Queries from PYM Faith and Practice are read at the beginning of worship each month at my meeting; one of the youth in our Young People’s Group is the reader. In May, they were the ones about religious education: Nurturing Our Community: Religious Education in the Home and Meeting. As we think about returning to weekly programs for our children and youth, what guidance do these queries offer? This summer is a moment to pause and consider the experiences and lessons of these past months and how they might shape our programs and support for young Friends and families in our meetings. The PYM queries ask us is place in the center of our religious education programs preparation, formation, and belonging.
[Read more…] about Part 2: Where are we going? Supporting Families and Religious Education
Families
Outdoor Movie Night at Arch Street Meeting House!
Arch Street Meeting House will be hosting a private screening of The Lorax outdoors on our historic grounds on Friday, June 4th from 7:00pm – 9:00pm!
Bring a picnic blanket and the whole family for a fun movie night in Old City! Free on-site parking is available, and light refreshments will be available for purchase. All attendees are required to practice social distancing and wear a mask when in close proximity to others or entering the building at Arch Street Meeting House.
Part I: Where have we been? Where are we going? Supporting Families and Religious Education
This is the first of a two-part story focused on local meetings and their experiences with programs and support for children and youth, and their families, in the last fourteen months of “pandemic times.” Families in our local meetings come in all different varieties; these stories are focused on families with children and the people parenting them (who also come to that relationship in a variety of ways, including foster parents and grandparents).
The people who support children and youth programs in meetings, in their Quarter, and the Yearly Meeting have expressed many feelings in this time — sadness at separation, joy in creativity, mourning for connections lost, delight in new ideas, frustration with lack of support, fear that families will not “return” when others resume community in person. I’ve written about the liminal time we’re in, and the opportunities this disruption/interruption provides to think in new ways. I’m also holding a keen awareness of the exhaustion and longing to return to “normalcy” that Friends may be feeling; it feels important to balance encouragement about new possibilities and succor for what feels lost or overwhelming. [Read more…] about Part I: Where have we been? Where are we going? Supporting Families and Religious Education
GIANT Children’s Meeting!
Giant Children’s Meeting! 4th Sundays at 9:00 am though May 2021
NOTE: This is our final Giant Children’s Meeting for now, and they will resume in September!
Join Friends and Families from across the Yearly Meeting for a monthly religious education program. It’s “giant” because everyone is invited! It’s “children’s meeting” because we’re making a space to nurture the spiritual lives and Quaker identity of young people. We hope this online community will support families and the Friends offering children’s programs in their meeting; the 9:00 start is intended to allow folks to attend worship in their own meeting later that morning.
Each 30-45 minute program is for preschool and elementary-age children and their families. Each time will feature a theme and seasoned facilitators leading us through grounding, exploring, wondering, and creating.
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May 23: Standing in the Light
Please bring something to show & share that reminds you of LIGHT! (lights in nature, the Light in all of us, fire, etc.)
Register below to receive the Zoom link to join! A welcome email with Zoom link will be send on the Thursday before each Sunday program.
*If a meeting would like to share the Zoom information directly to families in your meeting, please contact the Youth Religious Life Coordinator, Melinda, directly: mwennerbradley@pym.org
Giant Children’s Meeting Registration
Giant Children's Meeting Registration
Note: If you are a meeting religious education contact or committee member and you will share the program and Zoom information with families in your meeting, please answer the questions for yourself (not for children). Thank you! We will not record this Zoom event or take screen shots of participants during the program. We will ask that participants not take “screen shots” on their own devices. We are not asking for photo permission for these reasons, for this event. More information about PYM Child Safety in Online Spaces can be found here: https://www.pym.org/religious-education/guidance-and-practices-for-online-youth-gatherings/GIANT Children’s Meeting!
Giant Children’s Meeting! 4th Sundays at 9:00 am though May 2021
NOTE: This is our final Giant Children’s Meeting for now, and they will resume in September!
Join Friends and Families from across the Yearly Meeting for a monthly religious education program. It’s “giant” because everyone is invited! It’s “children’s meeting” because we’re making a space to nurture the spiritual lives and Quaker identity of young people. We hope this online community will support families and the Friends offering children’s programs in their meeting; the 9:00 start is intended to allow folks to attend worship in their own meeting later that morning.
Each 30-45 minute program is for preschool and elementary-age children and their families. Each time will feature a theme and seasoned facilitators leading us through grounding, exploring, wondering, and creating.
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May 23: Standing in the Light
Please bring something to show & share that reminds you of LIGHT! (lights in nature, the Light in all of us, fire, etc.)
Register below to receive the Zoom link to join! A welcome email with Zoom link will be send on the Thursday before each Sunday program.
*If a meeting would like to share the Zoom information directly to families in your meeting, please contact the Youth Religious Life Coordinator, Melinda, directly: mwennerbradley@pym.org
Giant Children’s Meeting Registration
Giant Children's Meeting Registration
Note: If you are a meeting religious education contact or committee member and you will share the program and Zoom information with families in your meeting, please answer the questions for yourself (not for children). Thank you! We will not record this Zoom event or take screen shots of participants during the program. We will ask that participants not take “screen shots” on their own devices. We are not asking for photo permission for these reasons, for this event. More information about PYM Child Safety in Online Spaces can be found here: https://www.pym.org/religious-education/guidance-and-practices-for-online-youth-gatherings/GIANT Children’s Meeting!
Giant Children’s Meeting! 4th Sundays at 9:00 am though May 2021
NOTE: This is our final Giant Children’s Meeting for now, and they will resume in September!
Join Friends and Families from across the Yearly Meeting for a monthly religious education program. It’s “giant” because everyone is invited! It’s “children’s meeting” because we’re making a space to nurture the spiritual lives and Quaker identity of young people. We hope this online community will support families and the Friends offering children’s programs in their meeting; the 9:00 start is intended to allow folks to attend worship in their own meeting later that morning.
Each 30-45 minute program is for preschool and elementary-age children and their families. Each time will feature a theme and seasoned facilitators leading us through grounding, exploring, wondering, and creating.
-
May 23: Standing in the Light
Please bring something to show & share that reminds you of LIGHT! (lights in nature, the Light in all of us, fire, etc.)
Register below to receive the Zoom link to join! A welcome email with Zoom link will be send on the Thursday before each Sunday program.
*If a meeting would like to share the Zoom information directly to families in your meeting, please contact the Youth Religious Life Coordinator, Melinda, directly: mwennerbradley@pym.org
Giant Children’s Meeting Registration
Giant Children's Meeting Registration
Note: If you are a meeting religious education contact or committee member and you will share the program and Zoom information with families in your meeting, please answer the questions for yourself (not for children). Thank you! We will not record this Zoom event or take screen shots of participants during the program. We will ask that participants not take “screen shots” on their own devices. We are not asking for photo permission for these reasons, for this event. More information about PYM Child Safety in Online Spaces can be found here: https://www.pym.org/religious-education/guidance-and-practices-for-online-youth-gatherings/Religious Education Conversations
Religious Education Conversations: Spiritual Nurture in the Home
PYM RE Conversations are an opportunity to bring together the wisdom of our religious education and youth work community of practice. Join in listening and discussion with others carrying a concern for children and youth programs in meetings.
In March, we’ll explore a presentation and discuss how we can encourage and support families with practices for spiritual nurture in the home. There will also be time to share resources for celebrating Easter this year.
*This is the SAME conversation topic both times — Friends are welcome to attend one or both!
Religious Education Conversations
Religious Education Conversations: Spiritual Nurture in the Home
PYM RE Conversations are an opportunity to bring together the wisdom of our religious education and youth work community of practice. Join in listening and discussion with others carrying a concern for children and youth programs in meetings.
In March, we’ll explore a presentation and discuss how we can encourage and support families with practices for spiritual nurture in the home. There will also be time to share resources for celebrating Easter this year.
*This is the SAME conversation topic both times — Friends are welcome to attend one or both!
GIANT Children’s Meeting!
Giant Children’s Meeting! 4th Sundays at 9:00 am though May 2021
NOTE: This is our final Giant Children’s Meeting for now, and they will resume in September!
Join Friends and Families from across the Yearly Meeting for a monthly religious education program. It’s “giant” because everyone is invited! It’s “children’s meeting” because we’re making a space to nurture the spiritual lives and Quaker identity of young people. We hope this online community will support families and the Friends offering children’s programs in their meeting; the 9:00 start is intended to allow folks to attend worship in their own meeting later that morning.
Each 30-45 minute program is for preschool and elementary-age children and their families. Each time will feature a theme and seasoned facilitators leading us through grounding, exploring, wondering, and creating.
-
May 23: Standing in the Light
Please bring something to show & share that reminds you of LIGHT! (lights in nature, the Light in all of us, fire, etc.)
Register below to receive the Zoom link to join! A welcome email with Zoom link will be send on the Thursday before each Sunday program.
*If a meeting would like to share the Zoom information directly to families in your meeting, please contact the Youth Religious Life Coordinator, Melinda, directly: mwennerbradley@pym.org
Giant Children’s Meeting Registration
Giant Children's Meeting Registration
Note: If you are a meeting religious education contact or committee member and you will share the program and Zoom information with families in your meeting, please answer the questions for yourself (not for children). Thank you! We will not record this Zoom event or take screen shots of participants during the program. We will ask that participants not take “screen shots” on their own devices. We are not asking for photo permission for these reasons, for this event. More information about PYM Child Safety in Online Spaces can be found here: https://www.pym.org/religious-education/guidance-and-practices-for-online-youth-gatherings/GIANT Children’s Meeting!
Giant Children’s Meeting! 4th Sundays at 9:00 am though May 2021
NOTE: This is our final Giant Children’s Meeting for now, and they will resume in September!
Join Friends and Families from across the Yearly Meeting for a monthly religious education program. It’s “giant” because everyone is invited! It’s “children’s meeting” because we’re making a space to nurture the spiritual lives and Quaker identity of young people. We hope this online community will support families and the Friends offering children’s programs in their meeting; the 9:00 start is intended to allow folks to attend worship in their own meeting later that morning.
Each 30-45 minute program is for preschool and elementary-age children and their families. Each time will feature a theme and seasoned facilitators leading us through grounding, exploring, wondering, and creating.
-
May 23: Standing in the Light
Please bring something to show & share that reminds you of LIGHT! (lights in nature, the Light in all of us, fire, etc.)
Register below to receive the Zoom link to join! A welcome email with Zoom link will be send on the Thursday before each Sunday program.
*If a meeting would like to share the Zoom information directly to families in your meeting, please contact the Youth Religious Life Coordinator, Melinda, directly: mwennerbradley@pym.org