Category Archives: Committees

Adult Discussion and Study, Events, Peace and Social Concerns

July 27, 2014 – Maryland CURE and Prison Reform

On July 27, Lea Green, president of Maryland-CURE
(Citizens United for the Rehabilitation of Errants), and 3 other representatives visited Patapsco Friends.

After Meeting, Lea spoke about the mission of CURE, and how Maryland CURE is working with other organizations, including the Greater Annapolis Interfaith Network (GAIN), to lobby the Maryland legislature for prison reform.

Maryland CURE is a state chapter of International CURE, an organization dedicated to reducing crime through reform of the criminal justice system since 1972. CURE is the oldest and largest prison reform organization in the United States.

Ministry & Care, Patapsco, Spiritual State

Spiritual State of the Meeting Report – 2013

“What is Quaker faith?  It is not a tidy package of words which you can capture at any given time and then repeat weekly at a worship service.  It is an experience of discovery which starts the discoverer on a journey which is life-long.”

—Elise Boulding

During the past year, we have felt guided and supported in discovery, sharing our individual journeys and discerning our path as a community. Friends sense that we are being spiritually drawn together to build an inclusive, welcoming, and safe faith community.  One Friend described what has taken place in PFM this past year as a “coming together”—an intangible synergy among our many expressions of community life.

What supports the life of the Spirit in our meeting community?  How is the presence of Spirit apparent?

Our spiritual community was nurtured in many ways throughout the year. Our sense of fellowship deepened through an overnight Spring Retreat in the woods at a Quaker camp. Several Friends offered workshops, but the highlight was Continue reading Spiritual State of the Meeting Report – 2013 →

Events, Peace and Social Concerns

5/18/2014 at 12:15 pm – Cooking for Peace

Please join us for a Cooking Workshop
in support of The Holistic Life Foundation, a Baltimore based 501(c)3 non-profit organization committed to nurturing the wellness of children and adults in underserved (at risk) communities through the practice of yoga, mindfulness and self-care.”

-For more info on HLF watch the TED Talk “So what are we gonna to do about it?”

We’ll be delighting in Raw and Cooked vegan dishes and focusing on Eating for Healing with Anti-Inflammatory Foods.    We will sample:

Raw Everything Bagels with Cashew Cream Cheese; Raw Coconut Curry Soup
Raw Cultured Vegetable Salad; Raw Jicama/Pineapple Salsa
Gluten Free Raw Spaghetti with No-mato Sauce
Shepherd’s Pie with mashed No-tatoes and Smokey Lentils
Raw Mango Chia Pudding w/ fresh berries; Raw Cherry-Almond Cobbler
Raw Chocolate Surprise
Donations to The Holistic Life Foundation will be greatly appreciated.
(suggested donation $25 or more, as you are led)
* An RSVP must be received to reserve your space at this workshop *
Questions? Please email Bethanne at [email protected]
For more information, check the blog @ www.rawbitesandvegandelights.blogspot.com

Advancement & Outreach

Check out our new brochure!

PFM_Linda_Brochure_OutsidePatapsco’s Advancement and Outreach Committee has completed the design of a new brochure and had them printed.  Copies are available at the Meeting; click here for an electronic version.

The brochure is designed primarily as an invitation to worship with us.  Friends are encouraged to take copies wherever they go and share them with prospective visitors.  We will also have them available at any public events we sponsor.

In addition, the brochure will be shared with newcomers as they arrive at Meeting.  We will also continue to have the newcomer packet available, though the committee will be considering revisions to it.  We encourage your input on what newcomers find helpful.

The brochure features photographs taken by Nony Dutton, which capture the warmth and welcome of our community and highlight our lovely worship space at Hebron House.  Meagan Healy did the graphic design.

Other Meetings are welcome to borrow from our text, just as our text borrows from others, such as the newcomer cards developed by Friends General Conference.