Philadelphia Yearly Meeting

of the Religious Society of Friends

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Quaker Fund for Indigenous Communities Grants $2,000 to Indigenous Peoples Day Philly Inc.

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The Quaker Fund for Indigenous Communities (QFIC) of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting supports Native American/Indigenous-led initiatives that strengthen communities and continue cultural heritage. This year, QFIC granted $2,000 to Indigenous Peoples Day Philly Inc., which has organized an annual cultural festival and awareness campaign for Indigenous Peoples Day (IPD) since 2017. Since 2019, they have celebrated this Native American/Indigenous social justice movement at Shackamoxon, also known as Penn Treaty Park.

The QFIC funds that were granted included support for expenses to Lenape Delaware tribal members from the federally recognized tribe to participate in IPD Philly on October 13 this year as well as other programs in which they might participate at other times of the year.
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New Philadelphia Yearly Meeting General Secretary Named

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We are pleased to announce the appointment of Christopher Mohr as the new General Secretary of the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting (PYM), joining us starting November 8th! Chris brings the spiritual grounding and the administrative and governance experience to help shepherd PYM into the next stage in its long history.
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Learning and Action in Five Areas of Climate Care

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Creating a Playbook for Climate Action is a tool for Friends and meetings to work in five areas: activism, education, reducing our carbon footprint, finances, and mourning loss & instilling hope. The playbook gives a framework to set goals, share ideas, and track progress.

The playbook connects with Climate Witness: Let Our Actions Speak! Thread Gathering on Saturday, October 25, at Arch Street Meeting House with participation also available online. The day is intergenerational, with workshops and activities for children, youth, and adults. The playbook may not be named in every workshop, however Friends will find that each workshop touches one or more of the five action areas and can be carried into their own planning for themselves or their meeting. [Read more…] about Learning and Action in Five Areas of Climate Care

PYM Epistle – 2025 | 345th Annual Sessions of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting

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The 345th Annual Sessions of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting happened this past July online and at Cheyney University. This epistle records the work and witness of those sessions and is not meant to serve as minutes. Fall Continuing Sessions will be held in hybrid format at Arch Street Meeting House on Saturday, November 8, with All Together Worship on Sunday, November 9.
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Finding One Another Made Easier

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Friends in our yearly meeting use a mix of tools to share information and stay in touch. Some of these tools help with conversations, some with finding meetings, and some with keeping contact details current. Together they give a picture of how community life continues between gatherings. [Read more…] about Finding One Another Made Easier

PYM Welcomes New Development Associate and Friends Counseling Service Counselor

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We are thrilled to welcome Alix C. Vallery as Development Associate (pictured left) and Ashley Slaff as a new counselor with Friends Counseling Service (pictured right). We are excited for the experience and dedication they will bring to their roles within Philadelphia Yearly Meeting. [Read more…] about PYM Welcomes New Development Associate and Friends Counseling Service Counselor

Eileen Flanagan: Following Ministry Into Common Ground

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Eileen Flanagan worships with Chestnut Hill Friends Meeting and holds a minute of religious service. Her new book Common Ground: How the Crisis of the Earth is Saving Us from Our Illusion of Separation is part of that ministry. Published this month, the book comes from years of climate justice organizing and public action brought forward from her faith.

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Questions and Comments About Administrative, Quaker Life, and Nominating Councils Working as a Joint Council

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Friends who attended Annual Sessions in person or via zoom know that the council Tri-clerks asked for questions about how council functions. We received many more than we were able to answer in the brief period available, so we are sharing the full list of questions here and will be writing responses to share in the next several weeks.

If you have further questions you would like the tri-clerks to respond to, please send them to us to add to the list below.

What questions or comments do you have about the experiment currently underway with Administrative, Quaker Life and Nominating councils working as a joint council?

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