice cream and chat!)...July 01, 2008Newsletter, July 2008Book Fair – July 12th! Book Fair Day Details: 7:00 AM: Begin moving books under tents. 8:00-ish: Food tables begin setting up. 10:00 Meeting House opens for paperbacks 10:45 Children’s tables open for children only 11:00 Official opening – Large...April 01, 2008April 08 Monthly Meeting HighlightsFriends are encouraged to attend and pass the word about our Meeting’s Pancake Breakfast on Saturday, May 3. We expect to feed up to 100 people between 6:30 and 10:00 AM! Help is needed! A signup sheet has been posted...April 08 Monthly Meeting HighlightsFriends are encouraged to attend and pass the word about our Meeting’s Pancake Breakfast on Saturday, May 3. We expect to feed up to 100 people between 6:30 and 10:00 AM! Help is needed! A signup sheet has been posted...March 08, 2008Feb Monthly Meeting HighlightsFinance Committee, presented by Greg Marsello: A second reading of the proposed 2008 Budget was presented. Following discussion, Friends approved the budget as read. Peace & Social Concerns Ad Hoc Committee presented by David Sutton and Deana Chase: The joint...January Monthly Meeting HighlightsThe Hospitality Committee would like to remind Friends that goodies to share following worship are always appreciated. Alice Mercer-Medeiros, who schedules teachers for our First Day School, needs volunteers for January and the months to follow. Contact Alice at 508-995-1306...December 02, 2007Dec 07 Business MeetingOur Advent Pot Luck will be held on the second Sunday, December 9th, at the rise of meeting. Hospitality Committee has been asked to help coordinate setup and cleanup and Ministry and Counsel will oversee the music selections. (Editor’s note:...Nov 07 Business MeetingMONTHLY MEETING HIGHLIGHTS Clerk’s Correspondence: Meeting received the latest drafts of the chapters on “Worship” and “A Brief History of Friends,” for the NEYM Faith and Practice which is undergoing revision. The YM would like comments on the history working...November 29, 2006October 2006 NewsletterAh! Well away! Seasons flower and fade. - Lord Alfred Tennyson Clerk: Buddy Baker-Smith, 508-997-0940 Ministry and Counsel Clerk: Steven Correia, 508-999-3798 Friends In Residence: Emily Hoeffel and David Sutton, 508-636-4963 October CALENDAR 1 Property Committee, 8:30 Ministry and...August 27, 2006September 2006 Newsletter“To watch the spirit of children, to nurture them in Gospel love, and to labor to help them against that which would mar the beauty of their minds is a debt we owe them…” - John Woolman Clerk: Buddy...August 26, 2006August 2006 Newsletter“If you want to travel fast, go and travel alone. If you want to travel far, take your community with you.” - African Proverb Clerk: Buddy Baker-Smith, 508-997-0940 Ministry and Counsel Clerk: Steven Correia, 508-999-3798 August CALENDAR 5-10 NEYM...May 15, 2006May 2006 NewsletterSara, Infant Toddler Teacher, with children There are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our children. One is roots; the other, wings. - Hodding Carter May CALENDAR 5-7 JHYM Retreat at Portland Mtg. Young Friends Seniors...April 2006 NewsletterIf you believe that exposing your children to violence is a problem, by all means keep them away from the Bible. - Rev. Charles Henderson We do not read the Bible the way it is; we read it the...May 03, 2006March 2006 Newsletteri thank You God for most this amazing day: for the leaping greenly spirits of trees and a blue true dream of sky; and for everything which is natural which is infinite which is yes (i who have died...March 07, 2006February 2006 NewsletterBe what you sing. :- Saint Augustine FEBRUARY CALENDAR 3-5 JHYM Retreat at Westport Meeting. 4 NEYM Committee Day, Providence Mtg. 5 Property Committee, 8:30 AM Ministry and Counsel, 11:45 10-12 Young Friends Retreat at Wellesley Mtg. 15 Westport...December 18, 2005December NewsletterArise, shine; for the light is come and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee. For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and the gross darkness the people; but the Lord shall arise upon thee and...November 15, 2005November NewsletterJason, Keith, Chris and Jeremy (not shown) ready soil for fall plantings in the Peace Garden on a sunny fall Sunday morning. (Click photo for larger image.) When eating a fruit, think of the person who planted the tree....October 06, 2005October 2005 NewsletterLord, make me an instrument of your peace; where there is hatred, let me sow love; when there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; and where there...September 14, 2005September 2005 NewsletterWhat is life? It is the flash of a firefly in the night. It is the breath of a buffalo in the wintertime. It is the little shadow which runs across the grass and loses itself in the...August 29, 2005August 2005 NewsletterCynthia Brenner has lovingly and skillfully brought the Peace Garden into full bloom. We are born in relation, we live in relation, we die in relation. There is, literally, no such human place as simply “inside myself.” Nor...June 16, 2005June 2005 NewsletterAnd so I find it well to come For deeper rest to this still room, For here the habit of the soul Feels less the outer world’s control; The strength of mutual purpose pleads More earnestly our common needs;...May 19, 2005May 2005 NewsletterIt is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye. Antoine De Saint Exupery, from The Little Prince MAY CALENDAR Note: Book Sorting weekly Thursdays 1- 3:00 P.M. 1 Ministry...March 02, 2005March 2005 NewsletterJesus promised those who would follow his leadings only three things: that they should be absurdly happy, entirely fearless, and always in trouble. - Marty Babcock MARCH CALENDAR Note: Book Sorting weekly Thursdays 1- 3:00 P.M. (See Deana Chase for...February 05, 2005February 2005 NewsletterFEBRUARY CALENDAR Note: Book Sorting weekly Thursdays 2- 4:00 P.M. (See Deana Chase for details) 6 Property Committee, 8:30 AM Ministry and Counsel, 11:45 11-13 Young Friends Retreat at Cambridge Meeting 12 NEYM Ministry & Counsel (rescheduled) at Wellesley Meeting...February 02, 2005January 2005 NewsletterJANUARY CALENDAR Note: Book Sorting weekly Thursdays 2- 4:00 P.M. (See Deana Chase for details) 2 Property Committee meeting, 8:30 AM Ministry and Counsel meeting, 11:45 8 NEYM Ministry & Counsel at Smithfield Meeting, RI 9 Second Sunday Discussion (See...December 09, 2004December 2004 NewsletterDECEMBER CALENDAR: Meeting for Worship and First Day School each Sunday at 10:00 AM. All are welcome! 5 Property Committee, 8:30 AM Ministry and Counsel, 11:45 12 Advent Potluck following worship 21 Market Ministries (Can you help? Speak with...December 08, 2004November 2004 NewsletterThe old man said, “You have tasted of death now. Is it good?” “It is good,” said Mossy. “It is better than life.” “No,” said the old man. “It is only more life.” THE GOLDEN KEY, by George MacDonald (From...October 01, 2004October 2004 NewsletterOCTOBER CALENDAR: Meeting for Worship and First Day School each Sunday at 10:00 AM. All are welcome! 1-3 Junior High YM Retreat at Westport Meeting 3 Property Committee, 8:30 AM 3 Ministry and Counsel Committee, 11:45 AM 9 NEYM...August 30, 2004September 2004 NewsletterTribute to the Life and Memory of Jean Kennison September 26, 1915 – August 8, 2004 Sometimes the light of the sun is withdrawn for a moment, and that which is fairest vanishes from the place that was enriched by...July 30, 2004August 2004 Newsletter(The above is a photo copy of Jean's last message as newsletter editor. Please click any where in image to enlarge - or right click and choose "open in new window.") From our Clerk: Dear Jean, At out most... |
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