{"id":2165,"date":"2025-06-23T18:52:39","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T18:52:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pym.org\/sessions\/?page_id=2165"},"modified":"2025-11-05T19:08:29","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T19:08:29","slug":"fall-continuing-sessions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.pym.org\/sessions\/fall-continuing-sessions\/","title":{"rendered":"Fall Continuing Sessions"},"content":{"rendered":"[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;0px|80px|0px|80px|false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;http:\/\/www.pym.org\/sessions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/09\/Fall-continuing-sessions-Banner-2025.png&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Fall-continuing-sessions-Banner-2025&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_menu menu_id=&#8221;30&#8243; active_link_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; menu_font=&#8221;Lato|600||on|||||&#8221; menu_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; menu_font_size=&#8221;15px&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#0C71C3&#8243; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;5px|10px|5px|10px|false|false&#8221; border_color_right=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_menu][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a id=\"menur75e\" class=\"button gold\" title=\"https:\/\/pym.tfaforms.net\/80\" href=\"https:\/\/secure.qgiv.com\/for\/PYMEvents\/event\/fallcontinuingsessions2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Link this survey\"><b>REGISTER FOR 2025 FALL SESSIONS!<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;9px|||||&#8221; custom_css_free_form=&#8221;.button {||        padding: 10px 12px 12px!important;||        border-radius: 7px!important;||        font-size: 19px;||        font-weight: bold;||    }&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Fall Continuing Sessions 2025<\/h1>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Friday &#8211; Sunday, November 7`9, 2025<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Arch Street Meeting House<\/h3>\n<div class=\"TypographyPresentation TypographyPresentation--medium RichText3-paragraph--withVSpacingNormal RichText3-paragraph HighlightSol HighlightSol--buildingBlock\">ll Friends everywhere are invited to join Fall Continuing Sessions at Arch Street Meeting House and online. Our theme \u201cMembers One of Another\u201d reminds us that each individual is a necessary part of the whole Body, with important gifts to share.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"TypographyPresentation TypographyPresentation--medium RichText3-paragraph--withVSpacingNormal RichText3-paragraph HighlightSol HighlightSol--buildingBlock\">Fall Sessions will begin on <strong>Friday, November 7th<\/strong> with Affinity Groups on Zoom from 7-9pm.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"TypographyPresentation TypographyPresentation--medium RichText3-paragraph--withVSpacingNormal RichText3-paragraph HighlightSol HighlightSol--buildingBlock\">The agenda for Fall Sessions events on <strong>Saturday November 8th<\/strong> and <strong>Sunday, November 9th<\/strong> can be found below.<\/div>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;20px||||false|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; custom_css_free_form=&#8221;.su-spoiler-title {||  padding-left: 22px!important;||  padding-top: 5px!important;}||||.su-spoiler.su-spoiler-style-fancy.su-spoiler-icon-plus {||    padding-bottom: 3px!important;||    padding-left: 4px!important;||    padding-top: 2px!important;||    border: 2px solid #d1cee0!important;||    border-radius: 8px!important;||    margin-bottom: 5px!important;||}||.su-spoiler-content {||    padding: 5px 20px 5px !important;||}||||.rss_image {display:none}&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]\n<h3>Schedule<\/h3>\n<p>Items with an asterisk (*) are hybrid format<br \/>\nEvents with two asterisks (**) are online-only<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-accordion su-u-trim\"><div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-fancy su-spoiler-icon-plus accord su-spoiler-closed\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>Saturday, November 8th<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"><b>9:00am<\/b>: Worship for all ages*<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"><b>9:30am<\/b>: Youth programs begin<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"><b>9:30am<\/b>: Meeting for Business*\n<ul>\n<li>YM\u2019s New General Secretary: Continuing Sessions is the first day of service for our new General Secretary Chris Mohr!<\/li>\n<li>Addressing Climate Change: PYM has a commitment to address climate change which we are acting on in several ways. We will learn about monthly meetings\u2019 engagement in decreasing their carbon footprint and next steps in decreasing the footprint of PYM operations, and we\u2019ll hear from the Climate Witness Stewards who we\u2019ve charged with holding us accountable to this witness.<\/li>\n<li>Addressing Racism: PYM has a commitment to address racism. In that light, we will consider the query: How am I being called as a Friend to live differently with regard to race in America? And explore what we can do next to move toward the goal of having conversations about racism without fear<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"><b>12:30pm<\/b>: Lunch (bring your own!)<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"><b>12:30<\/b>: Lunch fellowship on Zoom**<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"><b>1:30pm<\/b>: Afternoon program: Sharing our Light across generations*<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"><b>3:30pm<\/b>: Memorial to the Lost<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-accordion su-u-trim\"><div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-fancy su-spoiler-icon-plus accord su-spoiler-closed\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>Sunday, November 9th<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\"><i>All events online** <\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"><b>9:00 \u2013 10:00am<\/b>: All Together Worship**<br \/>\nThe Zoom link to join All Together Worship will be the same one being used for that Sessions weekend; individuals and meetings will receive it when they register for Sessions.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"><b>10:00 &#8211; 10:30 am<\/b>: break<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"><b>10:30 \u2013 12:00 pm<\/b>: Meeting for Business**\n<ul>\n<li><b>Update on the Draft Guidance for Advocacy and Lobbying <\/b><br \/>\nFriends will receive a brief update on the draft Guidance. Following Annual Sessions, an ad hoc group revised the draft to reflect recent IRS practice allowing pulpit endorsements of candidates and legislation. Joint Council hosted two listening sessions\u2014one with Collaboratives, who beta-tested the Guidance, and one open to all Friends. Feedback included both concerns and support. <\/li>\n<li><b>Nominations <\/b><br \/>\nOne nomination will come forward for approval. <\/li>\n<li><b>Minute on Solidarity with the LGBTQIA+ Community: Follow-Up <\/b><br \/>\nAt Annual Sessions, Friends approved a minute of solidarity. A public-facing version is now being developed for sharing beyond our community. 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He is a retired family physician, and he and his family lived and worked at Friends Lugulu Mission Hospital in Kenya, from 1991-94. He is called to a ministry of the written word, is the author of several Pendle Hill Pamphlets, and is the 2024 Kenneth Carroll Biblical and Quaker Studies Scholar at Pendle Hill.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_video src=&#8221;https:\/\/youtu.be\/FVRauZgdS60&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Video&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_video][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]\n<h2>Katy Hawkins: The Somatics of Centering: Quaking and Stillness<\/h2>\n<p>Nov. 8, 2024<\/p>\n<p>Katy Hawkins, PhD (pronouns: she\/her) is a lifelong Quaker and a member of Chestnut Hill Friends Meeting, where she serves on the Worship and Ministry Committee. Ten years ago she opened Shin\u00e9: Mind\/Body\/Spirit at the meetinghouse, a practice space for integrating the whole self in the work of centering. She has offered courses, workshops and weekend retreats at FGC, Pendle Hill, and area colleges. Her book, Thinking Feelingly: Somatic Approaches to Poetry, experiments with how poetic language can bypass the rational mind to touch deeper layers of our being. She is currently taking part in School of the Spirit\u2019s \u201cParticipating in God\u2019s Power\u201d program on deepening Quaker ministry. 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