Then nation will not threaten nation,
and mankind will not know war.

For all who live on earth shall realize
that we have not come into being to hate or to destroy.

We have come into being
to praise, to labor and to love.

Compassionate God, bless the leaders of all nations
with the power of compassion.

Fulfill the promise conveyed in Scripture:
I will bring peace to the land,

and you shall lie down and no one shall terrify you.

I will rid the land of vicious beasts
and it shall not be ravaged by war.

Let love and justice flow like a mighty stream.

Let peace fill the earth as the waters fill the sea.

And let us say: Amen.

ìPrayer for Peace,î from the Conservative Jewish
mahzor, or High Holiday prayer book.

Coffee and Covered Dish for September
Worship and Ministry Committee

Upcoming Events

September 7 ó Worship, Ministry & Eldering
Mullica Hill Meeting, Rts. 45 & 77, South Main St., Mullica Hill, NJ

Do you pray for God to be more central to our lives and our spiritual community? Please join us at a gathering of Friends called to the ministry and spiritual nurture of their Meetings.

Our morning will consist of an extended Meeting for Worship lasting about 3 hours. Friends have found much spiritual nourishment in the depth of worship that this time allows.

Afternoon activities will happen as our way opens. Previous times have included worship sharing, small groups, prayer, discussion and singing.

Bring a brown bag lunch. There is no fee, but donations are needed to cover expenses. For child care, please call one week in advance..

September 10-11 ó PYM Womenís Gathering Group, a third meeting to discern our peace witness

There will be a gathering at Arch St. Meeting on the anniversary of the September 11 disaster, which will then also join the Interfaith Services for Peace event (see below). Contacts are Kaki Sjogren, and Dora Martinez-Armstrong, e-mail Ticit1/peacepower@verizon.net

September 11th, 2002: Unite for Peace

An Interfaith committee of peace activists is calling on all communities of faith in the Philadelphia area to join together on the one-year anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks for a service in the name of peace and justice. From 5:30 to 7:30 PM, there will be an interfaith gathering in the Arch Street Meetinghouse. From 7:30 to 9 there will be a candlelit procession to Love Park (17th and Arch). For more information, e-mail bwaxman@afsc.org.

September 14 ó Support and Outreach Conference

At 4th and Arch from 9 to 3. Workshops: Becoming Visible, Jump-Starting First Day School, Outreach through Inreach and others. There is also a Web Working Group workshop (see page 6). Child care will be available by preregistration. Contact PYM office: 215-241-7230 (800-220-0796, ext 7230) or outreach@pym.org.

September 14 ó One World Celebration

The Borough of Haddonfield is sponsoring an event
to commemorate September 11th. The children of Haddonfield are invited ìto express our unity and
solidarity through poetry, music, dance and the arts.î Look for more information to be posted on the Meetinghouse bulletin board as it becomes available

September 17 ó A special event on working for peace.

Friends will celebrate the 50-year involvement of George and Lillian Willoughby in teaching and organizing about nonviolent change, cosponsored by the Philadelphia Area Affinity Group of the Nonviolent Peace Force and Conscience, Militarism and War Tax Concerns of PYM, as well as PBI and Peace Teams.

7 PM at 4th and Arch. Come with brown bag and
join us for dinner at 6 PM (Beverages and dessert
provided).

September 20ñ22 ó Intergenerational Menís Retreat

YMCA Camp Ockanickon, Medford, NJ. (see article on page 5.)

September 20ñ22 ó Young Friends Gathering at the Peace Fair

Be a ìstage handî ó work behind the scenes at the Buckingham Friends Peace Fair (see description below). Set up the stage for the performers, staff the booths, serve food, learn a lot about peace, social justice and the environment and have fun. Sleep over at Buckingham Friends School. Call Cookie Caldwell 800-220-0796, ext. 7222 or e-mail cookiec@pym.org. Hurry! The gathering is limited to 35 Young Friends.

September 21 ó Buckingham Friends
Quaker Peace Fair

At Buckingham Meeting and Buckingham Friends School, at the intersection of Route 263 and Route 202 in Lahaska, PA near Peddlerís Village. The fair will be open from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM. This event is rain or shine and free.The Peace Fair will offer an interdisciplinary celebration of non-violence that includes music, art, poetry and exhibits by many organizations that promote a more peaceful and harmonious world. There will be family entertainment including Sparkles the Clown, juggling workshops, storytelling, crafts and non-competitive games.

Chicken barbecue, vegetarian fare, baked goods,
cotton candy and other food will be sold. All proceeds from donations and the sale of food will benefit the Peace Center, based in Langhorne, PA.

September 28 ó Socially Responsible Investing Workshop

10 AM ñ 2 PM at Arch Street Meeting (see article on page 6).

September 28 ó Apple Festival

3 to 6 PM at Mt. Holly Friends Meetinghouse,
High & Garden Streets, Mt. Holly. Old-fashioned homemade ice cream and desserts, continuous live music, Polka Dot the clown and more. $5 adults,
$2 children.

August 2002 Monthly Meeting for Business

Monthly Meeting for Business, 8th month 11, 2002, opened with silent worship. Approximately 35 Members and Attenders present.

Jayne Stokes brought to our attention an event
sponsored by the Borough of Haddonfield to
commemorate the attack on the World Trade Center last September 11 (see Upcoming Events).

Fall Festival is Saturday, October 19 in Haddonfield. John Donch will organize an ad hoc committee to gather handouts and staff a table at the festival.

There is, as yet, no Permanent Recording Clerk.

The marriage of Dan Kurtzman and Joan Alexander under the care of the Meeting has been approved.
The wedding will take place on October 6th.

Reports

Jean Landis gave the end-of-year Haddonfield Meeting financial report for (12/31/01) and a report of 2002 as of 6/30. Connie Brooks reported on our Fiduciary Investments as of 12/31/01. The value has dropped, but has done well compared with the general Market activity. All of our investments are ìsocially responsibleî.

The Meeting has been given two bequests by Harrison Gardiner ó one for $25,000 for the Graveyard and one for $20,000 for the General Fund. Discussion of distribution of the money will be held over until September. Meanwhile, Financial and Memorial/ Graveyard Committees will meet to share relevant information.

Justin Loughry gave a report on the progress of the ìBeyond Prison Wallsî project sponsored by Haddonfield Meeting through Peace and Social Concerns Committee. The project has made contact with numerous groups, including half-way houses and a group in Camden working with at-risk young people. A high priority is to raise issues illustrative of our societyís throw-away attitudes and our reliance on punitive responses to unacceptable behavior.

The very dedicated committee meets weekly. Since May, they have raised $26,000, mostly from grants and donations from Meetings. Priscilla Adams told us about their presentations to diverse groups, including other Quaker Meetings, that have generated enthusiastic interest. A more extensive report will be given in September.

The Religious Education Report and Discussion were postponed until September.

The Meeting expressed its deep appreciation to Jean Landis for her many years of service to the Meeting, especially for the time spent as our Treasurer.

Coming in Septemberís Monthly Meeting: a discussion of the Gardiner bequest, more ìBeyond Prison Wallsî and a discussion of First Day School and religious education. Septemberís Monthly Meeting for Business is September 13 at 7:30 PM. Donít miss it!

Another Reason to Attend Business Meeting
From the Overseers Committee

Did you know that Haddonfield Monthly Meeting has a fund to help members and attenders get to Quaker-related conferences?

The fiscal report presented at the August Meeting for Worship for Business showed that this fund was under-utilized this past year. The entire Meeting benefits when someone takes the time and energy to go to Friends General Conference, the Tri-Quarter Retreat, a Young Friends Gathering or a Pendle Hill weekend. If you are interested and could use some financial assistance, please see a member of the Overseers Committee.

Quarterly Meeting

Haddonfield Quarterly Meeting was held at Mt. Laurel Meeting on June 23, 2002. After opening worship, a
discussion concerning the future of this Quarterly Meeting was clerked by John Caughey. The functions
of Quarterly Meting were presented. A brainstorming session followed with many suggestions and comments. The following lists were generated as ideas for further examination:

What is going well?

1. Budget and finances are handled well.

2. Information is transmitted to the members of the Quarter via yearly reports from the Greenleaf and Orchard Friends School.

3. We give support to our regional staff member,
Peace Field Secretary, Priscilla Adams.

4. Nurture and care for Orchard Friends School.

What is not going well?

1. Nurture and care of the Greenleaf, particularly
getting board members from Monthly Meetings.

2. Reports from monthly meetings

3. Sharing ideas and resources in areas other than peace issues.

4. We are not efficient, we waste time and resources.

5. We do not test concerns well through this structure because few people attend.

6. Yearly Meeting does not use Quarterly Meeting to communicate to Monthly Meetings.

7. Spiritual care of the Quarterly Meeting is not deep enough.

8. Geography is antiquated.

9. Cannot maintain the infrastructure from nominations in the quarter.

What can we do ? How can we change the Quarterly Meeting structure?

1. Meet once a year

2. Meet many more times a year.

3. Broaden Field Secretaryís responsibilities.

4. Appoint an executive committee to do pressing business between full quarterly meetings.

5. State a purpose as to how QM will assist MM.

6. Reorganize the geography of QM.

7. Find out what other Quarters who are struggling with these issues have done, successfully or unsuccessfully.

8. Meet with others to share our good ideas and deepest hopes spiritually and religiously.

9. Build community within the Quarter and serve as a training ground for young people.

No unity was sought at this meeting. An ad hoc committee will be formed to work on these issues over the summer and report at the October Quarterly Meeting. Marty Smith, from Moorestown Meeting, will convene this committee.

The Next Quarterly Meeting will be held on Sunday, October 20th at 2 PM at Camp Ockanikon during the Tri-Quarter Conference.

FIRST DAY SCHOOL

ìIt Takes a Meeting to Raise a Friend.î
ìYe have no time but this present time.î G. Fox

Submitted by Flora McKinney, Jake McGlaughlin and Jayne Stokes

Fall Term Theme: Quakerism

Religious Educationó Faith and Practice (pg 185)

Religious Education is a life-long endeavor. It begins in the family, as parents take responsibility for religious education of their children. Monthly Meetings have a special responsibility to bring children under their care into full participation in the life of the Meeting and into an understanding of the beliefs and practices of Friends.

Meetings are expected to offer religious education programs for young and adult members and attenders. A thriving First Day School has proven to be important to the life of many Meetings.

Query 3 (pg. 207) ó Spiritual Nurture, Ministry and Religious Education

(# 2) Does our Meeting prepare all members and children for worship and for a way of life consistent with the principles of the Religious Society of Friends? How do we teach about Quaker practices in business and worship and their importance to the functioning of our Meeting community?

Does our Meeting provide opportunities for all in the Meeting to learn about:

ï the Inner Light, the Living Christ within, the Bible, the writings of Friends, our Christian heritage, other religious traditions and their respective roles in the history and formation of Friendsí principles ?

ï the common testimonies friends declare?

ï the varieties of expression Quaker faith takes today?

Mission Statement ó- Haddonfield Meeting Religious Education Committee

Our mission is:

ï To provide an opportunity for Meeting members and attenders to learn about Quaker history, faith and values.

ï To help foster a sense of Quaker identity, community and devotion to Quaker values in the wider world.

We do this for children by:

ï Developing and providing a well-rounded curriculum

ï Recruiting and supporting teachers

ï Scheduling classes and other supervised activities

We do this for adults by:

ï Presenting speakers and classes on topics of interest

ï Facilitating group discussions

ï Providing a forum for Meeting concerns

ï Providing information about other Quaker learning opportunities

We will know we are successful when:

ï We receive positive feed back

If I were arrested for being a Quaker would there be enough evidence to convict me?

Fall Term of First Day School begins September 15 at 11 AM and runs until 12 noon. On Sundays that are not covered dish, First Day School will run from 11:20 to 12:15.

If anyone is interested in teaching childrenís First Day School, please contact Flora McKinney. You only need to commit to an 8-week time period. We also need assistants and substitutes.

September Adult FDS

First Day School will open its fall session with a program addressing aspects of Conflict Resolution. The offering will be in the form of a structured inquiry. It will have three parts and occur on consecutive First Days (September 15, 22 & 29). The program will look at types and causes of conflict and the role of conflict in our lives. Then it will focus on methods and suggestions for managing conflict. The sessions are interactive and will be facilitated by Gary Smith and Jake McGlaughlin.

An alternative program will be offered as well. Keith Wallace will continue facilitating a Bible study group. The group will be studying the Book of Genesis and will meet in the sewing room (at the end of the classroom hallway).

And donít forget our five-week Bible study class with Tony Prete starting in October! Look for more details
in Octoberís newsletter.

Conscientious Objection

The Ad Hoc Committee on Conscientious Objection (aka the Working Group on Conscientious Objection) is working on composing a statement to reflect the Meetingís position on Conscientious Objection to War for presentation to Meeting for Business in the fall of this year. If anyone is interested in participating in the committeeís deliberations on the development of a position statement, please contact any committee member.

In the meantime, the committee is available to any young Friend or any of their friends wishing to obtain more information or to discuss Conscientious Objection. Interested persons should contact any committee member. Committee members are Jake McGlaughlin, Harold Heritage, Blake Angus-Anderson and Joanne Heizer. Bill Patterson is serving as an advisor to the committee.

To provide an opening for discussion, the committee is planning to sponsor a pizza party for Young Friends to be held in October (date to be announced). Participants will see a video called ìLies Recruiters Tell.î A discussion period will follow.

Pendle Hill This Fall

Pendle Hillís Monday Night Lecture Series theme this Fall is ìRacial Justice: Speak Truth to Power.î The series gets underway on October 7 at 7:30 PM at Arch Street Meetinghouse. George E. ìTinkî Tinker, a professor of Native American religions at Iliff School of Theology in Denver will speak on ìRacism and Justice in a Violent Tradition.î This talk, as well as all other talks in the series, will be repeated on Tuesday morning at Medford Leas.

October 4-6 ó Inquirersí Weekend: Basic Quakerism with Frank Massey and Catherine Griffith We will examine the fundamental elements of Quaker faith and practice and consider how they are expressed today, with opportunities for worship, discussion and questions. $235/double; $280/single. (Meeting can help with the cost ó see page 3.)

For information on this and other conferences or
lectures, call Pendle Hill at 800-742-3150 or e-mail pendlehill.org.

Intergenerational Menís Retreat

Men, Young Friends, and boys from Meetings in PYM are invited to an intergenerational menís retreat at YMCA Camp Ockanickon on the weekend of Sept. 20-22, 2002, which includes: outdoor activities such as hiking and canoeing, a comfortable heated lodge and a ìQuaker Sweat Lodgeî led by George Price (see Friends Journal, February 2002).

Themes To Talk About

What difference does it make to be a male in the meeting, or at school, at work, and in the family? What does it mean to be masculine?

What difference does it make to be oneís particular race?

How might that be different for friends of another race?

What can we offer or ask of others from our prospective of being either a young person or an older person?

Sponsorship and Planning

The Retreat is sponsored by Central Philadelphia Monthly Meeting and the planning is by the following group of men: Vinton Deming, Chuck Esser, Steve Gulick, Tom Hill, George Lakey, David Lewis, Ben Norris, George Price, Dana Robinson, Chris Schanno, Ed Seitel, David Watt, and George Willoughby. It is coordinated by Brad Sheeks. Leadership is all volunteer.

The cost for the retreat is $75 per person. Scholarship aid is available. We welcome full payment plus a
contribution to the scholarship fund. For further
information, contact Brad Sheeks, bsheeks@juno.com.

Silent Witness: Quaker Meeting Houses in the Delaware Valley, 1695 to the Present

From September 21st through December 31st, an exhibit entitled ìSilent Witness: Quaker Meeting Houses in the Delaware Valley, 1695 to the Presentî will be shown at the Athenaeum, 219 S. Sixth St, Philadelphia.

This exhibit will display the results of efforts by the Historic American Building Survey (HABS) program of the National Park Service to trace the evolution of Meetinghouses through documentation of 27 select Meetinghouses associated ó either currently or historically ó with Philadelphia Yearly Meeting. The resulting large-format photographs, measured architectural drawings, and historical text create a comprehensive, publicly accessible record that can serve as the basis for interpretation and preservation. They also shed light on a Quaker aesthetic.

On Saturday, September 21, a full-day symposium at the Athenaeum will celebrate the opening of the exhibit, with speakers providing a context about American religious architectural development within which to view this display of Quaker Meetinghouses. Participation will be limited to 200 individuals, with advance registration required. The cost will be $20; $10 for students.

In January 2003, the exhibit will move to the East Room of the Arch Street Meeting House, where it will remain for three months. For more information about this project or to request an invitation to the symposium, call 215-241-7241.

Whatís New at PYM

Window to the World ó the World Wide Web

Help create a roadmap to upgrade PYMís Web site. Voice your opinions and ideas at the Web Working Groupís Workshop at the Support and Outreach
gathering on Sept. 14th (see upcoming events).

Socially Responsible Investing Workshop

The Treasurers Planning Group is very pleased to present a program on socially responsible investing at its next gathering. We believe this topic will be of great interest to many Friends.

Investing money in accordance with our beliefs is a topic of concern for many members of Meetings, both for their own funds and for the Meetingís funds. All members and attenders are invited to join us for this participatory workshop, which will present the various aspects of investing our money in close harmony with Friends Testimonies and Concerns.

The approaches presented and discussed at this session will include: social screening, shareholder activity, community investment funds (open to individuals and organizations) and activities that an individual investor might be able to pursue.

We strongly encourage Friends and attenders, who have no Meeting financial function to perform but would simply like to hear about this very timely subject, to join us on Saturday, September 28, at the 4th & Arch Street Meeting House in Philadelphia. Registration will begin at 9:30 AM (breakfast foods will be served). The program is expected to run from 10:00 AM ó 12:00 Noon.

For more information contact Connie Brookes at Friends Fiduciary, 215-241-7272, cabfidcorp@aol.com or Kathy Reilly at PYM, 215-241-7214, e-mail kathyr@pym.org. If you need childcare, please let Kathy Reilly know by September 10th.

New Books at PYM Library

There are some great new books and videos on the shelves in your yearly meeting library. To receive lists of new titles via your e-mail, contact the Library at library@pym.org. To check directly for new titles in the catalog, go to the PYM Library catalog on the web: www.pym.org/library and click on ìsearch catalog.î Use the ìlimitersî feature to limit your search to items published this year to see the newest items. Then call 215-241-7220 or e-mail to arrange delivery.

Death of Noted Friend, Steve Cary,
AFSC Board, Statesman for Peace

A memorial service for Steve Cary will be held in Philadelphia on Saturday, September 14, at 3 p.m.
at Germantown Friends Meeting. In lieu of flowers, please make contributions to the American Friends Service Committee, Haverford College, or Germantown Friends School.

Spiritual Formation Groups

Over 100 people have participated in PYMís Spiritual Formation Program in its first three years, deepening participantís spiritual lives and bringing new vitality to Monthly Meeting communities! Please invite your Meeting members to consider doing the program with a few people from the Meeting or Quarter. It begins and ends with a weekend retreat. In the course of
9 months there is study, spiritual practice and nurture of small groups to share and learn together. For
details contact Wade Wright, e-mail wadew@epix.net, address, 177 Kiles Rd., Stillwater,
PA 17878.

Tri-Quarter Gathering

Tri-Quarter Gathering takes place October 18ñ20 at Camp Ockanickon in Medford. This yearís theme is ìReason for Hope.î There will be games, music, workshops and activities for the whole family. Pick up an information and registration sheet in the Meetinghouse foyer
(e-mail georgeacrispin@aol.com) for more information. You must register by October 1 to avoid a late registration fee.

Young Quakes Conference

The Young Quakes conference is an experience in the unprogrammed Friends tradition to explore our Quaker Biblical roots and the Christian and universalist expressions of our faith. This yearís conference is being held October 11ñ14 in Littleton, MA (near Boston). The theme this year is ìCircles of Loveî.

Come for invigorating discussions, great workshops and plenaries, Quaker-friendly Bible studies, games, worship and worship sharing, singing, hanging out, and working together.

Registration is $100.00 for registrations postmarked by September 18th and $120.00 for registrations after September 18th. Scholarship aid is available. For more information, visit the FGC web site at fgcquaker.org.

HFS School Notes

Haddonfield Friends School has a new headmaster ó David Eldridge. David is returning to Friends education after a hiatus at the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Work where he earned a M.S.W. and Ph.D. He previously taught history and social studies at Delaware Valley Friends School and George School, and before that attended Quaker schools for 15 years.

He is also currently a member of the School Committee at George School. David and his wife, Lisa, live in Wynnewood, PA with their two daughters Kate (5) and Bethany (2).

Poems Old and New

Amistadís Dream

Daniel Picker

Those dark beams creak
as low voices groan,
locked below in hold
as the hull lists in wind

still, the plash of waves
and tide shift as planks
are buffeted by sea swells
rising so far from home,

then the clank of iron
over planks, the heavy drag
of chains locked to ankles,
wrists ripped, dragged from

the amber bosom of
mother Africa, Sierra
Leone of tan sand,
the viridian forests

inland, to be sold far from
where monkeys cavort in
jungle breeze playing
free near the iridescent

birds red-feathered
and yellow-gold, fluttering
to soar over bright stripes
of those free creatures.

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