Welcome to Bethesda Friends Meeting
We're Quakers who meet every Sunday at 11:00 a.m.
Our meetinghouse is on the Sidwell Friends Lower School campus.
We are worshiping in person and also via Zoom.
OUR TESTIMONIES: As members of the Religious Society of Friends, we strive for:
SIMPLICITY - Learning to discern the essential from the non-essential.
PEACE - Living in a spirit that takes away the occasion for all war.
INTEGRITY - Being who we truly are and truly meaning what we say.
COMMUNITY - Knowing that we need one another in order to be whole.
EQUALITY - Knowing that everyone, everywhere is equally precious to God. This includes people of all ages, abilities, sexual orientation, races, ethnicities, levels of resources, and theological perspectives.
STEWARDSHIP - Caring for the environment and using time and resources wisely, not wastefully.
Our queries this month concern Meeting for Worship: In what ways do I prepare my heart and mind to receive the power of God’s presence and love? How does worship deepen my relationship with God? How is this inspiration carried over into my daily life? Are our meetings for worship held in expectant waiting for Divine guidance? How do activities of our meeting find their inspiration in worship? In what ways does worship uphold meeting activities? |
Do you want to learn more
about Quakers?
Here are several choices
- An introduction to Quakerism via seven brief emails in your inbox.
- Short QuakerSpeak Videos.
- Quakers Today podcast.
- Thee Quaker podcast.
- An "anytime" self-guided online class in Quakerism that provides an introduction for newcomers and a refresher for members through a diversity of perspectives.
- Friends Journal website, includes access to their magazine articles.
- A monthly "Worship for Newcomers" aims to support Friends and those new to Quakerism.
- More resources on our Visitor and Resources pages.
The Social Concerns Box for NOVEMBER IS INTERFAITH WORKS HOUSING PROGRAM The Interfaith Works housing program provides affordable housing and social services to homeless families in Montgomery County as they transition from homelessness to independence. BFM has been a member organization for more than 25 years. Although Montgomery County is considered affluent, more than 80,000 residents live on incomes below the federal poverty line (source: 2025 State of Nonprofits in Montgomery County, MD). Homelessness is increasing, especially during a time of employment disruption for Federal workers and contractors. In this season of giving thanks and gathering together, please consider contributing as generously as you are able to the Social Concerns Box for the Interfaith Works program. Donations will support emergency shelter, supportive housing, essential needs, and employment programs.
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