Report by Patricia Sears, Houstatonic Meeting:
Purchase Quarterly Retreat: "ON LIVING THE WORSHIP LIFE"
Thirty-six seekers, seasoned Friends as well as newcomers, gathered at the Stamford-Greenwich Meetinghouse on May 20, 2007, for a daylong retreat sponsored by Purchase Quarter Ministry and Counsel. Our leaders for "Living the Worship Life" were Christopher Sammond who facilitated, Heather Cook who held the gathering in prayer, and the Spirit who graced us with heart-openings, understandings, and the knowing of one another in deep places.
Foundational to the day was the recognition that "worship is the heart of who we are as Friends. If our worship is grounded and nourishing, our meetings flourish. If it is shallow or tangled, our meeting life will suffer." Our entire day was grounded in worship, and it was our shared, immediate experiences that led us to insights, rather than the other way around. In dyads, small groups, and our large circle of all, we explored preparation for worship, deepening individual and corporate connection to the Divine in worship, and vocal ministry.
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Lively music with lyrics that combine political humor, compassion, parody and social commentary will fill the
Scarsdale Friends Meetinghouse on Saturday evening, June 9
at 7:00 p.m. when folk singer Tom Nielson, currently on a nationwide tour, will perform at the Quaker Meetinghouse,
located at 133 Popham Road just west of Rte. 22, behind Scarsdale Village Hall.
Neilson, a prize-winning folk festival performer, uniteshumor and audience participation with raucous music
and savvy, often satirical, political lyrics. During his yearsof performing he has received many rave reviews;
samples of his music can be heard on his website: Tom Neilson
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At a sharing session held January 6, 2007 the Meeting considered these questions proposed by NYYM Ministry and Counsel:
• What is the state of your Meeting group?
• Is Scarsdale Meeting an integral part of your life?• Where do you see new life emerging? Growth?
• Where do you feel the Meeting is stuck
• How do you attract and integrate newcomers into the life of the Meeting
• How are NY Yearly Meeting concerns such as Earth care, racism, conscientious objection to war taxes, GLBT, meeting the minimal needs of all, manifest in your Meeting
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Scarsdale Peace & Social Concerns Committee, in conjunction with Purchase and Chappaqua Monthly Meetings, staged the New York State version of the AFSC "Eyes< Wide Open" exhibit in White Plains on Friday November 3.
This exhibit, aimed at building public awareness of the cost of the Iraq war in both lives and dollars, features a formation of some 125 army combat boots, each labeled with the name, age and home town of a New York State service person killed in Iraq. There is also a token exhibit of civilian shoes, each labeled with the name of an Iraqui civilian killed in the war.
There was a reading of the names of service persons killed in Iraq, including age and home town for each. There was also a candle light vigil attended by
Quakers from all over Westchester.
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