In March 2021, Millville Monthly Meeting received a grant from the Quaker Buildings & Programs granting group to address pressing issues with their historic meetinghouse. While not a requirement, grant recipients from time to time reach out to express their appreciation for support they have received. There are many difficult aspects of grantmaking, nothing more so than having to make hard decisions with limited funds available. Getting to celebrate successful projects like this one is a joy. PYM’s grantmaking is a community process; it’s PYM members that choose to serve on granting groups that enables PYM to continue to make grants on behalf of everyone in the yearly meeting. [Read more…] about Minute of Thanks from Millville Monthly Meeting
Meeting Statements
Remembering Fenwick’s Colony
Carried forward by Salem Quarter Worship and Ministry for Salem Quarter discernment, members of dual Salem Quarter committees (Worship & Ministry and Indian Affairs) sought approval from Salem Quarterly Meeting for the follow minute: [Read more…] about Remembering Fenwick’s Colony
Western Quarterly Meeting – Minute Supporting the Prevention of Nuclear War
Western Quarterly Meeting united in support of the following minute in its Meeting for Worship with Attention to Business held via Zoom on 18 April 2021. Western Quarterly sends this minute on to Philadelphia Yearly Meeting clerks for discernment and sharing with Friends and Meetings. London Grove Monthly Meeting has shared this minute with Friends Committee on National Legislation. [Read more…] about Western Quarterly Meeting – Minute Supporting the Prevention of Nuclear War
Haverford Quarter Minute of Concern on the Violence of January 6, 2021
The violence of January 6, 2021 had a profound and disturbing effect on us. In the times before and after, we have witnessed an increasing resort to violence in our country when conflicts arise, including those involving our government and the police. The Peace and Social Concerns committee of Radnor Friends Meeting, prompted by a member, drafted a minute of concern emphasizing the need for peace, equality, and love when conflicts arise, and rejecting violence. After two months of seasoning within the monthly meeting, the minute below was refined and presented to the Haverford Quarterly Meeting on April 24, where it was reviewed and adopted. [Read more…] about Haverford Quarter Minute of Concern on the Violence of January 6, 2021
Statement Concerning Recent National Events from Swarthmore Monthly Meeting
To Philadelphia Yearly Meeting:
We write on behalf of our Quaker Meeting (Swarthmore Friends Meeting) to voice our deep concern for the future of our democracy, in the light of the violent insurrection that the President of our nation inflamed with the support of other elected government officials. It was aimed at denying the valid certification of the votes from the states to confirm the election of Joe Biden as our 46th president and Kamala Harris as the vice president. [Read more…] about Statement Concerning Recent National Events from Swarthmore Monthly Meeting
Statement Concerning Recent National Events from Westtown Monthly Meeting
From the early years of Quakerism, Friends have felt themselves called to make public statements on current affairs. We offer this statement in that spirit.
We, the members of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) of Westtown Monthly Meeting, are committed both to upholding the equal rights of every member of our society and to the search for truth. When we comport our lives with integrity, there is a fundamental integration of our beliefs and harmony in the manner in which we act in daily life. [Read more…] about Statement Concerning Recent National Events from Westtown Monthly Meeting
Statement Concerning Recent National Events from Schuylkill Monthly Meeting
As a people committed to peacemaking, grounded in our testimonies of truth, peace,
integrity and equality, Schuylkill Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
(Quakers) denounces the recent violence enacted at the US Capitol and elsewhere. We
also condemn the incitement of citizens to violence by political leaders in recent months. [Read more…] about Statement Concerning Recent National Events from Schuylkill Monthly Meeting
