What's New at Stony Run
The next MONTHLY MEETING FOR WORSHIP WITH A CONCERN FOR BUSINESS will be held on Sunday, September 5th, at 1:00 PM.
Next First Day, September 5th, Meetings for Worship return to their regular schedule (9:30 and 11:00 am) and we will resume enjoying Simple Lunch together.
FIRST DAY SCHOOL RESUMES ON SEPTEMBER 12, and we’ll celebrate the start of the new school year with an ice cream social at Simple Lunch. (from RE – Religious Education)
FIRST DAY FORUMS DURING SEPTEMBER: In the Dining Room. Coffee/tea and bagels are available at 9:00 am; forums begin at 9:15 and continue until 10:30. September 5 – No forum (Labor Day weekend). September 12 – Life at Friends School – Current students will share experiences and thoughts about being a member of the Friends School community. Please join in as we celebrate the start of a new school year. September 19 – No forum (monthly Committee Day). September 26 – Seekers & Speakers I – A panel discussion of Quaker Beliefs and Testimonies.
CHESAPEAKE QUARTERLY MEETING, hosted by Patapsco Friends Meeting in Ellicott City, will take place on September 12. Please plan to attend! For more information, see www.patapscofriends.com or the flyer posted on the cork board outside the Meeting office.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR SEPTEMBER 19 when we will officially welcome Adrian Bishop and his wife Rosalie Dance to Stony Run at a special Simple Lunch at the Rise of Meeting.
HOW DO YOU EXPERIENCE HOLY FELLOWSHIP? The Reading and Study Group will resume meeting on Thursday, September 9, from 7:30 to 9:00 pm in the Library, and then continue to meet every second and fourth Thursday of the month. We will continue our discussion of The Testament of Devotion, by Thomas Kelly, concentrating on the section The Blessed Community. Please join us. For further information please contact Don Gann or Sandi Morton.
DO NOT MISS STONY RUN’S ANNUAL CAMPING WEEKEND -- the first weekend in 10th month (that’s Quakerese for October)!! Come to beautiful Camp Catoctin for one day or for the whole weekend, and enjoy the fall colors and mountain-fresh air. The weekend will include hiking, canoeing, nighttime visits to the camp fire ring, cooperative meals, and time to play, relax and share with other Friends. The registration form (salmon-colored paper) is available on the lecterns in the hallway or in the September newsletter. If you can serve on the Planning Committee or have any questions, contact Blaine Keener. |