Goose Creek Friends
Newsletter September 2022
Goose Creek Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), Lincoln, Virginia
Queries for Ninth Month –
Simplicity
• Am I aware that the ways in which I choose to
use my time, my possessions, my money, and
my energy reflect my most deeply held values?
• How do we support one another in our search
for a simpler life?
• What am I ready to release so that I can give
my attention to what matters most? What in
my present life most distracts me from God?
Eighth Month Monthly
Meeting for Worship with a
Concern for Business
A memorial meeting was held for Nancy Brown
Uram on Saturday, July 30, 2022, at 2:00 pm.
Friends approved paying for childcare during
second hour gatherings. When Erin Traub is
available, we will still need one Friendly Adult
Presence; when she is not available, the Religious
Education Committee will ask for more help from
Friends. The organizing committee for a program
is responsible for securing childcare (Erin and/or
the requisite FAPs).
Friends approved a barbeque picnic on Sunday,
August 28, at 4:00 pm.
The Finance Ad Hoc Committee is hoping to
hold a Meeting-wide session in October for
discernment about donations that we could
make to other organizations, as well as general
stewardship of our funds.
2nd Hour Programs
at Goose Creek Friends
Childcare provided
SEPTEMBER 11
The Ministry of Deep Listening
To be followed by a simple lunch
Discussion will be led by
Patricia Barber and Nancy Robinson
OCTOBER 16
Convincement – How did you
come to Quakerism?
To be followed by a potluck lunch
Ninth Month Monthly
Meeting for Worship with a
Concern for Business
Friends approved the annual report of the
anti-racism working group. They have been
making outreach efforts both within Meeting
and in the local and the Baltimore Yearly
Meeting communities.
The Nominating Committee will begin con-
tacting Friends about next year’s committee
memberships in October.
The Ministry and Worship Committee asked
for approval for a second hour discussion on
October 16. The topic will be on convince-
ment – how we came to Quakerism. Meeting
approved the event, which will be followed by
a potluck lunch.
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From the Anti-Racism
Committee
This summer the Anti-Racism Committee
sponsored a potluck lunch and discussion based
on the short film Segregated by Design. The
film examines the forgotten history of how our
federal, state, and local governments racially
segregated major metropolitan areas through law
and policy. If you missed our discussion, you
can view the film by checking out our webpage
on the Goose Creek website. Here’s a statement
from the filmmakers’ website:
“Prejudice can be birthed from a lack of
understanding the historically accurate details
of the past. Without being aware of the
unconstitutional residential policies the United
States government enacted during the middle
of the twentieth century, one might have a
negative view today of neighborhoods where
African Americans live or even of African
Americans themselves.
“We can compensate for this unlawful
segregation through a national political
consensus that leads to legislation. And this
will only happen if the majority of Americans
understand how we got here. Like Jay-Z said in
a recent New York Times interview, ‘You can't
have a solution until you start dealing with the
problem: What you reveal, you heal.’ This is
the major challenge at hand: to educate fellow
citizens of the unconstitutional inequality that
we’ve woven and, on behalf of our government,
accept responsibility to fix it.”
From the Religious
Education Committee
As we’re coming out of the pandemic and
children are returning, we want to make sure
First Day School is meeting the needs of the
children and parents.
We have a few questions we’d like to ask you
about what's important to you and your child
right now and in the future, ranging from content
and activities to environment and learning style.
We can send you the questions by email or
discuss them with you over the phone or in
person. We’re trying to collect responses over
the next couple weeks, so just let us know which
is easiest.
For more information, contact Maria at
marianicklin@gmail.com
From Baltimore Yearly Meeting
Caste OneBook Project Begins September 14
The Working Group on Racism (WGR) will
host a reading group for Caste: The Origins of
Our Discontents, The Lies that Divide Us, by
Isabel Wilkerson. This will take place via
Zoom, available to all in the Yearly Meeting. 
Zoom offers the option of access to the reading
group by phone. Register and read more about
the One Book Project on the WGR webpage:
https://www.bym-rsf.org/what_we_do/
committees/racismwg/.
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BYM Women’s Retreat

Registration for the BYM Women's Retreat is
now open. This year's retreat will be held on
Saturday, October 8, at Adelphi Friends Meeting
near College Park, Maryland, from 10am-
6pm. For details, and to sign up: https://www.
bym-rsf.org/events/womens-retreat/
Save the date: Fall Interim Meeting will be
held on November 5 at Sandy Spring Friends
Meeting and also online via Zoom. If your
committee might have business items, please
contact the new Interim Clerk, Bette Hoover We are holding Caroline Pelton in the Light
(IMclerk@bym-rsf.org). during her recovery.

Nancy Uram
Nancy Uram passed away on Tuesday, July 19, surrounded by her family.
Nancy’s loving presence and care for others were felt always by those who knew
her – including of course her family and friends, the Lincoln community, and
Friends here at Goose Creek. This newsletter has long been shaped by Nancy’s
wisdom, her sharp editor’s eye, and her deep sense of Quakerism. She was
central to its creation every month for many years. For her co-editors, Nancy
made working on the newsletter a fellowship of frequent laughter and of joy.
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Sundays Facing Bench

Zoom Meeting for Worship at 9:45 a.m. In-person SEPTEMBER
Meeting for Worship at 9:45 a.m. For the weekly Zoom link, Nancy Robinson
contact Chuck at: chuck.hough@gmail.com OCTOBER
First Day School & Nursery starts at 10:00 a.m. Carolyn Unger
Wednesdays zoom BOTH MONTHS
Discussion Group at 7:00 (Zoom). For more information, Chuck Hough
contact Chuck Hough: chuck.hough@gmail.com
First Day School &
Calendar Family Programs
SEPTEMBER We still offer two
monthly groups online:
9.11 Sun. 11:00 am Second hour: The Ministry of Deep Listening,
followed by a simple lunch PARENTING GROUP
09/24/22, 7:30 PM
9.18 Sun. 9:00 am Unity with Nature Committee meeting
11:00 am Nominating Committee Meeting TEEN GROUP
09/25/22, 7:30 PM
9.25 Sun. 11:00 am Ministry & Worship Committee meeting
***
OCTOBER MUD CLUB! 1ST FRI. &
10.2 Sun. 11:00 am Meeting for Worship with a Concern for Business 3RD SAT., 1:00 PM
10.16. Sun. 9:00 am Unity with Nature Committee meeting at the Meeting House
11:00 am Second hour: Convincement, followed ***
by a potluck lunch For the meeting links and more
info contact Cameron at:
Death: Nancy Brown Uram, on July 19, 2022 cameron247@hotmail.com

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The Goose Creek Friends Newsletter
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