Since the beginning of 2026, The weekly newsletter Philadelphia Yearly Meeting sends each Thursday afternoon includes an “Outreach Tip of the Week.” The tip is a short note Friends can use right away or hold in discernment. The tip is also meant to be one practical idea for welcoming seekers into meeting life, pulled from tips, sample wording, and submissions from Friends through an online form. [Read more…] about Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Outreach Tips of The Week: January through April
Communications & Outreach
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Post-Secondary Education Grant
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Friends can apply for the Post-Secondary Education Grant until June 1.
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Open House for Ujima Friends Peace Center at Unity Monthly Meeting
On Saturday, April 11, Ujima Friends Peace Center hosted an open house at Unity Monthly Meeting, where the Peace Center is housed.
The meetinghouse of Unity Monthly Meeting had not held regular meetings for worship for some time. Last December the meeting resumed worship, beginning a new chapter in the life of the meeting. Worship now takes place each Sunday at its location on Waln Street in North Philadelphia. [Read more…] about Open House for Ujima Friends Peace Center at Unity Monthly Meeting
Information and Resources Around Conscientious Objection to War
In the United States, people who were assigned male at birth and are ages 18 to 25, will be automatically registered for the U.S. military draft by December 2026. This change is intended to streamline the current self-registration process, according to the agency that oversees the system. Many people have questions about this mandated change, as well as conscientious objection.
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Here’s How to Catch a Screening of “Becoming Benjamin Lay” in May | Press Release
For more information about the events in the following press release, contact Salma Garcia Nolasco of Abington Friends at AMM@abingtonfriends.net, Lee Hall of Radnor Friends at climatelaw@me.com, or N. Chiyo Moriuchi of Newtown Friends at ncmoriuchi@yahoo.com.
The Quaker community is excited to announce screenings of Becoming Benjamin Lay, a documentary, in the Philly suburbs. Benjamin Lay was the Quaker “prophet against slavery” who, in the 1700s, pressed Quakers to the forefront of the anti-slavery movement.
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Love As Action: Philadelphia
The following was provided and attributed to American Friends Service Committee.
Quaker witness for public action has stood in silent opposition to cruel and authoritarian actions in our country before. It is time for us to show this love in action again. [Read more…] about Love As Action: Philadelphia
PYM Friends Can Take Part in a Racial Conflict Transformation Program
Star Smith and Shannon Roberts Smith, both of Southern Appalachian Yearly Meeting and Association (SAYMA) recently shared on an opportunity for all Friends, no matter what yearly meeting
The SAYMA Racial Conflict Transformation Program is happening again this fall and Philadelphia Yearly Meeting (PYM) Friends who choose to take part will be part of small monthly affinity groups of Friends working collectively on identifying and eliminating racial oppression in Quaker spaces. The program will offer training modules in systemic racial analysis that include historical context, racial power dynamics, and practical tools for addressing racial conflict.
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Easter Egg Hunt at Haddonfield Meeting
The following is attributed to Friends at Haddonfield Meeting.
Saturday, April 4th was a wonderful, sunny day. Meeting volunteers placed 300 colorful plastic eggs filled with goodies throughout our historic graveyard, with its rolling hills and ancient trees. Curious squirrels came running, and three managed to carry off eggs.
Minute from BBIPOC Friends Wednesday Online Meditation Group
On Wednesday April 1st, 2026, the following Minute was passed by the BBIPOC Friends Wednesday Online Meditation Group: [Read more…] about Minute from BBIPOC Friends Wednesday Online Meditation Group
State College Friends Meeting Updated Sound System
State College Friends Meeting recently updated the sound system in their meetinghouse. A new digital audio processor and six pendant ceiling speakers replaced hanging microphones that had been used for decades. [Read more…] about State College Friends Meeting Updated Sound System
