With divine assistance, the Quaker Life Council maintains the community and the spiritual depth within Philadelphia Yearly Meeting. The Council stewards yearly meeting programs and relationships with other organizations.
- For further reading about the purpose and structure of the council and its committees, read the Quaker Life Council Corollary Handbook.
- For a review of how our yearly meeting responds to minutes of concern and other types, read the document on Issuing Letters of Introduction and Addressing Minutes.
- The Quaker Life Council meets on the third Saturday of every month. Meeting minutes are available.
Members
- Susan Claggett, Third Haven
- Sue Dietz, Medford
- Marge Dawson – Merion Meeting
- Sue Dietz – Medford Meeting
- Steve Elkinton – Chestnut Hill Meeting
- Robert Greene – Princeton Monthly Meeting
- Tom Hughes – Reading Meeting
- Guinevere Janes – Media Meeting
- Rose Ketterer – Newton Friends Meeting
- Jean-Marie Prestwidge Barch – Schuylkill Meeting (Interim Clerk)
- Wade Wright, Lancaster
- Melissa Rycroft (Ex Officio, Presiding Clerk)
- Nikki Mosgrove (Ex Officio, Rising Clerk)
- Andrew Anderson – Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia (Ex Officio,Treasurer)
- Christie Duncan-Tessmer – Chestnut Hill Meeting (Ex Officio, General Secretary)
Committees
- Friends Counseling Service Advisory Panel
- Ministry and Care Committee
- Program Committee
- Sessions Coordinating Committee
- Youth Programs Advisory Committee
Submit a Work & Witness Application
There is a place for all sorts of activity within our yearly meeting community. The Quaker Life Council will help discern the right direction for your work. Do you have a common interest or concern? Are you under the weight of an emerging leading for work or witness? Apply to become a collaborative or sprint under the care of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting. Make sure you read the full overview of application guidelines before submitting.