[BES Friends] April Schedule (REMEMBER DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME)

[Stephen Meskin]

Unless otherwise indicated, all meetings will be held from 10:30 to noon 
at the Society, in The Congress Hotel at 306 W. Franklin St., Suite 102. 
On street parking is available. Handicap parking and entrance are 
available in the adjacent lot with appropriate identification. Ethical 
Humanist Sunday School for children during platform meetings. Call 
410-581-2322 for more information or to check on snow closings. Check 
out our web site www.BaltimoreEthicalSociety.org

Sunday, April 3 DELIVER US FROM EVIL Fritz Williams, Leader, Baltimore 
Ethical Society
Saturday, April 9 THE WORLD PARLIAMENT OF FAITH 8:00 p.m., at St. Mary’s 
Outreach Center
Sunday, April 10 THE POETRY CORNER 9:30 a.m. facilitated by Karla: for 
info nada23_2002 at yahoo.com
Sunday, April 10 SPRING FESTIVAL OF HOPE & PEACE Facilitated by Karen 
Elliott and Cathy Malcomb
Sunday, April 17 MOVEABLE FEAST Tom Patrick, Volunteer Manager at 
Moveable Feast
Sunday, April 24 THE POETRY CORNER 9:30 a.m. facilitated by Karla: for 
info nada23_2002 at yahoo.com
Sunday, April 24 THE PHILOSOPHY OF EMANUEL LEVINAS Barbara Meyerson, 
Leader Ethical Culture Society of Essex County, NJ
Thursday April 28- DINING OUT FOR LIFE at your favorite participating 
restaurant

COMING EVENTS
Friday May 27 to Monday May 30 AEU ASSEMBLY in Northern Virginia 
(Memorial Day weekend)

PROGRAM DETAILS

Sunday, April 3 DELIVER US FROM EVIL Fritz Williams, Leader, Baltimore 
Ethical Society
Fritz Williams admits that he has always had difficulty making sense of 
philosophical and theological discussions of the problem of evil. He is 
troubled by the use of “evil” as a noun and the habit of speaking of 
evil as if it were an objective force we need to combat. Yes, evil 
things happen with terrible regularity, but what are we saying when we 
suggest that “evil” itself has brought them about? In this talk, Fritz 
reflects on his struggle to understand the nature of evil and his 
concern for liberating ourselves from the factors and influences which 
have given evil such a place in our lives.

Fritz Williams is Leader of the Baltimore Ethical Society and serves as 
primary speaker, teacher, pastor, and organizational leader. Fritz also 
performs weddings and commitment ceremonies. He has worked as a parish 
priest in the Episcopal church, and as a writer and producer at public 
TV stations in Harrisburg, PA, and Detroit, MI.

Sunday, April 10 SPRING FESTIVAL OF HOPE & PEACE Facilitated by: Karen 
Elliott and Cathy Malcomb
As spring arrives, we welcome the warmth and new growth with many hopes 
and peace in our hearts. Come prepared to enjoy words, smiles, and some 
participatory moments of peace and hope as together we explore the 
meanings of hope and peace and perhaps create a bit more of each for our 
somewhat bedraggled world.

Karen Elliott and Cathy Malcomb are long time members of the Baltimore 
Ethical Society.

Sunday, April 17 MOVEABLE FEAST: PROVIDING MEALS TO HOMEBOUND PEOPLE 
LIVING WITH HIV AND AIDS Tom Patrick, Volunteer Manager at Moveable Feast
Moveable Feast, which started in 1989, is an organization that provides 
meals to people who are homebound living with HIV and AIDS. Some meals 
are delivered daily. Some food deliveries are for a week, and include 
one bag of groceries and five frozen meals. The organization is located 
in what was the former Housner’s Restaurant on Eastern Avenue. Meals are 
cooked at the restaurant and frozen. Volunteers pick up the meals, and 
make deliveries.
On April 28th, hundreds of Baltimore area restaurants will participate 
in a nationwide program called Dining Out For Life, by donating a 
portion of their profits for the evening to Baltimore’s Moveable Feast. 
Go to web site “diningoutforlife.com” to see if your favorite restaurant 
is listed. Pick a participating restaurant, and go with 200 of your 
closest friends.
Tom Patrick is in charge of all of the volunteers at Moveable Feast. 
Last year he supervised 2,900 volunteers who logged in 12,000 hours of 
work. Volunteers do all the kitchen work, make deliveries, bake on two 
nights every month, and help with paperwork. Tom volunteered for 
Moveable Feast 14 years ago. He became a full time employee shortly 
thereafter, and has been there ever since.

Sunday, April 24 THE PHILOSOPHY OF EMANUEL LEVINAS Barbara Meyerson, 
Leader of the Ethical Culture Society of Essex County, NJ

Emanuel Levinas is the philosopher who introduced Heidegger, Husserl, 
and German phenomenology to France. For Levinas, ethics is the core of 
philosophy. But rather than basing ethics on intellectual abstractions, 
he grounds it in the interactions between two people. Ethical obligation 
resides in responding to the person in need.

Barbara Meyerson is the Leader of the Ethical Culture Society of Essex 
County New Jersey. Ms. Meyerson is the Ethical Humanist Chaplain at 
Columbia University, and is a certified family therapist. Ms. Meyerson 
has a Masters degree in English literature (Berkeley) and in philosophy 
(Columbia).

SPECIAL EVENTS

Saturday, April 9 WORLD PARLIAMENT OF FAITH
Members Karla Mancero and Karen Elliott will provide a humanist 
perspective in a multi-media performance that celebrates faith through 
the seasons at the World Parliament of Faith. The performance is part of 
the program of Gimme Shelter, a local arts/ activist group that uses art 
as a means of social change. 8:00 p.m., at St. Mary’s Outreach Center, 
3900 Roland Avenue in Hampden. Tkts, $10.

Thursday April 28- DINING OUR FOR LIFE
What is Dining Out For Life? On April 28th, participating restaurants in 
the Baltimore and Annapolis area (and around the country) will be 
donating all or a portion of their profits for the evening to Moveable 
Feast, an organization that provides food to homebound people living 
with AIDS and HIV.
How does it work? Simply eat out at your favorite participating 
restaurant with your family or friends, and enjoy the meal knowing that 
at least 20% of your check is going to help hundreds of men, women, and 
children in your community living with AIDS and HIV.
How do I find participating restaurants? Go to the web site 
“diningoutforlife.com” and click on your city. A list of participating 
restaurants will appear along with the amount the restaurant will donate 
for that evening. Please thank the restaurant for supporting Moveable 
Feast and for making a difference in the lives of people living with 
AIDS and HIV.
What is a Moveable Feast Ambassador, and would I like to be one? An 
ambassador is someone who greets dining guests as they come in, and lets 
them know that the restaurant is donating a portion of their profits to 
Moveable Feast. Anyone can be an ambassador. Just call 410-327-3420, 
Ext. 11 for more information.
What if my favorite restaurant does not participate in “Dining Out For 
Life”? You can tell management at your favorite restaurant about 
Moveable Feast and ask them to participate. Bon appetite!