May/Summer 2000 (Vol. XXXVIII, No. 3)
a publication of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends

Name or address correction? Call 215-241-7213. E-mail hiltrd@pym.org
PYM News, 1515 Cherry Street, Philadelphia PA 19102-1479

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FRONT PAGE   COMMENTARY   YEARLY MEETING SESSIONS   STEWARDSHIP   PROGRAMS   SERVICE   EVENTS

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FRONT PAGE

• Annual Sessions plant seeds to be nurtured
• Meeting membership increases
• Friends prepare for Republican convention
• Five jobs available on Yearly Meeting staff
• Next issue: September/October
  Send news before August 1

COMMENTARY

• GENERAL REFLECTIONS:
  Does what we believe matter?
  Thomas H. Jeavons
• LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:
  • Execution is contrary to Friends philosophy
  • Thanks for a challenging letter
  • Death penalty OK only in case of brutal murder
  • Young Friends smoking policy makes sense
  • Thanks to tax resisters for pioneering efforts
• Send letters to PYM News

YEARLY MEETING SESSIONS

• Outgoing epistle of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, March 23-26
• PYM approves minute on drug concerns
• Friends report on work under Covenant on Education
• Young people speak out against violence

STEWARDSHIP

• Fund-raising support offered to Meetings
• Treasurers' Forum to look at laws, reporting
• Workshop offered for PYM budget-makers
• "And a Little Child Shall Lead Them …" in Giving
• Annual Fund nears close on June 30
• Monthly Meetings consulted about PYM budget

PROGRAMS

• Friends gather to address Middle East concerns
• A vision of peace in New Delhi, India
• Friends attend education conference on The Culture of Peace at UN
• Friends schools support AFSC relief efforts
• Quaker and NRA members cooperate to promote gun safety in York County
• Counseling available for members and attenders
• Public educators sought for networking
• Triennial study booklet available from FWCC
• Library consultation offered to Meetings
• Working group active on public education
• Expect survey on education
  The PYM Educational Survey of Friends Families will be coming to PYM Friends soon. When it arrives, please take a few minutes to fill it out and return it promptly.

SERVICE

• Marilyn Trueblood leaving this fall
• Accounting staff changes
• Volunteer opportunities
• Friends Employment Opportunities
• Just Among Friends

EVENTS

• Exhibit starts in July on Quakers and politics
• Looking Ahead
  • Quaker mothers mobilize for handgun control march
  • Gatherings for Worship, Ministry and Eldering have long periods of worship
  • People of peace picnic July 12 in Cinnaminson
  • Talk on 'psychodrama' of James Nayler's life
  • Quaker Historians conference in June
  • Family camping weekend offered
  • Middle School Friends
  • Young Friends

		PYM News (USPS 430-160) is published five times yearly in January, March, May, September and November by Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends, 1515 Cherry Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102-1479, and is distributed free to members. Periodicals postage paid at Philadelphia, PA. Send address changes to Hiltrud Dodge at address at left or e-mail hiltrd@pym.org. ISSN 1055-839X
a publication of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends 1515 Cherry Street Philadelphia PA 19102-1479 215-241-7000 fax: 215-567-2096 www.pym.org	clerk Arlene Kelly 215-849-0598 general secretary Thomas H. Jeavons 215-241-7210 editor, PYM News Allen R. Reeder 215-241-7215 e-mail: allenr@pym.org

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