Goose Creek Friends

Newsletter May 2015

Goose Creek Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), Lincoln, Virginia

Queries for Fifth Month:

Education
How can we most effectively foster a spirit of
inquiry with a loving and understanding attitude?
What effort are we making to be better acquainted
with Quaker faith and practices and the beliefs of
other faiths?
Do we take an active and supportive interest in
schools, libraries,and other educational resources in
our communities and elsewhere?
Do we also see nature as a teacher and a guide?
Do I strive to develop my physical, emotional and
mental capacities toward reaching my Divinely given
potential?
How do we prepare ourselves and our children to
play active roles in a changing world?

Monthly Meeting for Worship

with a Concern for Business:
Fifth Month
Friends approved the request from Baltimore
Yearly Meetings Development Committee to
visit on June 21 and speak with us after the rise of
Meeting that day.
Friends approved use of the Meeting House by
the Lincoln Community League and the Lincoln
Preservation Foundation on May 17 at 3:00 for a
presentation on conservation easements and the
value of a Historic District to a community.
Friends approved the annual treasurers report, with
thanks to Ed Devinney for his eight years of service
as Goose Creek Treasurer.
Friends approved a harvest celebration to be held at
the Meeting House on Sunday, November 1, 2015.
Old Friends and new will be invited, as well as the
wider community.
Friends approved August 23 at 4:00 as the date and
time for this summers picnic.

Sam Winstead will visit Lincoln on the morning of

May 15 on his fourth bicycle ride for peace from
North Carolina to Washington, D.C. He will turn 90
years old the following week. Friends are invited to
turn out to welcome him and share refreshments.
Friends were reminded of the Mountain Institutes
appeal for funds to help support their rescue and
aid efforts in Nepal. Meeting approved sending
an emergency donation to the Mountain Institute
immediately, and following up on the possibilities of
long-term support.
Goose Creek Friends will prepare bagged dinners
to be distributed to needy young people at Mobile
Hopes monthly visit to Purcellville in July. Our
young Friends will be encouraged to help prepare the
meals.
Book Sunday will be held on June 7. The Religious
Education Committee plans to provide First Day
School lessons over the summer. They report that so
far the Friendly Adult Presence system for First Day
School classes is working well.
The Peace and Social Concerns Committee is
working on issues having to do with Native
Americans, and will bring some recommendations to
Meeting next month.
Meeting approved with enthusiasm the appointment
of Cameron Hughes as co-clerk (with Maria Nicklin)
of the Religious Education Committee.

Sams Ride for Peace Returns

to Lincoln
For the fourth year, Sam Winstead will visit
Lincoln on his way to Washington to advocate
for peace. Sam is a WWII Marine Corps Veteran
and retired North Carolina farmer who launched
an annual bicycle ride for peace from NC to
DC. Come to welcome him at the Meeting House
on Friday, May 15 (11:30-1:30) one week before
his 90th birthday! Refreshments for Sam and his
crew are welcome.
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Clearness Committees at Goose

Creek Meeting
One of the roles of Goose Creeks Ministry and
Oversight Committee is to help Friends form
clearness committees. You might ask for a clearness
committee when you are making an important
decision about work or a personal relationship, or
when you are experiencing a leading or a problem
and want help with discernment. Clearness
committees are small groups of Friends who might
meet once or several times. They are not there to
give advice as such, but to listen carefully and help
you consider your situation, choices, and actions as
clearly as possible. Of course, all conversations are
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the beginning of Quakerism, however, Friends
also have had a healthy respect for the extent to
which our personal egos can create noise that
confuses and undermines spiritual promptings.
Too easily, and sometimes unconsciously, we
choose to hear only part of a message or warp it
to suit our inclinations.
Knowing this, we turn to other trusted Friends
to help us listen well to the Inner Light and to
enrich our understanding of the current situation
and the path forward. Serving on clearness
and support committees is not only a gift of
time and love to the person whose needs have
brought the committee together, but also a
precious opportunity for each member of the
committee to grow in faith, insight, and love.
Goose Creek Friends have a wonderful resource in
one another! Please ask any member of Ministry
and Oversight if you would like to talk about the
possibility of forming a clearness committee.

Quaker News
Friends General Conference and Pendle Hill
are very happy to announce an experimental
collaboration bringing QuakerBooks of FGC
to Pendle Hill. For at least the next six months,
QuakerBooks will operate from the site of the

current Pendle Hill bookstore. Pendle Hill will now

have in excess of a thousand new titles to serve over
4,500 annual campus visitors. Likewise, FGC will
be able to better serve Friends living in and visiting
the Philadelphia region with a convenient walkin bookstore, ample parking, and the beauty and
serenity of the Pendle Hill campus. . .
Our hours will be 9:30am-4:30pm, Thursday
through Monday, beginning Monday, April 13.
These hours will also better serve Pendle Hill
weekend workshop participants and Friends who
work during the week. Customer service will be
available during these new times as well. To reach
QuakerBooks of FGC, use our same phone number:
1-800-966-4556 (toll-free) or 215-561-1700 x3044
(local). The QuakerBooks website will continue to
be available 24/7 to serve your needs.
Friends Wilderness Center Dome Grand
Opening Celebration May 30 This celebration
will feature tours of our new Geodesic Dome as
well as discussion sessions that explore the legacy
of Buckminster Fuller, the geometry of domes, the
possibilities afforded by new green technologies
such as solar panels, and how each of us can
implement sustainability practices for greener
living in our homes, at work, and at our meetings
and places of worship. There will be balloons for
the kids and opportunities to build geometrical
models with a Zometool Kit . So please join
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something for Friends and family of all ages. If
you have a desire to spend the night at the FWC,
you can rent a room in the cabin or avail yourself
of one of the several more rustic options including
the new Dome, the Treehouse, and the Yurt. Tent
camping on the lawn is an option as well. Come on
out and share in the fun! If you have any questions
concerning any of our programs, please email Sheila
at snbach@earthlink.net or call 304.728.4820. We
ask that you let us know if you are coming to any
or all of our events, and reservations for a meal are
required.
Baltimore Yearly Meeting is looking for a new
Youth Programs Manager to work with its Youth
Programs Committee. This is a three-quarters-time
position with extensive weekend requirements.
To apply, or for questions, please contact Riley
Robinson at applications@bym-rsf.org. More
information is available on the BYM website: http://
www.bym-rsf.org/

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BYM Interim Meeting June 13 at Patuxent

Friends Meeting in Lusby, MD
Quaker Spring 2015 June 26-July 1, Oakwood
Friends School (Poughkeepsie, NY) Registration
for Quaker Spring 2015 is now open! This
year we will be gathering at Oakwood Friends
School in Poughkeepsie, NY from Friday until
Wednesday, June 26-July 1. Program information
and registration forms are online at Quakerspring.
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renewal by the springs of living water, please come!
Part-time registrations are welcome. This year we
will be offering a special program for children
and families on Saturday and Sunday, June 2728, under the care of Melinda Wenner Bradley. It
will feature Godly Play, Faith and Play, and a true
Quaker Spring experience for children ages 4 to
11. Older and younger children are also welcome!
For more information, contact Debby Churchman.
(fmwquaker@googlegroups.com)
BYM Annual Session: Baltimore Yearly
Meetings Annual Session 2015 will be held
at Frostburg State University in Frostburg, MD,
August 4-9. Checkwww.bymrsf.org/events/
annualsession for news and updates.

Family Camp Weekends

May 16-12, Shiloh Quaker Camp
(Hood, VA)
May 30-31, Opequon Quaker Camp
(Brucetown, VA)
Family Camp Weekends at Baltimore Yearly
Meeting Camp Properties offer us all a chance to
come and enjoy our beautiful camp properties at a
special time of year. Individuals and families are
invited to come and enjoy the camps for a day or for
the weekend. This spring, we will have a program
coordinator at each weekend who will plan camptype activities for Saturday and Sunday mornings,
as well as Saturday afternoon and evening. These
may include things like playing in the creek, a crafts
project, or hiking around one of the most precious
places on earth. There will also be plenty of work
projects to do! Work projects offer people with
all kinds of skills the opportunity to enjoy some
meaningful and satisfying work! We will enjoy
meals together, have time to explore and even spend
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and enjoy a camp experience, give the gift of your
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yourself rejuvenated.

Goose Creek news

Book Sunday, June 7

Goose Creeks annual presentation of

a book to each First Day School student
The 12th Annual Amnesty
International Picnic and
Croquet Tournament will be
held at the Carlsons house
on Saturday, June 20.

Mobile Hope needs diapers

(of all sizes) and baby wipes.
Ongoing donations to Mobile Hope
and Loudoun Interfaith Relief can be
left in the First Day School room.

Friends will note a change of address: John

Janney has moved to Bozeman, Montana, where
his daughter Eliza lives, as well as his niece Rose
DeButts. We hope to have word from him next
month of his travels and his new home, but in the
meantime: Light and best wishes to you, John! We
miss you!

Goose Creek Women:

Conversation at the
Meeting House
Saturday morning
May 16, 2015
10:00 am

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Sundays

Facing Bench

Meeting for worship at 9:45 a.m.

First Day School at 10:00 a.m.
Fellowship at 10:45 a.m.

Worship and Discussion Group

MAY
Patricia Barber
JUNE
Catherine Cox

Wednesday evenings, 7-8

Hospitality

Calendar
MAY
5/9 Saturday
5/15 Friday
5/16 Saturday
5/31 Sunday
JUNE
6/7 Sunday

9 am
11:30 am
10 am
11 am

Peace and Social Concerns Committee meeting

Welcome to Sam Winstead on his ride for peace
Goose Creek womens conversation
Ministry and Oversight Committee meeting

10:45 am
11:00 am

Book Sunday & Ice Cream Social

Meeting for Worship with a Concern for Business

If you can bring refreshments in May, please sign

the list in the small gathering room, or contact
Brett Hoag.

Change of address
John Janney, 1410 South Rouse Avenue, Bozeman, MT 59715

First Day School

May 10th: First Day School will be starting an exciting new project entitled, Every
problem has a solution. Our goal is to solve the problem of someone in need who is
cold by providing them with a blanket that the children will knit a square at a time.
Each child - male and female, elementary through high schoolers - will learn to knit
squares that will make up a nice warm blanket. There will be dropped stitches here
and there, but as our phrase goes every problem has a solutionDQGZHFDQ[DQ\
dropped stitches.
May 17th: Cory will be leading elementary through high schoolers in a lesson on
environmental stewardship. The children will be listening to a story and then if the
weather is cooperative we will be using water colors to paint outside.
May 24th: The lesson will be on the meaning of Memorial Day with a craft or
outdoor activity. This will be for the elementary through HS-aged students.
May 31st: Architect Wayne Hughes AIA, will share his experiences with all the
students about how he created and donated blueprints to help people build affordable
houses in Haiti.

But I showed them by the scriptures that

there was an anointing within man to teach
him and that the Lord would teach his people
himself. George Fox, 1648

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