In celebration of World Quaker Day, Abington Monthly Meeting invites Friends and Neighbors to join us for a community wide meeting for worship at 10 AM, followed by a Potluck Lunch at approximately 11 AM. We welcome the wider community and Friends from all over to join us for this special day! We will have music and children’s programming, and we hope you will join us!
Community
Young Friends Overnight at Bucks Quarter Peace Fair!
All Young Friends (grades 9 to 12) are invited to join us for the first gathering of the school year!
Overnight – Begins at 7:00 PM on September 19th at Buckingham Friends Meeting. Join us for get-to-know-you activities, information about PYM’s Young Friends program, free time, and snacks!
Peace Fair – The following morning, YFs will have breakfast and then serve as volunteers for the Bucks Quarter Peace Fair, helping with tasks such as set-up and clean-up, running kids’ games, and food preparation and service. In addition, there will be time to visit Peddler’s Village during breaks. Pick-up be will late afternoon on Saturday, following the clean-up of Peace Fair.
YFs may earn school service hours for their volunteer time.
All are welcome…bring a friend!
**All YFs must have an updated 2025/2026 Health/Permission Form on file in order to attend this event.
Questions? Please contact Kristin Simmons, Youth Engagement Coordinator, ksimmons@pym.org
Birmingham Friends Meeting Annual Chicken BBQ
Please join us on Saturday, August 9, 2025 from 4:30-7:00 PM at Birmingham Friends Meeting 1245 Birmingham Road, West Chester, PA 19382 for our Annual Chicken BBQ. We will be featuring a Bluegrass band during the BBQ. Choice of BBQ Chicken or Portobello Mushroom dinners. $28 for adults, $14 for children 2-12 and children under 2 -free.
Contact: Simon Peter Gasuza
Text only: 484-787-7781
or email:
gasuzasimp2@gmail.com
We hope to see you there!
PYM Young Friends – Monthly Gathering!
Youth in grades 8 through 12 are invited to participate in our final Young Friends gathering for this school year! Join us as we build relationships and community, learn about Quaker practice and issues of social justice, and have fun together! This month will include an end-of-the-year brunch! The gathering will take place from 10 AM to 1 PM at Green Street Friends Meeting.
Join us for YF programming at Annual Sessions in July! We will resume our monthly gatherings in the fall…dates will be available soon!
NOTE: All participants must have a copy of the PYM Health/Permission form for 2024-2025 on file with youth staff.
Have questions and/or want to register?
Please contact Ember Eldridge, Young Friends Facilitator, eeldridge@pym.org
*To register, please include your name, grade, and meeting/Quaker affiliation in your email.
Old Haverford Friends Meeting Reimagining Land to Be a Mini Forest
At Old Haverford Friends Meeting, over April 12 and 13, volunteers planted 20 trees on the meeting’s grounds. The planting is a continuation of an ongoing effort to reimagine the land as a mini forest—one that can offer environmental benefits, habitat for wildlife, and a space for reflection. [Read more…] about Old Haverford Friends Meeting Reimagining Land to Be a Mini Forest
“Join our Launch”Community Engagement
“Yardley Borough, Bucks County, and Beyond:
A pursuit of Justice, Equality, & Freedom – Celebrating 250 Years of American Resilience!”
Financial Education Available Through Everence and Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Partnership
Everence, a faith-based and member-owned financial group, partners with Philadelphia Yearly Meeting to provide financial resources and support. [Read more…] about Financial Education Available Through Everence and Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Partnership
Showing of Citizen George
Middle School and Young Friends at Camp Swatara!
Calling all Friends in grades 6 through 12!
Please join us for Caln Quarter’s Camp Swatara weekend! This year’s theme is Building Inclusive Communities: How can Quakers do it? The weekend will include outdoor activities, workshops, an intergenerational talent show, and opportunities for worship and fellowship. PYM youth staff will facilitate the Middle School/Young Friends program, providing the opportunity for youth to get to know one another, build community, join in some of the intergenerational activities, and have fun together! We hope you will join us!
More information can be found here.
Questions? Please contact Kristin Simmons, PYM Youth Engagement Coordinator, ksimmons@pym.org
Navigating Difficult Conversations workshop
Transform your approach to sensitive and challenging topics with Interfaith Philadelphia’s dynamic workshop, Navigating Difficult Conversations. Whether at home or in the workplace, you’ll develop essential skills to bring empathy, understanding, and curiosity to every interaction. Co-Facilitated by Molly Grace Hicks, member of Old Haverford Monthly Meeting.
