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About our meetings:

Meetings for worship are held every Sunday throughout the year.  In September through June they begin at 11 am.  Business meetings are generally held on the second Sunday before worship; there are often monthly discussion meetings as well.  We currently meet in a blended way, with some people participating in person at the Meeting House and others participating online by Zoom.   You can access the zoom invitation through our website, http://www.consciencebayquakers.org.  The same invitation works for all Sunday-morning meetings.  

Calendar events in April 

Sunday, 3 April

11 am – noon.  Meeting for worship

Sunday, 10 April  

9:45 am – 10:45. Meeting for worship with a concern for business.

11 am – noon.  Meeting for worship 

Sunday, 17 April

11 am – noon.  Meeting for worship

Sunday, 24 April

            11 am – noon.  Meeting for worship 

About our meetings:

Meetings for worship are held every Sunday throughout the year.  In September through June they begin at 11 am.  Business meetings are generally held on the second Sunday before worship; there are often monthly discussion meetings as well.  We currently meet in a blended way, with some people participating in person at the Meeting House and others participating online by Zoom.   You can access the zoom invitation through our website, www.consciencebayquakers.org.  The same invitation works for all Sunday-morning meetings.  

Calendar events in March 

Sunday, 6 March

9:30 am – 10:45.  Discussion of State of the Meeting, in preparation for our report to Yearly Meeting.  Carolyn facilitates.

11 am – noon.  Meeting for worship

Sunday, 13 March 

9:45 am – 10:45. Meeting for worship with a concern for business.

11 am – noon.  Meeting for worship 

Sunday, 20 March

11 am – noon.  Meeting for worship

Sunday, 27 March

            9:45 am – 10:45. Discussion of Anti-Racism, Part II.  Elaine will facilitate.

11 am – noon.  Meeting for worship (and First-Day School too!)

About our meetings:

Meetings for worship are held every Sunday throughout the year.  In September through June they begin at 11 am.  Business meetings are generally held on the second Sunday before worship; there are often monthly discussion meetings as well.  We currently meet in a blended way, with some people participating in person at the Meeting House and others participating online by Zoom.   You can access the zoom invitation through our website, www.consciencebayquakers.org.  The same invitation works for all Sunday-morning meetings.  

Calendar events in February 

Saturday, 5 February

Noon – 1:15 pm.  “Civil Rights on LI,” a Zoom meeting with author Christopher Vergara hosted by the South Country Library.  Registration is required. To register call 631 286 0818 or visit their website: Southcountry.library.com/events/civil-rights-movement-long-island-zoom

Sunday, 6 February

11 am – noon.  Meeting for worship

[Noon:  Planning group for possible AFSC event]

Sunday, 13 February  

9:45 am – 10:45. Meeting for worship with a concern for business.

11 am – noon.  Meeting for worship 

Tuesday, 15 February

10 am – noon.  “Tulsa 1921,” a play presented by The Lively Arts at Suffollc County Comm. Coll., Van Nostrand Theater, Brentwood Campus of SCCC.

Wednesday, 16 February

7 – 8 pm.  “Slavery on Long Island”, a webinar sponsored by the NYS Poor People’s Campaign on Long Island.  Advance registration is required.  Further information is pasted in at the end of this newsletter.   

Sunday, 20 February

9:45 am – 10:45. Discussion on State of Meeting??  Please stay tuned…

11 am – noon.  Meeting for worship

Saturday, 26 February

9 am – 6 pm.  Winter 2022 Meeting for Discernment of NYYM, via Zoom.  (See box below)

Sunday, 27 February

9:45 am – 10:45. Discussion on State of Meeting??  Please stay tuned…  11 am – noon.  Meeting for worship

About our meetings:

Meetings for worship are held every Sunday throughout the year.  For September through June they begin at 11 am.  Business meetings are generally held on the second Sunday before worship; there are often monthly discussion meetings as well.  We currently meet in a blended way, with some people participating in person at the Meeting House and others participating online by Zoom.   You can access the zoom invitation through our website, www.consciencebayquakers.org.  The same invitation works for all Sunday morning meetings.  

Calendar events in December 

Sunday, 2 January

11 am – noon.  Meeting for worship

Sunday, 9 January  

11 am – noon.  Meeting for worship (Reminder: There will be no business meeting in January)

Sunday, 16 January

9:45 am – 10:45. Discussion, on topic of “Becoming and anti-racist faith community,” facilitated by Carolyn  

11 am – noon.  Meeting for worship

Monday, 17 January.  Martin Luther Jr. Day. 

Information about local events to be sent out later.  Please stay tuned

Sunday, 23 January

  11 am – noon.  Meeting for worship

Sunday, 30 January

11 am – noon.  Meeting for worship

And looking ahead to February

Sunday, 6 February at noon:  Planning group for AFSC; Sunday, 13 February at 9:45 am: Business meeting

About our meetings:

Meetings for worship are held every Sunday throughout the year.  For September through June they begin at 11 am.  Business meetings are generally held on the second Sunday before worship; there are often monthly discussion meetings as well.  We currently meet in a blended way, with some people participating in person at the Meeting House and others participating online by Zoom.   You can access the zoom invitation through our website, www.consciencebayquakers.org.  The same invitation works for all Sunday morning meetings.  

Calendar events in December 

Sunday, 5 December

11 am – noon.  Meeting for worship

Sunday, 12 December

9:45 am – 10:45. Meeting for worship with a concern for business.  

11 am – noon.  Meeting for worship

Sunday, 19 December

11 am – noon.  Meeting for worship

Noon to 12:30 or 12:45 CBM Holiday celebration 

Sunday, 26 December

11 am – noon.  Meeting for worship

And looking ahead to JanuaryWe meet for worship every Sunday at 11 am, but there will be no business meeting in January. 

About our meetings:

Meetings for worship are held every Sunday throughout the year.  For September through June they begin at 11 am.  Business meetings are generally held on the second Sunday before worship; there are often monthly discussion meetings as well.  We currently meet in a blended way, with some people participating in person at the Meeting House and others participating online by Zoom.   You can access the zoom invitation through our website, www.consciencebayquakers.org.  The same invitation works for all Sunday morning meetings.  

Calendar events in November 

Sunday, 7 November

9:45 am – 10:45. Discussion.  Continuation of last month’s topic, “Technology and worship after covid”, facilitator t.b.d.

11 am – noon.  Meeting for worship

Sunday, 14 November

9:45 am – 10:45. Meeting for worship with a concern for business.  

11 am – noon.  Meeting for worship

Sunday, 21 November

9:30 am – 10:45. Fall workday, morning session  

11 am – noon.  Meeting for worship

12:15 – 1:30. Fall workday, afternoon session

Sunday, 28 November 11 am – noon.  Meeting for worship

About our meetings:

Meetings for worship are held every Sunday throughout the year.  For September through June they begin at 11 am.  Business meetings are generally held on the second Sunday before worship; there are often monthly discussion meetings as well.  We currently meet in a blended way, with some people participating in person at the Meeting House and others participating online by Zoom.   You can access the zoom invitation through our website, www.consciencebayquakers.org.  The same invitation works for all Sunday morning meetings.  

Calendar events in October 

Saturday, 2 October

2 – 4 pm.  Planting of two peace poles with message “May peace prevail On Earth” at Dominican Village in Amityville to honor Agnes Kelly, the longtime leader of Pax Christi on Long Island.  565 Albany Ave., Amityville. 

7:00 – 8:30pm.  Fundraise for American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), held in conjunction with its annual gathering, held this year online.  The topic for this year’s gathering is “Journey to Abolition: Love as the Roadmap Toward Justice and Liberation.”  Advance registration required.  For more information see the AFSC website.  http://www.afsc.org

Sunday, 3 October

11am – 1pm.  Silent Worship to revitalize Bethpage Meeting, in celebration of “World Quaker Day”.  Bethpage Meeting House, 24 Quaker Meeting House Road, Farmingdale, NY.  All welcome.

Sunday, 10 October

9:45 am.  Meeting for worship with a concern for business.  

 Saturday, 16 October

12:30 pm and 2:30 pm.  Seatings for the Annual Chili Cook Off, sponsored by the Suffolk County Association for Mental Health and Wellness. Volunteers needed!  See insert below.

Sunday, 17 October 9:45 am.  Discussion on the topic “Technology and worship after covid”, facilitated by Carolyn, with input from our Task Group on Technology

About our meetings:

Meetings for worship are held every Sunday throughout the year.  For September through June they begin at 11 am.  Business meetings are generally held on the second Sunday before worship; there are often monthly discussion meetings as well.  We currently meet in a blended way, with some people participating in person at the Meeting House and others participating online by Zoom.   You can access the zoom invitation through our website, www.consciencebayquakers.org.  The same invitation works for all Sunday morning meetings.  

Calendar events in September 

Sunday,  5 September

11:00 am.  Meeting for worship begins at its new start time for September through June.    

Sundays, 12 September

9:30 am.  Meeting for worship with a concern for business.  Please note that we start earlier than usual this month.

11:00 am.  Meeting for worship  

Sunday, 19 & 26 September  11:00 am.  Meeting for worship.  When this newsletter went to press there were no plans for discussion in September.

Friends interested in offering assistance of some kind to people in Afghanistan are encouraged to explore the websites of two of our major national Quaker organizations, the American Friends Service (AFSC) and the Friends Committee for National Legistaion (FCNL): 

https://www.afsc.org/

https://www.fcnl.org/

About our meetings:

Meetings for worship are held every Sunday throughout the year.  For July and August they begin at 10 am.  There are no discussion groups or regularly scheduled business sessions over the summer.  We are currently meet in a blended way, with some people participating in person at the Meeting House and others participating online by Zoom.  You can access the zoom invitation through our website, www.consciencebayquakers.org.     

Calendar events in and August 

Sunday,  4 July

10:00 am  Meeting for worship begins at its new start time for July and August.  

Sundays, 11, 18 and 25 July

10:am.  Meeting for worship.  

Sunday, 25 July through Saturday, July 31.

New York Yearly Meeting Summer Sessions, to be held online.  More information at https://www.nyym.org/session/summer-sessions-2021

Sundays, 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 August

10:00 am.  Meeting for worship

The newest of our memorial trees, a Forest Pansy Redbud planted two years ago in honor of Priscilla Richie Keene. (Photo from early May)

About our meetings:

Meetings for worship are held every Sunday throughout the year.  For September through June they begin at 11 am.  We are currently holding meetings in a blended way, with some people participating in person at the Meeting House and others participating online by Zoom.  You can access the zoom invitation for Sunday morning activities through our website, www.consciencebayquakers.org.     

Calendar events in June 

Sunday, 13 June 

9:45 am.  Meeting for worship with a concern for business

Tuesday, 22 June  

Primary elections  

Sunday, 27 June

9:30 or 9:45 am.  Discussion, “Worship after Covid”.  Leader t.b.a.  See M & C report in the attached minutes for more info. Exact time to be set at business meeting on June 13.    

And looking ahead to summer

Sunday, 4 July

Start time for worship moves to 10 am

Sunday, 25 July through Saturday, July 31.

New York Yearly Meeting Summer Sessions, to be held online.  More information at https://www.nyym.org/session/summer-sessions-2021

George Floyd, in memoriam