Notes from the Clerk 01-15-25
Schedule this Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025
Early Worship is at 8:30 both in person and online. Later worship at 11:00. Connections (adult education) at 9:45. Religious Education for children at 11.
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Connections this Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025: Caroline Stephen
At Connections this week, Friends will consider Caroline Stephen (1834-1909), a convinced British Quaker whose niece was Virginia Woolf. Judy Cahill and Chip Tucker will guide discussion of passages from her 1890 classic Quaker Strongholds. Click here to follow a few samples, which will be supplemented with others at Connections on the 19th at 9:45: Caroline Stephen.
Last Sunday we visited by Zoom with members of the Community Peacemaker Team in Hebron, Palestine. For those who did not get the supplemental materials they can be accessed here: Resources, Poets, We Teach Life . The CPT website is https://cpt.org/.
FCNL Update
Tuesday, January 21st at 8:00 PM, FCNL is hosting a special Zoom presentation on immigrant rights and advocacy. Anika Forrest, FCNL’s Legislative Director for Domestic Policy says “We’ll spend time discussing advocacy during the first 100 days of the Trump administration to prevent plans to funnel $100 billion into a border wall, mass detention, and deportation, all while the Trump administration will seek to block funding to communities and groups supporting undocumented immigrants and newcomers. We’ll also revisit Know Your Rights information.” Consider attending to learn about the imminent immigration crisis and this important work. Registration Required: Voices for Migration: January 2025
Upcoming Date from Peace and Social Concerns
January 17, 2025: Friday Film (The Light). Community Peacekeeper Teams (CPT) movie.
BYM Called Interim Meeting, January 25th
Our Yearly Meeting will gather for a Called Interim Meeting on Saturday, January 25th at 11:00am online via Zoom to review and consider a revised BYM budget for 2025. After the close of the 2024 camping season and review of the Q1-Q3 financials, it became clear that our projections for camper fees in 2025 were incorrect. Staff and Committees have been hard at work revising the 2025 budget to be more accurate.
SAVE THE DATE! MLK Jr. Day Community Celebration
Sunday, January 26, 5:00 pm | Mt. Zion First African Baptist Church, 105 Lankford Ave.
You are cordially invited to attend the 40th Anniversary of our MLK Jr. Day Community Celebration! Former Richmond Mayor (2016-2024) Levar Stoney will be the keynote speaker to highlight the theme “Legacy: Honoring the Past and Trailblazing the Future!” This celebration will reflect on past MLK Charlottesville Community Award recipients as well as highlight young community trailblazers. Enjoy the rousing singing of the community choir as well as the addition of a new children’s choir. The gathering will begin at 4:00 pm with a “prelude” of musical offerings from community members, followed by the main program at 5:00 pm.
Vigil & Advocacy Day to Prevent Gun Violence
Monday, January 20, 2:00 to 5:00 pm | Virginia State Capitol, Richmond, VA
The Virginia Center for Public Policy is organizing a vigil at the Bell Tower from 2 to 3 pm before going to the General Assembly from 3 to 5 pm to meet with state representatives. Click here for more information and to download the flyer.
“We Won’t Go Back” Zoom Workshop
Wednesday, January 22, 7:00 to 8:30 pm | Register for Zoom link
The goal of this free 1.5 hour workshop, hosted by Beloved Community Cville and led by Michael Cheuk:
- Preparing ourselves emotionally for the new political landscape.
- Girding ourselves and our people for the long fights ahead by seeing that we are part of a large resistance community.
- Orienting towards our next steps.
Registration is required to receive the Zoom link.
The Big Friendly Read is Back!
CFM Library Committee is once again pleased to host the Big Friendly Read on April 27, 2025. We invite all members of the Meeting community to read Friend Bettyjoyce Nash’s book Everybody Here is Kin. We will come together during the Connections hour to discuss this novel, and we’re thrilled that Bettyjoyce will join us for the conversation. Books are available at the public library, New Dominion Bookshop, the publisher https://madvillepublishing.com/product/everybody-here-is-kin/, and CFM library.
FGC Online Gathering Feb. 1-9
To learn more click here: https://mailchi.mp/fgcquaker/limited-resources-prices-for-online-gathering-reduced?e=0f19227f57
BYM Camps
BYM Camp Registration opens January 15! (BYM Summer Camps – Nurturing the Fire at the Center – BYM Camps Do you have someone going to camp this summer that needs equipment? We have a lightly used Deuter Fox 40 backpack + sleeping pad looking for a new home. Contact Laura Lockledge (tanskl@netscape.net).