Quaker Lesbian Conference in August
Posted on Mar 20, 09 | 6:46 pm
PYM NEWS: The 33rd Quaker Lesbian Conference will take place the weekend of August 21-23 at the Brinton House at Pendle Hill. The theme is “To Everything There Is a Season: A Time to Gather.”
Friends Association Seeks Foster Parents
Posted on Mar 20, 09 | 3:49 pm
PYM NEWS: Friends Association for Care and Protection of Children is reaching out to Friends Meetings in Chester, Delaware and Montgomery Counties for foster parents.
New FGC Book on Friends and Race
Posted on Jan 27, 09 | 9:15 pm
PYM NEWS: QuakerPress of Friends General Conference is publishing a much-anticipated book on racial discrimination in the Religious Society of Friends. Everyone is invited to the February 5 kick-off event for
Fit for Freedom, Not for Friendship: Quakers, African Americans, and the Myth of Racial Justice by Donna McDaniel and Vanessa Julye.
Counseling Service’s Oversight Changes
Posted on Jan 25, 09 | 8:46 pm
PYM NEWS: PYM’s Worship and Care Standing Committee has laid down the working group on Care and Counsel for Meetings and Members, which oversaw the work of Friends Counseling Service and the distribution of the Natalie Clifford Barney Trust.
Worship and Ministry Friends Gather
Posted on Jan 25, 09 | 1:25 pm
PYM NEWS: The PYM Meeting on Worship and Ministry gathered in November for reflection on the spiritual life of our Monthly Meetings and the challenges of tending the flames of worship in our Yearly Meeting.
Friends Have Faith Amid Adversity
Posted on Nov 09, 08 | 4:09 pm
PYM NEWS: These are uncertain times. The credit crisis. The stock market. Unemployment. As I read the headlines, I am also excited about our future as a faith community. Philadelphia Yearly Meeting is vital and growing.
School of the Spirit is Praised at FUM
Posted on Sep 20, 08 | 12:09 pm
PYM NEWS: Speaking at the Friends United Meeting Triennial Sessions in July, John Punshon lifted up four hopes for the future of the Religious Society of Friends, including the School of the Spirit Ministry "flourishing as a ministry under the care of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting."
Wednesday Worship at Burlington Center
Posted on Sep 19, 08 | 9:36 pm
PYM NEWS: Meeting for worship is held at the Burlington Meeting House and Conference Center in Burlington NJ from 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM Wednesdays with fellowship afterwards.
