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REGISTER FOR 2026 ANNUAL SESSIONS!<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_menu menu_id=”28″ menu_style=”centered” active_link_color=”#FFFFFF” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” menu_font=”Lato|600||on|||||” menu_text_color=”#FFFFFF” menu_font_size=”15px” background_color=”#004276″ module_alignment=”center” custom_padding=”5px|0px|5px|0px|false|false” border_color_right=”#FFFFFF” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_menu][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]\n

Below are some of the highlights from this year’s Annual Sessions!<\/h3>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Main: Speaker 1″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”0px|10%|8%|10%|false|false” custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px|false|false” border_radii=”on|8px|8px|8px|8px” border_width_all=”2px” border_color_all=”#0C71C3″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”Speaker 1″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#004276″ custom_margin=”0px|0px|0px|0px|false|false” custom_padding=”0px|0px|15px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”0px|0px|0px|0px|false|false” custom_padding=”3%|3%|1%|3%|false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]\n

Clinton W. Pettus – Third Haven Friends Meeting
Wednesday, July 22, 2026<\/span><\/h3>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ admin_label=”Speaker 1″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”0px|0px|0px|0px|false|false” custom_padding=”0px|2%|0px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.pym.org\/sessions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/ClintonPettusHeadshot-web.png” title_text=”ClintonPettusHeadshot-web” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”0px|0px|0px|0px|false|false” custom_padding=”1%|1%|0px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]\n

Clinton Pettus dedicated more than thirty years of his career to serving as a faculty member and college administrator. He held positions as department chairperson, academic dean, vice president for administration, vice president for academic affairs, president, and regional director and Deputy General Secretary for United States and International Programs at the American Friends Service Committee. He will share the work he is doing in retirement and how it relates to our theme as we yearn for more civil discourse on critical topics such as politics and religion.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Main: Speaker 2″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”0px|10%|8%|10%|false|false” custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px|false|false” border_radii=”on|8px|8px|8px|8px” border_width_all=”2px” border_color_all=”#0C71C3″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”Speaker 1″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#004276″ custom_margin=”0px|0px|0px|0px|false|false” custom_padding=”0px|0px|15px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”0px|0px|0px|0px|false|false” custom_padding=”3%|3%|1%|3%|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]\n

Dr. Christy Daniel Randazzo \u2013 Haddonfield Friends Meeting
Friday, July 24, 2026<\/span><\/h3>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ admin_label=”Speaker 1″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”0px|0px|0px|0px|false|false” custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.pym.org\/sessions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/Christy-Daniel-Randazzo-web.png” title_text=”Christy-Daniel-Randazzo—web” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”0px|0px|0px|0px|false|false” custom_padding=”1%|1%|0px|0px|false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]\n

Dr. Christy Randazzo (they\/them) is dedicated to envisioning new ways of experiencing and imagining God\u2019s universal and inclusive love in the world, with a focus on telling healing and liberative stories of creation care and reconciliation for oppressed peoples. They are a theologian, writing theology that speaks to Friends, trans and queer people, and peacemakers. They are a member of Haddonfield Meeting. Their church family is Woven Faith Community in New Jersey, embodying God\u2019s love through mutuality, care, and faith.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Main: Artist in Residence” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”0px|10%|8%|10%|false|false” custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px|false|false” border_radii=”on|8px|8px|8px|8px” border_width_all=”2px” border_color_all=”#0C71C3″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”Speaker 1″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#004276″ custom_margin=”0px|0px|0px|0px|false|false” custom_padding=”0px|0px|15px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”0px|0px|0px|0px|false|false” custom_padding=”3%|3%|1%|3%|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]\n

Jesse White, Artist in Residence<\/h3>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ admin_label=”Speaker 1″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”0px|0px|0px|0px|false|false” custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.pym.org\/sessions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/Jesse-White-Artist-in-Residence-web.png” title_text=”Jesse-White,-Artist-in-Residence—web” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”0px|0px|0px|0px|false|false” custom_padding=”1%|1%|0px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]\n

Jesse White is a narrative expressionist artist and writer. She assists clients privately and in groups to make important changes in their lives, and she facilitates transformative and creative retreats across the country. Jesse\u2019s favorite mediums to work in are painting, book arts, poetry, and tapestry weaving. The author of Pendle Hill Pamphlet #468, God\u2019s Invitation to Creative Play, Jesse is a long-time teaching artist. She also has a work history in expressive arts therapy, and in paper and books preservation housing.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Main: Artist in Residence 2″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”0px|10%|8%|10%|false|false” custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px|false|false” border_radii=”on|8px|8px|8px|8px” border_width_all=”2px” border_color_all=”#0C71C3″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”Speaker 1″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#004276″ custom_margin=”0px|0px|0px|0px|false|false” custom_padding=”0px|0px|15px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”0px|0px|0px|0px|false|false” custom_padding=”3%|3%|1%|3%|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]\n

Molly Grace Hicks, \u201cSong, Silence and Sanctuary\u201d<\/h3>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ admin_label=”Speaker 1″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”0px|0px|0px|0px|false|false” custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.pym.org\/sessions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/Molly-Grace-Hicks-web.png” title_text=”Molly-Grace-Hicks—web” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”0px|0px|0px|0px|false|false” custom_padding=”1%|1%|0px|0px|false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]\n

Molly Grace Hicks (she\/her) is a member of Old Haverford Friends Meeting, located in Havertown, PA on unceded Lenni Lenape land. Molly has a travel minute from Old Haverford supporting her calling to interfaith and music leadership, which includes a monthly interfaith gathering called Song, Silence & Sanctuary. Molly shares music and serves as a guest leader for several other congregations and interfaith organizations in the Philadelphia area.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Footer” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”|80px||80px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,1_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#d6dff9″ width=”100%” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”|0px||0px|false|false” custom_padding=”|15px||15px|false|false” custom_css_free_form=”selector a:hover {opacity:.8}” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” global_colors_info=”{}”]\n

Tara Rubinstein<\/strong>
\nSessions and Events Coordinator
\n(215) 241-7228
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Simone Small Gellizeau<\/strong>
\nDirector of Program & Religious Life
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