Philadelphia Yearly Meeting
Invitation to Worship Sharing: Join Us in Discernment on PYM and Lobbying
ZoomOn PYM's collective journey towards unity through Quaker community participation, the Administrative Council invites you to join us in Worship Sharing. Resuming Discernment on a PYM Lobbying Policy: PYM is embarking on a significant discernment process regarding our lobbying policy. This process consists of three integral steps: We join in Spirit-led, active listening through Worship […]
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 […]
Bible Study: Called to Healing
ZoomA 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 Call to Action in PYM
ZoomThe Quaker Call to Action was initiated by a group of seasoned Friends in June of 2022 as “An Urgent Call to the Religious Society of Friends.” A national steering committee worked to support Friends and meetings in efforts to protect the integrity of local, state and national elections and to strengthen American democracy. They […]
Bible Study: Called to Healing
ZoomA 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 […]
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 […]
Bible Study: Called to Healing
ZoomA 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 […]
Bible Study: Called to Healing
ZoomA 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 […]
All Together Worship at Annual 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 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 […]
The Best and Surest Foundation?
American Philosophical Society: Benjamin Franklin Hall Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United StatesThe First Continental Congress took place in Carpenters’ Hall in fall 1774, with 56 delegates from 12 colonies setting the stage for American independence. Among their first decisions was to request an opening invocation from Rev. Jacob Duche, the rector of Christ Church. Duche’s rousing invocation set a precedent for Congressional prayer that continues to […]
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 […]
