Gainesville Monthly Meeting: Fourth Month, 2002

Fourth Month, 2002

QUERIES for the Fourth Month: UNITY WITHIN THE MEETING

Are love and unity maintained among you?
Do you manifest a forgiving spirit and a care for the reputation of others?
When differences arise are endeavors made to settle them in a spirit of love? Are you patient and considerate towards those whom you find it hard to like or understand?
Do you respect that of God in each one, though it may be expressed in unfamiliar ways or may be difficult to discern?

CALENDAR NOTES

CHAIN OF PRAYER: Finish the Work

12:30 p.m. Bring finger food to share for lunch.

1:00 p.m. Annie McPherson and David Cook will entertain us with music and song.

2:00 p.m. FCUN

3:00 p.m. Nature Walk at the new building site, led by Phil Buskirk and Bill Mitchell.

5:00 p.m. Stone Soup and Salad Bar. The stone Soup will be started in a crock-pot in the morning and left to cook during the Chain of Prayer activities. If you are going to be on time for the stone-soup making, bring vegetables for the soup. If you're going to be a little late, bring salad. If you're going to be later still, bring a desert!

Rather than continue adopting a "Christmas" family each year our meeting has, for the last few years, chosen a "Day of Prayer" family. Our family this year is the Romeros. Rosie Romero is a cute little girl with cerebral palsy (picture is posted in the kitchen). The mother is mentally ill and the father is the caretaker. Needed items:

Reebok tennis shoes needed to fit over foot braces.
Personal items: bibs, baby washcloths, summer clothes, laundry soap, baby powder, baby Q-tips, lotions, baby wipes, Pediasure, children's Motrin. The child wears size 6.
Car tune-up (They have a mechanic who will do the work at a low rate, unless the problem is the carburetor, (he is equipped for fuel-injections engines only.)
Electric bill of $120.
Birth certificates for parents that they need for necessary documentation purposes. Probably about $5 each.

On April 7, we would like to gather the gifts (unwrapped gifts or money to apply toward the special shoes or the car repairs or the electric bill). For further information please call Laura at 372-3972.

Quaker Study Group

The meeting at the Buskirks this month will continue our study of Howard Thurman. We will focus on his Mysticism and the Experience of Love, a Pendle Hill Pamphlet which is available at the Meetinghouse on the back table. Sybil Brennan will lead the discussion and teach us another form of worship sharing. Come on out for an evening of good food, spiritual deepening and fellowship!

And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying,
This is the way, walk ye in it,
when ye turn to the right hand,
and when ye turn to the left.
Isaiah 30:21

MEETING NEWS

Congratulations to Julia Papke on her upcoming graduation. On May 4th, she will receive degrees from the University of Florida in linguistics and classical studies. Way to go, Julia!

Godspell will be performed in Ocala on April 26 and 27, with Eddie Atkinson, son of Nancy Atkinson, in the lead role. The musical will be performed at 3233 SE Mericamp Road. For information on tickets, call (352) 624-0545.

Gene and Dick Beardsley are pleased to announce that Shanna Beardsley and Glenn Johnson plan to be married Saturday, June 15 in the Van Ness Center in McIntosh. Meeting Friends are invited.

You are invited to the grand opening of Gainesville Community Ministry's new home at the corner of SW 3rd St and 4th Ave. The reception will be from 2-4 p.m. on Sunday afternoon, April 21, and refreshments will be served.

Welcome to Sybil and Bernard (Bud) Brennan who have moved here from New York State.

At the American Friends Service Committee website, http://www.afsc.org/nero/pesp/bushwar.htm, is a transcript of an excellent talk by Joseph Gerson titled Bush's War: Where Is It Going and What Should We Do About It. It's a good review of major actions taken by the Bush Administration and offers some worthwhile action suggestions.

Please send your contributions to our newsletter to Joan Andrews, Editor: J6and8@aol.com or phone 373-2201 or to Gene Beardsley, Special Correspondent, phone (386) 462-3201.

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