Albuquerque Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)
1600 5th St., NW (PO Box 25462) , Albuquerque, NM 87125-5462
Albuquerque Meeting News and Events
Worship & First Day School
AMM Reopening: Living with Covid-19
Worship & First Day School
Meeting for Worship is now open at 10:30 AM on Sundays in the Meeting House! No reservations are needed. See AMM Reopening: Living with Covid-19 guidelines for details.
Meeting for Worship is HYBRID - with both in person and virtual attendance options.
Children's Program is active on Sunday mornings, with children attending in person for the first 15 minutes of worship. Fellowship with the children continues after Meeting for Worship in Emma's garden.
AMM Meetings are Hybrid!
AMM Reopening: Living with Covid-19
Worship & First Day School
While Meeting for Worship is fully HYBRID (in person and virtual), and many committees continue to be held via ZOOM, more and more are electing to meet in person at the Meeting House, or in Hybrid fashion.
Announcements about AMM events are made Friday afternoon on the list serve.
If you are not on the list serve you may request to be on it by emailing: abqquaker@gmail.com.
To schedule a meeting or to offer an event online, email your request to:
Information on other On-line Meetings: https://westernfriend.org/quaker-worship-and-fellowship-online
AMM Reopening: Living with Covid-19
AMM Reopening: Living with Covid-19
AMM Reopening: Living with Covid-19
December 4, 2022 Meeting House Guidelines
- No limits on number of persons in attendance at Worship on Sundays;
- Optimal air circulation protocols will continue in meeting room (AC, Fans, AIR DOCS for 24 hours; open windows);
- Masks required during worship, except during vocal ministry, with speaker near AIR DOC purifiers & using individual microphone covers;
- Unlimited building use (with Bldg. & Grounds approval & Children's Programming Committee for any use of the downstairs' space);
- Saturdays: The meeting house may be used by AMM members/attenders and regular renters, with departure by 7 pm (9 pm for Children's Program events).
- Renters and other groups determine mask use within each group;
- Children's Programming Committee may decide to make masks optional;
- All those using the meeting house are encouraged to maintain a 1-2 foot distance indoors, when speaking face-to-face. Go outdoors if possible to reduce viral transmission.
Pastoral Care Offered
Meeting House Calendar LIVE!
AMM Reopening: Living with Covid-19
A Pastoral Care group is in place to provide support to AMM members/attenders affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
If you are in need or if you would like to offer a service, please email us at: info@abqfriends.org
Requests will be treated with confidentiality, except to assign a Friend to assist you.
Meeting House Calendar LIVE!
Meeting House Calendar LIVE!
Meeting House Calendar LIVE!
Visit our Calendar Page for information on upcoming events at the Meeting House.
Inquiries about scheduling or renting the Meeting House should be directed to:
Donate to AMM online!
Meeting House Calendar LIVE!
Meeting House Calendar LIVE!
Avoid going to the Post Office by making your donation to AMM through our secure online option. Click on the Donations link on the toolbar above.
Covid-19 closures have resulted in a decline in regular contributions to AMM, while our ministry and building needs have continued. Thank you for your continued support of AMM!
AMM OUTREACH
Long Winter's Night Campaign
Call to Action on "Sweeps" of Unhoused People
Long Winter's Night Campaign
As winter persists, our hearts and minds turn to our unhoused neighbors and friends who experience increased risks during the frigid winter days and nights.
Following the model of our successful 2021 Long Winter's Night Campaign, we are working to complete the 2022-23 campaign with one last order of tents for our unhoused friends.
Truly, a tent can be a life-saving support for someone on the streets.
Please consider a donation (of any amount), and share the link with your family and friends - social media posts are especially helpful.
Help us reach our $2000 goal for 2022-23.
Here is the link!
Quakers & Prisons
Call to Action on "Sweeps" of Unhoused People
Long Winter's Night Campaign
As part of our Adult Education focus on the Testimony of Equality in 2022, we end with study of issues related to "Environmental Justice."
We will look at how environmental issues have an inordinate impact on low income communities, communities of color, and other marginalized areas of our cities.
Sundays: January 22, February 12 and February 26, 2023
Details of all these will be announced on the AMM listserv as reminders and may have preparatory reading suggestions.
Adult Education meeting on Zoom from 9-10 AM.
Dates:
January 22
February 12
February 26
Go to Adult Education
page for further details.
Call to Action on "Sweeps" of Unhoused People
Call to Action on "Sweeps" of Unhoused People
Call to Action on "Sweeps" of Unhoused People
Albuquerque Monthly Meeting approved a Call to Action on "Sweeps" of Unhoused People at its monthly meeting for worship with attention to business on December 5, 2022.
The call is for the City of Albuquerque to "Stop the Sweeps," in keeping with Friends' Testimonies on Community and Equality. The statement includes options for consideration by the City in providing more humane and comprehensive services to those living out of door.
See link below for a full text of the Call.
WORSHIP FOR FRIENDS CONFRONTING RACISM
Register for FGC Worship for Friends of Color
FGC Online Worship for White Friends Confronting Racism
FGC Online Worship for White Friends Confronting Racism
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FGC provides weekly virtual worships for People of Color on Zoom. These worships are provided as a place for Friends of Color to come together in community and worship in an environment with Friends who experience marginalization in their lives and Quaker meetings because they are a Person of Color.
Wednesdays midday at 6 PM MDT. There are also monthly meetings for worship, which happen on the third Sunday of each month at 6 PM MDT
Registration is required. Go to: https://www.fgcquaker.org/resources/online-worship-opportunities
FGC Online Worship for White Friends Confronting Racism
FGC Online Worship for White Friends Confronting Racism
FGC Online Worship for White Friends Confronting Racism
The FGC Ministry on Racism hosts a weekly Meeting for Worship for Friends of European Descent confronting racism and white supremacy. It will be held every Friday at 10 AM MDT. It is in the care of a rotating team of co-facilitators.
FGC requires that all attendees must have registered for the event. All attendees agree to treat each other with respect. Like at all FGC events, we have a no-harassment policy in place during our time together.
If you are white/of European descent and would like to join, please click on the following link to complete a registration form (needed only once) to receive weekly emails about the event.
Worship & Ministry Publishes Scholarship Application Form
Scholarships Available to Support Your Spiritual Journey
Worship & Ministry has scholarship funds available to support your spiritual journey. Examples might include attendance at an FGC event, Friends Camp, or other. Find the form and instructions for where to submit it on the Worship & Ministry page of this website.
Children's Program 2022-23
Children's Program Information
Visit the Children's Program page for updates on the Fall 2022 curriculum, and in person First Day School for Children and Junior Young Friends, and the First Day School Blog.
Martin & Sylvia Superhero Stories
Elizabeth purchased the Martin & Sylvia: How to be a Superhero Story Series which you may access via the link below.
recurring events on zoom
Aging Gracefully Support Group
Aging Gracefully Support Group
Aging Gracefully Support Group
Second Tuesday of month at noon.
Bring lunch! (Note change from second Wednesday)
ZOOM link to any meeting sent via list serve on Friday of each week.
Compassionate Listening Group
Aging Gracefully Support Group
Aging Gracefully Support Group
Second Wednesday of the month from 6:30 - 7:50 PM on Zoom
ZOOM link sent via list serve every week on Fridays.
Contemplative Reading Group
Aging Gracefully Support Group
Contemplative Reading Group
Fridays on Zoom noon to 2:00
The Contemplative Reading Group has begun our contemplation of Kenneth Boulding's sonnets on James Nayler's last words. We have been deeply affected, both by Nayler's dying testimony and by Boulding's sensitive and deep meditations on the Spirit of conciliation and compassion that was expressed through Nayler'
Fridays on Zoom noon to 2:00
The Contemplative Reading Group has begun our contemplation of Kenneth Boulding's sonnets on James Nayler's last words. We have been deeply affected, both by Nayler's dying testimony and by Boulding's sensitive and deep meditations on the Spirit of conciliation and compassion that was expressed through Nayler's words and understanding. The onnets have been published by Pendle Hill under the title There Is A Spirit. FWCC has also published a bilingual (English and Spanish) copy of Boulding's sonnets available without cost at
https://www.fwccamericas.org/pub/BouldingK2001.pdf
Each Friday, we hope to consider at least two of Boulding's sonnets. We may go faster, if Spirit leads, but we're not rushing. We are letting Spirit move within us and between us and the words. We begin each contemplative session with a reading of the full quote of Nayler's words, to help to ground each sonnet in the whole of Nayler's enlightenment.
ZOOM link sent via list serve every week at noon on Fridays.