Communications & Outreach
Guitarist Keith Calmes – Worship in Song
Barnegat (NJ) Friends Meeting, 614 East Bay Avenue, 08005 614 East Bay Avenue, Barnegat, NJ +1 morePlease join the Barnegat Friends for a memorable performance by Keith Calmes in person at Barnegat Friends Meeting. Remote attendees are welcome to join via Zoom. Keith feels led to play a program of (all or mostly) religious music from Worship in Song (Friends Hymnal), specifically fine arrangements by renowned gospel guitarist Rick Foster. Please register […]
Crys Matthews Concert – Social Justice Singer/Songwriter
Fallsington Friends Meetinghouse 9300 New Falls Rd, Levittown, United StatesJoin us for an evening with a bright star of new folk music whose songs are being compared to Woody Guthrie. An engaging performer, Crys wraps honest emotions around her socially conscious messages and dynamically delivers them with a warm heart and a strong voice, and she lifts spirits. With the release of her new, […]
Friends Meeting-Friends School “Triad” Community Gathering
Arch Street Meeting House 320 Arch St, Philadelphia, United StatesNOTE: CHANGE OF DATE TO FEBRUARY 3 -- at Arch Street Meeting House! Friends Council on Education and Philadelphia Yearly Meeting will co-host a “Triad Gathering” of Clerks of Meetings, Heads of Friends schools, and Clerks of School Committees (Boards of Trustees). The first Triad Gathering was held in 2007, and for several years the […]
Quakers Organizing in Defense of Democracy
Haverford Friends Meetinghouse 855 Buck Lane, Haverford, PA, United StatesDiane Randall, General Secretary of the Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) from 2011-2021, has dedicated her life to the work for peace and social justice, support of grass roots political engagement, and deep faithfulness grounded in prophetic witness. Lunch will be provided. To join by Zoom, use the link https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84281664787?pwd=aVRlTkllbVJJS2tuQ2EyMXkweFRpdz09 In her ten years […]
Spring Continuing Sessions: Friday Opening Program
Spring Continuing Sessions 2024 will gather Friends together for worship, fellowship, and business during the weekend of March 8-10! Our 2024 Sessions them is "Called to Healing" Watch this space for more information in coming days and learn more about Sessions 2024 here. Spring Continuing Sessions will begin online on Friday evening, March 8, with […]
Spring Continuing Sessions: Called to Healing
Spring Continuing Sessions 2024 will gather Friends together for worship, fellowship, and business during the weekend of March 8-10! Our 2024 Sessions theme is "Called to Healing" Register now.Learn more about Sessions 2024 here. Spring Continuing Sessions will begin online on Friday evening, March 8, with an intergenerational gathering and speaker. Saturday will be a […]
Rise Up Singing Song Circle
Fallsington Friends Meetinghouse 9300 New Falls Rd, Levittown, United StatesWe love to sing at Fallsington Quaker Meeting. We invite spiritual seekers, friends and families to the Meetinghouse social room to enjoy Singing. Come out to experience the Song Circle and feel free bring acoustic instruments. We have some copies of Rise Up Singing books at the Meetinghouse and feel free to bring your own […]
All Manner Of Friends: Actionable Steps For Creating Inclusive Meetings
Zoom PAAll Manner Of Friends: Actionable Steps For Creating Inclusive Meetings What does it mean for a Quaker Meeting to be inclusive – and how is access and inclusion shaped by small communities and diverse ages? In this presentation, ministry consultant Bird Treacy will highlight easily actionable strategies that can expand who sees Quaker meetings as […]
Election Violence Prevention Series
Zoom PAStart, Learn, Speak, and Connect are a series designed to combine a Quaker spiritual grounding with best practices for election violence prevention (as learned internationally by experts) and skill building in working together for peace across cultural and political differences. The series dates are Tuesday evenings: April 2, April 9, April 16, and April 23. […]
Election Violence Prevention Series
Zoom PAStart, Learn, Speak, and Connect are a series designed to combine a Quaker spiritual grounding with best practices for election violence prevention (as learned internationally by experts) and skill building in working together for peace across cultural and political differences. The series dates are Tuesday evenings: April 2, April 9, April 16, and April 23. […]
Singer/Songwriter John Flynn
Fallsington Friends Meetinghouse 9300 New Falls Rd, Levittown, United StatesJoin us for an afternoon show with motivating entertainer John Flynn who will also talk a bit about his social justice work in the Delaware Valley. Before long, we’ll all be singin’ along with John, a rousing entertainer known for his 14 albums of good-hearted songs in the style of Pete Seeger & Woody Guthrie […]
Election Violence Prevention Series
Zoom PAStart, Learn, Speak, and Connect are a series designed to combine a Quaker spiritual grounding with best practices for election violence prevention (as learned internationally by experts) and skill building in working together for peace across cultural and political differences. The series dates are Tuesday evenings: April 2, April 9, April 16, and April 23. […]
Election Violence Prevention Series
Zoom PAStart, Learn, Speak, and Connect are a series designed to combine a Quaker spiritual grounding with best practices for election violence prevention (as learned internationally by experts) and skill building in working together for peace across cultural and political differences. The series dates are Tuesday evenings: April 2, April 9, April 16, and April 23. […]
Meeting Administrators Gathering
The next gathering of monthly meeting administrative staff is on April 24, 11:00am-12:30pm on Zoom! (The date is also National Administrative Professionals' Day!) All are warmly invited -- Bring a mug of tea or coffee, or your lunch, to this casual online space for fellowship, resource sharing, discussion, networking, and mutual support. Please register on […]
Inaara Shiraz | Inclusion & Belonging in Quakerism
Zoom PAThe Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia (Arch Street Friends) welcomes fellow PYM F/friends to participate in its virtual Adult Education Series on Zoom. About the Lecture & Speaker What are the ways that Quaker meetings can think expansively about inclusivity? How might Friends welcome spiritual seekers and support members of their own communities with […]
Quaker Spring Summer Gathering
Would you like to attend a radically unprogrammed gathering with Friends? June 2024 Quaker Spring Summer Gathering We will gather in-person from June 14-18, 2024, at Woolman Hill Retreat Center in Deerfield, Massachusetts. Portions of the gathering also will be available to attend remotely online (as "hybrid" sessions) via Zoom. Woolman Hill is 5 minutes […]
Lehigh Valley Friends to Celebrate 75th Birthday!
Lehigh Valley Quakers to Celebrate 75th Birthday Sunday June 16, 2024 Open House from 1-3PM The public is invited to an open house from 1 to 3pm. Activities include an address by Christie Duncan Tessmer, General Secretary of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, signing of a commemorative photograph by guests, and a tour of the building and […]
Crosswicks Friends Meeting Juneteenth Jubilee Event
Our Peace and Social Action Committee in Partnership with the Interfaith Community Builder's Host's the 3rd Juneteenth Jubilee
Students Uniting: Then and Now (FCNL)
Friends Place on Capitol Hill 515 East Capitol Street, SE, Washington, DC, United States +1 moreThis event will be a conversation with leaders from campus organizing movements from the past and present. We will be joined by speakers sharing their experiences working on the anti-apartheid movement, the anti-war movement during the U.S. war in Vietnam, the Palestinian liberation movement, and the current movement for a ceasefire and divestment of US support of the war in Gaza.
Fun Family Concert Benefit for The Peace Center
Two of a Kind, an award-winning husband-wife musical duo, will perform a benefit concert for the Peace Center on Sunday September 8, 2024, from 2-4:30pm at Fallsington Friends Meeting (9300 New Falls Rd, Levittown, PA). This interactive concert, designed for families and children of all ages, will feature songs, puppets, movement, and stories centered around […]
The Pendle Hill Chorus: O, Mystery! Music for the Soul
Pendle Hill 338 Plush Mill Rd, Wallingford, United StatesThe Pendle Hill Chorus: O, Mystery! Music for the Soul Rehearsals begin Sep 11, 2024 A non-audition community chorus. “We work hard and have a good time.” Rehearsals: Wednesdays, 7:00 – 8:30pm (1st rehearsal 7:00 -9:00pm), on Pendle Hill’s campus. First Rehearsal: Wednesday, September 11, 2024 Holiday Concert Date: Wednesday, December 18, 2024, 8:00pm Pay […]
2024 Tri-Quarter Gathering
YMCA of the Pines 1303 Stokes Rd, MedfordTri-Quarter is an annual gathering of F/friends from Haddonfield, Salem, Burlington Quarterly Meetings and beyond at YMCA's delightful "Camp of the Pines". It is a valuable opportunity to convene with nature, participate in workshops led by members of our community, and develop new and lasting friendships. Lean more and register at southjerseyquakers.org/triquarter-gathering/
Meeting Administrators Gathering
Swarthmore Friends Meeting 12 Whittier Pl,, Swarthmore, United StatesThe next gathering of monthly meeting administrative staff will be held on Thursday, October 3rd, 10:30am-1:00pm at Swarthmore Friends Meeting. This time, the administrators gathering is in person! All meeting administrators are warmly invited — join for fellowship, resource sharing, discussion, networking, and mutual support. After time together in the meetinghouse, the group will take […]
Maurice Louca Live in Concert at Germantown Friends Meeting
Germantown Friends Meeting 47 West Coulter Street, PhiladelphiaMaurice Louca Live in Concert Friday, October 4th, 2024 at Germantown Friends Meeting. Doors open at 7:00 PM, and the performance begins at 7:30 PM. Join us for a live performance by Maurice Louca, one of Egypt’s most innovative and influential composers. Known for his ability to blend traditional Arabic music with experimental and avant-garde […]
Singalong w/ Rise Up Singing
Fallsington Friends Meetinghouse 9300 New Falls Rd, Levittown, United StatesFallsington Meeting will be hosting a SING-A-LONG using the Rise Up Singing songbook. WHEN: Saturday, October 19 th , 2024 7 to 8:30 PM WHERE: Fallsington Meeting Social Room 9300 New Falls Road Fallsington, PA Guitar Accompanist: Richard Aldred ALL ARE WELCOME!
Peace Begins with You: A Gathering for Children & Families
Arch Street Meeting House 320 Arch St, Philadelphia, United States"If we are to create peace in the world, we must begin with the children." Mahatma Gandhi "Peace Begins with You: A Gathering for Children and Families" is a Sunday afternoon for families with children to come together for fellowship, learning, celebrating peace and how we can each live in our truth and be peacemakers. […]
Being a Quaker Author
Swarthmore Friends Meeting 12 Whittier Pl,, Swarthmore, United StatesJennifer Kavanagh, a British Quaker, spent nearly 30 years in publishing, mostly as a literary agent, and now works as a retreat leader and writer. In the last twenty years she has written 12 books of non-fiction and three novels. Currently she is serving as a Friend-in-Residence at Pendle Hill. At Swarthmore Meeting on Sunday, […]
“Story, Service, Song from Friends Around the World”
Fallsington Friends Meetinghouse 9300 New Falls Rd, Levittown, United States“STORY, SERVICE, SONG FROM FRIENDS AROUND THE WORLD” Insights from FWCC’s 2024 August World Conference in South Africa Speaker: Amy Duckett Wagner, Friends World Committee for Consultation Representative - Philadelphia Yearly Meeting WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4TH | 7-8:30PM Join us for a report of the world gathering of 500 Quakers, including today’s realities, learning from service […]
Swarthmore Meeting Annual Carol Sing and Potluck
Please join Swarthmore Meeting for its annual carol sing. We have words and hymnals available and it is a great way to get ready for the holiday season. The singing is at the Meetinghouse and is followed by a potluck of delicious home cooking. All are welcome!
Pendle Hill Chorus Concert: O, Mystery! Music for the Soul
Swarthmore Friends Meeting 12 Whittier Pl,, Swarthmore, United StatesThe winter concert from Pendle Hill's community chorus The Pendle Hill Chorus presents O, Mystery! Music for the Soul at 8:00pm in Whittier Room at Swarthmore Meetinghouse. Whittier Room at Swarthmore Meetinghouse: 12 Whittier Place, Swarthmore, PA 19081 8:00 pm, December 18, 2024 No registration required.
Christmas Caroling at Cropwell
Cropwell Meeting 810 S. Cropwell Rd., Marlton, NJ, United StatesThe Greater Philadelphia Choral Society is coming back to sing their beautiful Christmas songs and lead us in a carols. Last year’s event was breathtaking, with beautiful music resonating throughout the 200 year old meetinghouse. We keep the wood-burning stove well lit and provide sweets including mulled cider, brownies, and an assortment of cookies. Come […]
