Message from the Presiding Co-Clerks
We have come to the end of the 341st annual session of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting. We are reminded of the story (perhaps just a myth) of the Quaker who brought his neighbor to meeting for the first time. After a period of silence, the neighbor leaned over to his Quaker Friend and said “when does the service begin?” The Quaker responded: “when the Meeting for worship ends”.
So it is for us, Friends. We have worked through these sessions to make decisions in according to our best understanding of what Spirit would have of us. We have been few in numbers, yet we have listened as deeply as we were able. What lies ahead is the work of enacting our intentions and of creating space at the table for Friends and those who would be Friends so we may all experience the Light more fully.
— Frank Barch and Jean-Marie Prestwidge Barch
Stories, Minutes & Epistles
- Youth Epistle “We Were Here”
- Meeting For Business – Minutes of Saturday July 31
- Spiritual and Personal Discovery: Pam/Tommy on the Transformative Power of Drag
- Meeting For Business – Minutes of Friday July 30
- Minute of Declaration and Commitment of the Ujima Friends Meeting
- Nikki Mosgrove’s Keynote on Investing in Community + Land Acknowledgment
- Meeting For Business – Minutes of Thursday July 29
- The Energy and Spark of Annual Sessions: Connected
- Annual Sessions 2021 Begins with Spiritual Formation Retreat
Please mark these upcoming Sessions dates on your calendar
- Fall Continuing Sessions – Saturday, November 6, 2021
- Spring Continuing Sessions – Saturday, March 27, 2022
- 342nd Annual Sessions – Tuesday, July 26 through Sunday, July 31, 2022
Questions?
- Olivia Brangan, Community Engagement Coordinator, obrangan@pym.org
- T.J. Jourian, Events & Resources Coordinator, tjjourian@pym.org
- Melinda Wenner Bradley, Youth Engagement Coordinator, mwennerbradley@pym.org