Every good and perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variableness neither shadow of turning.
James 1:17 |
Nature Operations, City of Gainesville, presented a Good Neighbor Award to Bill Mitchell and Jean Larson for their work in the Great Air Potato Round-Up.
Correction: Dan Vaughen is running in the 7th Congressional District, not in the 18th Congressional District, as stated. He wrote to express his thanks for our interest in his campaign.
You are invited to a welcome party for baby Isis and baby Ethan at 6:00 p.m. at the Winefordner's home on Wednesday, July 24. Please bring a covered dish to share. Dessert will be provided. If you want to bring something for the babies, please choose from the following list for each baby: written advice for child-rearing or written wishes for each baby's life or a drawing or poem or a small material gift such as shampoo or a little toy. Contact Gene or Laura for more information.
Gainesville Monthly Meeting joyfully accepts the transfer of the memberships of Sybil Ann Brennan and Bernard J Brennan, IV from Scarsdale Monthly Meeting.
American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) | - Walt and Mona Morris |
Quakers UN Office (QUNO) | - Gene Beardsley |
Community Coalition against War and Terrorism (CWAT-local) | - Dick Beardsley |
Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) | - Don Smith |
We also discussed our function of keeping the meeting supplied with fresh, vital information concerning peace and social concerns. And finally, we brainstormed the possibility of viewing and discussing popular films that are relevant to faith and social concerns.
Gene Beardsley and Don Smith
FCUN asks if this Statement of Purpose adequately reflects Friend's witness today on the environment? Does it sufficiently address the needs of Friends? FCUN asks how we as a meeting as individuals have been active with FCUN. If we have not been engaged, they ask, why not? What ecological concerns has our meeting addressed? What have 3we done to help others? Have we engaged in Community Action? Are we reading Earth Light, Sierra and or the FCUN organ BeFriending Creation? What specific actions have we as individuals taken in our FCUN witness? I bet if we add up all our contributions, large and small, we will be surprised at the total impact we are making. We will talk about these issues in our forum so that we can offer the feedback FCUN is seeking.