BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Philadelphia Yearly Meeting - ECPv6.15.18//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.pym.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Philadelphia Yearly Meeting REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251108T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251108T153000 DTSTAMP:20260404T072829 CREATED:20251029T145613Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251029T145613Z UID:92721-1762590600-1762615800@www.pym.org SUMMARY:Young Friends at Fall Continuing Sessions! DESCRIPTION:All Young Friends (grades 9 to 12) are invited to PYM’s Fall Continuing Sessions on November 8th at Arch Street Meetinghouse!  Young Friends will participate in a morning tour of Old City\, during which we will visit several historic monuments and learn more about the history of Quakerism in Philadelphia.  The afternoon will include an all-ages activity entitled Sharing our Light across generations.  Lunch will be a brown bag picnic…bring a snack to share!  We hope to see you there! \n  \n*All YF will need to have a permission/medical form on file in order to participate in the tour. \nMore information and registration! \nQuestions?  Contact Ember Eldridge\, YF Facilitator\, eeldridge@pym.org URL:https://www.pym.org/event/young-friends-at-fall-continuing-sessions/ LOCATION:Arch Street Meeting House\, 320 Arch St\, Philadelphia\, 19106\, United States CATEGORIES:Youth Programs ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.pym.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/YoungFriends-Banner-2020.png GEO:39.952948;-75.151539 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Arch Street Meeting House 320 Arch St Philadelphia 19106 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=320 Arch St:geo:-75.151539,39.952948 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251107T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251107T210000 DTSTAMP:20260404T072829 CREATED:20251009T170916Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251215T175040Z UID:89102-1762542000-1762549200@www.pym.org SUMMARY:Affinity Groups at Fall Continuing Sessions DESCRIPTION:On Friday\, November 7\, at 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.\, Philadelphia Yearly Meeting will gather online to begin Fall Continuing Sessions with a special focus on Affinity Groups. Friends will have five breakout rooms to choose from\, each connected to one of five different Affinity Groups. Those who join will be able to move among the rooms that reflect the communities with which they identify\, finding connection with others who may share their experiences and identities. \nIn the main Zoom room\, Friends will share in a time of waiting worship to center us for the weekend under the theme Members One of Another. Affinity Group spaces include Friends of Color\, Friends with Disabilities\, and LGBTQIA+ Friends\, as well as Quaker parents and Quaker grandparents. These gatherings offer a chance for Friends to meet\, connect\, and share about raising families and living their faith in community. \nAll Friends will use the same Zoom link for these gatherings that will be used throughout Fall Continuing Sessions. The link will be shared with everyone who registers\, whether attending the rest of sessions online\, person\, or just the Friday Affinity Group Opportunity. \nRegister for Affinity Groups URL:https://www.pym.org/event/affinity-groups-at-fall-continuing-sessions/ LOCATION:online CATEGORIES:Sessions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.pym.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Fall-Continuing-Sessions-5.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251106T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251120T203000 DTSTAMP:20260404T072829 CREATED:20250925T151810Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250925T152504Z UID:86238-1762455600-1763670600@www.pym.org SUMMARY:“Experiment with Light” DESCRIPTION:This is a three-session online series introducing early Quaker contemplative practices for spiritual growth. It is hosted by Pendle Hill and led by Shulamith Clearbridge of Swarthmore Meeting. \nThe “Experiment with Light” is a practice of opening to new possibilities by exploring what it means to “wait in the Light” as early Quakers did.  Quaker scholar Rex Ambler put together a prompted meditation based on his studies of early Quaker worship. There are now “Light groups” meeting on a regular basis all over the world.  \nAfter the light illuminates a situation or aspect of ourselves\, accepting what is shown to us brings eventual transformation of our hearts and our lives. We become more peaceful\, joyful\, compassionate\, and loving.    \nIn this series\, we will do the meditation\, contemplate the messages we receive\, reflect through ways such as journaling or drawing\, and share together in community. Through our three weeks together\, we will become a community of support\, sustenance\, and growth. URL:https://www.pym.org/event/experiment-with-light/2025-11-06/ CATEGORIES:Quaker History,Spirituality ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.pym.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Experimenting-with-the-Light-Img.png ORGANIZER;CN="Pendle Hill":MAILTO:info@pendlehill.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251106T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251106T203000 DTSTAMP:20260404T072829 CREATED:20260205T182200Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260205T182200Z UID:81107-1762455600-1762461000@www.pym.org SUMMARY:Song\, Silence and Sanctuary DESCRIPTION:Song\, Silence and Sanctuary is a once per month musical gathering of friends from across different faith communities\, hosted by Old Haverford Monthly Meeting and Or Zarua. Friends may sing and speak out of the silence. You are welcome to engage in the music or simply listen and offer your presence. This is a hybrid event\, held both at Old Haverford and on Zoom. Please email mollygracehicks5@gmail.com for the Zoom link. URL:https://www.pym.org/event/song-silence-and-sanctuary-3/2025-11-06/ LOCATION:Old Haverford Meeting\, 235 E Eagle Road\, Havertown\, PA\, 19083\, United States CATEGORIES:Music,Spirituality,Worship ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.pym.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Song-Silence-and-Sanctuary.png GEO:39.9907235;-75.3047115 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Old Haverford Meeting 235 E Eagle Road Havertown PA 19083 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=235 E Eagle Road:geo:-75.3047115,39.9907235 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251106T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251106T203000 DTSTAMP:20260404T072829 CREATED:20251013T134602Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260205T182936Z UID:88736-1762455600-1762461000@www.pym.org SUMMARY:BOOK TALK! Spice Up Your Life with Jay Marshall DESCRIPTION:Join Quaker author and minister Jay Marshall in conversation with Windy Cooler\, convener of the Friends Incubator for Public Ministry\, for an evening that celebrates Jay’s new book\, Spice Up Your Life: Reflections on the Testimonies. \nA lifelong Friend and former dean of Earlham School of Religion (as well as active advisory board member for the Incubator!)\, Jay writes with warmth and wit about bringing creativity\, intention\, and joy into the ordinary patterns of daily life. Drawing on stories from his pastoral work\, travels around the world\, and reflections on Quaker testimonies such as peace\, equality\, and simplicity\, Spice Up Your Life invites readers to see faithful living as an adventure of curiosity and deep listening. \nFor Quaker public ministers\, Jay’s reflections offer a timely reminder that spiritual vitality grows out of attention to both the inner life and the small acts of love that make up community. His attention to silence\, storytelling\, and simplicity resonates with the daily work of those who serve publicly\, helping us find stillness beneath the noise and courage to live out our leadings with joy. \nIn this live conversation\, Jay and Windy will explore: \n \n\n\nHow Quaker testimonies continue to shape the rhythms of modern life and ministry \n\n\nWhy storytelling and writing remain central to the Quaker witness \n\n\nWhat silence and simplicity can teach us about presence and discernment \n\n\nHow curiosity\, travel\, and openness to difference keep ministry fresh and creative \n\n\nExpect an evening full of humor\, reflection\, and depth as two seasoned ministers consider how to “season” our lives and our service with imagination\, gratitude\, and delight. \n Free and open to all. Donations very welcome. All donations support the grassroots\, collaborative work of the Friends Incubator for Public Ministry. URL:https://www.pym.org/event/book-talk-spice-up-your-life-with-jay-marshall/ CATEGORIES:PYM Collaboratives,Spirituality ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.pym.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/SpiceUpPoster2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251103T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251103T210000 DTSTAMP:20260404T072829 CREATED:20250902T192150Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250902T192150Z UID:80539-1762198200-1762203600@www.pym.org SUMMARY:Building Common Ground in Polarized Times\, with Eileen Flanagan DESCRIPTION:A First Monday Lecture with Eileen Flanagan on her book\, Common Ground: How the Crisis of the Earth Is Saving Us from Our Illusion of Separation. \nInspired by Indigenous communities that were building groundbreaking coalitions with settlers to resist fossil fuel expansion\, Eileen Flanagan set off to learn what could make such collaborations stronger and more common. Through several years of research\, travel\, and climate activism\, she learned many valuable lessons that feel more relevant than ever in these polarized times. She also confronted “the illusion of separation”—the fallacy that we are separate from each other and the Earth that sustains us—and the powerful ways this illusion is manipulated by politicians and corporations who benefit when the rest of us are divided across lines of race\, class\, religion\, and generation.   \nIn her new book\, Common Ground: How the Crisis of the Earth Is Saving Us from Our Illusion of Separation\, Eileen argues that more than technology or even elections\, acting in solidarity with all life is humanity’s best hope for survival.  \nIn this Monday night lecture\, she will share how what she learned on this journey can help us better face today’s political crises. URL:https://www.pym.org/event/building-common-ground-in-polarized-times-with-eileen-flanagan/ LOCATION:Pendle Hill\, Brinton House\, 321 Plush Mill Rd\, Wallingford\, 19086\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.pym.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/PXL_20241031_171218950.RAW-01.MP_.COVER_-1280x720-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Pendle Hill":MAILTO:info@pendlehill.org GEO:39.910682;-75.378169 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Pendle Hill Brinton House 321 Plush Mill Rd Wallingford 19086 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=321 Plush Mill Rd:geo:-75.378169,39.910682 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251102T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251102T163000 DTSTAMP:20260404T072829 CREATED:20251016T170446Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251016T170446Z UID:90298-1762095600-1762101000@www.pym.org SUMMARY:Memorial to the Lost Ceremony & Procession DESCRIPTION:Abington Monthly Meeting’s Peace & Social Justice Committee invites you to visit our t-shirt memorial for those lost to gun violence in Montgomery County. The memorial also includes special shirts dedicated to those lost in Philadelphia and those lost by suicide. On November 2\, the memorial will move to Grace Presbyterian Church\, and we will host a procession and ceremony. All are welcome to this multi-faith community event. URL:https://www.pym.org/event/memorial-to-the-lost-ceremony-procession/ LOCATION:Abington Friends Meeting\, 520 Meetinghouse Rd\, Jenkintown\, PA\, 19046\, United States CATEGORIES:Ending Gun Violence ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.pym.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Flyer-Heeding-Abington-Jenkintown-EGV-Day-scaled.png ORGANIZER;CN="Abington Friends Meeting":MAILTO:AMM@abingtonfriends.net GEO:40.085947;-75.124592 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Abington Friends Meeting 520 Meetinghouse Rd Jenkintown PA 19046 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=520 Meetinghouse Rd:geo:-75.124592,40.085947 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251102T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251102T143000 DTSTAMP:20260404T072829 CREATED:20250129T145251Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260205T182937Z UID:58850-1762088400-1762093800@www.pym.org SUMMARY:Sovereign Reconciliation 2025 (FCRC) DESCRIPTION:Your First Contact Reconciliation Collaborative of PYM has set a series of meeting dates for 2025. We are led toward acknowledging mutually beneficial relationships with leaders of sovereign\, recognized Native Nations and acting with love. \nWe will be pondering worship sharing queries\, reviewing our living document –  Guidelines for those Seeking Healing Relations with Indigenous Peoples – and checking-in with current actions taken up by individuals\, meetings\, and quarters. \nPlease let us know if you would like to join below–you will receive the Zoom link for our meeting by email. \n  \n  \n\n\n \n \n First Contact Reconciliation Meeting\n \n \n Name(Required)\n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n \n Email(Required)\n \n Enter Email\n \n \n \n Confirm Email\n \n \n \n Friendly Affiliationmonthly meeting\, spiritual home\, etc. LocationDelewareNew JerseyMarylandPennsylvaniaOtherIf "Other\," where?\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Δ URL:https://www.pym.org/event/sovereign-reconciliation-2025-fcrc/2025-11-02/ CATEGORIES:PYM Collaboratives ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.pym.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Belonging-T-QcampO-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="First Contact Reconciliation Collaborative":MAILTO:sacredwovenword@yahoo.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251031T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251102T130000 DTSTAMP:20260404T072829 CREATED:20250527T151242Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260320T151932Z UID:62653-1761928200-1762088400@www.pym.org SUMMARY:Journey Toward Wholeness DESCRIPTION:What questions are you holding in this season? Join us for a deep dive into your soul’s journey\, cultivating the ground for hope and renewal in our lives\, our workplaces\, our communities\, and our world.\nA series of four weekend-long retreats over a seven-month period: \nFall: October 31\, 2025 – November 2\, 2025\nWinter: January 30\, 2026 – February 1\, 2026\nSpring: March 27\, 2026 – March 29\, 2026\nSummer: June 5\, 2026 – June 7\, 2026 URL:https://www.pym.org/event/journey-toward-wholeness/2025-10-31/ LOCATION:Pendle Hill\, Brinton House\, 321 Plush Mill Rd\, Wallingford\, 19086\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.pym.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/MW-Yellow-Flowers-200x300-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Pendle Hill":MAILTO:info@pendlehill.org GEO:39.910682;-75.378169 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Pendle Hill Brinton House 321 Plush Mill Rd Wallingford 19086 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=321 Plush Mill Rd:geo:-75.378169,39.910682 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251031 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251123 DTSTAMP:20260404T072829 CREATED:20250527T151256Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250527T151256Z UID:62628-1761868800-1763855999@www.pym.org SUMMARY:Journey Towards Wholeness DESCRIPTION:Journey Toward Wholeness\nOn-Campus: Oct 31\, 2025 \n\nWhat questions are you holding in this season? Join us for a deep dive into your soul’s journey\, cultivating the ground for hope and renewal in our lives\, our workplaces\, our communities\, and our world. \n\nA series of four weekend-long retreats over a seven-month period: \nFall: October 31\, 2025 – November 2\, 2025\nWinter: January 30\, 2026 – February 1\, 2026\nSpring: March 27\, 2026 – March 29\, 2026\nSummer: June 5\, 2026 – June 7\, 2026 \n\n\nRegistration deadline: October 24\, 2025.\nhttps://pendlehill.org/events/journey-toward-wholeness-2025/ URL:https://www.pym.org/event/journey-towards-wholeness/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.pym.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/IMG_8117.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251030T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251030T200000 DTSTAMP:20260404T072829 CREATED:20251003T180959Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251003T180959Z UID:87832-1761850800-1761854400@www.pym.org SUMMARY:What is Quaker Process? DESCRIPTION:Join the Barnegat (NJ\, USA) Friends by Zoom on Thursday\, October 30\, 2025 at 7 pm Eastern US time. \nRegister here:  barnegatquakers.tiny.us/QuakerProcess \nAuthor Mathilda Navias will share an in-depth understanding of Quaker processes and insights into living in the Spirit. \nQuaker process is much more than what goes on during business meeting. It encompasses how we interact with one another. It includes how the different pieces of our local meetings interact. It includes how we deal with leadings\, concerns\, and discernment\, both as individuals and as corporate bodies. Good Quaker process helps us unite and build community. \nIn earlier times\, Quaker culture and processes were learned by children and new attenders by observation\, osmosis\, and mentoring. Today newcomers are welcomed warmly but may feel a little lost when practices and jargon are not explained or when conscious guidance is not offered. \nIn her book\, Quaker Process for Friends on the Benches\, author Mathilda Navias fills many gaps by documenting processes about which little has been written. Her book encompasses worldwide practices across Quaker branches and traditions. The book helps Friends find and use processes that work well\, that bring everyone into unity and loving concern for one another\, and that resonate with the greater truths\, where ensuing actions are undergirded by the power of the Spirit. \nUnderstanding Quakerism is of value to anyone who cares about the world in which we live. Quaker practices offer a way of living a life of deep connection\, a life in harmony with one’s internal spirit and with others. \n“Mathilda Navias has written a remarkable book that is tender toward all varieties of Friends. Every page reflects not just wide study\, but also deep experience and clear wisdom.”  — Tom Hamm\, historian and author of The Quakers in America URL:https://www.pym.org/event/what-is-quaker-process/ LOCATION:Barnegat (NJ\, USA) Monthly Meeting – Zoom\, Barnegat CATEGORIES:Mindfulness,Quaker History,Religious Education,Spirituality ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.pym.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Mathilda-Navias-Zoom-banner.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Barnegat Monthly Meeting":MAILTO:events@barnegatquakers.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251029T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251029T183000 DTSTAMP:20260404T072829 CREATED:20251017T134331Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260205T182938Z UID:90482-1761759000-1761762600@www.pym.org SUMMARY:Book Talk with CPFM & Eco-Justice: Open Reality by Shodo Spring DESCRIPTION:YOU’RE INVITED:\nBook talk with Author\, Shodo Spring\nOpen Reality: Meeting the Polycrisis Together with All Beings\n\nWed. October 29\, 2025\n 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM \nThe Rufus Jones Room at Friends Center | 1501 Cherry St. Philadelphia\, PA\n\n \nCo-hosted by Central Philadelphia Friends Meeting (CPFM) and the Eco-Justice Collaborative of PYM. It will be hybrid (link to join below) and refreshments will be offered. \n\nOpen Reality speaks to the world behind and beneath our daily collective trauma. It opens practical possibilities for creating a shared\, flexible culture that knows the natural world both as family and as a working partner. It invites the reader to a world of possibility. What if industrial civilization isn’t the best that humans can do? What if we weren’t alone in the world\, but embedded in a universe of conscious\, intentional\, powerful beings? \nOpen Reality: Meeting the Polycrisis Together With All Beings \nOnly modern humans have imagined ourselves as gods… \nAnd come to the edge of destroying life on earth. \n\n“Shodo Spring has belonged to the natural world for as long as she can remember. She grew up running half-wild in the fields and woods of northeastern Ohio\, with early mornings on the shore of Lake Erie and long days outdoors alone in the woods and creeks. Civilized human society was more difficult. She studied physics hoping to understand the universe\, then psychotherapy to understand humans\, then Buddhism to free herself – all while voraciously reading in history\, anthropology\, archaeology\, political science\, philosophy\, and spirituality. She joined a series of political movements\, finally focused on environment and environmental justice\, what would be called deep ecology.” \n– From her bio at the Mountains and Waters Alliance Website \n  \nZoom Information \nTo join by Zoom\, CLICK HERE. Or go to https://bit.ly/3ZxkkuF\nMeeting ID:  550 104 323  — Password:  cpmm\nFor the full URL (web address) and dial-in numbers\, click here. URL:https://www.pym.org/event/book-talk-open-reality-by-shodo-spring/ LOCATION:Friends Center – Rufus Jones Room\, 1501 Cherry Street\, Philadelphia\, 19102\, United States CATEGORIES:Climate Justice,PYM Collaboratives,Religious Education,Spirituality ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.pym.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/milky-way-6657951_1280-e1761571763448.jpg GEO:39.955538;-75.164644 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Friends Center – Rufus Jones Room 1501 Cherry Street Philadelphia 19102 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1501 Cherry Street:geo:-75.164644,39.955538 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251026T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251026T160000 DTSTAMP:20260404T072829 CREATED:20251003T181006Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251003T181006Z UID:87270-1761474600-1761494400@www.pym.org SUMMARY:Outreach\, Community Care\, and Children- What Say Ye? Philadelphia Quarterly Meeting Fall Session DESCRIPTION:Quarterly Meeting is more than business; it’s a network of fellowship\, a place to recharge\, and a way to build solidarity. Join Friends on October 26 from 10:30 AM to 4:00 PM\, for a day of connection\, reflection\, and community at Germantown Monthly Meeting. \nWe’ll gather to worship\, share meals\, and explore how we can support each other in these times. During the program\, Friends will have the opportunity to join breakout groups of interest to reflect and share on their meeting’s committee work. \nCheck out the schedule below for more information and register on our website by October 17 so we can plan food accordingly. Childcare is available. Please let us know in your registration if you’ll be bringing little ones. \nSchedule: \n10:30 AM–Meeting for Worship\, in person + Zoom \nNoon– Lunch provided \n1:15 PM–Breakout Sessions: Going Deep with Our Meeting’s Committees \nWe will explore the ways our communities serve\, care\, and grow. Friends are invited to choose between three breakout groups\, each facilitated by someone currently serving– or who has previously served– on the committee. Anyone may join a group\, whether or not they serve on that committee\, to reflect on how their meeting approaches this work and to hear how other meetings do the same. \nGroup One: Outreach Committee. Friends will reflect\, share experiences and consider the following queries: \n\nHow does our meeting communicate Friends presence and principles to the wider community? \nHow does our meeting join with other faith communities in worship\, in spiritual dialogue and in social action? \nWhat are we doing to invite persons to attend worship\, to welcome them when they come\, to listen sensitively to their needs and hesitations and to encourage their continued attendance?\n\nGroup Two: Pastoral Care/Care and Counsel Committee. Friends will reflect\, share\, and consider the following queries: \n\nDo we help each other live with integrity and contribute that integrity to the life of our meeting? \nHow does our meeting learn of members’ needs and offer its assistance? \nHow does our meeting nurture members in all stages of life\nWhen a member’s conduct or manner of living gives cause for concern\, how does the meeting respond?\n\nGroup Three: Religious Education Committee. Friends will reflect\, share and consider the following queries: \n\nHow does our meeting prepare its members\, attenders\, and children for worship\, for the conduct of its business and for a way of life consistent with the principles of the Religious Society of Friends? \nWhat opportunities do we provide for all in the meeting to learn about Friends history\, practices and testimonies\, the Judeo-Christian tradition\, the life and teachings of Jesus\, and other religious traditions? \nHow does our meeting’s religious education program provide experiential learning that enhances the sense of belonging to our worshipping community?\n\n2:45 PM– Meeting for Business\, in person + Zoom \n4:00 PM– Adjourn URL:https://www.pym.org/event/outreach-community-care-and-children-what-say-ye-philadelphia-quarterly-meeting-fall-session/ LOCATION:Germantown Monthly Meeting\, 47 W Coulter St\, 19144\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.pym.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/PQM-Fall-2025-Session-Flyer.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Philadelphia Quarterly Meeting":MAILTO:pqmcoordinator@gmail.com GEO:40.029244;-75.174572 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Germantown Monthly Meeting 47 W Coulter St 19144 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=47 W Coulter St:geo:-75.174572,40.029244 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251025T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251025T153000 DTSTAMP:20260404T072829 CREATED:20251010T140347Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251010T140347Z UID:89253-1761386400-1761406200@www.pym.org SUMMARY:Recognizing 250 Years of History and Connection: The Native American Experience DESCRIPTION:Members of the Museum of Indian Culture as well as the Nanitcoke Lenni-Lenape Tribal Nation of NJ will speak and lead discussion on the history and modern issues of the Native American community.  A luncheon featuring traditional Native American food will be offered\, as well as a drumming circle.  This event is free to the public and is part of a three part series celebrating Mount Holly Friends’ 250th year at their Meetinghouse. Please register by emailing MtHollyFriends@gmail.com\,  call 609-670-7625 or register through Eventbrite at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/250-years-of-history-connection-the-native-american-experience-tickets-1783205749399?aff=oddtdtcreator \n  URL:https://www.pym.org/event/recognizing-250-years-of-history-and-connection-the-native-american-experience/ LOCATION:Mount Holly Meetinghouse\, 81 High Street\, Mount Holly\, 08060 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.pym.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Eastern-Woodland-Indian-Village.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Mt Holly Friends Meeting":MAILTO:dpulone@comcast.net GEO:39.9953967;-74.7876268 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Mount Holly Meetinghouse 81 High Street Mount Holly 08060;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=81 High Street:geo:-74.7876268,39.9953967 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251025T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251025T160000 DTSTAMP:20260404T072829 CREATED:20250910T180753Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250910T181156Z UID:83686-1761382800-1761408000@www.pym.org SUMMARY:Young Friends October Gathering - Climate Witness! DESCRIPTION:All Young Friends are invited to PYM’s Climate Witness Thread Gathering on October 25th at Arch Street Meetinghouse!  Join us for the opportunity to participate in workshops aimed at building knowledge\, providing resources\, and creating a toolkit for action. \n*The day will also include a YF discussion about youth voices in climate justice\, group games\, and time for just hanging out! \nLunch will be a brown bag picnic…bring a snack to share! \nMore information and registration! \nWe hope to see you there! \nQuestions?  Contact Ember Eldridge\, YF Facilitator\, eeldridge@pym.org URL:https://www.pym.org/event/young-friends-october-gathering-climate-witness/ LOCATION:Arch Street Meeting House\, 320 Arch St\, Philadelphia\, 19106\, United States CATEGORIES:Youth Programs ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.pym.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/YoungFriends-Banner-2020.png GEO:39.952948;-75.151539 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Arch Street Meeting House 320 Arch St Philadelphia 19106 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=320 Arch St:geo:-75.151539,39.952948 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251025T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251025T160000 DTSTAMP:20260404T072829 CREATED:20250905T183152Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250910T175432Z UID:82499-1761382800-1761408000@www.pym.org SUMMARY:Family Meetup at the Climate Thread Gathering! DESCRIPTION:Families with children of all ages are invited to participate in a day of sharing\, learning\, and taking action together on the topic of climate witness!  Adults and older youth will have a chance to participate in workshops aimed at providing resources\, building knowledge\, and creating a toolkit for action. Younger children will have their own morning and afternoon workshops and will learn ways to make a difference at home\, meeting\, and school. There will be time for learning\, crafts\, outdoor activities\, and more! \nLunch will be a brown bag picnic – families are encouraged to join together for fellowship and conversation.  Tables and blankets will be set up outside (weather permitting).  Bring a snack to share! \nMore information and registration! \nWe hope to see you there! \nQuestions?  Contact Kristin Simmons\, Youth Engagement Coordinator\, ksimmons@pym.org URL:https://www.pym.org/event/family-meetup-at-the-climate-thread-gathering/ LOCATION:Arch Street Meeting House\, 320 Arch St\, Philadelphia\, 19106\, United States CATEGORIES:Youth Programs ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.pym.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Meetup-ImageTag-1.png GEO:39.952948;-75.151539 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Arch Street Meeting House 320 Arch St Philadelphia 19106 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=320 Arch St:geo:-75.151539,39.952948 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251025T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251025T160000 DTSTAMP:20260404T072829 CREATED:20250220T154227Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260205T182939Z UID:50577-1761382800-1761408000@www.pym.org SUMMARY:Climate Witness: Let Our Actions Speak! Thread Gathering DESCRIPTION:Climate Witness: Let Our Actions Speak! Thread Gathering\nSaturday\, October 25\, 2025 | 9:00am – 4:00pm\nat Arch Street Meeting House and Zoom \nRegister Here\nFriends are invited to join for a day of sharing\, learning\, and taking action together on the topic of climate witness. In the morning\, we will hear a narrative from five Quaker bodies focused on climate action and their perspective on what we can do to help our earth: \n\nQAMAR (Quaker Action in the Mid-Atlantic Region) – Policy and Lobbying at State levels\nEQAT (Earth Quaker Action Team) -  Direct Action – Finance\nCWS (Climate Witness Stewards) – PYM-wide action\nEJC (Eco-Justice Collaborative (of PYM)) -  Action/Education\nQEW (Quaker Earthcare Witness) – National\n\nAfter the morning program\, participants will have a chance to participate in workshops aimed at providing resources\, building your knowledge and your toolkit for action. All adult workshops are hybrid\, so you can join in person or from home. You’ll get to pick two of the choices listed below! \nWorkshops\n\nWhat is Happening and What is Possible? \n\nEco-Justice Collaborative and the Climate Witness Stewards are tracking the climate work in Monthly Meetings.  There is an awesome mosaic of work\, each piece different\, beautiful and necessary. EJC and CWS will show how the Friendly Household Initiative and the PYM Climate Playbook can help each meeting create its own mosaic and move it into the wider community.\n\n\nDecarbonize Your Meetinghouse\n\n Wondering how you can lower your energy bills and reduce your carbon footprint? In this workshop you’ll learn how to benchmark your building\, reduce energy usage and carbon and save money in the process!  Experts will provide practical guidance on the steps to improve your building and take advantage of federal and utility incentives to save money.\n\n\nSpiritual Climate Witness: Embracing Discernment and Collective Action\n\nOur Quaker practices can guide us in our work on behalf of the earth and each other. Drawing on stories of nonviolent direct action from the Earth Quaker Action Team and campaigns for economic democracy and more\, this workshop will explore how discernment can help us act strategically to remove the pillars of power supporting climate destruction. A mixture of frameworks\, personal reflection and playful practice will guide this experiential workshop supporting participants to find their next bold step.\n\n\nClean Energy Policy Throwdown\n\nWith the Trump administration reducing federal investment in clean energy\, the center of climate action has shifted to state and local levels. Join Liz Robinson and Steve Loughin from Quaker Action Mid-Atlantic Region (QAMAR) to learn what’s happening across the PYM region and how you can help these efforts succeed.\n\n\nQuaker Earthcare Witness Mapping Project \n\nWe’re not alone! Quakers all over the world are taking action on care for our earth. In this workshop\, QEW will share inspiring stories\, resources and even grant opportunities. There’s strength in numbers\, so let’s get our meetings on the map!\n\n\nYouth Programming (in person only)\n\nClimate concern touches Friends of all ages. Children ages 5-12 are invited to join PYM youth staff for morning and afternoon workshops.  Come learn about how you can make a difference at your meeting or school! We’ll have crafts\, songs and tree planting!\n\n\n\nSchedule of the Day \n\n9:00 Arrivals and Refreshments\n9:20 Program welcome and opening worship\n9:30 Climate Witness: Let Our Actions Speak – a narrative sharing from five Quaker action bodies.\n10:40  – Workshop Block 1\n12:00 Brown Bag Lunch\n1:00 Workshop Block 2\n2:30 Closing worship and reflection\n4:00 Farewell\n\nRegister Here URL:https://www.pym.org/event/climate-witness-let-our-actions-speak-thread-gathering/ LOCATION:Arch Street Meeting House\, 320 Arch St\, Philadelphia\, 19106\, United States CATEGORIES:Climate Justice,Peace & Social Justice,Philadelphia Yearly Meeting,PYM Collaboratives,Thread Gatherings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.pym.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/light-1345753_1280.jpg GEO:39.952948;-75.151539 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Arch Street Meeting House 320 Arch St Philadelphia 19106 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=320 Arch St:geo:-75.151539,39.952948 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251021T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251021T153000 DTSTAMP:20260404T072829 CREATED:20250902T192319Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250902T192319Z UID:80124-1761053400-1761060600@www.pym.org SUMMARY:Walking Through Time: Lessons from Pendle Hill’s Landscape: Past\, Present\, and Future DESCRIPTION:Join Lloyd Guindon\, Pendle Hill’s Director of Facilities and Grounds\, and Jennifer Walker\, horticultural designer\, arborist\, and educator\, for a walk through the campus landscape—past and present. \nUsing historic maps and firsthand observation\, we’ll explore how the land has changed over time: what was planted with good intentions that we now recognize as invasive\, which trees have stood for a century or more\, and how our current decisions reflect new understandings of ecology\, climate resilience\, and care for community and habitat. We’ll discuss current efforts to reduce tree impacts on buildings while increasing wildlife habitat\, and invite participants to consider how the long view of a place can guide wise stewardship today.  URL:https://www.pym.org/event/walking-through-time-lessons-from-pendle-hills-landscape-past-present-and-future/ LOCATION:Pendle Hill\, Brinton House\, 321 Plush Mill Rd\, Wallingford\, 19086\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.pym.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Nature-Walk-through-Arbor-by-Main-House.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Pendle Hill":MAILTO:info@pendlehill.org GEO:39.910682;-75.378169 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Pendle Hill Brinton House 321 Plush Mill Rd Wallingford 19086 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=321 Plush Mill Rd:geo:-75.378169,39.910682 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251020T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251020T210000 DTSTAMP:20260404T072829 CREATED:20251008T184128Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260205T182940Z UID:88960-1760986800-1760994000@www.pym.org SUMMARY:Listening Session on Guidance for Advocacy and Lobbying DESCRIPTION:Register for Listening Session \n \nAs many of you know\, Philadelphia Yearly Meeting has been working to craft a Guidance on Advocacy and Lobbying to support the witness of our PYM groups (Councils\, Collaboratives\, and others engaged in activism). We have listened\, Sprinted\, threshed\, and discerned the need and the contents of the Guidance on Advocacy and Lobbying draft document. It is our intention to bring this draft Guidance to Continuing Sessions in November 2025 for further discernment. Our goal is to bring PYM to unity on the Guidance for Advocacy and Lobbying. This listening session is a time for all Friends to read the draft\, ask questions\, and share insights. \nRegister for Listening Session \nRead Guidance URL:https://www.pym.org/event/listening-session-on-guidance-for-advocacy-and-lobbying/ LOCATION:online CATEGORIES:Governance and Stewardship,PYM Collaboratives ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.pym.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Untitled-design-6.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251020T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251020T203000 DTSTAMP:20260404T072829 CREATED:20251003T181001Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251003T181001Z UID:87792-1760985000-1760992200@www.pym.org SUMMARY:Slavery\, Abolition\, and the American Revolution DESCRIPTION:Maurice Jackson will speak about “Slavery\, Abolition\, and the American Revolution: Debates Rooted in Economics\, Faith\, Human Rights\, and Foreign Policies” at Haddonfield Meeting on Monday\, October 20 at 6:30 PM.   Dr. Maurice Jackson is the author of numerous books about African American history and Quakers and their Allies in the Abolitionist Cause\, 1754-1808\, which he co-authored with Susan Kozel. There will also be a brief presentation about the Lawnside-Haddonfield research on Quaker manumissions in the late 1800’s. \nThis program is a project of the Coalition on Slavery\, Abolition and the American Revolution: Haddonfield Friends\, the Historical Society of Haddonfield\, Indian King Tavern and Museum\, the Lawnside Historical Society\, and The Preserving Black Haddonfield History Project. \nTo pre-register to participate in person or by zoom\, use the link:  https://tinyurl.com/drmauricejackson \n  \n  URL:https://www.pym.org/event/slavery-abolition-and-the-american-revolution/ LOCATION:Haddonfield Friends Meeting\, 47 Friends Avenue\, Haddonfield CATEGORIES:Addressing Racism Witness,Quaker History ORGANIZER;CN="Linda Lotz":MAILTO:haddonfieldquarterly@yahoo.com GEO:39.9002517;-75.0325019 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Haddonfield Friends Meeting 47 Friends Avenue Haddonfield;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=47 Friends Avenue:geo:-75.0325019,39.9002517 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251019T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251019T150000 DTSTAMP:20260404T072829 CREATED:20250925T151813Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251003T181012Z UID:85641-1760878800-1760886000@www.pym.org SUMMARY:Grand Opening of the Woolman Arboretum DESCRIPTION:Join us as we celebrate John Woolman’s 305th birthday and the grand opening of the new Woolman Arboretum.  Enjoy a slice of birthday cake as you stroll through the beautiful grounds with over 25 types of identified trees.  John Woolman Memorial Association\, 99 Branch St.\, Mt. Holly\, New Jersey. URL:https://www.pym.org/event/grand-opening-of-the-woolman-arboretum/ LOCATION:Woolman Memorial\, 99 Branch St.\, Mt. Holly\, 08060 CATEGORIES:Quaker History ORGANIZER;CN="John Woolman Memorial":MAILTO:woolmanmemorial@gmail.com GEO:39.99903;-74.7768594 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Woolman Memorial 99 Branch St. Mt. Holly 08060;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=99 Branch St.:geo:-74.7768594,39.99903 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251019T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251019T123000 DTSTAMP:20260404T072829 CREATED:20251003T181005Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251003T181005Z UID:87458-1760873400-1760877000@www.pym.org SUMMARY:AFSC Presentation at Lansdowne Friends Meeting DESCRIPTION:Join us on Sunday\, October 19th at Lansdowne Friends Meeting for a presentation from Ainsley Bruton\, AFSC’s Quaker Engagement Coordinator\, about AFSC’s work to promote peace and justice around the world. Ainsley will share about AFSC’s economic activism\, efforts to de-militarize police forces\, peacemaking in Palestine and Israel\, immigration justice\, and more. Ainsley will also be connecting with Friends to learn more about peace and justice work being done by Lansdowne Friends. URL:https://www.pym.org/event/afsc-presentation-at-lansdowne-friends-meeting/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.pym.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/AFSC-logo-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="American Friends Service Committee":MAILTO:events@afsc.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251018T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251018T193000 DTSTAMP:20260404T072829 CREATED:20251003T181147Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251003T181147Z UID:87943-1760806800-1760815800@www.pym.org SUMMARY:In The Light of Freedom DESCRIPTION:Come take part in an evening of hands-on art\, history\, and community engagement on Saturday\, October 18\, 2025\, at Byberry Friends Meeting. In the Light of Freedom will feature two back-to-back programs with Philadelphia-based walking artist and Underground Railroad researcher Ken Johnston\, honoring Byberry’s role in the Underground Railroad and movement to abolish slavery. \nThe evening begins with a Lantern-Making Workshop from 5:00–6:30pm\, where participants can assemble and decorate their own LED lanterns for the parade to follow. Johnston will share stories of Byberry anti-slavery leader Robert Purvis and the symbolic role of lanterns in guiding freedom seekers. Space is limited to 25 participants and advance registration is required. There is a nominal $5 materials fee for the workshop. \nAt 6:30pm\, a Historical Reenactment and Lantern Parade will commemorate the 175th anniversary—to the day—of a historic October 18\, 1850\, meeting in Byberry Hall\, led by Robert Purvis and other abolitionist leaders\, to protest the newly enacted Fugitive Slave Act. Event participants will be invited to take on the roles of the original signers of a declaration against the Act that the attendees adopted at the 1850 meeting before joining Johnston for a lantern light procession around the Byberry Meeting burial grounds\, marking the resting places of local anti-slavery activists and sharing Underground Railroad stories. \n“Lanterns are more than light—they’re a way to connect with history\, community\, and the courage of those who fought for freedom\,” said Jack McCarthy\, Project Director. \n“Today one could say Robert Purvis and his brothers grew up grounded with a sense of cultural competence and social activism\,” said Ken Johnston. So it is befitting we commemorate the 175th anniversary of a historic 1850 protest meeting led by Robert Purvis and others against the Fugitive Slave Act.” \nGuests may bring their own handheld lights or lanterns—if it glows\, it goes! URL:https://www.pym.org/event/in-the-light-of-freedom/ LOCATION:3001\, 3001 Byberry Road\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19154 CATEGORIES:Addressing Racism Witness ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.pym.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Parade-Light-of-Freedom-Web-Graphic-800-x-500-px.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Poquessing Trail of History":MAILTO:afarren@preservationalliance.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251018T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251018T130000 DTSTAMP:20260404T072829 CREATED:20250902T192150Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250902T192150Z UID:80535-1760785200-1760792400@www.pym.org SUMMARY:Christ and Creation: Illuminate Bible Study with Woodbrooke and Barclay Press DESCRIPTION:An explorative Bible study\, building on the “Christ in Creation” Illuminate publication. This session brings together Woodbrooke and Pendle Hill in an extended conversation about Scripture\, nature\, and environmental witness. \nThis session is an opportunity for the Illuminate authors to share what led them to write\, and what inspired them most about the theme of ‘creation’. The session will be centered around several strands:  \n\nThe Wisdom tradition of Proverbs \n\n\nThe creation theology of Romans \n\n\nThe restorative vision of Isaiah \n\n\nThe raw challenge of Revelation. \n\nParticipants will have the chance to explore some Biblical images and texts in small groups\, as well as engage with the authors. This event will particularly appeal to Friends who want to go deeper and their understanding of the Bible\, and those who wish to ground their climate activism in a rich soil of spiritual insight.  URL:https://www.pym.org/event/christ-and-creation-illuminate-bible-study-with-woodbrooke-and-barclay-press/ LOCATION:Pendle Hill\, Brinton House\, 321 Plush Mill Rd\, Wallingford\, 19086\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.pym.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Hands-on-a-Book.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Pendle Hill":MAILTO:info@pendlehill.org GEO:39.910682;-75.378169 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Pendle Hill Brinton House 321 Plush Mill Rd Wallingford 19086 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=321 Plush Mill Rd:geo:-75.378169,39.910682 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251016T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251016T210000 DTSTAMP:20260404T072829 CREATED:20251016T170447Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251016T170447Z UID:90154-1760643000-1760648400@www.pym.org SUMMARY:Welcome to Quakerism DESCRIPTION:Join us for the second session our adult religious education program for new attenders\, organized by Tricia Walmsley\, Andrew Anderson\, and Robin Mohr\, with support from PYM. \nOur 4-part series returns after a successful summer run–this is the second of three planned rounds. Attend in any order; no prep or homework. Each session features local speakers\, QuakerSpeak videos\, and small group discussions. \nSchedule for the Second Cycle: \n\nOctober 16: Meeting for Worship\nNovember 20: Quaker Decision Making\nDecember 18: 10 Peculiar Things You Should Know About Quakers\nJanuary 15: Beyond Sunday Morning. (This session will rotate topics such as spiritual practices\, Quaker activism\, and the wider Quaker world.)\n\nTo join\, use the meeting ID: 824 0430 5161 or click https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82404305161 URL:https://www.pym.org/event/welcome-to-quakerism/2025-10-16/ LOCATION:Zoom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.pym.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Flyer-Welcome-to-Quakerism-Series_2nd-cycle.png ORGANIZER;CN="Philadelphia Quarterly Meeting":MAILTO:pqmcoordinator@gmail.com GEO:41.2033216;-77.1945247 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251015T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251015T203000 DTSTAMP:20260404T072829 CREATED:20250902T192325Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250902T192325Z UID:79506-1760554800-1760560200@www.pym.org SUMMARY:The Pendle Hill Fall Chorus DESCRIPTION:A non-audition community chorus. “We work hard and have a good time.”    \nThe Pendle Hill Chorus invites new members for an exciting Fall season! \nAll are welcome— from the beginner to the more experienced.  The ability to read music\, while helpful\, is not required\, and audio/visual aids are provided. \nOur repertoire of sacred and secular music from around the world is challenging yet accessible through practicing together and individual audio/visual learning material. \nFirst Rehearsal: Sep 17\, 7:00-9:00 pm \nWinter Concert: Dec 17 @ Pendle Hill\, 338 Plush Mill Road \nPlease contact Jackie and Joan directly with any questions. We’d love to talk with you about the Chorus!\nJackie Coren\, director: jackie.coren@gmail.com; cell: 215-292-9204\nJoan Broadfield\, manager: broadfieldje@gmail.com URL:https://www.pym.org/event/the-pendle-hill-fall-chorus/2025-10-15/ LOCATION:Pendle Hill\, Brinton House\, 321 Plush Mill Rd\, Wallingford\, 19086\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.pym.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/The-Pendle-Hill-Chorus-Performing-in-the-Barn.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Pendle Hill":MAILTO:info@pendlehill.org GEO:39.910682;-75.378169 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Pendle Hill Brinton House 321 Plush Mill Rd Wallingford 19086 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=321 Plush Mill Rd:geo:-75.378169,39.910682 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251013T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251013T170000 DTSTAMP:20260404T072829 CREATED:20251009T160955Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251009T160955Z UID:89092-1760351400-1760374800@www.pym.org SUMMARY:INDIGENOUS PEOPLES’ DAY AT SHACKAMAXON DESCRIPTION:Indigenous Peoples’ Day\, Philly 2025 is a celebration of Indigenous communities in Philadelphia and beyond. This event will combine traditional and contemporary indigenous art\, music\, dance\, and food to increase awareness of indigenous issues. The festivities also serve as an opportunity to discuss the strengths and history of the First Peoples of Americas. \nLearn more about Indigenous Peoples’ Day\, Philly >>>  URL:https://www.pym.org/event/indigenous-peoples-day-at-shackamaxon/ LOCATION:SHACKAMAXON (Penn Treaty Park)\, 1301 N Beach St\, Philadelphia\, 19125 CATEGORIES:Communications & Outreach,Peace & Social Justice ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.pym.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/IPDPhilly.png GEO:39.9662955;-75.1286332 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=SHACKAMAXON (Penn Treaty Park) 1301 N Beach St Philadelphia 19125;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1301 N Beach St:geo:-75.1286332,39.9662955 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251012T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251012T210000 DTSTAMP:20260404T072829 CREATED:20250925T151814Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251003T181012Z UID:85474-1760293800-1760302800@www.pym.org SUMMARY:Power of Goodness event & consultation: Friends Peace Teams DESCRIPTION:Friends Peace Teams invites you to experience a Power of Goodness experience and consultation and then consult on how to use the stories and AVP mini-workshops organized around stories in your community or in your adult or youth religious education. \n\nOctober 12\, 2025 | Sunday\n6.30pm EDT  – Power of Goodness\n7.45pm EDT  – Visitation\n8.00pm EDT  – Consultation\n\nEveryone is welcome. Please Register Here. This event will be conducted in English. If you require another language\, you are welcome to bring an interpreter.\n\nWe rely on people with some AVP experience\, see FriendsPeaceTeams.org/upcoming-justice-peace-workshops or AVPUSA.org to find times and places to get or update your AVP practice.\n\nPower of Goodness grew out of the Lighting Candles in the Dark story collection plus new stories from Chechnya\, Russia\, Ukraine\, Israel\, Palestine\, and other countries. We use a theme and story to craft an AVP mini-workshop that lasts about 1 – 1.5 hours\, or can be done in 20-40 minute segments over a month to follow through on one theme for the month. URL:https://www.pym.org/event/power-of-goodness-event-consultation-friends-peace-teams/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.pym.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/FPT-Logo-1920px.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251012T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251012T190000 DTSTAMP:20260404T072829 CREATED:20250912T190651Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251027T132821Z UID:83898-1760292000-1760295600@www.pym.org SUMMARY:Middle School Friends Welcome Gathering! DESCRIPTION:Calling all Middle School Friends (MSF)!\n\nWould you like to get to know other Quaker youth?  Would you like to participate in fun\, community-building gatherings?  Would you like to explore what it means to be a young Quaker?  If so\, MSF is for you! \nThis year\, will have both day-long and overnight gatherings\, as well as events just for fun! We invite middle school-aged youth to get to know one another and build community – sign up and bring a friend! \nIf you are interested in learning more about MSF\, please join us on Sunday\, October 12 at 6 PM for an online gathering.  Meet Daniel and Elizabeth – the MSF Co-Facilitators\, learn more about the program and schedule for the year\, and play some get-to-know-you games! \n  \n**For more information and to register for October 12th\, please email Daniel and Elizabeth at middleschoolfriends@pym.org \n  URL:https://www.pym.org/event/middle-school-friends-welcome-gathering/ CATEGORIES:Youth Programs ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.pym.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/MSF-Banner-2025.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251012T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251012T170000 DTSTAMP:20260404T072829 CREATED:20250909T172645Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251027T132833Z UID:83463-1760281200-1760288400@www.pym.org SUMMARY:Friends Center 50th Anniversary: How Faith Communities Can Support Immigrants DESCRIPTION:Led by Philadelphia Yearly Meeting and Peter Pedemonti\, New Sanctuary Movement \nJoin us for a workshop on how to support the immigrant justice movement with the New Sanctuary Movement of Philadelphia. NSM will share updates on what’s happening on the ground and how to stand in solidarity with immigrant communities right now—through Accompaniment\, ICE Watch\, campaigns\, and direct actions. We’ll then take a deep dive into how to prepare our congregations and faith communities in case ICE ever comes to them. \n\nDownload flyer to share\nRegister here URL:https://www.pym.org/event/friends-center-50th-anniversary-how-faith-communities-can-support-immigrants/ LOCATION:Friends Center – Rufus Jones Room\, 1501 Cherry Street\, Philadelphia\, 19102\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.pym.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/50th-anniversary-2160x1080-2.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Friends Center":MAILTO:info@friendscentercorp.org GEO:39.955538;-75.164644 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Friends Center – Rufus Jones Room 1501 Cherry Street Philadelphia 19102 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1501 Cherry Street:geo:-75.164644,39.955538 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR