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Too Queer to Be Quaker: The Limits of Liberal Quaker Inclusion of Lesbian and Gay People during the Cold War and Today
HybridOctober 7, 2024, 7:30pm-9pm Eastern Time (US & Canada) on campus and via Zoom: A First Monday Lecture with Brian Blackmore Before the gay rights movement gained momentum in the early 1960s, a few very small assemblies of Quakers publicly supported lesbian and gay people ahead of all other religious groups. Most Quakers in the mid-twentieth century, however, did […]
Reading Group on Paul Buckley’s “Quaker Testimony: What We Witness to the World”
Pendle Hill’s Reading Group (October) Oct 16, 2024 Worship sharing on Paul Buckley’s "Quaker Testimony: What We Witness to the World" (PHP #481). 7:00-8:30pm Eastern Time (US & Canada) via Zoom. This event is free, and registration is required. https://pendlehill.org/events/pendle-hills-reading-group-october-2024/
Pendle Hill Resident Student Program Free Info Session
Pendle Hill 338 Plush Mill Rd, Wallingford, United StatesSpring Term Info Session (October) Online: Oct 21, 2024 An informal opportunity to learn more about Pendle Hill’s residential study program. 7:30-8:30pm Eastern Time (US & Canada) via Zoom. Free to the public! Click below for the Zoom link. https://pendlehill.org/events/spring-term-info-session-october-2024/
Lecture – Towards a Just Democracy: Spiritual Grounding and Principled Action
Pendle Hill 338 Plush Mill Rd, Wallingford, United StatesTowards a Just Democracy: Spiritual Grounding and Principled Action Hybrid: Nov 4, 2024 A First Monday Lecture with Alicia McBride and José Santos Moreno of Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) 7:30pm-9pm Eastern Time (US & Canada) on campus and via Zoom. Free to the public! Registration required for Zoom or on-campus participation. https://pendlehill.org/events/towards-a-just-democracy-spiritual-grounding-and-principled-action/
Reading Group on C. Wess Daniels’s “Resisting Empire: The Book of Revelation as Resistance”
Pendle Hill’s Reading Group (November) Nov 13, 2024 Worship sharing on C. Wess Daniels’s 2019 book "Resisting Empire: The Book of Revelation as Resistance." 7:00-8:30pm Eastern Time (US & Canada) via Zoom. Free and open to the public! Registration required. https://pendlehill.org/events/pendle-hills-reading-group-november-2024/
Friends’ Decision-Making and Clerking: Participating in Meetings for Business with Joy and Confidence
Pendle Hill 338 Plush Mill Rd, Wallingford, United StatesNov 22-24, 2024: An on-campus weekend workshop with Steve Mohlke and ,O on liberatory clerking skills and principles This is an opportunity for both new and experienced clerks of Friends’ meetings and committees to meet and think together about the role of presiding clerk in the spiritual practice of meeting for business. The workshop will address […]
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.
New Year’s Retreats at Pendle Hill
Pendle Hill 338 Plush Mill Rd, Wallingford, United StatesA collection of retreats on art, music, and mindfulness to ring in the new year with intention in community. Choose from three retreats happening on campus Dec 28, 2024 - Jan 1, 2025. All retreats culminate in an alcohol-free celebration including reception, dinner, concert with Rev. Rhetta Morgan, and midnight candlelit worship.
Meeting for Worship with Attention to the Victims of the Fires in California
Pendle Hill 338 Plush Mill Rd, Wallingford, United StatesMeeting for Worship with Attention to the Victims of the Fires in California Hybrid: Jan 25, 2025 You are not alone. 1pm-2pm Eastern Time (10am-11am Pacific Time) on campus and via Zoom. Free and open to the public. No registration required. https://pendlehill.org/events/meeting-for-worship-with-attention-to-the-victims-of-the-fires-in-california/
The Exponential Impact of Historical and Ongoing Injustice: A Call To Action for Quakers
Pendle Hill 338 Plush Mill Rd, Wallingford, United StatesThe Exponential Impact of Historical and Ongoing Injustice: A Call To Action for Quakers Hybrid: Feb 3, 2025 A Black History Month First Monday Lecture with Dr. Harold D. (Hal) Weaver, Jr. and Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge 7:30pm-9pm Eastern Time (US & Canada) on campus and via Zoom. Free to the public. Registration required. https://pendlehill.org/events/first-monday-lecture-with-dr-harold-d-hal-weaver-jr-and-nozizwe-madlala-routledge/
Reading Group on “Hypocrisy, Racism, and Self Interest”
Pendle Hill 338 Plush Mill Rd, Wallingford, United StatesPendle Hill’s Reading Group (February) Online: Feb 18, 2025 Worship sharing on Mary Watkins’s "Hypocrisy, Racism, and Self-Interest on the Path to Reparations: Quaker Complicity with Slavery (1657–1776) and White Supremacy" (PHP #489). 7:00-8:30pm Eastern Time (US & Canada) via Zoom. Free and open to the public! Registration required.
Hope and Rest in Challenging Times
Pendle Hill 338 Plush Mill Rd, Wallingford, United StatesHope and Rest in Challenging Times Hybrid: Mar 3, 2025 Peter Blood-Patterson's First Monday Lecture explores rest and living in faith, letting go of the patterns of urgency and societal conditioning to learn new ways of being with God and each other.
