Fourth Saturday Worship Calendar 2020

Invitation to Fourth Saturday Worship. 

Please share as led. 

Topic: (RantWoman's) Zoom Meeting

Time: This is a recurring meeting. The link will stay the same for Fourth Saturdays through December 2020.

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Fourth Saturday Worship

Meeting ID: 957 6969 6552

Passcode: Prayer

Queries and Reflections

We settle into Quaker expectant worship for approximately an hour then will respond as led to the queries here. 

When RantWoman was new to Quaker worship, a good while after she was new to Quakers with big infulence in her life, one of the things that most strongly drew RantWoman to Quakers was a clear commitment to prayer across differences.

How do we understand this idea?

Do you see this idea realized? Please speak from our own experiences.

Have you taken advantage of the opportunity through Zoom to "travel among Friends" including Friends who might be quite different from you?

Further points for reflection:

RantWoman had no idea until she read the memorial minute for former UFM treasurer Tom Craig where he spent his career. Tom Craig Memorial Minute Considering different points of view among people we worship with, what might praying across difference mean for worshipping with Tom?

One of the iconic (To RantWoman) photos in connection with recent Seattle civic life was police chief Carmen Best praying with leaders of many local African American churches. What in Quaker practice might contribute to more prayer in connection with police community relations?

Random threads of Difference

YES Mzagazine: what women's suffrage owes to Indigenous Culture

Friends Journal learning from programmed Friends

Friends Journal on one Meeting's experience about pastors

Difference, BESIDES a Christmas Carol in July: dedicated to "No Arks" Friend. People can't just go 2 by 2. RantWoman still does not understand all the allusions but quite likes the sending out in different numerical flows.

Johny Cash Children Go Where i Send Thee

Finally, Wednesday night Bible Study is reading the book of Mark. RantWoman's call to talk about disability is showing up amid all the miracles and parables. For instance, speaking as an actual blind person, DO NOT TRY the cure blindness with spit thing UNLESS YOU ARE JESUS. NOT sorry for the all-caps because actual blind people have experienced this form of "Grab the Blind Person and Bless them."

Oh my heavens! Saturday August 22 is the Fourth Saturday! 

RantWoman received an automated message early in the Stay Home orders that the Montlake library is closed and all meeting room reservations are cancelled. Some library branches are providing services related both to circulation and use of public restrooms, but meetings are not an option.

There had been conversation about perhaps meeting with social distancing in a park out of doors. This thought appeals to RantWoman but rain is forecast. RantWoman also realizes that her own risk profile is probably quite different from others' travel patterns. Considering the general flow of COVID numbers in WA and that King County is only in Phase 1 of the state's reopening plan, it seems most prudent not even to try in-person meetings yet.

So let us meet in Zoom without the burden of travel or rain or ...

In light and faithfulness

RantWoman.