Sundays at 11:00 AM and on Wednesdays at noon. On some Sundays there is singing before Worship, from 9:30 - 10:45. All are welcome, in tune or otherwise.

Every second Sunday after a light lunch after rise of Meeting. The length of the Business Meeting varies but it usually lasts about 1- 1/4 hours.

Our Meeting has undertaken an exploration of our purpose and resources. In recent months in Meeting for Business, non-essential business has been deferred so that we may begin the task of addressing the larger questions posed by our changing planet: Who are we called to be? How might we help midwife the transitions that are coming?

It is critical that we bring the whole spectrum of our voices to these questions. Please attend and encourage other Friends to attend.

10:30 am on First, Third and Fifth Sundays of each month, September through mid-June. See the First Day School page for more detailed information. On Second and Fourth Sundays there is multi-age childcare, starting at 11 am. There is childcare for infants and toddlers every Sunday.

The annual celebration of the life of John Dewey, a Burlington native who has had a revolutionary impact on eduction. Frank Gonzales will lead us in mask making and parading. This year the John Dewey Parade will join the City of Burlington in it's Halloween Parade and Celebration.

October 22, 2011, John Dewey's birthday. Parade starts at 12 noon. Gather for mask making at the Fletcher Free Library at 10 am.

Learn how to describe the triple challenge of peak oil, climate instability, and economic deterioration and move people to action. Explore ways to create and strengthen your local community. Connect with others who share your concerns and are on a similar path. Become a part of a rapidly growing positive, inspirational, global movement.

November 5-6, 2011 9:30 to 5:30 Charlotte Senior Center, 212 Ferry Rd., Charlotte, VT.

Who should attend: People interested in learning about the Transition Movement in depth and leaders already creating a Transition Initiative in their community.

Cost: $140 per person, lunch, refreshments, and materials included. Financial assistance available.
$30 late fee if registering after October 30.

Write checks payable to Town of Charlotte. Send them to Nancy Severance, 3560 Spear St., Charlotte, VT 05445.

Participants are encouraged to read:
The Transition Handbook: From Oil Dependency to Local Resilience, by Rob Hopkins
Transition Primer (free at: http://transitionnetwork.org/resources/transition-primer)

View: In Transition (watch free at: www.vimeo.com/8029815)

For more information: contact Ruah, ruahswennerfelt@gmail.com

Burlington Friends Meeting invited the  International Volunteers for Peace, representing France, Germany, Italy, Great Britain, Sweden, Hong Kong and Vermont to stay in the Bassett House for three weeks this summer. The goals of Volunteers For Peace are aligned with the Quaker Peace Testimony and sharing our space with them has been deeply affirming.

The students each paid for their own living expenses while in this country. They worked with Bonnie Acker, who volunteered her time to work with them restoring the BFM gardens. The Volunteers worked in the community during the day with local non-profits and often visited families for supper. They spent special time with Friends, sharing meals and stories about their countries and their own aspirations for peace.

Robin Lloyd coordinated a August 9th Nagasaki Day panel discussion at the Meeting House with the Volunteers and each spoke about their country’s nuclear weapons and nuclear power programs. They have also created Public Service Announcements with RETN Cable Access: Guerilla Gardening, Reconnect and Trash.

Volunteers For Peace was formed in 1982 as a Vermont non-profit corporation for the purpose of "promoting peaceful relations among nations". VFP's original sponsors included seed money from the US Information Agency (then part of the US State Department), the Peace Development Fund and the Field Foundation. Since its establishment, Volunteers for Peace has stayed several times with Burlington Friends Meeting. Read the history of Volunteers for Peace

Creative Quest Summer Arts Camp offers a wide variety of arts experience for people ages 7 and up. Exploring with clay, paper, paint and other materials, participants have fun trying out their own creative ideas in a supportive atmosphere. Visual and tactile modes of perception are stimulated as participants use the elements of texture, shape, line, form and color to express themselves on surfaces as well as in three dimensions. Materials we use every day, such as all forms of paper, plastic and metal will be recycled and used in imaginative and creative ways. All are welcome.

Creative Quest usually is held during 2 weeks in July. Specific dates will be announced in 2012.

For more information contact
Camp Director Jeanne Plo, M. Ed,
802-864-4882
jeanne.plo @burlingtontelecom.net
www.creativequestvt.org/registration