Introduction to Quakerism Series, All Welcome! An informal discussion each Sunday evening about specific aspects of Quakerism in our beautiful and rustic Short Stable building at Abington Friends Meeting. Join us for all session, just one session, or as many as you’d like.
Abington Monthly Meeting
Sundays at Seven
Introduction to Quakerism Series, All Welcome! An informal discussion each Sunday evening about specific aspects of Quakerism in our beautiful and rustic Short Stable building at Abington Friends Meeting. Join us for all session, just one session, or as many as you’d like.
Annual Benjamin Lay Lecture: The Collective Reparations Responsibility
This year’s lecture presented by Rashaun Williams, “The Collective Reparations Responsibility”, is a conversation and workshop on how different communities can play their part in reparative justice to Black Americans whose ancestors endured chattel slavery in the United States.
Rashaun Williams is an all around altruist. He has been a community organizer and human services professional in Philadelphia for over a decade and is passionate about creating opportunities for his community. During his 4 years as the co-chair of N’COBRA PHL, he authored, organized, and lobbied for and eventually co-chaired the Philadelphia Reparations Task Force.
Heeding God’s Call to End Gun Violence at Abington Meeting
Abington Friends Meeting will host Brian Miller, Executive Director of Heeding God’s Call to End Gun Violence. “As Quakers, we are called to live out the testimony of peace. Gun violence challenges the foundations of that testimony, claiming over 40,000 lives annually in the United States.”
Grave Marker, People of African Descent
A grave marker listing the names and burial years of some people of African descent who were buried in our Abington Meeting Graveyard has been installed. (See photo above.) These names were read out loud and honored during a memorial meeting for worship on October 15, 2016, when the Meeting dedicated the plaque at the entrance of the graveyard honoring those buried in our graveyard whose names are not known to us. At that time, several Meeting members had researched and discovered some lists that included names of people of color (designated by “Col.” next to their names in Quaker records) who were buried in our graveyard. The names were compiled into one list in our program for that Plaque Dedication event, and the memorial meeting for worship took place on that day. [Read more…] about Grave Marker, People of African Descent
