Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Children’s Religious Education        
Inspiration for Parents

Contact:

Christie Duncan-Tessmer
Children’s Religious Education Coordinator
Phone: 215-241-7008   or
800-220-0796 x 7008
E-mail: christiedt@pym.org
Fax: 215-241-7045

Quakerism is about seeking the Divine and living from the Center every day. And every day we do our living in the context of our families. How do families and parents support children’s exploring and living their faith?

Pamphlet Series
Pamphlet titles in grey are coming soon!
click on the title for a .pdf of the PYM pamphlet; pamphlets print on 8.5x14 paper  
   
     
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Nurturing Children’s relationships
with the Meeting
 

On-line articles and resource

Quaker Parenting Project of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting

A booklist on Family Life from Canadian Yearly Meeting
"Family Life: Spiritual Health" booklist from the PYM library

 

Imperfect Serenity, a Blog by PYM Quaker, mother, writer, teacher, and activist, Eileen Flanagan

Entry Points for Nurturing Faith in the Home, an article by the Evangelical Lutheran Church with some good points and sound support (and some very Christian language and concepts - listen in tongues and translate as necessary for it to be meaningful to you!).

Doing Good Together is a really great resource for engaging in volunteer work as a family
Learning to Give is another resource for learning about giving in the family context
New American Dream focuses on Live Consciously, Buy Wisely, Make a Difference, offering support, enthusiasm and concrete ideas.
Send your ideas for additional resources to the RE Coordinator: christiedt@pym.org
   
 

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