Allen's Neck Friends Meetingtag:www.allensneck.org,2008://12008-04-05T15:37:34ZMovable Type 3.34Equalitytag:www.allensneck.org,2008://1.982008-04-05T15:20:28Z2008-04-05T15:37:34ZFrom the beginning equality has been an important social testimony of Friends. In the seventeenth century they were ahead of their time in recognizing the rights and gifts of women in the affairs of the church, school and home. They...Carol Munger
A Living Faith by Wilmer A. Cooper, p. 109]]>
The Gathered Meetingtag:www.allensneck.org,2008://1.972008-04-05T14:20:19Z2008-04-05T14:30:12ZIn the Quaker practice of group worship on the basis of silence come special times when an electric hush and solemnity and depth of power steals over the worshippers. A blanket of divine covering comes over the room, and a...Carol Munger
Thomas Kelly]]>
Easter Flowerstag:www.allensneck.org,2008://1.962008-04-05T14:16:10Z2008-04-05T14:19:14ZFriends Who Received Easter Flowers: Betsy Acheson; Jean Parsons; Jeanne Bird; Emelda Waite; Vernah Toothaker; Alice Macomber; Betty Amaral; Tilly Jackson; Marjorie Macomber; Gus Gonet....Carol Munger
Friends Who Received Easter Flowers:
Betsy Acheson; Jean Parsons; Jeanne Bird; Emelda Waite; Vernah Toothaker; Alice Macomber; Betty Amaral; Tilly Jackson; Marjorie Macomber; Gus Gonet.
Joys and Concernstag:www.allensneck.org,2008://1.952008-04-05T14:12:54Z2008-04-05T14:14:14ZWe Hold in the Light: Sharon Wypych as she goes through radiation for extensive cancer. Vernah Toothaker, who was sent to St. Luke's for congestive heart failure....Carol Munger
We Hold in the Light:
Sharon Wypych as she goes through radiation for extensive cancer.
Vernah Toothaker, who was sent to St. Luke's for congestive heart failure.
Nominating Committee Reporttag:www.allensneck.org,2008://1.942008-04-05T13:55:50Z2008-04-05T14:11:53ZMarch 26, 2008 Monthly Meeting for Business. Meeting agreed to maintain the current bimonthly contribution to Yearly Meeting at $410. Ministry and Counsel: the Committee will bring a draft of State of Society report to April Monthly Meeting for approval....Carol Munger
March 26, 2008 Monthly Meeting for Business.
Meeting agreed to maintain the current bimonthly contribution to Yearly Meeting at $410. Ministry and Counsel: the Committee will bring a draft of State of Society report to April Monthly Meeting for approval. Pastor: Peter requested a period of prayer for Sharon Wypych and her family. Peter will be in Framingham Meeting on March 30. Peter will also be away for his mother's memorial from April 8 to April 14. He has asked Charlie Morse to give the message that week. Finance Committee continues to solicit suggestions from the various committees regarding future plans, including possible capital requirements, as we all consider what God is calling us to do. Organist: Carol Ripley has agreed to substitute for Sharon Wypych as organist while Sharon attends to her health. Peace and Social Concerns Committee: The Winter Conversations will continue on April 6th at 3 PM. Meeting approved $2000 for the budget for this year's Summer Conversations, and suggested that the Committee be delicate regarding issues such as party affiliation. Ways and Means Committee: March's Corned Beef and Cabbage Supper was enormously successful. The next supper will be April 13 at 4 PM. Chicken and gravy will be served. Nominating Committee: Meeting approved of the addition of Bradie Metheny to Ministry and Counsel and Andy Pollock to Peace and Social Concerns, and Dawn Stopka to the Flower Committee. Nominating Committee requested that the Clerk name two Friends to suggest names to Monthly Meeting to replace the three members of Nominating Committee who are coming off the Committee this year.
Rambling Around the Parsonagetag:www.allensneck.org,2008://1.932008-04-02T00:16:02Z2008-04-02T00:38:59ZOpenings, leadings, discernment, nudges, hints, promptings - ah...the words we use to describe the subtle voice of God. The motions of love, perceptions from the deep, the hunger of the heart, being prayed through - ah...the words we use to...Carol Munger
Dr. Diana L. Eck, Professor of Comparative
Religion, Harvard University.)
In Medieval Latin, the word "will" meant the action of love on the heart. Leadings are about getting in touch with the action of love on the heart, the soul compass, the place in us where beingness is sensed and perceived in the subtlest of ways.
Here is a query from New England Yearly Meeting Faith and Practice: Do you live in thankful awareness of God's constant Presence in your life? Are you sensitive and obedient to the leadings of the Holy Spirit? (p. 211)
Is there room in the memory drawer where you keep precious thoughts and ideas for leadings? Does your inward compass lead you toward the heart of God?
Leadings are rarely discerned speedily, the surface emotional and instinctive reactions must retreat and what is there in the deep then will have a chance to become apparent. This is what Quakers call "seasoning". This is another way of describing "holding something in the Light".
Leadings are a part of contemplative Quaker practice. Our spiritual life is about leading and being led.
Peter]]>
Easter Eventstag:www.allensneck.org,2008://1.922008-03-18T13:27:51Z2008-03-18T13:42:44ZEaster Egg Hunt at 11 am at the Allen's Neck Meetinghouse 739 Horseneck Rd. in South Dartmouth. Our Easter Sunrise Service will be held at Barney's Joy Beach in South Dartmouth; Park at 273 Jordan Rd. in South Dartmouth.(Near Demarest...Carol Munger
Easter Egg Hunt at 11 am at the Allen's Neck Meetinghouse 739 Horseneck Rd. in South Dartmouth.
Our Easter Sunrise Service will be held at Barney's Joy Beach in South Dartmouth; Park at 273 Jordan Rd. in South Dartmouth.(Near Demarest Lloyd State Park ) Gather on the beach at 6:15 AM. Sunrise is at 6:41 AM
Join us for Breakfast afterwards at the Allen's Neck Meetinghouse 739 Horseneck Rd. in South Dartmouth at 7:45 AM.
Questions: Call Peter Crysdale : 508-636-2756
Regular Morning for Worship is at 9 AM.
Afghans for the Homelesstag:www.allensneck.org,2008://1.912008-03-17T02:01:02Z2008-03-17T02:07:34ZTuesday, March 18 at 6:30 pm we will be gathering at the Meetinghouse to work on our afghans. Spring is here but there is always a need for warmth. I would also like to let everyone know I have a...Carol Munger
Tuesday, March 18 at 6:30 pm we will be gathering at the Meetinghouse to work on our afghans. Spring is here but there is always a need for warmth.
I would also like to let everyone know I have a woman who makes "knit patterns" and is looking for experienced knitters to do some of these projects. If you are interested please let me know and I will get the two of you together.
This is a group of people who meet regularly at Allen's Neck Meetinghouse to put together afghans for the homeless in New Bedford. the afghans are delivered to an agency who will include some other necessities as in a teddybear for the kids, and then distribute them to those in need. If you like to knit or crochet, you would be welcome. For questions call Diana at 508 636 7712.
If War Is Not the Answer, What Is?tag:www.allensneck.org,2008://1.902008-03-15T01:09:41Z2008-03-15T01:22:11ZThe U.S. can and should choose a different path to human security. We in the U.S. have all the creativity, ingenuity, technology, and know-how today that are needed to end our dependence on oil and other fossl fuels. What we...Carol Munger
The U.S. can and should choose a different path to human security. We in the U.S. have all the creativity, ingenuity, technology, and know-how today that are needed to end our dependence on oil and other fossl fuels. What we need are strong national policies that will encourage:
Less driving and more public transit use, walking, biking, and car-pooling;
Reducing consumption, reusing materials, and recycling;
Making our cars and trucks much more fuel-efficient;
Developing renewable biofuels from human, agricultural, and forestry waste;
Expanding and improving public transit;
Reducing the energy consumed by our homes and buildings;
Developing new renewable energy and energy-saving technologies;
Expanding the use of solar and wind power;
Making our existing power plants and transmission systems more efficient;
Making our appliances more efficient;
Slowing population growth by investing in human development, and providing safe,
effective, non-coercive, universal access to family planning services;
Practicing no-till agriculture and expanding conservation reserves to absorb carbon;
Reducing greenhouse-gas-intensive livestock production and meat consumption;
Halting deforestation and planting new, permanent forests; and
Working with other countries to do all of the same.
Steps such as these will dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions and put the world well on its way toward a more secure and sustainable future.
Easter at Allen's Necktag:www.allensneck.org,2008://1.892008-03-15T00:56:26Z2008-03-15T01:06:16ZAn Easter Egg Hunt for Very Young Friends will be held at the Meetinghouse Grounds on Saturday, March 22 at 11:00 AM. Call Burney Gifford,508-636-8014 for more information. Easter Sunrise Service will be held at Barney's Joy Beach, in South...Carol Munger
An Easter Egg Hunt for Very Young Friends will be held at the Meetinghouse Grounds on Saturday, March 22 at 11:00 AM. Call Burney Gifford,508-636-8014 for more information.
Easter Sunrise Service will be held at Barney's Joy Beach, in South Dartmouth, off Jordan Road. Gather on the beach at approximately 6:10 AM; Sunrise is at 6:41 AM. Breakfast will be served at Allen's Neck Meetinghouse, fellowship hall after the service. Call Pastor Peter Crysdale 508-636-2756 for more information.
Family Worship at 9:00 AM at the Meetinghouse.
Sunday Suppertag:www.allensneck.org,2008://1.882008-03-15T00:42:36Z2008-03-15T00:52:04ZSunday, March 16th, in honor of St. Patrick's Day, Ways and Means Committee is putting on a delicious corned beef and cabbage dinner. The dinner is served family style so you won't go away hungry. 4:00 PM Sunday, April 13,...Carol Munger
Take out, ready at 5:00 is $9.00.]]>
Winter Conversationstag:www.allensneck.org,2008://1.872008-03-15T00:35:04Z2008-03-15T00:41:19ZWinter Conversations, an extension of the Summer Conversations, will continue at Macomber Community House , Main Road in Westport, Sunday, March 2, 2008 at 3:00 PM. Martha Yager, Program Coordinator for the Southeastern New England office of the American Friends...Carol Munger
This is the third in a series which will conclude on April 6 with a discussion on Immigration.]]>
Close to Godtag:www.allensneck.org,2008://1.862008-03-15T00:26:56Z2008-03-15T00:33:51ZGo to East Beach at Sunrise; Close to God Stand in a summer garden; Close to God Sit in the quiet at Meeting; Close to God Wake at night with your arm around your love; Close to God Be at...Carol Munger
Close to God
Stand in a summer garden;
Close to God
Sit in the quiet at Meeting;
Close to God
Wake at night with your arm around your love;
Close to God
Be at peace, be content, helping others;
Close to God
Try to make your life close to God. What is our life but a chapter in the book that is our existence? When that chapter ends, when death comes, as it will, turn the page -
You are Close to God.
James A. Murphy 2/16/08]]>
We Hold in the Light...tag:www.allensneck.org,2008://1.852008-03-15T00:24:18Z2008-03-15T00:25:57ZDiane Metheny, recovering from surgery. Dick Mason, waiting for test results....Carol Munger
Diane Metheny, recovering from surgery.
Dick Mason, waiting for test results.
February Monthly Meeting: Scholarships for First Day School Art/Bird Camptag:www.allensneck.org,2008://1.842008-03-14T16:18:00Z2008-03-14T16:49:44ZMinistry& Counsel State of Society Report will be ready for the March Monthly Meeting. Ministry & Counsel will meet March 16, so as not to conflict with Easter. Peter will be absent April 13 to attend his Mother's memorial. M&C...Carol Munger
Ministry& Counsel
State of Society Report will be ready for the March Monthly Meeting. Ministry & Counsel will meet March 16, so as not to conflict with Easter. Peter will be absent April 13 to attend his Mother's memorial. M&C will be responsible for March 30 Meeting for Worship. Ministry & Counsel encourages members to continue to bring matters of concern to them. Pastor's Report Our pastor is encouraging conversations in the Meeting on the Peace Testimony. Peter will be at Pendle Hill March 4 - 6 to perform research. He has been invited to Framingham Meeting March 30 to begin a Spiritual Nurture Group and encourages other members to join him. The Easter Sunrise service will be held at Barney's Joy 30 minutes before dawn. Peter expressed gratitude to the entire Meeting for support following his Mother's death. Christian Education Committee: Meeting approved of sponsoring First Day School children at an Art/Bird Camp at Allen's Pond being planned for July. Meeting approved a donation of $1000 to China Camp for the purposes of renovating a newly acquired building. Finance Committeewill be asking other committees to consider their forecasts for the coming year. The Committee will be considering physical plant issues in the coming months as well. Building and Grounds: has been considering the issue of upgrading our current kitchen and bathroom facilities, among others, which may require attention in the future. Library CommitteeMeeting approved $30 for the purchase of a copy of Killed Strangely by Elaine F. Crane. The book contains some historical references to Quakers in this area. Organist: Sharon Wypych welcomes song requests, especially from Songs of the Spirit.Peace & Social Concerns: The Winter Conversations continue on the First Sunday of the month at 3 PM at Macomber Community House on Main Road in Westport. The updated version of the 2008 Directory should be completed by mid-March. Please see Sharon Wypych if you have any additions or corrections. Newsletter Committee would like to undertake the creation of an online discussion Board for Quaker issues, and will report back with more details at a future date.]]>