Abington Quarter Resources and ContactsThis page contains various addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, and web links. For information about the various monthly meetings that comprise Abington Quarterly Meeting, please see the pages for the individual meetings. For information on schools, please see that page. If you have suggestions for inclusion, feel free to email the website maintainer. |
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| Acting Clerk | Kathleen Geist | geisthaus@comcast.net |
| Acting Recording Clerk | Nancy B. Gold | NancyBGold@aol.com |
| Treasurer | Christine McPeak (Abington) | |
| Auditors | David Bartholomew (Upper Dublin) J. Elwood Kirk (Horsham) |
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| Staff for Home and Care Committee |
Grace Rose Blumberg (Cheltenham) | twohummers@aol.com |
2006 Annual Report
2005 Annual Report
2004 Annual Report
Notes from the May 2005 AQM afternoon
program with young adult Friends
2003 Annual Report
| Representative Committee | Each Monthly Meeting in the Quarter appoints at least one representative. This group meets with the Quarterly Meeting clerk between Quarterly Meetings for Business, usually the month prior to a Quarterly Meeting for Business and prepares the agenda and program for the upcoming meeting and may also consider any special concerns of meetings. Representative Committee may be assigned tasks by the Quarter to be attended to between meetings for business. |
| Abington Quarterly Meeting Trustees | ( Henry Beck, Gwynedd MM, President) Established as a corporation in 1927 originally formed to take title to and manage the endowment fund of the Abington Friends Home (closed in 1970) and to hold title to other property of the Home. Today, the Trustees have responsibility for treasury and investment management functions related to the following funds: The Enabling Fund, established in 1975, to provide financial assistance to members of all ages of Abington Quarter and their dependents; The General Fund for Aging, a continuation of the endowment fund for the Home, to be used for support of elderly members of Abington Quarter wherever residing; and the Spruance Fund, for members of Abington Quarter residing at Foulkeways. |
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The Home and Care Committee Contact: Grace Rose Blumberg, Administrator |
(Rebecca Cratin, Plymouth, Clerk) Responsible for making decisions with respect to assistance from the funds listed above. Every Meeting has representation on the Home and Care Committee and is responsible for maintaining good communication with Overseers of the Meetings with regard to those who may be in need of financial support. In 1998 the Quarter approved expanding the use of the General Fund to support improvements to meeting houses that would make them more accessible to Friends, particularly the elderly. |
| Junior Friends Conference | (Jill Bursack, Byberry, Clerk, Oversight Committee) Established in 1976 to provide a supportive and spiritual environment for approximately 55 young people in 2nd through 6th grades. Young people in the Quarter 9th grade and older also participate as counselors and junior counselors. The program has always been held at George School. There is a JFC Oversight Committee that seeks to have representation (liaison) from all Meetings in the Quarter. |
| Middle School Conference | The First Abington Quarterly Meeting Middle School Conference was held June 17-23, 2001 at Fellowship Farm in Pottstown, The AQM's 7th and 8th graders were invited to participate in the experimental program. Our purpose is to continue nourishing the spirit of the Youth of our Meetings who are too mature for the Junior Friends Conference at George School. 20 young people attended, aided by 6 Staff members and 3 Counselors. Success builds confidence; therefore the week of June 22-28, 2002 has been reserved for the second year at Fellowship Farm. A complete report and slide show will be presented at the October Quarterly Meeting with the hope that some Friendly Volunteers will step forward to help us continue this very rewarding program. The Staff and Counselors are paid for their time and are paid again in renewal of faith and spiritual blessing by working and playing with our wonderful young people. |
| Abington Quarterly Meeting Dance | Traditionally held on the first Saturday after Valentine's Day in February. |
| Philadelphia Yearly Meeting | The website of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, which includes Abington Quarterly Meeting. |
| PYM Faith and Practice | The online version of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting's Faith and Practice. |
| Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Library | There is an extensive collection of 23,000 books, periodicals, and audio-visual items, for children and adults, dealing mainly with Quaker theology, history, social concerns and biography. These materials are used for spiritual inspiration, research, and in Quaker studies programs, by monthly meeting groups, teachers and students, and by Philadelphia Yearly Meeting staff and individual borrowers. |
| Friends General Conference | Information about the conferences, publications and gatherings of the FGC, an organization that supports the unprogrammed tradition of the Society of Friends. |
| Pendle Hill | A Quaker center for study and contemplation. The link lists current and future programs, and a list of publications. An on-line bookstore is available. |
| Friends Journal | An independent magazine serving the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) |
| Quakers United In Publication (QUIP) | A network of Friends organizations and individuals concerned with the ministry of the written word. |
| The Quaker Homepage | Links to many Quaker organizations, bibliographies, histories, and writings as well as sites that, though they contain "Quaker" in their names, have nothing to do with the Religious Society of Friends. |
| Burlington Meeting House | A unique facility serving a variety of needs. Meetings, retreats, conferences, and celebrations with accommodations for meals and overnight gatherings can all take place in this 18th Century Meeting House. |
| The Quaker Information Center | Located in the lobby of Friends Center at 15th and Cherry Streets in Philadelphia, the QIC is an inviting and comfortable place for conversation, browsing, reading, acquiring free Quaker literature, and perusing display sale items which can be ordered via catalogs. |
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Friends' Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) |
FCNL, the Friends Committee on National Legislation, is a Quaker lobby in the public interest. FCNL seeks to bring the concerns, experiences and testimonies of the Religious Society of Friends to bear on policy decisions in the nation's capital. |
| American Friends Service Committee | The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) is a Quaker organization that includes people of various faiths who are committed to social justice, peace, and humanitarian service. |
| Friends World Committee for Consultation | Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC) was set up at the 1937 World Conference of Friends in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, USA, "to act in a consultative capacity to promote better understanding among Friends the world over, particularly by the encouragement of joint conferences and intervisitation, the collection and circulation of information about Quaker literature and other activities directed towards that end." |
| Friends Council on Education | The Friends Council on Education (FCE) serves Quaker education by advising and consulting with schools about their work as Friends institutions. Council schools include nursery, elementary, and secondary schools in the United States. The seventy-eight schools served are some of the oldest in North America, with traditions that play a major part in the Quaker heritage of the Western World. |
| Philapeace | A web-based discussion bulletin board sponsored by Philadelphia Yearly Meeting. This provides a focused setting in which the participants are typically all Friends. |
| Peace Quotes | A Source for those in search of inspiration regarding the peace testimony. |
Last modified: 8 September 2002