Meeting for Listening: The Spiritual Life in Our Local Meetings<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
Saturday, June 24, 2023, 9am to 3pm, Concord Friends Meeting (NH) and also via Zoom from Midcoast Meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u200bJoin us for a day of worship, prayer, celebration, and discovery. Come together to explore the gifts and paths that our meeting’s challenges have offered us the past year. Let\u2019s see where Spirit is alive in our communities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u200bWe will reflect on the life in our local meetings to see where we can inform the Yearly Meeting on how to best support local meetings through programmatic priorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u200bTogether we will:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- \u200bDream together<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- \u200bIdentify the resources meetings have to offer each other<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- \u200bUnpack themes in State of Society reports as well as trends from statistical reports<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- \u200bExplore what\u2019s possible now<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
\u200bA guiding quote for the day will be the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u200b\u201cFriends are most in the Spirit when they stand at the crossing point of the inward and outward life. And that is the intersection at which we find community. a place where the connections felt in the heart make themselves known in bonds between people, and where the tugging and pullings of those bonds keep opening our hearts.\u201d <\/em>(Parker Palmer, A Place Called Community, <\/em>Pendle Hill Pamphlet #212, 1977)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u200bThis meeting will be planned and hosted by the clerk of Ministry and Counsel, the clerk of the Meeting Accompaniment Group, and by the Program Director.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u200bParticipants can participate in this event on-site at Concord (NH) Meeting, via Zoom, or gathered with a local cluster connected via Zoom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u200bThere will be a local cluster participating from Midcoast Meeting in Damariscotta, ME. If you are interested in participating from this site, please contact clerkmfm@gmail.com<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u200b If you plan to attend on-site in Concord, please register by June 20th, if possible. <\/em>This will help us comfortably accommodate everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u200bWe are looking for volunteers<\/strong>\u00a0who are willing to serve as event greeters and tech assistants. If you are interested in volunteering, email Nia (nia@neym.org<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u200bQuestions? Suggestions? To contact the gathering hosts, email Carl Williams (mc-clerk@neym.org<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u200bCovid Precautions for this event<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\u200bAll in-person participants over the age of 4 years must be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 (with boosters strongly encouraged for all eligible). Friends are encouraged to test at home before the event. Stay home if you are experiencing Covid symptoms. Participants who have recently tested positive must follow the CDC guidelines<\/a> for isolation and exposure. Masks are optional and the choice to mask will always be respected. There will be indoor and outdoor dining spaces.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
On June 24th, “Meeting for Listening: The Spiritual Life in Our Local Meetings” is an opportunity for Friends across New England to reflect together on the spiritual life in our local meetings: to dream together; to identify the resources meetings have to … Continue reading