The Old Chatham Quakers Newsletter contains Meeting news and upcoming events.
Love to Sing?
Some years ago, our Friends’ Meeting had a singing group which met about once a month in the meetinghouse. If you miss singing in a group and are looking for a musical home without the pressure of either auditioning or performing, why not join a group that will meet on the last Saturday of each month from 3:00 to 4:00 pm?
You will participate in choosing our repertoire and you do not need to be able to read music. We will have our first meeting on Saturday, January 31st, at 3:00 and discuss the music we would like to sing. Laura Schwartzberg will bring copies of rounds as a start. Farid and Laura were in a short-lived group that met for round-singing a while ago. It’s a fun way to raise our voices and enjoy some harmony.
Come and be part of a supportive, inclusive community! All ages are welcome, and if you play a guitar, do bring it, or invite a friend who would like to sing or strum.
Please contact Laura Schwartzberg.
You will participate in choosing our repertoire and you do not need to be able to read music. We will have our first meeting on Saturday, January 31st, at 3:00 and discuss the music we would like to sing. Laura Schwartzberg will bring copies of rounds as a start. Farid and Laura were in a short-lived group that met for round-singing a while ago. It’s a fun way to raise our voices and enjoy some harmony.
Come and be part of a supportive, inclusive community! All ages are welcome, and if you play a guitar, do bring it, or invite a friend who would like to sing or strum.
Please contact Laura Schwartzberg.
Walking in the World as a Friend
Join us this fall for a series of 4 sessions (once a month) about the Religious Society of Friends. "Walking in the World as a Friend” by Nadine Hoover will guide our discussions. We will follow how Quaker practices weave together the individual, Quaker community and Spirit, creating a unique, vital and transformative dynamic.
Our fourth gathering, on February 15, 2026–after worship- will explore Essential Quaker Structures.
Quakers experience the Living Spirit that speaks to our human condition in easy and hard times, in every person, every moment, everywhere. Quakers experiment with allowing the Spirit to shape and guide our daily lives through our human faculties of love, conscience, and discernment.
Please review the videos on Ecology of Practice: Essential Quaker Structures, Monthly Meeting, and Meetings of Ministers, Stewards, or Witnesses.
The PDF of the entire book can be viewed at the following link:
https://quakerrecollaborative.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Walking-in-World-as-a-Friend.pdf
Our fourth gathering, on February 15, 2026–after worship- will explore Essential Quaker Structures.
Quakers experience the Living Spirit that speaks to our human condition in easy and hard times, in every person, every moment, everywhere. Quakers experiment with allowing the Spirit to shape and guide our daily lives through our human faculties of love, conscience, and discernment.
Please review the videos on Ecology of Practice: Essential Quaker Structures, Monthly Meeting, and Meetings of Ministers, Stewards, or Witnesses.
The PDF of the entire book can be viewed at the following link:
https://quakerrecollaborative.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Walking-in-World-as-a-Friend.pdf
Potluck February 22
Join us for potluck on Sunday, February 22, after meeting for worship, from 12:30 to 1:30. All are encouraged to come -- bring a dish or snack to share. Labeling the ingredients is helpful for those with food preferences.
Healing and Worship Group
A group of F/friends have been gathering in the Light on Tuesday and Thursday mornings to hold particular concerns or people; as well as to ground ourselves in the energy and love that we find in these opportunities. Please join us if you are led; we gather at 8:30 a.m. and end at 9:00 a.m on Zoom. You are also welcome to join late or leave early, if your schedule requires it. This is a wonderful way to start the day. To join, use this link.