Throughout our yearly meeting, individual Friends and Monthly and Quarterly Meetings are diligently working to make our communities more accessible for any and all who are impacted by disability. We are overjoyed to share that the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting will be offering two different support groups: a Disability Support Group for Friends with disabilities and a Caregiver Support Group for Friends who are caregivers of those with disabilities. These support groups are open to members and attenders of PYM who self-identify as having and/or supporting individuals with any kind of disability, physical or mental, visible or invisible.
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Community Building
Mott Memo – Fall Continuing Sessions 2024
This past weekend, November 8-10, our Fall Continuing Sessions at Arch Street Meeting House, and online, gathered us into a shared journey of worship, fellowship, and reflection as we closed our theme of “Called to Healing”. In the spirit of Lucretia Mott, this Mott Memo captures the essence of our time together. The Minutes from these sessions will soon be available on the PYM website under Session Minutes, so Friends can read and reflect on the work and joy we shared.
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A Conversation on Living the Lenape Way
Celebrating Indigenous Peoples Month
The Rancocas Friends Meeting invites you to join a conversation on, “Living the Lenape Way” with Lenape Tribal Nation Leader, Elder John Thomas.
Elder John Thomas of the federally recognized Lenape nation, the Delaware Tribe of Indians, has been a prominent member of the American Indian Movement, a survivor of Wounded Knee, the establishment of the Interational Indian Treaty Council at the UN and getting the federal Native American Graves Protection Reparation Act signed into law. Thomas inspired Ursinus College and the Perkiomen Valley School District to a Welcome Home Project and obtained a burial ground at the Pennsbury Mansion for reclaimed remains.
A light meal of seasonal favorites will be available at no charge.
The Quakers
Let the light within you guide your way
We meet every Sunday at 11 AM for worship and fellowship in Rancocas Village. All are welcome to join the silent worship service regardless of personal creed. Children are always welcome.
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Upcoming Grant Deadlines: December 1, 2024 – March 31, 2025
Funds are available for outreach, traveling for interfaith dialog, service, or ministry, Indigenous people and communities, and more. Apply today!
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