September/October 2001 (Vol. XXXIX, No. 4)
a publication of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends

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PYM News, 1515 Cherry Street, Philadelphia PA 19102-1479

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FRONT PAGE   COMMENTARY   YEARLY MEETING   PEACE AND CONCERNS   OUR MEETINGS   PROGRAMS   STEWARDSHIP   SERVICE   EVENTS

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FRONT PAGE

• Outgoing Epistle
• PYM nears incorporation
• 3 PYMers attend World Conference Against Racism
• PYM won't submit to IRS levy
• Historic Peace Churches consult
• Epistle extracts: Historic Peace Churches Consultation (additional article, not in print edition)
• Next issue: November/December
  Send news before October 1

COMMENTARY

• GENERAL REFLECTIONS:
  Great things and small things: What really counts
  Thomas H. Jeavons
• LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:
  • Deaf Friends Fellowship is a ministry
  • Quaker U.N. offices in New York, Geneva
  • Send letters to PYM News

YEARLY MEETING

• Middle School Friends report interesting experiences at PYM
• Have fun with Middle School Friends
• Knitters make 200 squares for afghans

PEACE AND CONCERNS

• How Friends can express their concerns for peace
• Philapeace offers e-mail and calendar
• Host families sought for Haitian doctor

OUR MEETINGS

• Meetings and schools schedule fall festivals
• Monthly Meeting incorporation to be discussed
• Friends Neighborhood Guild provides urban ministry

PROGRAMS

• Penn's 1701 Charter of Privileges commemorated with education effort
• Pilgrimage to England set for July 2002
• Public school teachers receive grants

STEWARDSHIP

• An obligation to give?
• What if your IRA outlives you?
• Estate planning program coming to Bucks Quarter and State College
• Friendly Crafters' work supports Yearly Meeting

SERVICE

• New assistant in the Development Office
• Theresa Fitzgibbon vacates peace position at PYM
• Hakim Hudson leaves Friends Workcamp staff
• Friends Employment Opportunities
• Just Among Friends

EVENTS

• Looking Ahead
  • Book sale Sept. 21 outside PYM Library
  • AVP Training for Facilitators
  • Tri-Quarter Gathering restores the spirit
  • Religious education conference planned
  • Ministry gathering September 29
  • Disarmament vigil in Philadelphia
  • AFSC Middle Atlantic Region to hold Fall Gathering (additional article, not in print edition)
  • Students meet Quaker colleges
  • Symposium to tell story of native people in Jersey
  • Lecturer to explore Woolman's work ethic
  • New Jersey conference on Meeting pastoral care
  • AFSC speaker, panels November 3 in Philadelphia
  • Talk on Quakers and the sexual revolution

		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 PYM NEWS at address at left or e-mail database@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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