Philadelphia Yearly Meeting

of the Religious Society of Friends

Arch Street Meeting House

Wawa Welcome America 2022: Free Museum Day

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Philadelphia’s most notable museums, cultural institutions, and attractions will open their doors free of charge, or, for an optional pay-what-you-wish donation, throughout the entire festival. Arch Street Meeting House will be open to the public on Saturday, June 25th from 10 am to 4 pm.

Arch Street Meeting House is one of three Quaker sites participating in Free Museum Day on June 25th! Below you can find more information about the other participating sites, as well as their visitation hours for the day.

12:00 PM – 4:00 PM | Johnson House Historic Site
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Paul Robeson House & Museum

Support provided by the Philadelphia Cultural Fund.

New Exhibit Unveiling at Arch Street Meeting House

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We are thrilled to announce that new outdoor exhibits have been installed on the grounds of Arch Street Meeting House! To celebrate the installation, we are inviting all of our friends and supporters to meet Quaker history and explore the new exhibits on Friday, May 27th.

A night for the whole family, attendees can engage with new stories in the exhibits, enjoy complimentary refreshments, win a raflle prize, and meet historical interpreters Lucretia Mott, Francis Watkins Harper, Elizabeth Drinker, and Samuel Nicholas.

The Quaker History of Eastern State Penitentiary

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Arch Street Meeting House will be hosting Matt Murphy from Eastern State Penitentiary for an evening program! Matt’s presentation will discuss the many connections between Quakers, prisons, and Eastern State Penitentiary.

 

Matt Murphy has served as the Tour Programs Supervisor at Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site since 2015. Matt is responsible for creating major programming and oversees the hiring, training, and evaluation of the education staff. Matt is a seasoned expert in facilitative dialogue methodology. From Alcatraz Island to Independence National Historical Park, Matt has served as a cultural heritage interpreter at sites across the nation and has appeared on popular media outlets such as the Washington Post and the Travel Channel.

This program is presented in partnership with Eastern State Penitentiary.

[Read more…] about The Quaker History of Eastern State Penitentiary

Spring Continuing Sessions

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Friends are invited to come together for worship, fellowship, and business! Join our wider Yearly Meeting community for events in Philadelphia, online, and at your home meeting.

Friday, March 25, 2022 at 7 p.m. (Hybrid)

Musical Fellowship with Molly Hicks at Arch Street Meetinghouse.

Molly is a member of Old Haverford Meeting, a music therapist, and a songwriter. She is once again bringing her gift of song to help us open the weekend together in community. The event will be live streamed for Friends attending online (watch this page for more information and the link). Friends attending in person will need to show proof of vaccination and wear a mask in the meetinghouse.

Saturday, March 26, 2022 at 9:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. (Online)

  • 9:30-10:00 a.m. — Meeting for Worship
  • 10:00- 11:30 a.m. —  Exploring the Theological Roots of Social Justice with Francisco Burgos, who serves as the Executive Director of Pendle Hill and attends Providence Meeting.
  • 11:30-12:00 p.m. — Lunch break (Zoom room will close)
  • 12:00-4:00 p.m. — Meeting for Worship with Attention to Business (draft agenda)

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Sunday, March 27, 2022 after worship (At Your Meeting)

On Sunday of Spring Continuing Sessions weekend, we encourage meetings to “create your own” intergenerational gathering of Friends. While the pandemic has opened the possibility to join together from across the PYM region without travel, which we’ll do on Saturday online, our local meetings are where we gather most often across generations for fellowship, worship, learning, and business. Let’s continue the energy of being together at Sessions in the time after worship on Sunday morning, March 27. Shared here are resources and suggestions to plan simple opportunities for togetherness!

New Life for Old Cemeteries: Connecting Communities and Open Space

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Cemeteries are an integral part of our urban infrastructure and ecosystem. Learn how preserving and caring for these important open spaces is vital to the ecological, economic, and social sustainability of communities today.

Historic cemeteries represent large portions of open space in many cities. Preserving this open space, particularly in an era of global climate change, is critical for the sustainability of urban communities. Cemeteries, especially during the recent pandemic, increasingly became places of refuge and recreation, peace, and connection. Caring for their living collections of canopy trees and shrubs, as well as the resting places of their dead, has never been more important.

Join us virtually from 9:00 am – 12:30 pm for engaging discussion and meet in person at 2:00 pm for an on-location cemetery tour.

Presented in partnership with Historic Eden Cemetery, Laurel Hill Cemetery and West Laurel Hill Cemetery and Funeral Home, Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania, and The Woodlands

New Life for Old Cemeteries: Connecting Communities and Open Space

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Cemeteries are an integral part of our urban infrastructure and ecosystem. Learn how preserving and caring for these important open spaces is vital to the ecological, economic, and social sustainability of communities today.

Historic cemeteries represent large portions of open space in many cities. Preserving this open space, particularly in an era of global climate change, is critical for the sustainability of urban communities. Cemeteries, especially during the recent pandemic, increasingly became places of refuge and recreation, peace, and connection. Caring for their living collections of canopy trees and shrubs, as well as the resting places of their dead, has never been more important.

Join us virtually from 9:00 am – 12:30 pm for engaging discussion and meet in person at 2:00 pm for an on-location cemetery tour.

Presented in partnership with Historic Eden Cemetery, Laurel Hill Cemetery and West Laurel Hill Cemetery and Funeral Home, Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania, and The Woodlands

Part II: Interview with Sean Connolly, Executive Director of Arch Street Meeting House

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This is the second part of our interview with Arch Street Meetinghouse‘s Executive Director, Sean Connolly. The first interview was published two weeks ago. The current story deals with the Historic Arch Street Meetinghouse’s planning for a new outdoor interpretive exhibit. [Read more…] about Part II: Interview with Sean Connolly, Executive Director of Arch Street Meeting House

Interview with Sean Connolly, Executive Director of Arch Street Meeting House

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Arch Street Meeting House Preservation Trust preserves, operates and interprets the meetinghouse and grounds which will serve to increase public understanding of the impact and continued relevance of Quakers and Quaker history. Executive Director, Sean Connolly talks to us about his work at the historic Meeting House. [Read more…] about Interview with Sean Connolly, Executive Director of Arch Street Meeting House

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