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    State College

    Friends Meeting Weekly Bulletin


    May the richness of our diversity strengthen our community and our love
    First Day (Sunday), 11/8/2009
    9:30 amParenting Book Group
    9:45 amFriendly Forum: Kim Morris on Iraq
    10:00 am Worship Sharing in Foxdale's Meeting Room
    10:45 am First Day School
    10:45 am Gather and settle for Worship
    11:00 am Meeting for Worship
    12:20 pm Social time

    Fourth Day (Wednesday), 11/11/2009


    12:00 pm Campus Meeting for Worship, Pasquerilla Center, Rm 118
    4:30 pm Midweek Meeting for Worship, Foxdale, E-75

    Sixth Day (Friday), 11/13/2009


    8:45 am No Friends School Meeting for Worship

    Seventh Day (Saturday), 11/14/2009


    1:30 pm Peace vigil Saturday, corner of College and Allen St.

    First Day (Sunday), 11/15/2009


    9:30 amBreakfast – All Age Celebration of First Day School
    10:00 am Worship Sharing in Foxdale's Meeting Room
    10:45 am First Day School
    10:45 am Gather and settle for Worship
    11:00 am Meeting for Worship
    12:20 pm Social Time
    ►Friendly Forum, Nov. 8. Kim Morris will share her experiences in Iraq
    with the Iraqi Legal Education Reform Law Libraries. No Friendly Forum
    Nov. 15.

    ►Parenting Book Group: Discussing “Peaceful Parents, Peaceful Kids”,


    Chapter 3 on Nov. 8, Chapter 4 on Nov. 22 and Chapter 5 on Dec. 13.
    ►All Age Celebration of First Day School. On Sunday, Nov. 15, 9:30 a.m.,
    we're having our annual intergenerational breakfast, to provide a special
    opportunity for friends of all ages in the Meeting to get to know each other a
    little more. We'll be feasting on breads, muffins, hard-boiled eggs and fruit.
    Juice, coffee and tea will also be available. --Ellen, Peg & Jill
    State College Friends Meeting
    611 East Prospect Ave., State College, PA 16801
    814-237-7051 • www.statecollegefriends.org
    Gather and settle. The time from 10:45 to 11:00 am on Sunday is a time
    for Friends to gather in the meeting room to prepare and settle for worship.
    Enter whenever you are ready. While we expect silence in the meeting
    room during that time, we cannot expect silence outside of the meeting
    room until 11:00.
    Meeting for worship. State College Friends Meeting welcomes you to our
    silent, “unprogrammed” worship, ideally led by God’s Spirit. We have no
    designated ministers. A period of about twenty minutes is needed to center
    down into inward stillness. Spoken messages come from the spiritual depth
    of our lives and from the leadings of the Spirit. It is wise to ask oneself
    these questions before rising to speak: is my message from the Spirit, or
    from some other place? Is the message for me or for the whole group? Is
    the time to give it now or at some other time? It is best to follow each
    message with a period of silence in order to absorb what it has to tell us.
    When a message speaks to the condition of those present, out of the deepest
    parts of ourselves, and is harmoniously developed and deepened—and not
    too long—a profound sense of spiritual community may occur among us
    that freshens and delights. We call this a “gathered” meeting.
    Closing meeting for worship. Our time of worship does not necessarily
    end at noon—it ends when the appointed person, attuned to the spiritual
    sense of the meeting, recognizes the appropriate moment.
    Contacting Care and Concern. We hope that Friends will contact
    members of the Care and Concern Committee to request prayer or to be
    held in the Light, to request assistance, or to make the committee aware of
    changes in your lives or of others that you believe should come to the
    Committee’s attention. Contact Lynne Grutzeck, 237-1862.
    Contributions to the Meeting are always welcome and needed. Checks
    may be placed in the donation box in the entry hall or mailed to: State
    College Friends Meeting, 611 E. Prospect Avenue, State College, PA 16801
    The Meeting office. Betsy Gamble, the Meeting secretary, is in the
    office Mon. through Fri., from 5:30 -6:30 pm. She may be reached by e-
    mail, [email protected], or by phone, 237-7051. Please let
    her know of any scheduled meetings or events in the buildings so
    scheduling conflicts can be avoided. Scheduling of non-standard tasks
    should be done through Louise Sandmeyer.
    Bulletin and Newsletter. Bulletins and newsletters are available on the
    Web. Go to www.statecollegefriends.org and chose Bulletin or
    Newsletter. The Newsletter can be received by mail or email. To be
    added to the mailing list, send your name, address and zip code to the
    meeting office. To receive announcements, newsletter notification and
    bulletins by email, send a message to [email protected].
    ►Interfaith Mission seeks volunteers for holiday bell ringing. As you may
    recall, this is the annual fundraiser when congregations that are part of
    Interfaith Mission staff kettles at various locations around town. As a member
    of Interfaith Mission, Friends Meeting has signed up for two days at Meyer
    Dairy. The dates are Sunday, Dec. 6 and Monday, Dec. 7. Louise Sandmeyer,
    our Interfaith Mission representative, has posted or will be posting signup
    sheets in the Social Room and those who are so inclined are encouraged to sign
    up for an hour slot. It does get you in the holiday spirit, as most passersby
    contribute. It is requested that we have two volunteers for each hour. If you
    have questions, please contact Louise at [email protected].

    ►The Newsletter is Now Electronic! The newsletter is now available from


    the meeting website or as an email attachment. If you did not receive the
    November newsletter, or wish to change the format you received, contact Betsy
    Gamble in the meeting office. Address questions or concerns to Cynthia
    Bartok at 238-1323 or [email protected]

    ►Weis Gift Cards. To benefit SC Friends Meeting, purchase Weis gift cards
    in multiples of $25 through Dean Tuttle. They can be used the same as cash at
    Weis Markets and Weis will contribute a percentage of your purchase total to
    the meeting. Checks must be made out to: State College Friends Meeting.

    ►Friends Committee on National Legislation Action Alert: Support


    Indian Health Care.
    A real opportunity exists right now for long overdue, much improved
    health care for our Native Americans to make it through Congress.
    Despite the promises made to Indian nations by the U.S. government, Indian
    health care remains inadequate. The Indian Health Care Improvement Act
    (IHCIA) the legislative foundation of the U.S. government's trust responsibility
    to maintain the health of American Indians and Alaska Natives, has not been
    reauthorized since 1992. Native Americans and their advocates, including
    FCNL, have been struggling for many years to get the IHCIA passed:
    The House of Representatives has included the IHCIA in their health
    insurance reform bill (H.R. 3962)! This legislation would provide services
    long available to the rest of the country to American Indians and Alaska
    Natives, including mental health services, long term care, and hospice. It would
    also improve access to care.
    Ask your representative to support Indian health and the House health
    insurance reform bill: See the following website for an excellent sample
    letter explaining this long overdue comprehensive health plan that includes
    our Native Americans: http://action.fcnl.org/r/89969/74290/0. PLEASE
    WRITE TO YOUR REPRESENTATIVE.

    ►Scholastic Book Fair at Friends School: Our annual Scholastic Book Fair
    will be held in the front lobby Nov. 11–14. Parents, grandparents and
    members of the community are welcome to take the opportunity to do some
    gift shopping. Contact Friends School for hours, 237-8386.
    ►T1heme Week at Friends School: Food!, Nov. 16-20. Meeting community
    is invited to join the activities of Friends School Food Theme Week. Afternoon
    activities that visitors may observe will include food chemistry, food rituals,
    edible insects, breads around the world, food and math-measuring (recipes),
    and wild edibles. On Wed. afternoon, Nov. 18, the students will go on one of
    four field trips: Tait Farm, Meyer Dairy, PSU Mushroom Barns, or a
    community supported agriculture project. Visitors may join students on trips.
    Of particular interest to visitors (and to the teachers who welcome help) are
    the cooking activities on Thurs. and Fri. morning, ending in the Food Sharing
    and Gathering, Fri. from 1:35 to 2:20. Some extra hands would be very helpful
    for this culminating activity.
    If you are interested in helping with food preparation or just observing some
    of the activities in the classrooms, please use the sheet on the White Board in
    the Social Room to sign up, so the teachers can plan ahead. It will be fun to
    have visitors join us for our study of this ever popular topic - FOOD!

    ►Alternative Christmas Fair. It’s hard to believe, but thoughts of Christmas


    and the holiday season are already upon us. Your organization will again be
    participating in the Fair which will be held on Sunday, Dec, 6, 11:00 am to
    2:00 pm, at the University Baptist and Brethren Church located at 411 S.
    Burrowes St., State College. The Fair provides holiday shoppers with an
    alternate means of giving by supporting any of 20 charities in honor of family
    and friends. Donations are made to charities of choice in the form of a gift to
    friends or family members and attractive gift cards are provided. A homemade
    lunch and baked goods are available during the Fair. There is a Children's
    Festival and Alternative Store from 11:00 am to 1:30 pm. Please come and
    support us and these worthy organizations.

    ►Registration is now open for the BYM Women's Retreat 2010. You can
    find all the details on our website: www.bymwomensretreat.org The retreat
    will be held at the Skycroft Conference Center on top of South Mountain in
    Middletown, MD, Jan. 29-31. The cost is $150. Please register before Dec. 31.
    *********
    Calendar and Upcoming Events
    Nov.12-15 FCNL Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, see www.fcnl.org
    Nov. 14 PYM Quaker College Fair, 11 am – 2 pm, contact Kori Heavner at 215-
    241-7116 or [email protected].
    Nov. 16 PFLAG Thanksgiving Dinner, SCFM, 6 pm. All are invited.
    Nov. 16 SCFM Peace & Social Action Committee, 3rd Mon., 7:30, E-75 Foxdale
    Dec. 6 SCFM Meeting for Worship for Business
    Dec. 6-7 Interfaith Mission bell-ringing at Meyer Dairy. Sign up in the Social Rm

    See the websites of BYM (www.bym-rsf.org), PYM (www.pym.org), USQM (usqm.org), SCFM
    (statecollegefriends.org), State College Friends School , FGC (fgcquaker.org)
    (www.statecollegefriendsschool.org), Pendle Hill (www.pendlehill.org) for further info.
    *********
    Notices for the weekly Bulletin should be sent by Thurs., 6:00 pm to [email protected],
    404-2831. Notices for the monthly Newsletter should be sent in writing to Cynthia Bartok
    ([email protected], 100 Sandy Ridge Rd., State College, 16803) by the third Sat. of
    the month.

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