On Saturday, October 12th, the three councils that support Philadelphia Yearly Meeting—Quaker Life Council, Administrative Council, and Nominating Council—held their first meeting in a new joint format. In this structure, all three councils meet together as one Joint Council to worship, discern, and conduct business collaboratively. A key feature in the joint format is the approval of minutes during the meeting. This allows the Joint Council to share the minutes in a news story with the PYM community in the week following the meeting.
Connecting
Exploring PYM Connect: Features for Connection and Community
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting is launching a new online community platform, PYM Connect, in Fall of 2025. PYM Connect is a secure and supportive virtual space to discuss, engage, and grow with PYM Friends. It allows participants to share updates and meaningful news, while also providing a virtual space to connect with other Friends within PYM who share similar ministries and leadings.
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Neurodivergent Friends Discussion Group
Join our Neurodivergent Friends gathering! We will worship together, build community, and share our experiences of the gifts and challenges of being neurodiverse folks among Friends. Over time we may explore what we need to fully engage in the life of our meetings; how to communicate our needs to our communities; ways that we experience the Divine; openings and blocks in meeting for worship; how to support Friends with other kinds of disabilities; and probably many other topics.
The gatherings will be led by Mary Linda McKinney. Drop in when you are able.
Meets on Zoom at 7pm Eastern / 4pm Pacific on the Second Tuesday of each Month for 1.5 hours
This offering is free and repeats monthly.
Neurodivergent Friends Discussion Group
Join our Neurodivergent Friends gathering! We will worship together, build community, and share our experiences of the gifts and challenges of being neurodiverse folks among Friends. Over time we may explore what we need to fully engage in the life of our meetings; how to communicate our needs to our communities; ways that we experience the Divine; openings and blocks in meeting for worship; how to support Friends with other kinds of disabilities; and probably many other topics.
The gatherings will be led by Mary Linda McKinney. Drop in when you are able.
Meets on Zoom at 7pm Eastern / 4pm Pacific on the Second Tuesday of each Month for 1.5 hours
This offering is free and repeats monthly.
Neurodivergent Friends Discussion Group
Join our Neurodivergent Friends gathering! We will worship together, build community, and share our experiences of the gifts and challenges of being neurodiverse folks among Friends. Over time we may explore what we need to fully engage in the life of our meetings; how to communicate our needs to our communities; ways that we experience the Divine; openings and blocks in meeting for worship; how to support Friends with other kinds of disabilities; and probably many other topics.
The gatherings will be led by Mary Linda McKinney. Drop in when you are able.
Meets on Zoom at 7pm Eastern / 4pm Pacific on the Second Tuesday of each Month for 1.5 hours
This offering is free and repeats monthly.
Neurodivergent Friends Discussion Group
Join our Neurodivergent Friends gathering! We will worship together, build community, and share our experiences of the gifts and challenges of being neurodiverse folks among Friends. Over time we may explore what we need to fully engage in the life of our meetings; how to communicate our needs to our communities; ways that we experience the Divine; openings and blocks in meeting for worship; how to support Friends with other kinds of disabilities; and probably many other topics.
The gatherings will be led by Mary Linda McKinney. Drop in when you are able.
Meets on Zoom at 7pm Eastern / 4pm Pacific on the Second Tuesday of each Month for 1.5 hours
This offering is free and repeats monthly.
Neurodivergent Friends Discussion Group
Join our Neurodivergent Friends gathering! We will worship together, build community, and share our experiences of the gifts and challenges of being neurodiverse folks among Friends. Over time we may explore what we need to fully engage in the life of our meetings; how to communicate our needs to our communities; ways that we experience the Divine; openings and blocks in meeting for worship; how to support Friends with other kinds of disabilities; and probably many other topics.
The gatherings will be led by Mary Linda McKinney. Drop in when you are able.
Meets on Zoom at 7pm Eastern / 4pm Pacific on the Second Tuesday of each Month for 1.5 hours
This offering is free and repeats monthly.
Neurodivergent Friends Discussion Group
Join our Neurodivergent Friends gathering! We will worship together, build community, and share our experiences of the gifts and challenges of being neurodiverse folks among Friends. Over time we may explore what we need to fully engage in the life of our meetings; how to communicate our needs to our communities; ways that we experience the Divine; openings and blocks in meeting for worship; how to support Friends with other kinds of disabilities; and probably many other topics.
The gatherings will be led by Mary Linda McKinney. Drop in when you are able.
Meets on Zoom at 7pm Eastern / 4pm Pacific on the Second Tuesday of each Month for 1.5 hours
This offering is free and repeats monthly.
Neurodivergent Friends Discussion Group
Join our Neurodivergent Friends gathering! We will worship together, build community, and share our experiences of the gifts and challenges of being neurodiverse folks among Friends. Over time we may explore what we need to fully engage in the life of our meetings; how to communicate our needs to our communities; ways that we experience the Divine; openings and blocks in meeting for worship; how to support Friends with other kinds of disabilities; and probably many other topics.
The gatherings will be led by Mary Linda McKinney. Drop in when you are able.
Meets on Zoom at 7pm Eastern / 4pm Pacific on the Second Tuesday of each Month for 1.5 hours
This offering is free and repeats monthly.
Neurodivergent Friends Discussion Group
Join our Neurodivergent Friends gathering! We will worship together, build community, and share our experiences of the gifts and challenges of being neurodiverse folks among Friends. Over time we may explore what we need to fully engage in the life of our meetings; how to communicate our needs to our communities; ways that we experience the Divine; openings and blocks in meeting for worship; how to support Friends with other kinds of disabilities; and probably many other topics.
The gatherings will be led by Mary Linda McKinney. Drop in when you are able.
Meets on Zoom at 7pm Eastern / 4pm Pacific on the Second Tuesday of each Month for 1.5 hours
This offering is free and repeats monthly.