Recently, the Administrative and Quaker Life Councils approved a process for addressing minutes of concern that rise up through our monthly and quarterly meetings. Friends can view the process on the PYM website here.
Reviving State of the Meeting Reports
Download a PDF version of this letter. Dear Friends of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, It is with joy that we write to you about our revival of state of the meeting reports! We, the Quaker Life Council, invite all monthly and quarterly meetings to restart or continue the annual custom of conducting a spiritual self-assessment. As our new Faith & Practice …
Chichester Meetinghouse Gets a Helping Hand
Please Note: This article was originally published in Concord Quarter's October 2017 newsletter. More newsletters are available on the Concord Quarter's website. Bill Birney’s ancestors came to Delaware County from Ireland in 1849 and were stonemasons and stonecutters by trade. He has a far distant first cousin whose last name adorns a roadway not far from Neumann University in Aston, PA. ...
Introducing Resource Friends!
We are excited to report that the Quaker Life Council approved investing nearly forty thousand dollars over two fiscal years to raise up a momentous new program called Resource Friends. Resource Friends help our community be healthy and thrive, by providing expert support in areas of need in our monthly meetings and on the yearly meeting level. They are the …