Philadelphia Yearly Meeting
Meeting for Worship for Healing
Meeting for Worship for Healing (MfWfH) is first and foremost, worship. Friends gather in expectant waiting on and in the Spirit as they do in any meeting for worship. The difference is, they are gathered with the intention to focus on healing. Friends present may be desirous of healing for themselves, or they may come […]
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 […]
Using PYM’s Climate Action Resource: Let’s Check In!
ZoomThe tool for Friends and meetings seeking to live out our yearly meeting-wide commitment to address climate change is now available! The booklet Creating a Playbook for Climate Action helps Friends develop personalized plans for how to address climate change – in their meetings and in their homes. Copies of the booklet have been shared with all […]
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. […]
220th Anniversary of Arch Street Meeting House
Arch Street Meeting House 320 Arch St, Philadelphia, United StatesOn Sunday, October 27th, 2024, join Arch Street Meeting House Preservation Trust, Philadelphia Quarterly Meeting, and the Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia to celebrate the meetinghouse’s 220th Anniversary! Located in the heart of Old City, Philadelphia, Arch Street Meeting House (ASMH) is a National Historic Landmark, and has been a vibrant hub for both […]
All Together Worship at Fall Continuing Sessions
ZoomThree 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 […]
Young Adult Friends (ages 18-35) Winter Potluck
There are a ONLY few remaining spots left. If you would like to attend, please email Inaara Shiraz at ishiraz@pym.org. Calling Young Adult Friends and Seekers (ages 18-35) to gather for our Winter Potluck on Friday, December 13, beginning at 6:30 p.m. in South Philadelphia. The address will be shared with you as we get […]
Registration Open for PYM Online Disability/Caregiver Support Groups
ZoomPhiladelphia Yearly Meeting (PYM) is hosting two support groups: one for Friends with disabilities (referred to as Disability Support Group) and another for Friends who are caregivers of Friends with disabilities (referred to as the Caregiver Support Group). Each support group will meet monthly on Zoom over the course of six months, with closed captioning […]
Young Adult Friends (Ages 18-35) Celebrate Black History Month
Philadelphia Museum of Art 2600 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, United StatesCalling Young Adult Friends (ages 18-35) to gather together on Friday, February 7, in commemoration of Black History Month! We will be going to the Philadelphia Museum of Art, exploring many pieces of its general collection, along with The Time Is Always Now: Artists Reframe the Black Figure special exhibition. This exhibition features 28 Black […]
PYM’s Disability Support Group
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting (PYM) is hosting an online Disability Support Group for Friends with disabilities. This group meets online once a month, starting in February 2025 through July 2025. Please note that this Disability Support Group is limited to members and attenders of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, and is open to anyone that identifies has having […]
How Do You Welcome New F/friends?
Sunday, February 23 at 7 PM - 8 PM. Join the Program and Religious Life staff of PYM in a virtual discussion on best practices on how to welcome newcomers, share how your monthly meeting welcomes seekers and learn from others meetings.
PYM’s Disability Support Group
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting (PYM) is hosting an online Disability Support Group for Friends with disabilities. This group meets online once a month, starting in February 2025 through July 2025. Please note that this Disability Support Group is limited to members and attenders of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, and is open to anyone that identifies has having […]
Manumissions Within the Compass Of Haddonfield Friends Meeting
Haddonfield Friends Meeting 47 Friends Avenue, HaddonfieldJoin us in person or online. In 1754, Friends decided to end slavery within the PYM community. John Woolman of Mt Holly and others were appointed to labor with Quaker families “within the compass” of Haddonfield and other Meetings regarding the importance of releasing people of African heritage from bondage. It took four decades until […]
PYM’s Disability Support Group
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting (PYM) is hosting an online Disability Support Group for Friends with disabilities. This group meets online once a month, starting in February 2025 through July 2025. Please note that this Disability Support Group is limited to members and attenders of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, and is open to anyone that identifies has having […]
