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• Meeting for Worship + First Day School Opening + Child Care (Child Care 10:45am-12:20pm)

  • When
    March 16, 2025
  •  
    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    In person and via Zoom

  Bethesda Friends worship together each Sunday at 11:00 a.m. Please click here for details. 

  1. We worship indoors at SFS Lower campus with some Covid considerations.
  2. Concurrently, we also worship via Zoom.

  Please click here for details and to ask for the Zoom link.

  • Child care for children with paid providers is available at the Meetinghouse: Toddlers-Pre-K in the CC room. K-6 in the Playground. 
  • In person: At 12:15, join us for coffee hour in the Meetinghouse Library.
  • Via Zoom: Stay on the link for an after-Meeting chat at 12:15.

  
  

  First Day School (FDS) is offered on the first and third Sunday of the month. Check the weekly bulletin for updates to the schedule.

  Youth care is available on non-holiday weekends for children over 5 years of age on non-First Day School Sundays (i.e., the 2nd, 4th and 5th Sundays of a month) during Meeting for Worship. Youth care volunteers are needed for November 12. We seek a core group who could volunteer three or four times per year. There will be a sign-up sheet at Meeting asking for two volunteers each non-First Day School Sunday. One volunteer will pair with a paid childcare provider to supervise play for the children under 5 years old. The second volunteer will pair with a paid childcare provider to supervise activities for children 5 years and older. This is an opportunity to get to know our wonderful group of children. It is also an opportunity to support parents of younger children who wish to attend Meeting for Worship. Crafts and game activities are provided. You may also sign up via a signup genius link:

  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090445A8A929A2FB6-bfmchildcare

  Childcare is available on non-holiday weekends from 10:45 a.m. to 12:20 p.m. for children under 5 years of age. Paid caregivers will provide this service.

  Please note that all children must be signed in and signed out at the child care room by their parent or caregiver. For new and visiting families, parents will be asked to fill out a very short registration form. The BFM Youth Safety Policy requires that all young people (infant to 18 years old) must be supervised by a parent, teachers, or child care staff at all times.

  For details, see: https://www.bethesdafriends.org/Religious-Education-K-8

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• Mid-week Meeting for Worship

  • When
    March 19, 2025
  •  
    8:00 PM - 8:30 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    at home & email

  Over-zoomed? Join BFM Friends’ “low tech” email mid-week worship on Wednesdays from 8:00 to 8:30 p.m. Each of us worships in our homes without video or audio. While some simply join in spirit, those wishing to touch base with the others receive emails at the start and end of worship.

  At rise of meeting, email participants are invited to worship-share via reply-all with the evening’s email group. To participate, please use our Contact Us form.

  
  

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• Meeting for Worship + Child Care (10:45am-12:20pm)

  • When
    March 23, 2025
  •  
    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    In person and via Zoom

  Bethesda Friends worship together each Sunday at 11:00 a.m. Please click here for details. 

  1. We worship indoors at SFS Lower campus with some Covid considerations.
  2. Concurrently, we also worship via Zoom.

  Please click here for details and to ask for the Zoom link.

  • Child care for children with paid providers is available at the Meetinghouse: Toddlers-Pre-K in the CC room. K-6 in the Playground. 
  • In person: At 12:15, join us for coffee hour in the Meetinghouse Library.
  • Via Zoom: Stay on the link for an after-Meeting chat at 12:15.

  
  

  Youth care is available on non-holiday weekends for children over 5 years of age on non-First Day School Sundays (i.e., the 2nd, 4th and 5th Sundays of a month) during Meeting for Worship. We seek a core group who could volunteer three or four times per year. There will be a sign-up sheet at Meeting asking for two volunteers each non-First Day School Sunday. One volunteer will pair with a paid childcare provider to supervise play for the children under 5 years old. The second volunteer will pair with a paid childcare provider to supervise activities for children 5 years and older. This is an opportunity to get to know our wonderful group of children. It is also an opportunity to support parents of younger children who wish to attend Meeting for Worship. Crafts and game activities are provided. You may also sign up via a signup genius link:

  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090445A8A929A2FB6-bfmchildcare

  Childcare is available on non-holiday weekends from 10:45 a.m. to 12:20 p.m. for children under 5 years of age. Paid caregivers will provide this service.

  Please note that all children must be signed in and signed out at the child care room by their parent or caregiver. For new and visiting families, parents will be asked to fill out a very short registration form. The BFM Youth Safety Policy requires that all young people (infant to 18 years old) must be supervised by a parent, teachers, or child care staff at all times.

  For details, see: https://www.bethesdafriends.org/Religious-Education-K-8

  
  

  
  

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• Mid-week Meeting for Worship

  • When
    March 26, 2025
  •  
    8:00 PM - 8:30 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    at home & email

  Over-zoomed? Join BFM Friends’ “low tech” email mid-week worship on Wednesdays from 8:00 to 8:30 p.m. Each of us worships in our homes without video or audio. While some simply join in spirit, those wishing to touch base with the others receive emails at the start and end of worship.

  At rise of meeting, email participants are invited to worship-share via reply-all with the evening’s email group. To participate, please use our Contact Us form.

  
  

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• Save the Date: Gunpowder Friends Meeting’s Gathering of Healers, March 28-30

  • Start
    March 28, 2025
  • End
    March 30, 2025

  Calling all S/spirit-led, hands-on energy workers! Gunpowder Friends Meeting invites you to a Gathering of Healers, March 28-30, 2025. This is envisioned as a time to get to know one another, to give and receive work, and to talk about ways forward as a cohort of healers in a deeply worshipful setting. If you think you would like to be part of this gathering please contact Greta Kirk Mickey: text or call 315-694-1359 or email greta.mickey@gmail.com. Stay tuned for more information!

  
  

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• Coordinating Gathering

  • When
    March 30, 2025
  •  
    1:00 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    via Zoom

  Representatives of BFM committees meet the week before Meeting for Business to discuss the upcoming Business agenda. These meetings are open to all who wish to attend.  Request Zoom access via our Contact Us form.  

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• Mid-week Meeting for Worship

  • When
    April 02, 2025
  •  
    8:00 PM - 8:30 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    at home & email

  Over-zoomed? Join BFM Friends’ “low tech” email mid-week worship on Wednesdays from 8:00 to 8:30 p.m. Each of us worships in our homes without video or audio. While some simply join in spirit, those wishing to touch base with the others receive emails at the start and end of worship.

  At rise of meeting, email participants are invited to worship-share via reply-all with the evening’s email group. To participate, please use our Contact Us form.

  
  

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• Meeting for Worship with a Concern for Business

  • When
    April 06, 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM (EDT)
  • Location
    via Zoom & in-person

  Bethesda F/friends will consider various business items in a hybrid format, both in the Meetinghouse and via Zoom. How the Spirit will lead us in discernment of issues both large and small is part of the mystery that is the Religious Society of Friends. All who come to Meeting for Worship are welcome and encouraged to participate in our worshipful sharing of Meeting for Business. If you join us via Zoom, use the link in your email Weekly Bulletin or request it via our Contact Us form. This meeting is normally the first Sunday of each month, except in July and August. 

  
  

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• Meeting for Worship + First Day School Opening + Child Care (Child Care 10:45am-12:20pm)

  • When
    April 06, 2025
  •  
    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    In person and via Zoom

  Bethesda Friends worship together each Sunday at 11:00 a.m. Please click here for details. 

  1. We worship indoors at SFS Lower campus with some Covid considerations.
  2. Concurrently, we also worship via Zoom.

  Please click here for details and to ask for the Zoom link.

  • Child care for children with paid providers is available at the Meetinghouse: Toddlers-Pre-K in the CC room. K-6 in the Playground. 
  • In person: At 12:15, join us for coffee hour in the Meetinghouse Library.
  • Via Zoom: Stay on the link for an after-Meeting chat at 12:15.

  
  

  First Day School (FDS) is offered on the first and third Sunday of the month. Check the weekly bulletin for updates to the schedule.

  Youth care is available on non-holiday weekends for children over 5 years of age on non-First Day School Sundays (i.e., the 2nd, 4th and 5th Sundays of a month) during Meeting for Worship. Youth care volunteers are needed for November 12. We seek a core group who could volunteer three or four times per year. There will be a sign-up sheet at Meeting asking for two volunteers each non-First Day School Sunday. One volunteer will pair with a paid childcare provider to supervise play for the children under 5 years old. The second volunteer will pair with a paid childcare provider to supervise activities for children 5 years and older. This is an opportunity to get to know our wonderful group of children. It is also an opportunity to support parents of younger children who wish to attend Meeting for Worship. Crafts and game activities are provided. You may also sign up via a signup genius link:

  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090445A8A929A2FB6-bfmchildcare

  Childcare is available on non-holiday weekends from 10:45 a.m. to 12:20 p.m. for children under 5 years of age. Paid caregivers will provide this service.

  Please note that all children must be signed in and signed out at the child care room by their parent or caregiver. For new and visiting families, parents will be asked to fill out a very short registration form. The BFM Youth Safety Policy requires that all young people (infant to 18 years old) must be supervised by a parent, teachers, or child care staff at all times.

  For details, see: https://www.bethesdafriends.org/Religious-Education-K-8

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• Mid-week Meeting for Worship

  • When
    April 09, 2025
  •  
    8:00 PM - 8:30 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    at home & email

  Over-zoomed? Join BFM Friends’ “low tech” email mid-week worship on Wednesdays from 8:00 to 8:30 p.m. Each of us worships in our homes without video or audio. While some simply join in spirit, those wishing to touch base with the others receive emails at the start and end of worship.

  At rise of meeting, email participants are invited to worship-share via reply-all with the evening’s email group. To participate, please use our Contact Us form.

  
  

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• Meeting for Worship + Child Care (10:45am-12:20pm)

  • When
    April 13, 2025
  •  
    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    In person and via Zoom

  Bethesda Friends worship together each Sunday at 11:00 a.m. Please click here for details. 

  1. We worship indoors at SFS Lower campus with some Covid considerations.
  2. Concurrently, we also worship via Zoom.

  Please click here for details and to ask for the Zoom link.

  • Child care for children with paid providers is available at the Meetinghouse: Toddlers-Pre-K in the CC room. K-6 in the Playground. 
  • In person: At 12:15, join us for coffee hour in the Meetinghouse Library.
  • Via Zoom: Stay on the link for an after-Meeting chat at 12:15.

  
  

  Youth care is available on non-holiday weekends for children over 5 years of age on non-First Day School Sundays (i.e., the 2nd, 4th and 5th Sundays of a month) during Meeting for Worship. We seek a core group who could volunteer three or four times per year. There will be a sign-up sheet at Meeting asking for two volunteers each non-First Day School Sunday. One volunteer will pair with a paid childcare provider to supervise play for the children under 5 years old. The second volunteer will pair with a paid childcare provider to supervise activities for children 5 years and older. This is an opportunity to get to know our wonderful group of children. It is also an opportunity to support parents of younger children who wish to attend Meeting for Worship. Crafts and game activities are provided. You may also sign up via a signup genius link:

  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090445A8A929A2FB6-bfmchildcare

  Childcare is available on non-holiday weekends from 10:45 a.m. to 12:20 p.m. for children under 5 years of age. Paid caregivers will provide this service.

  Please note that all children must be signed in and signed out at the child care room by their parent or caregiver. For new and visiting families, parents will be asked to fill out a very short registration form. The BFM Youth Safety Policy requires that all young people (infant to 18 years old) must be supervised by a parent, teachers, or child care staff at all times.

  For details, see: https://www.bethesdafriends.org/Religious-Education-K-8

  
  

  
  

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• Mid-week Meeting for Worship

  • When
    April 16, 2025
  •  
    8:00 PM - 8:30 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    at home & email

  Over-zoomed? Join BFM Friends’ “low tech” email mid-week worship on Wednesdays from 8:00 to 8:30 p.m. Each of us worships in our homes without video or audio. While some simply join in spirit, those wishing to touch base with the others receive emails at the start and end of worship.

  At rise of meeting, email participants are invited to worship-share via reply-all with the evening’s email group. To participate, please use our Contact Us form.

  
  

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• Mid-week Meeting for Worship

  • When
    April 23, 2025
  •  
    8:00 PM - 8:30 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    at home & email

  Over-zoomed? Join BFM Friends’ “low tech” email mid-week worship on Wednesdays from 8:00 to 8:30 p.m. Each of us worships in our homes without video or audio. While some simply join in spirit, those wishing to touch base with the others receive emails at the start and end of worship.

  At rise of meeting, email participants are invited to worship-share via reply-all with the evening’s email group. To participate, please use our Contact Us form.

  
  

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• Meeting for Worship + Child Care (10:45am-12:20pm)

  • When
    April 27, 2025
  •  
    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    In person and via Zoom

  Bethesda Friends worship together each Sunday at 11:00 a.m. Please click here for details. 

  1. We worship indoors at SFS Lower campus with some Covid considerations.
  2. Concurrently, we also worship via Zoom.

  Please click here for details and to ask for the Zoom link.

  • Child care for children with paid providers is available at the Meetinghouse: Toddlers-Pre-K in the CC room. K-6 in the Playground. 
  • In person: At 12:15, join us for coffee hour in the Meetinghouse Library.
  • Via Zoom: Stay on the link for an after-Meeting chat at 12:15.

  
  

  Youth care is available on non-holiday weekends for children over 5 years of age on non-First Day School Sundays (i.e., the 2nd, 4th and 5th Sundays of a month) during Meeting for Worship. We seek a core group who could volunteer three or four times per year. There will be a sign-up sheet at Meeting asking for two volunteers each non-First Day School Sunday. One volunteer will pair with a paid childcare provider to supervise play for the children under 5 years old. The second volunteer will pair with a paid childcare provider to supervise activities for children 5 years and older. This is an opportunity to get to know our wonderful group of children. It is also an opportunity to support parents of younger children who wish to attend Meeting for Worship. Crafts and game activities are provided. You may also sign up via a signup genius link:

  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090445A8A929A2FB6-bfmchildcare

  Childcare is available on non-holiday weekends from 10:45 a.m. to 12:20 p.m. for children under 5 years of age. Paid caregivers will provide this service.

  Please note that all children must be signed in and signed out at the child care room by their parent or caregiver. For new and visiting families, parents will be asked to fill out a very short registration form. The BFM Youth Safety Policy requires that all young people (infant to 18 years old) must be supervised by a parent, teachers, or child care staff at all times.

  For details, see: https://www.bethesdafriends.org/Religious-Education-K-8

  
  

  
  

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• Coordinating Gathering

  • When
    April 27, 2025
  •  
    1:00 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    via Zoom

  Representatives of BFM committees meet the week before Meeting for Business to discuss the upcoming Business agenda. These meetings are open to all who wish to attend.  Request Zoom access via our Contact Us form.  

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• Mid-week Meeting for Worship

  • When
    April 30, 2025
  •  
    8:00 PM - 8:30 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    at home & email

  Over-zoomed? Join BFM Friends’ “low tech” email mid-week worship on Wednesdays from 8:00 to 8:30 p.m. Each of us worships in our homes without video or audio. While some simply join in spirit, those wishing to touch base with the others receive emails at the start and end of worship.

  At rise of meeting, email participants are invited to worship-share via reply-all with the evening’s email group. To participate, please use our Contact Us form.

  
  

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• Meeting for Worship with a Concern for Business

  • When
    May 04, 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM (EDT)
  • Location
    via Zoom & in-person

  Bethesda F/friends will consider various business items in a hybrid format, both in the Meetinghouse and via Zoom. How the Spirit will lead us in discernment of issues both large and small is part of the mystery that is the Religious Society of Friends. All who come to Meeting for Worship are welcome and encouraged to participate in our worshipful sharing of Meeting for Business. If you join us via Zoom, use the link in your email Weekly Bulletin or request it via our Contact Us form. This meeting is normally the first Sunday of each month, except in July and August. 

  
  

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• Meeting for Worship + First Day School Opening + Child Care (Child Care 10:45am-12:20pm)

  • When
    May 04, 2025
  •  
    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    In person and via Zoom

  Bethesda Friends worship together each Sunday at 11:00 a.m. Please click here for details. 

  1. We worship indoors at SFS Lower campus with some Covid considerations.
  2. Concurrently, we also worship via Zoom.

  Please click here for details and to ask for the Zoom link.

  • Child care for children with paid providers is available at the Meetinghouse: Toddlers-Pre-K in the CC room. K-6 in the Playground. 
  • In person: At 12:15, join us for coffee hour in the Meetinghouse Library.
  • Via Zoom: Stay on the link for an after-Meeting chat at 12:15.

  
  

  First Day School (FDS) is offered on the first and third Sunday of the month. Check the weekly bulletin for updates to the schedule.

  Youth care is available on non-holiday weekends for children over 5 years of age on non-First Day School Sundays (i.e., the 2nd, 4th and 5th Sundays of a month) during Meeting for Worship. Youth care volunteers are needed for November 12. We seek a core group who could volunteer three or four times per year. There will be a sign-up sheet at Meeting asking for two volunteers each non-First Day School Sunday. One volunteer will pair with a paid childcare provider to supervise play for the children under 5 years old. The second volunteer will pair with a paid childcare provider to supervise activities for children 5 years and older. This is an opportunity to get to know our wonderful group of children. It is also an opportunity to support parents of younger children who wish to attend Meeting for Worship. Crafts and game activities are provided. You may also sign up via a signup genius link:

  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090445A8A929A2FB6-bfmchildcare

  Childcare is available on non-holiday weekends from 10:45 a.m. to 12:20 p.m. for children under 5 years of age. Paid caregivers will provide this service.

  Please note that all children must be signed in and signed out at the child care room by their parent or caregiver. For new and visiting families, parents will be asked to fill out a very short registration form. The BFM Youth Safety Policy requires that all young people (infant to 18 years old) must be supervised by a parent, teachers, or child care staff at all times.

  For details, see: https://www.bethesdafriends.org/Religious-Education-K-8

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• Mid-week Meeting for Worship

  • When
    May 07, 2025
  •  
    8:00 PM - 8:30 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    at home & email

  Over-zoomed? Join BFM Friends’ “low tech” email mid-week worship on Wednesdays from 8:00 to 8:30 p.m. Each of us worships in our homes without video or audio. While some simply join in spirit, those wishing to touch base with the others receive emails at the start and end of worship.

  At rise of meeting, email participants are invited to worship-share via reply-all with the evening’s email group. To participate, please use our Contact Us form.

  
  

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• Meeting for Worship + Child Care (10:45am-12:20pm)

  • When
    May 11, 2025
  •  
    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    In person and via Zoom

  Bethesda Friends worship together each Sunday at 11:00 a.m. Please click here for details. 

  1. We worship indoors at SFS Lower campus with some Covid considerations.
  2. Concurrently, we also worship via Zoom.

  Please click here for details and to ask for the Zoom link.

  • Child care for children with paid providers is available at the Meetinghouse: Toddlers-Pre-K in the CC room. K-6 in the Playground. 
  • In person: At 12:15, join us for coffee hour in the Meetinghouse Library.
  • Via Zoom: Stay on the link for an after-Meeting chat at 12:15.

  
  

  Youth care is available on non-holiday weekends for children over 5 years of age on non-First Day School Sundays (i.e., the 2nd, 4th and 5th Sundays of a month) during Meeting for Worship. We seek a core group who could volunteer three or four times per year. There will be a sign-up sheet at Meeting asking for two volunteers each non-First Day School Sunday. One volunteer will pair with a paid childcare provider to supervise play for the children under 5 years old. The second volunteer will pair with a paid childcare provider to supervise activities for children 5 years and older. This is an opportunity to get to know our wonderful group of children. It is also an opportunity to support parents of younger children who wish to attend Meeting for Worship. Crafts and game activities are provided. You may also sign up via a signup genius link:

  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090445A8A929A2FB6-bfmchildcare

  Childcare is available on non-holiday weekends from 10:45 a.m. to 12:20 p.m. for children under 5 years of age. Paid caregivers will provide this service.

  Please note that all children must be signed in and signed out at the child care room by their parent or caregiver. For new and visiting families, parents will be asked to fill out a very short registration form. The BFM Youth Safety Policy requires that all young people (infant to 18 years old) must be supervised by a parent, teachers, or child care staff at all times.

  For details, see: https://www.bethesdafriends.org/Religious-Education-K-8

  
  

  
  

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• Mid-week Meeting for Worship

  • When
    May 14, 2025
  •  
    8:00 PM - 8:30 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    at home & email

  Over-zoomed? Join BFM Friends’ “low tech” email mid-week worship on Wednesdays from 8:00 to 8:30 p.m. Each of us worships in our homes without video or audio. While some simply join in spirit, those wishing to touch base with the others receive emails at the start and end of worship.

  At rise of meeting, email participants are invited to worship-share via reply-all with the evening’s email group. To participate, please use our Contact Us form.

  
  

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• Meeting for Worship + First Day School Opening + Child Care (Child Care 10:45am-12:20pm)

  • When
    May 18, 2025
  •  
    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    In person and via Zoom

  Bethesda Friends worship together each Sunday at 11:00 a.m. Please click here for details. 

  1. We worship indoors at SFS Lower campus with some Covid considerations.
  2. Concurrently, we also worship via Zoom.

  Please click here for details and to ask for the Zoom link.

  • Child care for children with paid providers is available at the Meetinghouse: Toddlers-Pre-K in the CC room. K-6 in the Playground. 
  • In person: At 12:15, join us for coffee hour in the Meetinghouse Library.
  • Via Zoom: Stay on the link for an after-Meeting chat at 12:15.

  
  

  First Day School (FDS) is offered on the first and third Sunday of the month. Check the weekly bulletin for updates to the schedule.

  Youth care is available on non-holiday weekends for children over 5 years of age on non-First Day School Sundays (i.e., the 2nd, 4th and 5th Sundays of a month) during Meeting for Worship. Youth care volunteers are needed for November 12. We seek a core group who could volunteer three or four times per year. There will be a sign-up sheet at Meeting asking for two volunteers each non-First Day School Sunday. One volunteer will pair with a paid childcare provider to supervise play for the children under 5 years old. The second volunteer will pair with a paid childcare provider to supervise activities for children 5 years and older. This is an opportunity to get to know our wonderful group of children. It is also an opportunity to support parents of younger children who wish to attend Meeting for Worship. Crafts and game activities are provided. You may also sign up via a signup genius link:

  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090445A8A929A2FB6-bfmchildcare

  Childcare is available on non-holiday weekends from 10:45 a.m. to 12:20 p.m. for children under 5 years of age. Paid caregivers will provide this service.

  Please note that all children must be signed in and signed out at the child care room by their parent or caregiver. For new and visiting families, parents will be asked to fill out a very short registration form. The BFM Youth Safety Policy requires that all young people (infant to 18 years old) must be supervised by a parent, teachers, or child care staff at all times.

  For details, see: https://www.bethesdafriends.org/Religious-Education-K-8

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• Mid-week Meeting for Worship

  • When
    May 21, 2025
  •  
    8:00 PM - 8:30 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    at home & email

  Over-zoomed? Join BFM Friends’ “low tech” email mid-week worship on Wednesdays from 8:00 to 8:30 p.m. Each of us worships in our homes without video or audio. While some simply join in spirit, those wishing to touch base with the others receive emails at the start and end of worship.

  At rise of meeting, email participants are invited to worship-share via reply-all with the evening’s email group. To participate, please use our Contact Us form.

  
  

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• Meeting for Worship + Child Care (10:45am-12:20pm)

  • When
    May 25, 2025
  •  
    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    In person and via Zoom

  Bethesda Friends worship together each Sunday at 11:00 a.m. Please click here for details. 

  1. We worship indoors at SFS Lower campus with some Covid considerations.
  2. Concurrently, we also worship via Zoom.

  Please click here for details and to ask for the Zoom link.

  • Child care for children with paid providers is available at the Meetinghouse: Toddlers-Pre-K in the CC room. K-6 in the Playground. 
  • In person: At 12:15, join us for coffee hour in the Meetinghouse Library.
  • Via Zoom: Stay on the link for an after-Meeting chat at 12:15.

  
  

  Youth care is available on non-holiday weekends for children over 5 years of age on non-First Day School Sundays (i.e., the 2nd, 4th and 5th Sundays of a month) during Meeting for Worship. We seek a core group who could volunteer three or four times per year. There will be a sign-up sheet at Meeting asking for two volunteers each non-First Day School Sunday. One volunteer will pair with a paid childcare provider to supervise play for the children under 5 years old. The second volunteer will pair with a paid childcare provider to supervise activities for children 5 years and older. This is an opportunity to get to know our wonderful group of children. It is also an opportunity to support parents of younger children who wish to attend Meeting for Worship. Crafts and game activities are provided. You may also sign up via a signup genius link:

  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090445A8A929A2FB6-bfmchildcare

  Childcare is available on non-holiday weekends from 10:45 a.m. to 12:20 p.m. for children under 5 years of age. Paid caregivers will provide this service.

  Please note that all children must be signed in and signed out at the child care room by their parent or caregiver. For new and visiting families, parents will be asked to fill out a very short registration form. The BFM Youth Safety Policy requires that all young people (infant to 18 years old) must be supervised by a parent, teachers, or child care staff at all times.

  For details, see: https://www.bethesdafriends.org/Religious-Education-K-8

  
  

  
  

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• Coordinating Gathering

  • When
    May 25, 2025
  •  
    1:00 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    via Zoom

  Representatives of BFM committees meet the week before Meeting for Business to discuss the upcoming Business agenda. These meetings are open to all who wish to attend.  Request Zoom access via our Contact Us form.  

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• Mid-week Meeting for Worship

  • When
    May 28, 2025
  •  
    8:00 PM - 8:30 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    at home & email

  Over-zoomed? Join BFM Friends’ “low tech” email mid-week worship on Wednesdays from 8:00 to 8:30 p.m. Each of us worships in our homes without video or audio. While some simply join in spirit, those wishing to touch base with the others receive emails at the start and end of worship.

  At rise of meeting, email participants are invited to worship-share via reply-all with the evening’s email group. To participate, please use our Contact Us form.

  
  

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• Meeting for Worship with a Concern for Business

  • When
    June 01, 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM (EDT)
  • Location
    via Zoom & in-person

  Bethesda F/friends will consider various business items in a hybrid format, both in the Meetinghouse and via Zoom. How the Spirit will lead us in discernment of issues both large and small is part of the mystery that is the Religious Society of Friends. All who come to Meeting for Worship are welcome and encouraged to participate in our worshipful sharing of Meeting for Business. If you join us via Zoom, use the link in your email Weekly Bulletin or request it via our Contact Us form. This meeting is normally the first Sunday of each month, except in July and August. 

  
  

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• Meeting for Worship + First Day School Opening + Child Care (Child Care 10:45am-12:20pm)

  • When
    June 01, 2025
  •  
    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    In person and via Zoom

  Bethesda Friends worship together each Sunday at 11:00 a.m. Please click here for details. 

  1. We worship indoors at SFS Lower campus with some Covid considerations.
  2. Concurrently, we also worship via Zoom.

  Please click here for details and to ask for the Zoom link.

  • Child care for children with paid providers is available at the Meetinghouse: Toddlers-Pre-K in the CC room. K-6 in the Playground. 
  • In person: At 12:15, join us for coffee hour in the Meetinghouse Library.
  • Via Zoom: Stay on the link for an after-Meeting chat at 12:15.

  
  

  First Day School (FDS) is offered on the first and third Sunday of the month. Check the weekly bulletin for updates to the schedule.

  Youth care is available on non-holiday weekends for children over 5 years of age on non-First Day School Sundays (i.e., the 2nd, 4th and 5th Sundays of a month) during Meeting for Worship. Youth care volunteers are needed for November 12. We seek a core group who could volunteer three or four times per year. There will be a sign-up sheet at Meeting asking for two volunteers each non-First Day School Sunday. One volunteer will pair with a paid childcare provider to supervise play for the children under 5 years old. The second volunteer will pair with a paid childcare provider to supervise activities for children 5 years and older. This is an opportunity to get to know our wonderful group of children. It is also an opportunity to support parents of younger children who wish to attend Meeting for Worship. Crafts and game activities are provided. You may also sign up via a signup genius link:

  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090445A8A929A2FB6-bfmchildcare

  Childcare is available on non-holiday weekends from 10:45 a.m. to 12:20 p.m. for children under 5 years of age. Paid caregivers will provide this service.

  Please note that all children must be signed in and signed out at the child care room by their parent or caregiver. For new and visiting families, parents will be asked to fill out a very short registration form. The BFM Youth Safety Policy requires that all young people (infant to 18 years old) must be supervised by a parent, teachers, or child care staff at all times.

  For details, see: https://www.bethesdafriends.org/Religious-Education-K-8

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• Mid-week Meeting for Worship

  • When
    June 04, 2025
  •  
    8:00 PM - 8:30 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    at home & email

  Over-zoomed? Join BFM Friends’ “low tech” email mid-week worship on Wednesdays from 8:00 to 8:30 p.m. Each of us worships in our homes without video or audio. While some simply join in spirit, those wishing to touch base with the others receive emails at the start and end of worship.

  At rise of meeting, email participants are invited to worship-share via reply-all with the evening’s email group. To participate, please use our Contact Us form.

  
  

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• Meeting for Worship + Child Care (10:45am-12:20pm)

  • When
    June 08, 2025
  •  
    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    In person and via Zoom

  Bethesda Friends worship together each Sunday at 11:00 a.m. Please click here for details. 

  1. We worship indoors at SFS Lower campus with some Covid considerations.
  2. Concurrently, we also worship via Zoom.

  Please click here for details and to ask for the Zoom link.

  • Child care for children with paid providers is available at the Meetinghouse: Toddlers-Pre-K in the CC room. K-6 in the Playground. 
  • In person: At 12:15, join us for coffee hour in the Meetinghouse Library.
  • Via Zoom: Stay on the link for an after-Meeting chat at 12:15.

  
  

  Youth care is available on non-holiday weekends for children over 5 years of age on non-First Day School Sundays (i.e., the 2nd, 4th and 5th Sundays of a month) during Meeting for Worship. We seek a core group who could volunteer three or four times per year. There will be a sign-up sheet at Meeting asking for two volunteers each non-First Day School Sunday. One volunteer will pair with a paid childcare provider to supervise play for the children under 5 years old. The second volunteer will pair with a paid childcare provider to supervise activities for children 5 years and older. This is an opportunity to get to know our wonderful group of children. It is also an opportunity to support parents of younger children who wish to attend Meeting for Worship. Crafts and game activities are provided. You may also sign up via a signup genius link:

  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090445A8A929A2FB6-bfmchildcare

  Childcare is available on non-holiday weekends from 10:45 a.m. to 12:20 p.m. for children under 5 years of age. Paid caregivers will provide this service.

  Please note that all children must be signed in and signed out at the child care room by their parent or caregiver. For new and visiting families, parents will be asked to fill out a very short registration form. The BFM Youth Safety Policy requires that all young people (infant to 18 years old) must be supervised by a parent, teachers, or child care staff at all times.

  For details, see: https://www.bethesdafriends.org/Religious-Education-K-8

  
  

  
  

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• Mid-week Meeting for Worship

  • When
    June 11, 2025
  •  
    8:00 PM - 8:30 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    at home & email

  Over-zoomed? Join BFM Friends’ “low tech” email mid-week worship on Wednesdays from 8:00 to 8:30 p.m. Each of us worships in our homes without video or audio. While some simply join in spirit, those wishing to touch base with the others receive emails at the start and end of worship.

  At rise of meeting, email participants are invited to worship-share via reply-all with the evening’s email group. To participate, please use our Contact Us form.

  
  

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• Meeting for Worship + First Day School Opening + Child Care (Child Care 10:45am-12:20pm)

  • When
    June 15, 2025
  •  
    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    In person and via Zoom

  Bethesda Friends worship together each Sunday at 11:00 a.m. Please click here for details. 

  1. We worship indoors at SFS Lower campus with some Covid considerations.
  2. Concurrently, we also worship via Zoom.

  Please click here for details and to ask for the Zoom link.

  • Child care for children with paid providers is available at the Meetinghouse: Toddlers-Pre-K in the CC room. K-6 in the Playground. 
  • In person: At 12:15, join us for coffee hour in the Meetinghouse Library.
  • Via Zoom: Stay on the link for an after-Meeting chat at 12:15.

  
  

  First Day School (FDS) is offered on the first and third Sunday of the month. Check the weekly bulletin for updates to the schedule.

  Youth care is available on non-holiday weekends for children over 5 years of age on non-First Day School Sundays (i.e., the 2nd, 4th and 5th Sundays of a month) during Meeting for Worship. Youth care volunteers are needed for November 12. We seek a core group who could volunteer three or four times per year. There will be a sign-up sheet at Meeting asking for two volunteers each non-First Day School Sunday. One volunteer will pair with a paid childcare provider to supervise play for the children under 5 years old. The second volunteer will pair with a paid childcare provider to supervise activities for children 5 years and older. This is an opportunity to get to know our wonderful group of children. It is also an opportunity to support parents of younger children who wish to attend Meeting for Worship. Crafts and game activities are provided. You may also sign up via a signup genius link:

  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090445A8A929A2FB6-bfmchildcare

  Childcare is available on non-holiday weekends from 10:45 a.m. to 12:20 p.m. for children under 5 years of age. Paid caregivers will provide this service.

  Please note that all children must be signed in and signed out at the child care room by their parent or caregiver. For new and visiting families, parents will be asked to fill out a very short registration form. The BFM Youth Safety Policy requires that all young people (infant to 18 years old) must be supervised by a parent, teachers, or child care staff at all times.

  For details, see: https://www.bethesdafriends.org/Religious-Education-K-8

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• Mid-week Meeting for Worship

  • When
    June 18, 2025
  •  
    8:00 PM - 8:30 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    at home & email

  Over-zoomed? Join BFM Friends’ “low tech” email mid-week worship on Wednesdays from 8:00 to 8:30 p.m. Each of us worships in our homes without video or audio. While some simply join in spirit, those wishing to touch base with the others receive emails at the start and end of worship.

  At rise of meeting, email participants are invited to worship-share via reply-all with the evening’s email group. To participate, please use our Contact Us form.

  
  

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• Meeting for Worship + Child Care (10:45am-12:20pm)

  • When
    June 22, 2025
  •  
    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    In person and via Zoom

  Bethesda Friends worship together each Sunday at 11:00 a.m. Please click here for details. 

  1. We worship indoors at SFS Lower campus with some Covid considerations.
  2. Concurrently, we also worship via Zoom.

  Please click here for details and to ask for the Zoom link.

  • Child care for children with paid providers is available at the Meetinghouse: Toddlers-Pre-K in the CC room. K-6 in the Playground. 
  • In person: At 12:15, join us for coffee hour in the Meetinghouse Library.
  • Via Zoom: Stay on the link for an after-Meeting chat at 12:15.

  
  

  Youth care is available on non-holiday weekends for children over 5 years of age on non-First Day School Sundays (i.e., the 2nd, 4th and 5th Sundays of a month) during Meeting for Worship. We seek a core group who could volunteer three or four times per year. There will be a sign-up sheet at Meeting asking for two volunteers each non-First Day School Sunday. One volunteer will pair with a paid childcare provider to supervise play for the children under 5 years old. The second volunteer will pair with a paid childcare provider to supervise activities for children 5 years and older. This is an opportunity to get to know our wonderful group of children. It is also an opportunity to support parents of younger children who wish to attend Meeting for Worship. Crafts and game activities are provided. You may also sign up via a signup genius link:

  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090445A8A929A2FB6-bfmchildcare

  Childcare is available on non-holiday weekends from 10:45 a.m. to 12:20 p.m. for children under 5 years of age. Paid caregivers will provide this service.

  Please note that all children must be signed in and signed out at the child care room by their parent or caregiver. For new and visiting families, parents will be asked to fill out a very short registration form. The BFM Youth Safety Policy requires that all young people (infant to 18 years old) must be supervised by a parent, teachers, or child care staff at all times.

  For details, see: https://www.bethesdafriends.org/Religious-Education-K-8

  
  

  
  

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• Mid-week Meeting for Worship

  • When
    June 25, 2025
  •  
    8:00 PM - 8:30 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    at home & email

  Over-zoomed? Join BFM Friends’ “low tech” email mid-week worship on Wednesdays from 8:00 to 8:30 p.m. Each of us worships in our homes without video or audio. While some simply join in spirit, those wishing to touch base with the others receive emails at the start and end of worship.

  At rise of meeting, email participants are invited to worship-share via reply-all with the evening’s email group. To participate, please use our Contact Us form.

  
  

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• Meeting for Worship + Child Care (10:45am-12:20pm)

  • When
    June 29, 2025
  •  
    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    In person and via Zoom

  Bethesda Friends worship together each Sunday at 11:00 a.m. Please click here for details. 

  1. We worship indoors at SFS Lower campus with some Covid considerations.
  2. Concurrently, we also worship via Zoom.

  Please click here for details and to ask for the Zoom link.

  • Child care for children with paid providers is available at the Meetinghouse: Toddlers-Pre-K in the CC room. K-6 in the Playground. 
  • In person: At 12:15, join us for coffee hour in the Meetinghouse Library.
  • Via Zoom: Stay on the link for an after-Meeting chat at 12:15.

  
  

  Youth care is available on non-holiday weekends for children over 5 years of age on non-First Day School Sundays (i.e., the 2nd, 4th and 5th Sundays of a month) during Meeting for Worship. We seek a core group who could volunteer three or four times per year. There will be a sign-up sheet at Meeting asking for two volunteers each non-First Day School Sunday. One volunteer will pair with a paid childcare provider to supervise play for the children under 5 years old. The second volunteer will pair with a paid childcare provider to supervise activities for children 5 years and older. This is an opportunity to get to know our wonderful group of children. It is also an opportunity to support parents of younger children who wish to attend Meeting for Worship. Crafts and game activities are provided. You may also sign up via a signup genius link:

  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090445A8A929A2FB6-bfmchildcare

  Childcare is available on non-holiday weekends from 10:45 a.m. to 12:20 p.m. for children under 5 years of age. Paid caregivers will provide this service.

  Please note that all children must be signed in and signed out at the child care room by their parent or caregiver. For new and visiting families, parents will be asked to fill out a very short registration form. The BFM Youth Safety Policy requires that all young people (infant to 18 years old) must be supervised by a parent, teachers, or child care staff at all times.

  For details, see: https://www.bethesdafriends.org/Religious-Education-K-8

  
  

  
  

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• Coordinating Gathering

  • When
    June 29, 2025
  •  
    1:00 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    via Zoom

  Representatives of BFM committees meet the week before Meeting for Business to discuss the upcoming Business agenda. These meetings are open to all who wish to attend.  Request Zoom access via our Contact Us form.  

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• Mid-week Meeting for Worship

  • When
    July 02, 2025
  •  
    8:00 PM - 8:30 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    at home & email

  Over-zoomed? Join BFM Friends’ “low tech” email mid-week worship on Wednesdays from 8:00 to 8:30 p.m. Each of us worships in our homes without video or audio. While some simply join in spirit, those wishing to touch base with the others receive emails at the start and end of worship.

  At rise of meeting, email participants are invited to worship-share via reply-all with the evening’s email group. To participate, please use our Contact Us form.

  
  

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