Newsletter for September 2025

See photos from last year's Stony Run Camping weekend here. Please join us this year from Friday, 9/26 - Sunday, 9/28! Click here to register.

To make our stories more accessible for everyone, we're trying a new format for the Newsletter. You'll now find all of the articles right in the body of this email, making them easier to read on any device.

The materials for Meeting for Worship with a Concern for Business are still attached in a PDF (click on the button above).

We hope this new approach enhances your reading experience! Happy reading!

Stony Run Jazz Concert

Save the Date! We hope you will join us on October 25 for the annual Jazz Concert benefit. Visit the website to learn more.

How can you help?

We're searching for an online-savvy volunteer(s) to help post the upcoming Jazz Concert to digital calendars and local media sites. We're looking for help asap through Sept., and an outreach list and text will be provided. This can be done in bite-sized chunks (10-15 minutes here and there). Interested? Contact Debbie Feldman Jones.

Or, contact Giving Committee members to learn how else you can help support Stony Run and its annual Jazz Benefit Concert: Margaret Allen, Sandi Morton, Linda Loubert, Sara Workeneh, Philip Porter, Katherine Hancock Porter, Deb Bedwell, and Ann Marie Ketron.

Stony Run Announcements

Autumn Hours Return: Sept. 7!

Unprogrammed Meetings for Worship

9:30 AM and 11:00 AM

Nursery

9:15 AM - 12:15 PM

Juice & Fellowship

~10:30 - 11:00 AM

Accompanied Hymn Singing

10:40 AM

First Day School

11:20 AM

Simple Lunch

12:15 PM

Book Study Series

Join Karie Firoozmand in a Virtual Book Study discussing The Quaking of America by Resmaa Menakem on Wednesdays from Oct. 15 - Nov. 5 from 7:00 - 8:15 PM. (You may attend one or all of the sessions). Click here to learn more about the Series.

Hearty Gatherings of Friends: All-Meeting Brunches

On July 27 and August 17, Stony Run Friends gathered for our annual summer All-Meeting Brunches. Following Meeting for Worship, the air was filled with warm conversations, laughter, and the delicious aroma of shared dishes. This special tradition carries on each summer, and continues to be a special opportunity of connection toward which so many in our community look forward. Thank you to all who participated!

Enjoy some photos here on our blog.

Stony Run Financial Summary

Please click here for Stony Run's Financial Summary through June 30, 2025.

Unveiling: New Playground!

On First Day, August 24, Stony Run and neighborhood children delighted for the first time on our shared Playground, newly renovated by Friends School.

Religious Education

Back to First Day School

Sunday, September 7 @ 11:20

in the Double Classrooms

We’ve spent the summer getting ready! Our teachers have a fun year planned for children 5 years and older. We will continue to have two classrooms, one for elementary aged-children and another for Middle/High School aged-children. We hope your young Friend will join us!

Parents Invited!

Sunday, September 14 @ 9:00 AM

in the Double Classrooms

Parents and First Day School children are invited to join us for a tour of the revamped room and to get information about the Faith & Play and Godly Play stories and method – plus there will be time to share a story in the circle and coffee & snacks!

Library Committee

Celebrating: Children's Literature

Coming in September, the Library Committee will feature a display of Children’s books. Read this blog post to learn more about Stony Run's Children's Literature offerings and how to check out a book!

Book Review: What Makes Me a Quaker?

Written for the young reader, "What Makes Me a Quaker" by Adam Woog is a great place for newcomers, especially with children, to begin their understanding of the Religious Society of Friends. Stony Run Member Brian Gamble shares a Review on our blog.

Peace & Justice Committee

Social Order Box

Donations to the Social Order Box for the month of September will go to ERICA, which with the support of volunteers and community partners helps refugees, asylum seekers, and other newcomers in Greater Baltimore area. Donations for the Social Order Box can be made online here by selecting “Give to Social Order Box Income.” Checks may also be mailed to the Meetinghouse or placed in the Social Order Box to the left of the Library doors. Please make checks payable to Stony Run Friends Meeting, with ‘S.O. Box’ on the memo line.

Please select Give to Social Order Income from the drop-down.

IC4BL Hosts a Back-to-School Supply Drive



Until August 29, Interfaith Coalition for Black Lives is collecting new school supplies for the Kirk P. Gaddy Youth & Community Center, Inc., on the eastside, Unified Efforts, Inc., a free summer and afterschool program on the westside, and Federal Hill Preparatory School, a Title I public school in south Baltimore. Items are being collected in the box on the porch of the Meetinghouse, and you can learn more about what items to bring on our blog.

Join IC4BL’s next Rally on Sunday, September 21 at 1:30 PM

Interfaith Coalition For Black Lives (formerly BLMIC) exists to mobilize organizations committed to working toward an anti-racist society and to promote equal justice for all.

IC4BL.org

Giving Committee Presentation

IAHR - Interfaith Action for Human Rights

Sunday, September 21

1:15PM in the Dining Room

Interfaith Action for Human Rights (IAHR) is a non-profit organization that unites people from various faith backgrounds to advocate for human rights, with a primary focus on the corrections system. Their main goal is to reform a system that they believe is overly punitive and instead promote practices that prioritize rehabilitation and the successful re-entry of formerly incarcerated individuals into society. Visit our blog to learn more about Stony Run's relationship with IAHR.

News of Friends

A Memorial Meeting will take place at Stony Run on Saturday, October 18 at 11:00 AM.



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Please hold in the Light: Ellen Lerner, Anne Griffith, Bob Breyer and family; Lynn Jordan and family; Suzanne O’Hatnick’s grandson, Alexander; Karie Firoozmand; and Glen Causey and family.

Jerry Gilbert died on August 10. Please hold his family in the Light.

Bob Breyer has moved to Gilchrist Towson. Please hold Bob and his family in the Light.

Announcements from the Wider Quaker World

Flushing Remonstrance

The Quaker Walk to Washington that visited Stony Run in June has published this video reading the new Flushing Remonstrance.

McKim: A Love Letter

Downtown, there are two historic Quaker buildings where we are present and supporting the community. The McKim Center has been supporting the youth and residents of the Jonestown area in E. Baltimore since 1821. Read AIA Baltimore's Love Letter to the McKim Center.

Good News at Belize Friends School

The Stony Run community has supported the Belize Friends School. Click here to read all of their good news, and thank you for your support!

Broadmead Announces Campus Expansion



Founded in 1979 as a Life Plan Community, by Stony Run Friends, Broadmead was an extension of our efforts to serve and nurture older people.

Read the Press Release here.

Black Resistance to Quaker Enslavement

This article was published on August 1, 2025 in Friends Journal.

Read the article here.

Trigger Warning: This article contains descriptions of slavery, violence, and racial injustice, which may be upsetting to some readers.

Upcoming Events

Unprogrammed Meeting (11:00 AM) Zoom Link

Meeting for Worship with a Concern for Business Zoom Link

Recurring

Movement for Wholeness: Every Tues. and Thurs. from 10 - 11:00 AM. Join Sara Workeneh in the double classroom for movement and stretching. 

Bible Study: Every Tues. at 8:00 PM via Zoom. The ID and passcode are the same as for Programmed Worship. Contact Pastor Ronald Moyia for info.

Meeting for Worship with a Concern for the Country: Every Wednesday at 4:00 PM in the Meeting room and on Zoom. We will hold the country and those affected by turmoil, including ourselves, in the Light.

Upcoming

Lunch with Friends: Thursday, September 4 at 12:00 PM in the Holly Terrace at Broadmead. Don't forget to bring take-away containers for leftovers. Broadmead no longer accepts cash/checks for the $15 charge, but credit and debit cards work well. Email RSVPs by 8/31.

First Day School Classes Resume: Sunday, September 7 at 11:20 AM. Children are invited to attend the first 20 minutes of Meeting for Worship at 11:00 AM. At 11:20, children and teens will join their First Day School teachers to begin the new season!

Simple Lunch Resumes: Sunday, September 7 at 12:15 PM in the Dining room. All are invited to enjoy in fellowship over a simple lunch following the rise of the 11:00 AM Worship. Thank you to our Hospitality Committee for organizing this!

Meeting for Worship with a Concern for Business: Sunday, September 7 at 1:00 PM in the Meetingroom and on Zoom.

First Day School Open House: Sunday, September 14 at 9:00 AM. Parents and First Day School children are invited to join us for a tour of the revamped room and to get information about the Faith & Play and Godly Play stories and method, and there will be time to share a story in the circle and coffee & snacks!

Bible Study Hour - A Quaker Perspective: Sunday, September 14 at 1:00 PM in the Library and via Zoom. Join us as we explore the Scriptures and fellowship with each other. For more information, please email Paul L. Isayi or call 240-521-6227.

Spiritual Walking Group: Sunday, September 14 at 1:00 PM. Join Stony Run’s Walking Group for a reflective and quiet walk along the Stony Run Trail. Please meet on the front porch.

Interfaith Action for Human Rights Adult Forum: Sunday, September 21 at 1:15 PM. Feeling frustrated and wanting to take action to make our world a better place? Come learn what Interfaith Action for Human Rights is doing and how you can participate! Read more on our blog here.

Interfaith Coalition for Black Lives (IC4BL) Rally: Sunday, September 21 at 1:30 PM. The location for the May Rally will be announced in the Silent Announcements. Learn more about the month’s related action at IC4BL.org.

Stony Run Camping Weekend: Fri., September 26 - Sun., September 28 at Quaker Camp Catoctin. Join Stony Run for a weekend of not roughing it with Friends. See photos from last year on our blog, and click to register now until 9/24.

Meeting for Worship with a Concern for Business: Sunday, October 5 at 1:00 PM in the Meeting room and on Zoom.

World Quaker Day: Sunday, October 5. Love your neighbor is the theme for this year's World Quaker Day. Stony Run will celebrate with a Library display and special desserts at Simple Lunch. We hope you will join us!

From the Office

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