San Jos Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends 1041 Morse Street, San Jose, CA 95126, 408-246-0524

Website: www.sanjosefriends.org Meeting for Worship 10:00 a.m. Meeting for Business: Second Sunday of the month following a short Meeting for Worship, about 10:30 a.m. Potluck follows Worship on the fourth Sunday of the month. Contributions may be left in the donation box in the Meetinghouse, the treasurers mail slot in Brinton House, or mailed to San Jose Friends Meeting, Attention Treasurer, 1041 Morse Street, San Jose, California 95126.

MAY 2013 NEWSLETTER

May 12, Sunday. 10:30 AM. Meeting for Business following a half hour Meeting for Worship. May Friday 17- Sunday 19, College Park Quarterly Meeting Spring Session at Quaker Center in Ben Lomond. Come meet Friends from all over Northern California. Spend a day or weekend in the redwoods. Information and registration in this newsletter. More information, including info on teen programs is at collegepark.quaker.org May 26, Sunday, Potluck after Meeting for Worship. May 26, Sunday, Work Day. All are welcome to work on projects on the Meeting property. May 26, Sunday, Deadline for newsletter items. Please send items for next months newsletter to sjfmnewsletter@earthlink.net. The deadline is the last Sunday of each month. The Advanced Directive Workshop has been rescheduled to Sunday, June 16th. We will start after refreshments and fellowship, about 11:45am. ANNOUNCEMENTS No minutes in this issue since there was no Meeting for Business in April due to the Meeting Retreat. First Day School News: (1) What a delight to have so many folks join us for Easter festivities last month! Eight children and many more adults participated in our decades-old tradition of egg decorating, hiding, and / or finding. Thanks, everyone, for bringing lots of eggs and energy and joining us for a festive morning. : ) (2) On April 28 our Resident, Julian, led the children in a gardening project in the back yard. By planting vegetables in the garden and in a little cup for each child to take home, the children felt growing (no pun intended ; ) sense of connection to our community as well as an appreciation for the amazing potential of each little seed (each of us) if nurtured lovingly. (3) Families are encouraged to attend Quarterly Meeting at Ben Lomond Quaker Center on May 17, 18, and/or 19--many children attend and it's a great way to meet Friends from other Meetings throughout Northern CA. See registration materials enclosed in this newsletter. (4) Since the fourth Sunday of May is Memorial Day, we won't be having a formal First Day School class this month. See you in June! (5) If you have any questions about First Day School, please contact co-convener Linda Hutchins-Knowles at lindahk123@mac.com.
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House Concert: Tuesday, May 28, 7:00 PM. A house concert in back yard of San Jose Friends Meeting. Anna Fritz, a professional cellist, is on her CD release tour. It's titled Gospel of Tree Bark. Anna is a Quaker in Portland OR. Tickets are sliding scale $15-25. Please contact Julian Garrett at 207-745-3784 to purchase QUAKER CENTER PROGRAMS Below is the list of Quaker Center workshops. The Meeting has pass that people can use to attend programs for reduced cost. If you wish to sign up, please send me an email directly at dockhorn@yahoo.com and start the subject line with "CARL READ THIS ONE... I get a huge amount of email so this is the best way for me not to miss it. Let me know if you want to sign-up for any of these or be the alternate if someone cancels. Also if funding is keeping you from attending, there is supplemental funding available from Ministry and Worship Committee (hopefully I listed the correct committee). May 31- June 2 Unity, the First Testimony. Explore the centrality of "Unity" in Friends' understanding of ourselves and of the possibility of God working through us. With exercises, games and worship-sharing we will practice seeking and identifying unity. Leader: Eric Moon. June 29-July 7 Quaker Camp for rising 4th through 6th graders. Older elementary-school age children explore Quaker testimonies through music, community building, time in nature, service, learning, and worship sharing. Leaders: Stephen Myers and Camp Staff. June 29-July 7 Service Camp for rising 7th through 9th graders. Middle-school-age children share time in nature and build community through spiritually grounded service for the greater community and Quaker Center. Leaders: Stephen Myers and Camp Staff. July 21-27 Peace Action Camp for rising 10th through 12th graders. Outdoor adventure and nonviolent direct action activities empower high-school age teens to strengthen spirit-led community, teamwork, and leadership skills. Leaders: Stephen Myers, Mary Klein, and Jim Summers. August 4-9 Family Work Camp for all ages. Building, repairing, prepping, painting, cooking, cleaning. Playing, hiking, singing, chatting. Building community through work as a spiritual discipline. Lead by David Forbes, Kathy and Bob Runyan. August 30 - September 2 Eldering, Mentoring, and Exampleship. Allay fears of eldering through roleplaying and sharing our experiences as we place eldering in the context of teaching and serving as examples of Friendship. Lead by Eric Sabelman. September 27-29 , The Un-Program Unprogrammed. Time together for worship, conversation, good food, good company, silence, allowing way to open as the Spirit moves. Bob Runyan October 25-27, What's Your Ism? Today's Quakers bring a wide variety of beliefs and traditions. We will discuss our personal theologies and seek common ground among our shared practices and testimonies. Lead by Ray Rischpater and Brian Vura-Weis. December 6-8, 5th Annual Music and Dance Retreat. A joyful, simple, reduced-cost weekend of music with group singing and dancing, drum circles, shape note singing, instrumental jams. Many participant leaders.
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COLLEGE PARK QUARTERLY MEETING Spring Quarterly Meeting, May 17-19, 2013, at Ben Lomond Quaker Center Still Learning After All These Years to Live as Friends May CPQM is our family reunion for which we open and read our mail, the State of Meeting reports from all our constituent Meetings. That opportunity, to re-connect freshly with lives of geographically spread Friends, will be echoed in a theme we raised in January: how as Quakers can we rise to the personal and spiritual challenges, in all those times of our lives -- of adolescence, young adulthood, parenting, aging, and end of life ? How can we be allies to other Friends in stages different from our own? REGISTER EARLY: Your registration needs to reach registrar Sandy Kewman by Tuesday, May 7. If you dont get registered by May 7, youre still welcome, but we may have to ask you sleep and eat offsite, and pay a $20 late fee per family.) No matter how late you decide to attend, please notify registrar before arriving; on that weekend, call (831) 336-9666. Please let us know of any special needs, including financial assistance, before May 7. COSTS: See the registration form. If the fees are a problem, if you want to come and can t afford it, first check with your own Meeting for financial assistance; if that doesnt work, contact the Registrar before May 7. Teens and young Friends are especially encouraged to make use of this opportunity. Consider making a donation to CPQM to help others attend. WAYS TO REGISTER: 1. MAIL the registration form by Tuesday, May 7, with check to "College Park Quarterly Meeting" or "CPQM," to: CPQM Registrar c/o Sandy Kewman, 12960 Woolman Lane, Nevada City, CA 95959. 2. E-MAIL: Send the information on registration form to srosekewman@gmail.com by Tuesday, May 7, and bring a check to quarterly meeting. Please include CPQM in the subject line. 3. TELEPHONE: Call Sandy Kewman at 530-272-3736 by Tuesday, May 7, with the information from the registration form, and bring a check to quarterly meeting. Once on site, registrars hours during the weekend will be posted. WHAT TO BRING: Essentials: flashlight, towel, soap, and bedding (a pillow case with either sleeping bag or sheets and blankets), and if youre camping, a tent in case it rains. Suggestions: A sweater or jacket for chilly mornings and evenings. Your own cloth napkin and coffee mug to reduce use of paper products. Walking shoes for hiking. A small travel alarm to help you be on time for morning activities. Work gloves for service projects. WHAT NOT TO BRING: Please do not use scented products of any kind, as we often have attenders who are sensitive to these. Do not bring or consume alcohol or other mind-altering substances. ALL ATTENDERS are expected to participate, as they are able, in meal preparation and clean-up, and in final cleaning of their rooms and common spaces. Sign up at the registration desk. CHILDREN'S PROGRAM: Parents are expected to sign their children into the Children's Program or have them in their own care. Children in their parents care need to be directly supervised by a parent or to have a specific agreement whereby parents and children know exactly where to find each other at any time. The Childrens Program is offered during worship, plenary sessions, worship -sharing, and interest groups. For details, contact Delcy Steffy delcysteffy@gmail.com 916-529-7455. TEEN PROGRAM (ages 13-18 years) usually includes fun activities, interest groups, community service, and worship-sharing, as well as supervised, gender-specific group sleeping arrangements. Teens share meals and most activities with the whole Quarterly Meeting and have other activities on their own. Bring a camping pad, sleeping bag, pillow, and clothes and walking shoes you can get dirty during the service project.. Teens are expected to either participate in the teen program whenever it is in session or to be under supervision of parent, guardian, or adult sponsor. Contact Kathy Runyan, kathyrunyan@hotmail.com 530-635-0962 for more information.
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Advices & Queries Fifth Month: Harmony With Creation It would go a long way to caution and direct people in their use of the world, that they were better studied and knowing in the Creation of it. For how could [they] find the confidence to abuse it, while they should see the Great Creator stare them in the face, in all and every part thereof? WILLIAM PENN, SOME FRUITS OF SOLITUDE, 1693 God is revealed in all Creation. We humans belong to the whole interdependent community of life on Earth. Rejoice in the beauty, complexity, and mystery of creation, with gratitude to be part of its unfolding. Take time to learn how this community of life is organized and how it interacts. Live according to principles of right relationship and right action within this larger whole. Be aware of the influence humans have on the health and viability of life on Earth. Call attention to what fosters or harms Earth's exquisite beauty, balances and interdependencies. Guided by Spirit, work to translate this understanding into ways of living that reflect our responsibility to one another, to the greater community of life, and to future generations.

In what ways do I express gratitude for the wondrous expressions of life on Earth? Do I consider the damage I might do to the Earth's vulnerable systems in choices I make of what I do, what I buy, and how I spend my time? In our witness for the global environment, are we careful to consider justice and the well-being of the world's poorest people? Does our way of life threaten the viability of life on Earth?

Queries in italics are for the Meeting as a whole.

College Park Quarterly Meeting

Spring 2013 Registration Form
Sex Age (for children/teens) Name(s) First time at Quarterly? Y N

Meeting Affiliation Street address

Email address City

Phone number State Zip

Option A: Includes bed for Fri and Sat nights, in Orchard/Redwood Lodges, 6 meals (Fri dinner through Sun lunch), and program fee. Priority for Orchard Lodge given to those with limited mobility.
$128 each for age 25 and older How many? ______ $52 each for under age 25 How many? ______ Option A total $ __________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Option B: Includes camping or floor sleeping on Fri and Sat nights, 6 meals (Fri dinner through Sun lunch), and program fee. $105 each for age 25 and older How many? ______ $37 each for under age 25 How many? ______ Option B total $ __________ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Option C: Weekend Day Use: Includes 3 meals (Sat lunch, Sat dinner, Sun lunch) and program fee, (NO housing included) $55 each for age 25 and older How many? ______ $15 each for under age 25 How many? ______ Option C total $ __________ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Option D: Program fee only for EITHER Sat OR Sun, NO housing or meals included, $25 each for age 25 and older How many? _______ Which Day? __________ $0 under age 25 (mark anyway--we need to keep track of numbers attending) How many? _____ Which Day? _________ CIRCLE meals you would like to add to Option D: $10 each meal for 25 and older Fri Dinner Sat Breakfast Sat Lunch Sat Dinner Sun Breakfast Sun Lunch $5 each meal for under 25 Fri Dinner Sat Breakfast Sat Lunch Sat Dinner Sun Breakfast Sun Lunch Option D MEALS $ __________ Option D TOTAL $ __________

Donation to Ben Lomond Quaker Center Donation to CPQM to help others attend Quarterly Meeting

$ ___________________ $ ___________________

NOTE: LISTED PRICES ARE FOR REGISTRATIONS EMAILED OR POSTMARKED BY MAY 7th, 2013. Add a $20 LATE FEE if registering after these dates. $20 Late Fee, if applicable $ ____________
Total for this registration $ _________________
Use the back of this form for special needs (late arrival, diet, housing, transportation, accessibility, financial aid, etc., or contact the registrar. For medical and sponsorship forms for children and teens see http://collegepark.quaker.org.
Send checks payable to College Park Quarterly Meeting (or CPQM) to: CPQM Registrar c/o Sandy Kewman, 12960 Woolman Lane, Nevada City, CA 95959 530-272-3736 home 530-559-9850 cell