Upcoming Opportunities to Connect with Our Quaker Identity
October 10, 2024
By: 黑料专区
The Spiritual Life Committee of 黑料专区 is excited to share a few opportunities to connect to our identity as a Quaker School.
Sunday, October 20, 11 am: Meeting for Worship at 110 Schermerhorn
Brooklyn Monthly Meeting (BMM) is extending a special invitation to BFS families and colleagues to the Schermerhorn Meetinghouse on Sunday, October 20. All BFS families are welcome to attend Meeting for Worship any Sunday, but BMM is making special provisions to welcome us on October 20. We hope you will be able to join.
What can you expect at Meeting?聽Sitting in silence, and then sharing messages that arise from that silence, is an active and lifelong process and discipline in which we connect to stillness and the light within. Adults will share in worship upstairs. Children are welcome to do so as well, or to attend First Day School on the lower floor, where facilitators will explore the concept of SPICES (Simplicity, Integrity, Community, Peace, Equality, and Stewardship). Childcare will be provided for children under 4. There is an optional social hour following Meeting for Worship in the downstairs social room, where all are welcome to enjoy refreshments and get to know members of the community.
Saturday, November 16, 10 am – 3 pm: Cemetery Cleanup in Prospect Park:聽
Each year, the Brooklyn Monthly Meeting invites the BFS community聽to an autumn work day, this year scheduled for聽Saturday, November 16, 10 am – 3 pm.聽It is a wonderful time to connect with each other in a sacred space, with students, colleagues, and families. A former BFS parent is the sexton of the cemetery, and often leads a tour during the work day as well. The Cemetery s one of the most peaceful places in our city, and it is rarely open to the public (roughly once a month). Please mark your calendars and .
Saturday, October 19: Autumn Tree Walk,聽11 am
If you are interested in visiting the Cemetery before November,聽on Saturday, October 19 (also 11 am – 3 pm), there is an聽autumn tree walk scheduled with an arborist, author, and Friend. It can be a little tricky to聽find the聽cemetery聽your first time, so we recommend reading more here:聽.
We also recommend you to check out聽听补听semi-monthly newsletter that contains various recommended聽reads聽from Friends Council on Education. The link above also takes you to the most recent past issues and archives. The most recent newsletter includes an interview with psychologist聽Jamil Zaki about how to balance realism with hope.聽