Annual Sessions 2019 is just a few months away! Schedule and registration are coming out in just a few weeks. Mark your calendars for July 24-28, at The College of New Jersey! Propose an exhibit, to be displayed in the lobby of our plenary space. Propose a workshop, and share …
On Saturday March 23, 117 people from 50 PYM Monthly Meeting communities convened for Spring Continuing Sessions near Reading PA. A summary of the day’s events follows. Approved Minutes from the afternoon’s 1:00 PM-4:00 PM Meeting for Business are posted on PYM’s website under Continuing Sessions. Read the Minutes OUTDOOR MEETING …
In November 2018, the Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape Tribal Nation’s lawsuit with Attorney General Gurbir Grewal was resolved; the Tribal Nation is once again recognized/ reaffirmed by the state of New Jersey. On March 18, 2019, New Jersey AG announced historic recognition of the Powhatan Renape Tribe and Ramapough Lenape Indian Nation. …
Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer was the selection for the One Book, One Community read-in sponsored by the Salem Quarter Indian Affairs Committee. The discussion took place over the winter in the comfort of our own homes through dial up and/or log in access called Zoom. When I googled …
On Saturday March 23, 117 people from 50 PYM Monthly Meeting communities convened for Spring Continuing Sessions near Reading PA. A summary of the day’s events follows. Approved Minutes from the afternoon’s 1:00 PM-4:00 PM Meeting for Business are posted on PYM’s website under Continuing Sessions. Read the Minutes OUTDOOR MEETING …
Kirk Norris was a man gifted with a strong ambition to do what is right for communities that are overlooked, left behind, or under-served. His wife, Judith, recalled that just about on their very first date, he told her he planned to work at improving education, and this was a …
On Thursday, March 21st, the Friends in Business Steering Committee, Joe Evans, Norval Reece, Mark Myers, and Lauren Hastings, met with Governor Tom Wolf to thank him for speaking at a Friends in Business dinner with Quakers last December. They brought with them a print of Edward Hicks’ painting, The …
Mid-February Through Mid-March 2019 Business and Finances: PYM has been using the services of Your-Part-Time-Controller (YPTC) since November. YPTC identified and implemented a range of process efficiencies in closing the books for quarter ended December 31, 2018. Based on the updated process we expect to generate financial information more quickly …
This statement was shared with the community of Central Philadelphia Monthly Meeting, drafted by its clerk, Dana Reinhold. Monthly and quarterly meetings can share their statements about this tragedy and other issues on the PYM website; go to www.pym.org, scroll down and click on, “Add a New Story.” … Dear …
Friends of all ages are welcome to join the action at Berks on Saturday, March 23, as well as the alternative multigenerational program at Reading Meeting that morning, from 10am-Noon. At Reading Meeting that morning, we will welcome Friends who are not participating in the action at Berks and would also like to participate in …
An Invitation to Seeking Faithfulness through Worshipful Resistance “That is to say that each generation of young Friends by its experiments must discover for itself the truths on which the Society is built if it is to use those truths and to continue and to enlarge the work of the …
Dear Friends, Submit your state of the meeting report here! Greetings from Quaker Life Council of the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting. How does the Truth prosper with your meetings? If you are ready to let your spirit shine out, we are ready to receive your spiritual self-assessments! Many thanks to those who have …
The Jonathan Taylor Swarthmore Scholarship Fund is administered by the Stony Run Meeting of Baltimore to provide support to students on financial aid attending Swarthmore College. Students from Baltimore and Philadelphia Yearly Meetings may apply. For more information , or to apply by the 5/1/19 deadline, contact Cindy Maier at …
The Multicultural Audit Steering Committee has arranged to interview two organizations which have submitted proposals for conducting an audit in PYM. All PYM Friends are invited to observe the interviews and submit feedback to the committee. The interviews have a set format developed by the steering committee. The committee will …
We have a new and more capable database, but we need your help in making sure your information is correct and up to date. All you need to do is to enter your correct address, email and phone information and you will help us build an awesome sense of community through …
What’s going on in Pennsylvania? Pennsylvania may not be at the southern border of the United States, but family detention is taking place here. The Berks County Detention Center, officially the Berks County Residential Center (BCRC), holds families in custody for extended periods. The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services revoked …
PYM’s Administrative Council has initiated a Sprint to evaluate the current expectations for those positions and determine what, if any, modifications might be desirable. The current roles, responsibilities, and terms of the Presiding Clerk, Rising Clerk and Alternate Clerks are set out in the Governance Handbook. The Sprint is considering …
The Quaker Life Council has recently approved an updated set of Threads, which are ways of organizing the work and witness that all of the communities in PYM face on a regular basis. The new list is: Peace & Social Justice Ministry & Care Religious Education Outreach & Communications Governance …
Mid-January Through Mid-February 2019 Business and Finances: The FY 2018 audited financial statements were posted on the website. See them at www.pym.org/finance/audits. We are finishing the annual report, an attractive, user-friendly summary of PYMs 2018 fiscal year which will be sent to donors next month. PYM’s insurance policies renew in January. The 2019 PYM Master Policy, under the Friends …
How do meeting communities prepare and engage in active invitation to families and children? Three sets of needs. When a family walks through the door of a meeting, there are three sets of needs we should be prepared to support: the spiritual formation of their children, the spiritual journey of …