Ministry and Care
Semi-Programmed Worship Series: Wednesdays
Zoom PAHave you had the experience of readings and music in other worship spaces, and wondered what it would be like to include them in the grounded silence of waiting worship with Friends? Have you pondered how seekers might find connection in these liturgical elements, and a home in Quaker worship that includes them? How might […]
Semi-Programmed Worship Series: Saturdays
Zoom PAHave you had the experience of readings and music in other worship spaces, and wondered what it would be like to include them in the grounded silence of waiting worship with Friends? Have you pondered how seekers might find connection in these liturgical elements, and a home in Quaker worship that includes them? How might […]
Semi-Programmed Worship Series: Wednesdays
Zoom PAHave you had the experience of readings and music in other worship spaces, and wondered what it would be like to include them in the grounded silence of waiting worship with Friends? Have you pondered how seekers might find connection in these liturgical elements, and a home in Quaker worship that includes them? How might […]
AFSC Meeting for Worship with Attention to Peace in Palestine and Israel
Zoom PAThe Quaker Engagement Office of the American Friends Service Committee invites you to join us in a Meeting for Worship with attention to peace in Palestine and Israel. This is a time for Friends to come together in worship and solidarity as we grapple with the tragic events and lives lost as a result of […]
Semi-Programmed Worship Series: Saturdays
Zoom PAHave you had the experience of readings and music in other worship spaces, and wondered what it would be like to include them in the grounded silence of waiting worship with Friends? Have you pondered how seekers might find connection in these liturgical elements, and a home in Quaker worship that includes them? How might […]
Meditative Inquiry Series for Healing and Health
George Schaefer of the PYM Friends Counseling Service will be leading a series of five hour-long meditative inquiry Zoom sessions for healing and health beginning on Wednesday, October 4. Meditative Inquiry is the practice of listening deeply in stillness to what arises in present moment awareness with curiosity. After a brief opening talk and introduction […]
Semi-Programmed Worship Series: Wednesdays
Zoom PAHave you had the experience of readings and music in other worship spaces, and wondered what it would be like to include them in the grounded silence of waiting worship with Friends? Have you pondered how seekers might find connection in these liturgical elements, and a home in Quaker worship that includes them? How might […]
Quaker Religious Education Collaborative Annual Conference
Zoom PAQREC 2023 Conference: Online and Onsite Hosted by Winchester Friends Church, Winchester, Indiana. Most events will also be on Zoom. See full schedule Join us for a weekend of joyful inspiration, resources, renewal, worship and fellowship. We gather as a community of practice of over 700 Friends spanning six continents. We bring together the craft […]
Semi-Programmed Worship Series: Saturdays
Zoom PAHave you had the experience of readings and music in other worship spaces, and wondered what it would be like to include them in the grounded silence of waiting worship with Friends? Have you pondered how seekers might find connection in these liturgical elements, and a home in Quaker worship that includes them? How might […]
Semi-Programmed Worship Series: Wednesdays
Zoom PAHave you had the experience of readings and music in other worship spaces, and wondered what it would be like to include them in the grounded silence of waiting worship with Friends? Have you pondered how seekers might find connection in these liturgical elements, and a home in Quaker worship that includes them? How might […]
Semi-Programmed Worship Series: Saturdays
Zoom PAHave you had the experience of readings and music in other worship spaces, and wondered what it would be like to include them in the grounded silence of waiting worship with Friends? Have you pondered how seekers might find connection in these liturgical elements, and a home in Quaker worship that includes them? How might […]
All Together Worship
Zoom PAOn Sunday morning, November 12, Friends have the opportunity to join together from their meetinghouses and homes for All Together Worship as part of Sessions weekend. The intergenerational waiting worship will be held in care by the elders and Presiding Clerk. The Zoom link to join All Together Worship is the same one being used […]
Meditative Inquiry Series for Healing and Health
George Schaefer of the PYM Friends Counseling Service will be leading a series of five hour-long meditative inquiry Zoom sessions for healing and health beginning on Wednesday, October 4. Meditative Inquiry is the practice of listening deeply in stillness to what arises in present moment awareness with curiosity. After a brief opening talk and introduction […]
Meditative Inquiry Series for Healing and Health
George Schaefer of the PYM Friends Counseling Service will be leading a series of five hour-long meditative inquiry Zoom sessions for healing and health beginning on Wednesday, October 4. Meditative Inquiry is the practice of listening deeply in stillness to what arises in present moment awareness with curiosity. After a brief opening talk and introduction […]
Hope, Justice, and Peace: An Advent Series
Zoom PAAdvent as a path of listening for Spirit Join Friends for an online adult religious education series exploring Advent — the time of expectant waiting before Christmas — with scripture, discussion, guided activities, music, prayers, and readings. Each week, elements of the traditional Nativity story are lifted up through the lens of liberation theology and […]
Hope, Justice, and Peace: An Advent Series
Zoom PAAdvent as a path of listening for Spirit Join Friends for an online adult religious education series exploring Advent — the time of expectant waiting before Christmas — with scripture, discussion, guided activities, music, prayers, and readings. Each week, elements of the traditional Nativity story are lifted up through the lens of liberation theology and […]
Hope, Justice, and Peace: An Advent Series
Zoom PAAdvent as a path of listening for Spirit Join Friends for an online adult religious education series exploring Advent — the time of expectant waiting before Christmas — with scripture, discussion, guided activities, music, prayers, and readings. Each week, elements of the traditional Nativity story are lifted up through the lens of liberation theology and […]
Contemplative Christmas Eve
Sadsbury Friends Meeting 1089 Simmontown Rd, Gap, PA, United StatesJoin Sadsbury Friends for an hour of music, readings, silence, and candle lighting.
Walking in the World as a Friend Discussion & Practice Group
Zoom PAWALKING IN THE WORLD AS A FRIEND: ESSENTIAL QUAKER PRACTICES by Nadine Hoover lays out the three jobs all Friends take on when we begin to follow the Quaker path–minister, steward, and witness. Practices like journaling and spiritual companions help us live into these roles as we tend the inward life (minister), align our outward lives […]
FGC Changing Times Conference
Zoom PARegistration is open for the January 18-21 2024 online FGC Changing Times Conference - In these changing times, how is spirit moving among us? Come and together we will see where Spirit leads us as we seek deeper connection to Spirit, explore next steps in becoming an actively antiracist faith community, see what structures will […]
Finding Peace in a Tumultuous World: A Mindfulness Series
Zoom PAAs our world careens into ever-deepening complexity and noise, how can we develop the inner quiet and balance that we crave? As we witness the suffering that is so pervasive, many of us ask ourselves, “How can I help?” Perhaps the greatest contribution many of us can offer is to learn to quiet our own […]
Finding Peace in a Tumultuous World: A Mindfulness Series
Zoom PAAs our world careens into ever-deepening complexity and noise, how can we develop the inner quiet and balance that we crave? As we witness the suffering that is so pervasive, many of us ask ourselves, “How can I help?” Perhaps the greatest contribution many of us can offer is to learn to quiet our own […]
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 […]
Finding Peace in a Tumultuous World: A Mindfulness Series
Zoom PAAs our world careens into ever-deepening complexity and noise, how can we develop the inner quiet and balance that we crave? As we witness the suffering that is so pervasive, many of us ask ourselves, “How can I help?” Perhaps the greatest contribution many of us can offer is to learn to quiet our own […]
Finding Peace in a Tumultuous World: A Mindfulness Series
Zoom PAAs our world careens into ever-deepening complexity and noise, how can we develop the inner quiet and balance that we crave? As we witness the suffering that is so pervasive, many of us ask ourselves, “How can I help?” Perhaps the greatest contribution many of us can offer is to learn to quiet our own […]
Walking in the World as a Friend Discussion & Practice Group
Zoom PAWALKING IN THE WORLD AS A FRIEND: ESSENTIAL QUAKER PRACTICES by Nadine Hoover lays out the three jobs all Friends take on when we begin to follow the Quaker path–minister, steward, and witness. Practices like journaling and spiritual companions help us live into these roles as we tend the inward life (minister), align our outward lives […]
Finding Peace in a Tumultuous World: A Mindfulness Series
Zoom PAAs our world careens into ever-deepening complexity and noise, how can we develop the inner quiet and balance that we crave? As we witness the suffering that is so pervasive, many of us ask ourselves, “How can I help?” Perhaps the greatest contribution many of us can offer is to learn to quiet our own […]
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 […]
All Together Worship
Zoom PAThree times a year, Friends across all four states in the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting region have the opportunity to join together for an online meeting for worship for all ages. All Together Worship happens from 10-11am on the Sunday morning of every Continuing and Annual Sessions weekend. We come together from meetinghouses and homes for […]
Walking in the World as a Friend Discussion & Practice Group
Zoom PAWALKING IN THE WORLD AS A FRIEND: ESSENTIAL QUAKER PRACTICES by Nadine Hoover lays out the three jobs all Friends take on when we begin to follow the Quaker path–minister, steward, and witness. Practices like journaling and spiritual companions help us live into these roles as we tend the inward life (minister), align our outward lives […]
Friends in Spirit Online Discussion & Worship
Friends are welcome to join Friends in Spirit Worship Group for discussion and silent worship. We consider current events as well as traditional Quaker testimonies and revelation. Many discussions are "what ever rises" other topics have included dreams, artificial intelligence, and wars. Please contact elainegleet@gmail.com for current topics. All of our meetings are over Zoom. […]
Friends in Spirit Online Discussion & Worship
Friends are invited to join our online discussion and silent worship on Tuesday evenings. We begin with discussion at 6 p.m. and worship at 7 p.m. (Eastern). Our members are geographically scattered from Massachusetts to Florida, so don't worry about the rivers and mountains that might separate us! For current topics of discussion please contact […]
Friends in Spirit Online Discussion & Worship
Friends are welcome to join Friends in Spirit Worship Group for discussion and silent worship. We consider current events as well as traditional Quaker testimonies and revelation. Many discussions are "what ever rises" other topics have included dreams, artificial intelligence, and wars. Please contact elainegleet@gmail.com for current topics. All of our meetings are over Zoom. […]
Poetry as Spiritual Practice (March)
Zoom PAThe Poetry as Spiritual Practice workshop invites you to experiment with words as a way to deepen your connection with your Inner Guide. No writing or poetry experience necessary. Just bring yourself and writing materials. In Poetry as Spiritual Practice you will: Read and listen to poets who have come before, from Rumi to the […]
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 […]
Friends in Spirit Online Discussion & Worship
Friends are welcome to join Friends in Spirit Worship Group for discussion and silent worship. We consider current events as well as traditional Quaker testimonies and revelation. Many discussions are "what ever rises" other topics have included dreams, artificial intelligence, and wars. Please contact elainegleet@gmail.com for current topics. All of our meetings are over Zoom. […]
Good Friday Worship
Sadsbury Friends Meeting 1089 Simmontown Rd, Gap, PA, United StatesJoin Sadsbury Friends for waiting worship during the observance of Good Friday. This is a drop-in, drop-out worship; arrive any time during the three hours and leave when ready.
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. […]
Driving into the Sunset Years, sponsored by the Concord Quarter Working Group on Aging Concerns
Please join us for this important presentation via Zoom. The registration information is listed below. Are you an older adult thinking about transitioning to a non-driving lifestyle or a younger adult concerned about your parents’ driving status? Then join us for a presentation by Susie Touchinsky, OTR/L, SCDCM, CDRS. Susie is an occupational therapy certified […]
Quaker Quests: a second report from Philadelphia
Friends Center - Rufus Jones room and hybrid +1 morePYM CADBURY LIBRARY PRESENTS Collected and edited by Gregory Barnes-some 40 Philadelphia Friends share the way they practice Quakerism. A companion volume to Quaker Service which came out in 2022. Contributors will read aloud some of their text, followed by discussion
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. […]
Anam Thubten: The Practice of Non-Violence
Germantown Friends Meeting 47 West Coulter Street, PhiladelphiaGermantown Friends Meeting is hosting with Dharmata Foundation Tibetan Buddhist teacher Anam Thuben who will teach the Buddhist tradition of non-violence.
Encountering Spirit
Zoom PAHosted by Friends General Conference, The Encountering Spirit Retreat is an opportunity to deepen your spiritual life with other Friends near and far. As FGC's first "Unconference," attendees can customize the retreat to be as spacious -- or as involved -- as they want. We'll explore together through workshops, offline spiritual practices, and mutual learning. […]
Dr. Doug Tallamy to speak at Friends Village
Friends Village 331 Lower Dolington Rd, Newtown, PARenowned Author and Ecologist to speak at Friends Village New York Times bestselling author, professor and co-founder of Homegrown National Parks, Doug Tallamy, will speak at the Friends Village spring fundraiser, “Afternoon in the Garden”, on Saturday, April 13th, 2024 in Newtown, PA. Dr. Doug Tallamy, distinguished professor of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology at the […]
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. […]
Spiritual Formation Collaborative Spring Retreat
Pendle Hill 338 Plush Mill Rd, Wallingford, United StatesAnnual Spiritual Formation Retreat April 19-21, 2024 Listening One Another Into Wholeness Nurture your spirit with a weekend retreat designed to uplift your sense of hope and interconnectedness through listening deeply to self, others and to nature. We will have the opportunity for loving conversations and activities with fellow travelers on the Spiritual Journey. We […]
John Woolman: An Early Quaker Abolitionist
Haddonfield Friends Meeting 47 Friends Avenue, HaddonfieldCharles Bruder, Director of the Woolman Memorial, will share stories from the life of John Woolman, who was an 18th century Quaker, a man of peace and disciple of Christ. He identified slavery as the major issue of his day and provided an example of non-participation: he refused to write wills, bills of sale, or […]
Building a Meaningful and Connected Life – FGC eRetreat
Zoom PAThe Building a Meaningful and Connected Life eRetreat delves into the profound spirituality of meaning-making, resilience, renewal, and life transitions. Through contemplative practices and insightful discussions, we navigate the rich tapestry of growing older at any age, embracing its spiritual gifts across the lifespan. Join us as we explore the depths of personal growth, connection, […]
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. […]
Poetry as Spiritual Practice (April)
Zoom PAThe Poetry as Spiritual Practice workshop invites you to experiment with words as a way to deepen your connection with your Inner Guide. No writing or poetry experience necessary. Just bring yourself and writing materials. In Poetry as Spiritual Practice you will: Read and listen to poets who have come before, from Rumi to the […]
Andrew Anderson | Faith and Practice
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 The Religious Society of Friends publication Faith and Practice captures the religious experience of its community through personal experiences and extracted testimonies (its “faith”), as well […]
Media Meeting’s Courageous Conversation About Restorative Justice.
Zoom link https://bit.ly/3v6Fs1vMedia Meeting’s Courageous Conversation About Restorative Justice. Media Meeting’s Quaker Religious Education Committee is sponsoring a series of ‘Courageous Conversations’ on the topic of Restorative Justice in May. The Conversation will be held in three, one hour zoom meetings on May 8th, May 15th, and May 22nd from 7:00pm to 8:00pm. Each hour will be […]
Meeting for Worship for Newcomers and Seekers
FGC's Spiritual Deepening’s Worship for Newcomers aims to support Friends and seekers new to Quakerism. This program will introduce Newcomers to Quaker worship practices as well as allow them to ask questions and reflect on their experiences as they flow through their journey in worship spaces with Friends from the seasoned to the seeking. For […]
Media Meeting’s Courageous Conversation About Restorative Justice.
Zoom link https://bit.ly/3v6Fs1vMedia Meeting’s Courageous Conversation About Restorative Justice. Media Meeting’s Quaker Religious Education Committee is sponsoring a series of ‘Courageous Conversations’ on the topic of Restorative Justice in May. The Conversation will be held in three, one hour zoom meetings on May 8th, May 15th, and May 22nd from 7:00pm to 8:00pm. Each hour will be […]
Media Meeting’s Courageous Conversation About Restorative Justice.
Zoom link https://bit.ly/3v6Fs1vMedia Meeting’s Courageous Conversation About Restorative Justice. Media Meeting’s Quaker Religious Education Committee is sponsoring a series of ‘Courageous Conversations’ on the topic of Restorative Justice in May. The Conversation will be held in three, one hour zoom meetings on May 8th, May 15th, and May 22nd from 7:00pm to 8:00pm. Each hour will be […]
Bible Study: Called to Healing
Zoom PAA Bible Study series for Friends in the weeks leading to our Annual Sessions (July 6-7), and centering the Sessions theme: Called to Healing. Bible study has been an ongoing, vital part of PYM Annual Sessions. This year, we're moving some program elements of Sessions to the time before and after the summer gathering. In […]
Annual Plant Swap
Medford Quakers invite you to a Plant Swap. Bring a plant or take a plant. Any plants or seeds are welcome. Don't have anything to bring? No worries... come take one!
Mystic Friends Meeting
Newtown Square Friends Meeting 120 N Newtown Street Road, Newtown Square, PA, United StatesMystic Friends is a spiritual group formed under the care of Newtown Square Friends Meeting, to create a safe community to share and explore mystical experiences in a wide variety of settings. Quakerism, at its heart, is a mystical religion, but many are reluctant to share their mystical experiences out of concern that they may […]
Meeting for Worship for Newcomers and Seekers
FGC's Spiritual Deepening’s Worship for Newcomers aims to support Friends and seekers new to Quakerism. This program will introduce Newcomers to Quaker worship practices as well as allow them to ask questions and reflect on their experiences as they flow through their journey in worship spaces with Friends from the seasoned to the seeking. For […]
Bible Study: Called to Healing
Zoom PAA Bible Study series for Friends in the weeks leading to our Annual Sessions (July 6-7), and centering the Sessions theme: Called to Healing. Bible study has been an ongoing, vital part of PYM Annual Sessions. This year, we're moving some program elements of Sessions to the time before and after the summer gathering. In […]
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 […]
Worship at Roaring Creek Meetinghouse
Roaring Creek Meetinghouse 37 Dragstrip Rd, CatawissaMillville Quakers will be holding Meeting for Worship at the Roaring Creek Meetinghouse on June 16, 2024 at 1:30 pm. If you are traveling from a distance and also wish to visit the historic Catawissa Meetinghouse, please notify us as soon as possible. Roaring Creek Meetinghouse is a log building built in 1795. Millville Friends […]
Bible Study: Called to Healing
Zoom PAA Bible Study series for Friends in the weeks leading to our Annual Sessions (July 6-7), and centering the Sessions theme: Called to Healing. Bible study has been an ongoing, vital part of PYM Annual Sessions. This year, we're moving some program elements of Sessions to the time before and after the summer gathering. In […]
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
Bible Study: Called to Healing
Zoom PAA Bible Study series for Friends in the weeks leading to our Annual Sessions (July 6-7), and centering the Sessions theme: Called to Healing. Bible study has been an ongoing, vital part of PYM Annual Sessions. This year, we're moving some program elements of Sessions to the time before and after the summer gathering. In […]
Rise up for Reparations Juneteenth Revival
Central Philadelphia Monthly Meeting 1515 Cherry St, Philadelphia, United StatesRise up for Reparations: a Multi-Faith Revival Join us in proclaiming the urgent call for reparations in Philadelphia! On Sunday, June 30th from 2 to 4 p.m. ET At: Friends Center, 1501 Cherry Street, downtown Philadelphia Hosted by Rev. Jackie Newsome, newly seated to the Philadelphia Reparations Task Force Speakers will include: Rev. Naomi Washington-Leapheart, Rise […]
Twilight Meeting for Worship
Ashbridge Preserve Goshen Road, WillistownImagine sitting with a friendly group in a natural setting, watching a brilliant sunset, surrounded by birdsong and thousands of fireflies. Newtown Square Friends Meeting ("NSFM") announces its Twilight Meeting for Worship Program, offering meditation on the last Sunday of each month. Our first meeting will be on Sunday, June 30, at Ashbridge Preserve, on […]
All Together Worship at Annual Sessions
Zoom PAThree times a year, Friends across all four states in the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting region have the opportunity to join together for an online meeting for worship as an all ages, inclusive, loving community. All Together Worship happens at 10:00 AM on the Sunday morning of every Continuing and Annual Sessions weekend. We come together […]