of
the Religious Society of Friends
Meeting
for Worship
1st
Month, 22nd Day, 2012
Seeking God daily through integrity, simplicity, community, equality and
peace ~
An Open and Affirming Congregation
1st Month, 22nd Day
Meeting for Worship
Centering Down
Though no one can go back
and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new
ending.
—Carl Bard
You can go to theological
seminary, and study about religion. You can learn the history of the Christian
Church. You can know all about the Synoptic problems of the Gospels and have
your own theories about Q and the J, E, D, and P document of the Hexateuch, you
can know all the literature about the authorship of the Johannine epistles,
whether the author was John the beloved disciple or another of the same name.
You can know all about the history of Quakerism, you can know the disputes
behind the Nicene Creed and the Constantinopolitan Creed....the Thirty-nine
Articles of the Church of England. You can know the homilectics and rules of
good sermon structure, you can know church symbolism and the meaning of the
feasts and fasts of the church. You can know all this, and much more. But
unless you know God, immediately, every day communing with Him,
rejoicing in Him, exalting in Him, opening your life in joyful obedience
toward Him and feeling Him speaking to you and guiding you into ever fuller
loving obedience to Him, you aren’t fit to be a minister. There is so much that
is wonderful about books.
But he who relies for his
sermons upon book stuff about religion, and is not at the same time
enjoying immediately and experiencing vitally fresh illumination for God, is
not a real minister, even if he has a degree in theology from
—Thomas Kelly, 1939
1st Month, 22th Day
Meeting for Worship
From the
Lectionary
A second time the word of
the LORD came to Jonah: “Go to the great
city of
The people of
When God saw what they did
and how they gave up their wicked ways, he relented and did not inflict on them
the punishment he had threatened.
Jonah 3:1-5, 10,
New English Bible
For God alone I wait
silently; my hope comes from him. He alone is my rock of deliverance, my strong
tower, so that I am unshaken. On God my
safety and my honour depend, God who is my rock of refuge and my shelter, trust
in him at all times, you people; pour out your hearts before him; God is our
shelter.
The common people are mere
empty air, while people of rank are a sham; when placed on the scales they
rise, all of them lighter than air. Put
no trust in extortion, no false confidence in robbery; though wealth increases,
do not set your heart on it.
One thing God has spoken,
two things I have learnt: “Power belongs
to God” and “Unfailing love is yours, Lord”; you reward everyone according to
what he has done.
Psalm 62:5-12,
After John had been
arrested, Jesus came into Galilee proclaiming the [good news] of God: “The time
has arrived; the
Jesus was walking by the
Going a little farther, he
saw James, son of Zebedee, and his brother John in a boat mending their
nets. At once he called them; and they
left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and followed him.
Mark 1:14-20,
1st Month, 22nd Day
Meeting for Worship
CFM Announcements
TODAY ~ Peace
& Social Concerns Committee ~ 12:00 ~ Library
Kabbalah
Study Group begins this week ~
Monday, Jan. 23, 7:00 p.m. in the Library. Contact Jim Crocker-Lakness or Jeff Arnold if
you have questions.
Quaker Quest ~ At the January Meeting
for Business, Friends requested that information about Quaker Quest be
distributed to members/ attenders of Cincinnati Friends Meeting in order to help discern in the next few
months whether or not to arrange for Quaker Quest facilitators to come lead
us in an all-day workshop. Those who
have attended introductory sessions are enthusiastic about bringing this
experience to Cincinnati Friends. See QUAKER QUEST insert in today’s
bulletin. Please read it and bring your
response &/or questions to the next Meeting for Business, February 12,
2012.
Turtlebox Group, Session 2
After a wonderful first run of Turtlebox Stories
Spiritual Nurture Group, I am scheduling a second session of 8 weeks' duration.
This group explores our spiritual lives, the seasons we experience, sharing
deeply (but never mandatory) and building a trusted community. It's part
experiential, quiet reflection, discussion, worship and blessed community. All
you have to do is show up with an open heart. There's no prescribed
reading, although I share parts of my book, Turtlebox Stories: Nurturing the
Divine Within, during group.
The last set was held Thursdays from 7 to 8:30pm.
For this session, I am considering other days such as Tuesday evenings,
Saturday or Sunday afternoons. If you are interested, please let me
know the best day for you based on the above options. This session of
eight weekly meetings will begin in late January or early February.
Please don't hesitate to call (513-576-6265) or email
(cathybarney@the-nose.com) if you have questions or concerns.
Thanks
~ Cathy Barney
PEACE &
SOCIAL CONCERNS
BUCKETS FOR
Mops, brooms,
floor cleaning products, counter cleaning products, laundry detergent,
dishwashing soap, paper towels, sponges, dishcloths, dish towels, plastic or
rubber gloves, face soap, shampoo.
Stuffed
animals in
excellent condition are also welcome.
Buckets have been donated.
Please bring your donations of cleaning supplies,
personal hygiene products, or stuffed animals on the first three Sundays in
February!
Thank you ~
BOOKS RELATED TO THE PEACE
TESTIMONY ~
The Peace and Social
Concerns Committee has purchased 3 books from Quaker House Books: “Yes to
the Troops—No to the Wars,” Patience and Determination,” and Study War Some More (If You Want to Work
for Peace) for the meeting’s library.
Yes to the Troops—No to the Wars describes 40 years of Unique Witness by Quaker House,
The recent
changes in
Patience & Determination is a compact study booklet, suitable for group
reading and discussion. Published in association with the Quaker Initiative to
End Torture (QUIT) its 50 pages include ten sections which deal with issues of
torture and accountability from various perspectives. (See review below,)
Study War Some More (If You Want To Work for Peace) presents a new strategic approach to peace work,
based on 40-plus years of experience at Quaker House, up close with the
Military Industrial Complex. It contains seven concise chapters in 60
pages with discussion questions.
Check out these books from our library!
REVIEW by Patti Moore
The pamphlet, Patience
& Determination: Tools For Ending Torture & Seeking Accountability,
has just been purchased by the Peace & Social Concerns Committee for the
Cincinnati Friends Meeting library. It
is a very disturbing look at the policy of torture that the
I would highly recommend reading this pamphlet.
Everyone should know what we are allowing our government to do and what they
will continue to do if
Throughout the year, the Peace and Social
Concerns Committee presents information about organizations which
We received an update from Terri Johns, Program Manager, Global Ministries at Friends
United Meeting, who wrote:
“We’ve installed several bio-sand water filters in Turkana and the
Kaimosi area. The Turkana people have learned to make and sell bio-sand water
filters.
We also drilled a borehole in Katapakori, Turkana. It services the
local people and their livestock. Here are a couple pictures of the borehole
that show the trough for animals and the children using the pump to collect
water for their homes.
We have purchased a couple rain catchment barrels for
There is still money left and we are looking at several options
from another well to more bio-sand water filters to other rain water catchment
barrels in other locations.”
To communicate with CFM
members/attenders via our newslist,
send
an email directly to news@cincinnatifriends.org.
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CFM CALENDAR January 22 –
February 19, 2012 |
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FACING BENCH ~ JANUARY ~ JIM KIMMEL |
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SUN.
Jan.
22 |
10:00 11:00
12:00
noon |
Adult
Discussion Group Meeting
for Worship Message
~ Donne Hayden Fellowship
in Fireside Room Peace & Social Concerns
Committee |
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Mon.
Jan. 23 |
7:00 |
Kabbalah Study Group |
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Thurs.
Jan. 26 |
6:30-8:30 |
Quakerism 101 Study Group |
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SUN.
Jan.
29 |
10:00 11:00
12:00
noon |
Adult
Discussion Group Worship
~ Unprogrammed Fellowship
in Fireside Room |
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Wed.
Feb. 1 |
6:30 |
Ministry & Counsel |
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Thurs. Feb. 2 |
6:30-8:30 |
Quakerism 101 Study Group |
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Fri.
Feb. 3 |
6:30 |
Young Friends Game Night |
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SUN.
Feb.
5 |
10:00 11:00
12:00
noon |
Adult
Discussion Group Meeting
for Worship Message
~ Donne Hayden Potluck Lunch & Fellowship |
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Thurs. Feb. 9 |
6:30-8:30 |
Quakerism 101 Study Group |
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SUN.
Feb.
12 |
10:00 11:00
12:00
noon |
Adult
Discussion Group Meeting
for Worship Message
~ Donne Hayden MEETING FOR BUSINESS |
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Thurs. Feb. 16 |
6:30-8:30 |
Quakerism 101 Study Group |
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SUN.
Feb.
19 |
10:00 11:00
12:00
noon 12:30
– 1:30 4:00
– 5:30 |
Adult
Discussion Group Meeting
for Worship Message
~ Donne Hayden Fellowship
in Fireside Room “Comfort of Friends” Group Quaker Conversation Group |