Notes from the Clerk 03-20-24
Worship Schedule this Sunday, March 24, 2024
Early Worship in person at Meeting House and also at 8:30 on Zoom.
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- Connections at 9:45 in person at the Meeting House.
- Later worship at 11:00 in person at the Meeting House.
- Religious Education for Children at 11.
- Community events in the Meeting House each Friday at 5:30.
Connections This Week
Connections, Sunday March 24
Rosina Snow of Virginia Interfaith Power & Light will make a presentation entitled Addressing Climate and Environmental Justice in Virginia. She will give an overview of current environmental justice issues affecting Virginia, including updates from the 2024 General Assembly, updates on new Inflation Reduction Act programs, and regional campaigns.
PACEM is HERE
From March 16th until the 29th, the Meeting House will host women with PACEM (People and Congregations Engaged in Ministry). Your help is needed! Whether you would prefer to set up cots, cook yummy food, spend time visiting, shop for drinks, clean our space or coordinate an evening’s volunteers, there is an opportunity waiting for you.
In order to sign up to volunteer, follow these steps: :
1) Use this link to see the many opportunities on SignUp: https://signup.com/go/FdnsdRu
2) Review the options listed and choose the spot(s) you like.
3) Sign up! You will NOT need to register an account or keep a password on SignUp.
While SignUp does not share your email address with anyone, if you prefer not to use your email address, please contact me and I can sign you up manually. cindycartwright@gmail.com.
Standing Up to Hate Discussion Panel
Thursday, March 21, 11:00 to 12:30 pm
Jefferson School African American Heritage Center
The public is invited to attend this talk and discussion event as members of the Charlottesville Clergy Collective recall their experiences in resisting white supremacist violence as recounted in Standing Up to Hate: The Charlottesville Clergy Collective and the Lessons from August 12, 2017. Panelists include Alvin Edwards, Mt. Zion First African Baptist Church; Brenda Brown-Grooms, New Beginnings Christian Community, Elizabeth Shillue, Charlottesville Friends Meeting and Ann Marie Smith, Insight Meditation Community of Charlottesville, in conversation with this anthology’s editor, Reverend Michael K. Cheuk.Click here for more information about the event. Click here to download flier. Copies of the book can be purchased for $20 and picked up at the office of Mt. Zion First African Baptist Church, 105 Lankford Ave., (434) 293-3212. You can also purchase the book at the event.
Upcoming Program at Ivy Creek- A Note from our Clerk
We have heard from Susie Farmer, the Education Director at Ivy Creek Natural Area and Historic River View Farm. On March 27 they will host a presentation about Elizabeth “Babs” Conant. Her wife, Camille Cox, will be doing the presentation and asked that the information about this talk be shared with the Quaker Meeting, because Babs Conant, used to attend the meetings and was very active with the Quakers when she lived in Cville. While this was many years ago, they thought there might still be people that were interested.
Resolution on Ceasefire to be Submitted to City Council
Several of our sister congregations locally will be submitting this resolution to the next city council meeting. To learn more, click here: Gaza
Work Day Coming Up
CFM Work Day April 28., after later Meeting. Mark your calendars. If you can’t work, consider bringing something for the workers to eat before they begin work.
Reliable Used Car Needed
Patricia Sepulveda is looking for a reliable, inexpensive used car. If you have any leads, please contact her.