Dear Friends, Here is the current bulletin. Enjoy. In faith - Viv July 23, 2009 The bulletin informs the Chestnut Hill Monthly Meeting community of news and events as a supplement to the monthly newsletter. This interim communication focuses on time-sensitive information, usually semi-monthly. *_CHESTNUT HILL FRIENDS COMMUNITY_* *Secretary out* – The bulletin will not be issued July 30 or Aug 6. Viv is generally in the office on Mondays and Thursdays, 10:30am – 4:30pm. She will not be in on July 30, Aug 3, and 6. The on-line calendar reflects this and other scheduling information. http://www.quaker.org/chestnuthill/e-calendar.htm *Moo-vie Nights* CANCELLED August 14 for /Steep/. _ _ *_OUR MEMBERS_* *Helping Friends: Meals for Jim Cox and Family* A devoted group of Friends have been providing meals to Jim Cox and his family for the last three to four months. It's has been such a tremendous success and a help to the Cox family that we decided to continue it through the summer months. We'll be providing meals on Wednesdays and Saturdays from July through September. We are looking for more Friends who feel led to join our devoted group. If we have a total of 9 volunteers, the commitment for each volunteer will be no more than one to three meals. All Friends who are interested in joining the effort, please contact me ASAP, Betsy Wallace at kenbetsw2@verizon.net . *_ _* *_WIDER QUAKER COMMUNITY_* *Philadelphia** Yearly Meeting Summer Sessions* July 29th - August 2nd, 2009. Deadline to register children and for early program registration was July 10^th . All info is at http://www.pym.org/annualsessions *Philadelphia** Quarterly Meeting Summer Social * August 16, 2009 at Unity Monthly Meeting, corner of Unity and Waln Sts, in Frankford neighborhood of Philadelphia. 11am Meeting for worship with potluck picnic and fun children’s activites. Childcare available during worship. *The Kin-Dom of God: Living into the Covenant *Pendle Hill is holding a speaker series this summer which has some awesome speakers, including Shane Claiborne and Will O'Brien. Jeff Perkins hopes to attend nearly all, which are held Thursday evenings from June 18 to July 23. He would like to coordinate carpool rides for those from Meeting wishing to attend. If you're able to provide a ride, please e-mail him with the particulars (which dates you will attend and number of spaces available in your car) along with your contact info (phone numbers). Alternately, you can grab Jeff after Meeting. For more info on the speaker series go to: http://www.pendlehill.org/news/124-the-kin-dom-of-god-living-into-the-covenant jeffery_perkins@comcast.net phone: 215-248-1375 * * *ONE- WOMAN PLAY* *at Abington Friends *Actor/playwright Martha Kemper, member of Abington who has attended CHFM, will present her original play,/ Me, Miss Krause and Joan/. WHAT: ME, MISS KRAUSE AND JOAN, written and performed by Martha Kemper WHEN: SEPTEMBER 26, 2009 at 7:30pm WHERE: Abington Friends School Muller Auditorium 520 Meetinghouse Rd, Jenkintown, PA 19046 TICKETS: $15 at door INFO: (215) 884-2865 or amm@abingtonfriends.net This "emotionally powerful and spiritually insightful play about passion and perseverance" (/Philadelphia City Paper/) reveals what goes on in an actor's homework, in search of answers to the question, "How would I play Joan of Arc?" The performance weaves scenes from the life of Joan of Arc with moments and people from the performer's life experience, particularly one special teacher, Alvina Krause. The re-living of a violent assault from the life of the actress is woven into the trial of Joan of Arc. A theme is revealed: there are things so true that no violence can kill, so real that they can never die. The play is recommended for mature audiences. Audience discussion follows the 1 hour performance. Proceeds will benefit the Right Sharing Fund of Abington Friends Meeting and the Women's Center of Montgomery County. *FGC Committee with Ministry on Racism hospitality:* CHFM will host the FGC Committee with Ministry on Racism meeting to be held in our meetinghouse on the weekend of September 25-27, possibly beginning on Thursday the 24th. We need people to offer housing for those coming from out of town, to help with food, and to help with transportation for those arriving from a distance. To help contact Ellen Deacon at 215-247-0670 or ellen.deacon@gmail.com * * *_OUR WIDER COMMUNITY_* Bring in your *food donations *for the food cupboard at Germantown Crisis Ministry on third First Days19, August 16 * * *Finding Our Ground:Living with Reverence for Creation* At Lake Absegami in the New Jersey Pine Barrens October 2-4, 2009 Join Brad Sheeks and Patricia McBee for a retreat in the pine barrens. We will allow ourselves to tune to the rhythm of the trees, the breeze, and the water—to renew our awareness that we are part of nature’s flow—to sit quietly with our soul which is the solid ground upon which we stand. The retreat will provide ample time for solitary walks on wooded trails and paddling on the lake as well as journaling in response to selected writings, and sharing our stories as we gather in front of the fireplace. Grounded in the natural world, we will open ourselves to living with greater reverence and harmony in a suffering world. We have reserved two rustic cabins with two bunks in each of three partitioned areas, full bath with hot showers, and a full kitchen. Also, participants can choose to tent on sites a short walk from the cabins. We will share hearty, simple food. The retreat will be limited to twelve people. Brad Sheeks & Patricia McBee are members of Central Philadelphia Monthly Meeting, where Patricia has a minute of ministry of concern for the environment. For many years, they have co-led couple enrichment retreats sponsored by Friends General Conference. For further information contact Brad at 215-349-6959 or bsheeks@juno.com *_PERSONAL_*__ *Cat-sitting in exchange for housing *I am in search of someone/someones to stay in my West Mt. Airy home for six weeks, from the beginning of November til approximately December 15. The house is a charming row house - 5 minute walk from Carpenter Lane R8 stop. Easy walk to Weaver's Way Food Co op, and the Wissahickon creek.There' s a great deck in the back, and off street parking. (It is possible that we might work out a shorter or longer term, regular housemate agreement for before the period of time I am away, until my return.) I would ask payment for heat. In exchange for rent, I ask you keep the place clean, make sure the pipes don't freeze, and take care of my cat. That would include food/water/treats, daily litter scooping, and medication for a chronic urinary tract condition. If you may be interested, email Martha Kemper mlk11@psu.edu *Studio Space Wanted. *Todd Kimmell seeks studio space for his work with historic imagery. Wants dry space to rent or to use in a barter arrangement. Perhaps the second floor of a large garage, a large basement, or other area within a large home. Todd is willing to clean out and prepare a space, so current condition should not deter anyone from considering the possibilities. Todd B. Kimmell 267-269-1606 www.kimmelldurant.com *_STANDARD REMINDERS_* *Please help center Meeting for Worship: * Friends are invited to arrive early for meeting for worship to help the meeting settle and provide a more meaningful worship experience for children and adults alike. *On-line calendar* for Chestnut Hill Monthly Meeting can be viewed at http://www.quaker.org/chestnuthill/e-calendar.htm Please submit updates to calendar@chestnuthillquakers.org *Bulletin announcements *Please submit copy-ready announcements to secretary@chestnuthillquakers.org or 215-247-3553 by Noon on Thursdays *Leaving the Meetinghouse. *Whenever you are the last one to leave the meetinghouse, you must turn off lights and lock doors. You can lock the meetinghouse and leave even if you not have a key. If you find yourself being the last to leave the meetinghouse but do not have a key, lock the other doors from the inside. Then, leave the building through the door beside the "office." This door can be opened from the inside but is always locked from the outside. Please check the door from the outside as you leave to be sure that the door is tightly closed. Please leave the meetinghouse at least as orderly as you found it. The meetinghouse is used by several groups throughout the week. In order to respect their needs as well as ours, please move furniture back to the way it was when you moved it for your use and put all trash to the large can in the kitchen. If the large can is full, please take the trash to the dumpster across the driveway. If you or your children remove things from the RE closet or the bookcases, please return them. If you use dishes in the kitchen, please wash, dry and put them away. *Stuff Left Around the Meetinghouse *"Stuff" has begun to appear in the meetinghouse. The property committee is charged with keeping the meetinghouse orderly and uses the tag sale to dispose of things (coats, furniture, dishes) that have no purpose. Please talk to someone from the property committee if you need to leave something in the meetinghouse and please label it (including a date when it will be removed) so that we won't think it was intended for the tag sale. ** *Assistive listening devices:* A "hearing helper" system amplifies spoken messages in meeting. These devices can also be used for people in the gathering room who wish to hear spoken messages in the worship room. Contact a member of Worship and Ministry if you want to learn more. -- Viv Hawkins Secretary, Chestnut Hill Friends Meeting 100 E. Mermaid Lane, Philadelphia, PA 19118 215-247-3553