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of the Religious Society of Friends

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Yearly Meeting Poem

Annual Sessions poet-in-residence, Zenaida Peterson, wove a Yearly Meeting poem from Friends’ reflections

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Stories of Engagement in the Life of our Quaker Community

Community Calendar

Quaker Events in Our Region

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August 2020 – January 2021 Aug 2020 – Jan 2021
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Aug
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Aug 3 – Aug 14 all-day
Gwynedd Friends VIRTUAL Peace Camp @ Gwynedd Friends | Gwynedd | Pennsylvania | United States
12:00 am
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A unique Virtual Peace Camp August 3-7 and/or 10-14, 2020 for children entering first through seventh grade. Experienced teachers provide three 30-minute Zoom classes per day, and three 30-minute videos per week, expressing the theme[...]
Aug
10
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Oct
26
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Aug 10 @ 7:30 pm – Oct 26 @ 9:00 pm
Working Towards Right Relationship with Indigenous Peoples @ Online | | |
7:30 pm
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A six-webinar series dedicated to creating better understanding and capacity for non-Indigenous Quakers to stand in solidarity with Indigenous Peoples, on the second and fourth Mondays of the months of August, September, and October, 7:30[...]
Aug
27
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Aug 27 @ 7:00 pm
Virtual (Zoom) Meeting for Worship with Upper Dublin, Byberry, Horsham & Norristown @ Online (Zoom) | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | United States
7:00 pm
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Join us for an online (Zoom) Meeting for Worship on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7PM. Email ByberryQuakers@gmail.com for the log-in details.
Sep
25
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27
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Sep 25 – Sep 27 all-day
12:00 am
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Save the Date: Tri-Quarter Gathering in South Jersey
Oct
6
Tue
Oct 6 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
6:00 pm
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Dear Friends, Senior Producer Dick Nurse and I are happy to announce that Philadelphia’s WHYY-TV will broadcast a one-hour cut of Quakers: The Quiet Revolutionaries on Sunday, October 6, at 6:00 p.m. in recognition of World Quaker[...]
Oct
9
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Oct 9 @ 6:00 pm – Oct 11 @ 12:00 pm
YAF Fall Retreat 2020 @ Camp Onas | Ottsville | Pennsylvania | United States
6:00 pm
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All Young Adult Quakers and Seekers ages 18-35-ish are invited to our retreat. Expect worship sharing, workshops, games, and fellowship. YAFs are at different places on our journeys, and we come together for rejuvenation, relaxation,[...]
Oct
24
Sat
Oct 24 @ 10:00 am – 2:30 pm
Child Safety and Mandated Reporter Training @ Friends Center | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | United States
10:00 am
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Training for Mandated Reporters of Child Abuse and Presentation/Discussion on Youth Safety in Our Meeting Communities “To create and sustain safe, loving Meeting communities, we must nurture the spiritual lives and community of our young[...]
Oct
25
Sun
Oct 25 all-day
Hold the Date! Philadelphia Quarterly Meeting @ Likely Zoom | | |
12:00 am
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Dear Friends, we hope you hold this date and check back for details. Rather than meeting together in a host’s meeting space, we will likely be meeting via Zoom. Worshipful Business is usually held 1-4[...]
Nov
7
Sat
Fall Continuing Sessions 2020 @ Historic Arch Street Meeting House
Nov 7 all-day
12:00 am
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Please join us for the day at Arch Street Meeting House for Fall Continuing Sessions! We will worship together in multi-generational community, have lunch together, and then gather to do the business of the yearly[...]
Jan
8
Fri
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Sun
Jan 8 @ 6:00 pm – Jan 10 @ 12:00 pm
6:00 pm
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All Young Adult Quakers and Seekers ages 18-35-ish are invited to our retreat. Expect worship sharing, workshops, games, and fellowship. YAFs are at different places on our journeys, and we come together for rejuvenation, relaxation,[...]
August 2020 – January 2021 Aug 2020 – Jan 2021

Youth Programs

Children & Families

Nurturing the spiritual lives of young people and supporting the participation of families across our community. Programs and gatherings for Children, Middle School, and Young Friends create spaces to gather for worship, fun, fellowship, learning, and service.

Young Adults

Young

Young Adult Friends programs supports spiritual vitality and community by creating programming for young adults age 18-35, as well as strengthening the commitment and involvement of young adults in our multigenerational community.

Care & Aging

Care & Aging

We offer comprehensive resources for supporting the pastoral care and aging needs of our community for both Friends meetings and individual members. Friends Counseling Service provides professional psychological services to members at affordable rates.

Grants

Philadelphia Yearly Meeting makes over 400 grants every year to individuals, Quaker Meetings, and non-profit organizations. Grants are made from income from restricted bequests and trusts given to our Yearly Meeting by generous donors since 1795.