Kennett Friends Meeting – Monthly Newsletter
125 W Sickle St, Kennett Square, PA 19348
KennettFriends.org – 610-444-1012 – coordinator@kennettfriends.org
✦ Please enter the Worship room quietly. Conversations are welcome downstairs or in the library. Thank you in advance. ✦
The February First Day School theme is Love ❤️
| Thursday, Jan. 29 | 8:00 PM – FCNL webinar to share the major legislation they are tracking |
| Friday, Jan. 30 | 4:00 PM – Spiritual retreat begins at Pendle Hill (please contact Selina Toedter or Jessie Cocks with any needs/questions) |
| Sunday, Feb. 1 | Family Sunday 9:30 AM – No Adult Discussion due to the retreat 11:00 AM – Meeting for Worship (Sarah & Marykate will be providing childcare) |
| Thursday, Feb. 5 | 7:00 PM – Meeting for Worship for Peace (see flyer below) |
| Saturday, Feb. 7 | 8:00 AM – Men’s Breakfast at the Market at Liberty Place |
| Sunday, Feb. 8 | 9:00 AM – Meeting for Business10:45 AM – Gathering 11:00 AM – Meeting for Worship (Sarah & Marykate will be providing childcare) 12:00 PM – Refreshments provided by the Hospitality Committee 2:00 PM – Rescheduled King Still Speaks at Episcopal Church of the Advent (see flyer below) |
| Thursday, Feb. 12 | 7:00 PM – Meeting for Worship for Peace (see flyer below) |
| Sunday, Feb. 15 | 9:30 AM – Adult Discussion on Deepening Our Faith: Meeting for Business 10:45 AM – Gathering 11:00 AM – Meeting for Worship (Sarah & Marykate will be providing childcare) 2:00 PM – Community Rising (see flyer below) |
| Wednesday, Feb. 18 | 7:00 PM – Spirituality Book Discussion group |
| Thursday, Feb. 19 | 7:00 PM – Meeting for Worship for Peace (see flyer below) |
| Saturday, Feb. 21 | 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM – Introduction to Noncooperation, Nonviolent Strategic Organizing: Understanding the authoritarian threat & playbook (see flyer below) |
| Sunday, Feb. 22 | 9:30 AM – Adult Discussion on “After,” End of Life series with Anne & Eliot (see some accompanying materials below) 10:45 AM – Gathering 11:00 AM – Meeting for Worship (Sarah & Marykate will be providing childcare) 12:00 PM – Chili brunch to welcome new members, hosted by Care & Counsel |
| Thursday Feb. 26 | 7:00 PM – Meeting for Worship for Peace (see flyer below) |
| Sunday, Mar. 1 | Family Sunday – the March First Day School theme is Nature & Spring 9:30 AM – Adult Discussion 10:45 AM – Gathering 11:00 AM – Meeting for Worship (Sarah & Marykate will be providing childcare) 12:00 PM – Refreshments provided by Lars Farmer, Barbara and Steven Clarke, and Tony Brooks |
✦ Through February, Tish Dalton will be on the facing bench
✦ Our February greeters are Laura MacKelcan and Carol Lorah Bland
✦ Tony Brooks will be on the facing bench and Kathy Taylor will be greeting on February 1st while others attend the retreat – thank you both!
Second Query
Deepening Our Faith: Meeting for Business
- Is our meeting for business held in worship in which we seek divine guidance?
- How do we sustain prayerful consideration of all aspects of an issue and address difficult problems with a search for truth that is unhurried by the pressures of time?
- Do we recognize that we speak through our inaction as well as our action?
- Do I remain open to personal transformation as the community arrives at the sense of the meeting?
- Do I regularly attend meeting for business? If unable to attend, how do I fulfill the responsibility to understand and embrace the decisions made?
- How do I affirm and support God’s presence in the process of discernment and reaching a decision?
Spirituality Book Discussion with Barbara Clarke
Spirituality Book Discussion will meet on February 18th at 7:00 PM! We are working through Emerson’s Essay on Friendship: Unveiling the True Essence & Power of Connection.
Plus we can keep pondering the sayings in the Gospel of Thomas. We will gather around the big screen to include Zoom participants. All are welcome to join in.
End of life series resources
We’re coming to the close of our adult discussion series on End of Life, facilitated by Ann and Eliot. Please join us on Sunday February 22nd for the last session, “After.”
- This document on funeral/burial choices will be used in the February 22nd discussion.
- PYM also has a checklist and some queries on end-of-life matters, which can be found online here.
- Lastly, I have uploaded the documents that Eliot has shared in previous discussions to here. They can also be found on the password protected page of our website here. If you need the password, please ask Selina!
New Old Kennett Meeting graphics
Lars Farmer has been working on some new graphics and information on Old Kennett Meeting House. See it here!
New Refreshments Responsibilities list
This list is also available on the Login tab of our website. If you need the password, please get in contact with Selina.
Members listed first are bold and are the coordinators. Each month’s team is
responsible for food, refreshments, set-up and clean-up.
- January: Debby Brumbaugh, Dave and Sam Park
- February: Tish Dalton, Robin and Dave Harper, Bill Iliff
- Chili Brunch – Care & Counsel
- March: Lars Farmer, Barbara and Steven Clarke, Tony Brooks
- April: Eliot Dalton, Jim Nelson, Anthony Losito
- Easter Breakfast – Worship & Ministry
- May: Kathy Taylor, Mary Claire and Scudder Stevens, Sarah Kastriner
- June: Covered Dish Picnic: Care & Counsel – Renee Bowers & Aaron Fichtelberg, Becka & Henry Schlimme (responsible for desserts and refreshments).
- July & August: No planned Family Sunday refreshments. All are free to bring something if you are so moved.
- September: Carol Lorah Bland, Jessie Cocks, Michele and Paul Scheibe
- Welcome Back Brunch – Worship & Ministry
- October: Laura MacKelcan, Margaret Moore, Barbara McPherson
- November: Elaine Amoss, Barbara McIlvane Smith, Mark Ungemach
- December: Linda Traver, Dave Tennent, Andrea Puskar, Cathy DeGezelle
- Christmas Breakfast – Religious Education
- June Last Sunday Old Kennett : Old Kennett Committee
- July Last Sunday Old Kennett : Care & Counsel
- August Last Sunday Old Kennett : Worship & Ministry
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