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: Living with Covid-19 in 2023
AMM Meetings, Listserv, Building Reservations
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, Listserv, Building Reservations
AMM: Living with Covid-19 in 2023
AMM Meetings, Listserv, Building Reservations
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.
AMM LISTSERV
If you are not on the list serve you may request to be on it by emailing your name and email address to: abqquaker@gmail.com.
SCHEDULE A MEETING AT THE MEETING HOUSE
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: Living with Covid-19 in 2023
AMM: Living with Covid-19 in 2023
AMM: Living with Covid-19 in 2023
April 2, 2023 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, including during vocal ministry, with speaker near AIR DOC purifiers;
- Hands may be held at rise of meeting on Sundays; use of hand sanitizer provided in the lobby or hand washing encouraged.
- 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.
Intergenerational Events!
Meeting House Calendar LIVE!
AMM: Living with Covid-19 in 2023
Children's Program Committee continues to offer opportunities for intergenerational gathering among Friends. Upcoming events include:
Memorial Day Family Camping Trip at Ghost Ranch with open day Saturday for visitors
Contact: info@abqfriends.org if you would like to join.
Stay tuned for updates on a July Camping TripJuly 7, 8, & 9th
Details on Children's Program page
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.
Fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic has 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
2023 FGC Gathering July 2-8, 2023
2023 FGC Gathering July 2-8, 2023
2023 FGC Gathering July 2-8, 2023
The 2023 FGC Gathering, "Listen So that We May Live," will be at Western Oregon University in Monmouth, OR, from July 2-8, 2023.
Registration starts 4/3/23
The Gathering is a week of Quaker worship, workshops and community for all ages. Friends join from the US and Canada (and sometimes further) to deepen our connection to one another and the Spirit. Attenders range in ages from newborns to elders and include long-time Friends and newcomers (mostly from unprogrammed liberal tradition). It's part conference and part family camp. It provides an abundance of opportunities to learn about Quakerism and to foster your spiritual life - and to have fun together.
Follow the following link to learn more and to register
https://www.fgcquaker.org/fgcprograms/the-gathering/registration-and-logistics/
Quaker 101 Series
2023 FGC Gathering July 2-8, 2023
2023 FGC Gathering July 2-8, 2023
Adult Education presents Quaker 101
First Text: Living the Quaker Way: Discover the Hidden Happiness in the Simple Life, by Phillip Gulley (2013)
Weekly readings are light filled and introduce Quaker testimonies for seasoned Quakers & newcomers alike.
May 14: Introduction
May 28: Simplicity
June 11: Simplicity (continued)
June 25: Peace
July 9: Peace (continued)
July 23: Integrity
August 13: Integrity (continued)
August 27: Community
September 17: Community (cont.)
October 8: Community & Stewardship
October 22: Equality
Details of all these will be provided on the AMM listserv as reminders and will include preparatory reading suggestions.
Adult Education meeting on Zoom from 9-10 AM.
Go to Adult Education
page for further details.
Call to Action on "Sweeps" of Unhoused People
2023 FGC Gathering July 2-8, 2023
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.
As of March 2023, sweeps (now referred to by the City as "decommissions," continue at a very fast pace. While more short-term hotel vouchers have become available, the sweeps have not stopped through rain, sleet or snow, and occur without warning. Many of our friends/visitors are impacted by losing everything including the only existing photos of loved ones, essential medications, their ID and Social Security Cards and birth certificates. The harm and trauma continue.
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 Friends General Conference (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 Thursday evening at 6 PM MDT and Friday at 10 AM MDT. It is in the care of a rotating team of co-facilitators.
FGC requires that all attendees registered to participate. 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.
https://www.tfaforms.com/4829107
Words from an AMM regular participant: "I mark my calendar now by the weekly Worship for White Friends Confronting Racism group. It is a space in which I feel utterly safe in considering issues of internalized racism, experiences as a white person in bringing anti-racism consciousness and work to my meeting, and growing in my understanding of the spiritual aspects of this work. Breakout groups add to the opportunities for fellowship and mutual support. I find it discouraging that the number of attendees is small -- with this offering extending to Quakers across the country. It begs the question as to where is everyone else? As one participant said, "We have to find ways to talk with other white people about race!" Join us!"
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.