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Volunteers are needed to serve the evening dinner for Leslie’s House on Tuesday, Aug. 8.

The North Carolina Yearly Meeting Annual Sessions will be at Quaker Lake from August 4-6. If you would like to attend all or some of the sessions, see Scott for more information.

On Sunday, July 23 from 2-4 p.m., there will be a wedding shower in the Fellowship Hall for Autumn Edwards and Chandler Solomon. Friends are invited to join them in this celebration. Autumn and Chandler will be married at Deep River Friends Meeting on September 30th.

Deep River Friends Meeting Scholarship – The Deep River Friends Meeting Scholarship is receiving applications for scholarships for the 2017-2018 school year. Both Undergraduate and Graduate students are eligible. Applications need to be in to the office by July 15th.

Scott to Friends United Meeting Triennials – This coming week (Monday-Saturday) Scott will be attending the Friends United Meeting Triennial Sessions in Wichita, Kansas. He will be speaking once at a pre-retreat on Wednesday morning (Stoking the Fire) and leading a workshop on Thursday at the Triennial Sessions. He will be back Saturday afternoon.

Wedding Shower – July 23 – The Quaker Women are hosting a celebration wedding shower for Chandler Solomon (son of Eddie and Kathy Solomon) and his future bride, Autumn Edwards on Sunday, July 23, 2017 from 2pm-4pm in the Fellowship Hall. They are very excited for their big day to get here at the end of September. Because of Chandler’s deep connection to his beloved youth minister, Lisa Moran, he wanted to return to his roots of Deep River Friends…

The Youth will be taking a trip to Carowinds on Tuesday, July 25. Please let Brittany know by July 16 that you will be going. Also, if you are willing to chaperone, please let Brittany know as well.

Vacation Bible School begins next Sunday (June 25) and runs June25- 30. Friday evening will be a program and Hot Dog Supper. Each evening (Sunday-Thursday) there will be games, Bible lessons, stories, crafts, music, and refreshments. The theme is “Lost at Sea”. If you haven’t signed up but would still like to volunteer, please see Susie Jones. VBS will be held this year at Parkwood Baptist Church.

Next Sunday, June 18, we will have Paul Anderson as a special presenter during our 10 a.m. hour. Paul is a Quaker writer and professor from the northwest. He has written extensively on Quakerism and is the recent author of “Following Jesus,” a book on Quaker faith and practice. Join us for this informative talk on what it means to be Quaker in the 21st Century.