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Recently our online worshippers have noted a deterioration in the audibility of messages from in-person Friends. At the 8/6 worship a borrowed microphone seemed to improve sound, and the Communications Committee is in search for good tech solutions. Please let Carol or another member of the communications committee (Kali, Blake, or Mallory) know if you have suggestions to offer. Friends interested in this topic may be interested in the recent podcast episode on Zooming among Friends - https://quakerpodcast.com/quakers-and-zoom/

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Posted by Blake Burr on 08/07/2023 - 4:09pm

Quaker Aesthetics

by Khyber

Have you ever wondered what a Quaker aesthetics could be? It’s a matter of discernment. Traditionally Quakers created form and substance through prohibition and subtraction. Proscriptions about arts and crafts started in the late 1600s to show that we were not interested in show. Up until the
1800’s, Quakers were invested in plainness— an open declaration that we weren’t engaged with the concerns of the world. But we were very concerned to show the world that we weren’t involved in it.

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Posted by Blake Burr on 07/31/2023 - 6:44pm

Joanne's meeting for learning on global warming and climate change drew from the recent UofM physics lecture and several NOVA programs Joanne uses in her classes:

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Posted by Blake Burr on 07/23/2023 - 4:18pm

The 7/16 Meeting for Learning focused on the six very distinct but positive experiences of Memphis Friends attending the SAYMA yearly sessions in Berea, KY. The slideshow included the "minute of thanks" that was included in the minutes (which are available in full on the sayma.org web site).

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Posted by Blake Burr on 07/17/2023 - 9:07pm

Memphis Friends are becoming acquainted with https://www.workaway.info/ in anticipation of the month-long stay in Memphis of a young Japanese traveler/musician who is currently living and working on the farm of some Alabama Quakers. Those interested in helping organize hospitality should contact Susan.

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Posted by Blake Burr on 07/17/2023 - 9:01pm

The opening message shared in meeting for worship on 7/9 was from Walt Whitman's Song of Myself:

I hear and behold God in every object, yet understand God not in the least,
Nor do I understand who there can be more wonderful than myself.

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Posted by Blake Burr on 07/10/2023 - 10:03am

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