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SUMMARY:Religious Freedom Then and Now: Political Empathy and Religious Pluralism
DESCRIPTION:Can empathy\, an ability to stand in the other person’s shoes\, change how we perceive those who worship and vote differently than we do? Can religious differences be bridged to help us cross political divides? \nHear the groundbreaking research of University of Pennsylvania political scientist Dr. Lia Howard and her students from the Political Empathy Lab as they offer strategies for improving our political discourse and strengthening our democratic institutions. \nThe conversation will be fittingly held in Gloria Dei (Olde Swedes’) Church\, the oldest surviving brick building in Philadelphia\, the oldest church building in Pennsylvania\, and one of the oldest congregations in continuous existence in the United States. \nRSVP Here: https://www.interfaithphiladelphia.org/religious-freedom-then-now/
URL:https://www.pym.org/event/religious-freedom-then-and-now-political-empathy-and-religious-pluralism/
LOCATION:Old Swedes Episcopal Church
CATEGORIES:Communications & Outreach,Ministry and Care,Peace & Social Justice,Philadelphia Yearly Meeting
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SUMMARY:Finding Friends: Outreach and Faithful Sharing
DESCRIPTION:Friends will gather over Zoom for Philadelphia Yearly Meeting’s Finding Friends: Outreach and Faithful Sharing\, September 19\, 2026\, 10:00 am – 3:15 pm. \nThis event is especially for Friends who already feel a spark for outreach in their meeting and are looking for direction and practical tools to act on it\, including Friends who are not part of a formal committee. \nThis free event is open to outreach committee members\, clerks\, and any Friend involved in welcoming newcomers who wants to build skills\, learn about resources\, and connect with others around Quaker outreach and inreach. \nWhether your meeting has been doing outreach for years or is just getting started\, this is an opportunity to consider how we welcome newcomers and help current attenders and members feel part of the meeting community. \nFriends will share outreach ideas\, marketing strategies\, and ways they have connected with their local communities. \nRegister for Event \nSchedule \n10:00 – 10:15 AM | Opening WorshipWe begin with a period of gathered silence to center ourselves before the day’s work. \n10:15 – 11:15 AM | Session: Proselytizing vs. Faithful Sharing – Early Friends shared their faith with a directness and authenticity that changed lives. How did we get from there to here — and what might it look like to find our way back? In this opening session\, we’ll explore the distinction between proselytizing and faithful sharing\, drawing on Quaker history and our own experience\, and asking together what it means to speak of our faith without coercion or apology. \n11:15 AM – 12:15 PM | Conversation: A Meeting Thriving in Outreach – Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia (Arch Street Friends) shares what a living outreach practice looks like — how they built it\, what has worked\, and what other meetings might learn from their experience. In conversation with Friend Alec Unkovic\, Clerk of the Outreach Committee. \n12:15 – 1:00 PM | Lunch Break \n1:00 – 2:00 PM | Outreach Tools 101 – A practical introduction to three free tools — Canva\, Mailchimp\, and Wix — that any meeting can use to begin or strengthen its outreach presence. Facilitated by members of PYM’s Communications Team. \n2:00 – 3:00 PM | Queries & Sharing – Open\, Spirit-led discussion. Queries will be offered to prompt reflection\, and participants are invited to share from their own experience of outreach and faithful sharing. \n3:00 – 3:15 PM | Closing Worship \nFriends can contact Simone Small Gellizeau\, director of Programs and Religious Life at sgellizeau@pym.org with any questions. \n\nRegister at https://secure.qgiv.com/for/PYMEvents/event/findingfriends26/
URL:https://www.pym.org/event/finding-friends-outreach-and-faithful-sharing/
CATEGORIES:Communications & Outreach,Workshop
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SUMMARY:COLONIAL KIDS! - Everyday Life During The American Revolution
DESCRIPTION:Please join Merion Friends Meeting House on Saturday\, September 19th from 2 pm-5 pm for the next edition of our Let’s Be Friends programming! \nCOLONIAL KIDS! \nEveryday Life During The American Revolution \nStep back in time and discover what life was really like for children and families during the American Revolution. \nMeet a historical interpreter and learn about the important roles women played during the war. \nExplore the games and toys that entertained colonial children. \nRefreshments will be served afterwards in Friends Hall. \nThis event is free\, and all are welcome! Please visit our website at https://merionfriends.org/lets-be-friends to register.  \n615 Montgomery Avenue – Merion Station\, PA 19066
URL:https://www.pym.org/event/colonial-kids-everyday-life-during-the-american-revolution/
LOCATION:Merion Friends Meeting\, 615 Montgomery Ave\, Merion\, PA
CATEGORIES:Quaker History,Workshop,Youth Programs
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SUMMARY:BD 101 Gender & Sexuality
DESCRIPTION:Beyond Diversity 101 – Gender & Sexuality: \nBeyond Diversity 101: Gender & Sexuality (BD101G&S) is an intensive\, five-day workshop\, based on\, Beyond Diversity 101 first designed and facilitated by Niyonu Spann in 1999. This program is grounded in the belief that when it comes to gender and sexuality each of us seeks healing and wholeness\, which necessarily calls forth our inner wisdom waiting to be remembered and reclaimed. \nPricing: \nPay it forward- $1\,700 \nStandard Single Room- $1\,500 \nStandard Shared Room – $1\,300 \nCommuter- $800 \n  \nLearn more at https://www.bd101.org/gendsexuality
URL:https://www.pym.org/event/bd-101-gender-sexuality/
LOCATION:Pendle Hill\, 339 Plush Mill Road\, Wallingford\, 19086\, United States
CATEGORIES:Communications & Outreach,Ministry and Care
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SUMMARY:The Impact of William Penn and His Holy Experiment: Then and Now
DESCRIPTION:After more than 250 years\, what are William Penn’s enduring contributions?  How did Penn’s Quaker values inform his understanding?  Where did the Holy Experiment succeed and where did it fall short?  What would Penn make of Philadelphia\, his “Greene Country Towne\,” today? \nWe gather at the historic Arch Street Friends Meeting House to delve into these questions with Penn scholars and historians. \nThis program is part of the Religious Freedom: Then & Now initiative. \nRSVP here: https://www.interfaithphiladelphia.org/phila250_archstreet/
URL:https://www.pym.org/event/the-impact-of-william-penn-and-his-holy-experiment-then-and-now/
LOCATION:Arch Street Meeting House\, 320 Arch St\, Philadelphia\, 19106\, United States
CATEGORIES:Communications & Outreach,Peace & Social Justice,Quaker History,Religious Education
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