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To Friends with a Concern for Black Lives in America: 2020 Letter and 2016 Minute

Written on: October 27, 2020

We are republishing a 2020 letter and 2016 minute regarding state sanctioned violence from the Fellowship of Friends of African Descent

This group of African American Friends was formed at a Gathering at Pendle Hill in Pennsylvania in 1990. It arose from a leading among a group of committed Friends, and was born of a desire for Quakers of African descent to get to know each other. Their 1991 mission statement is:

  • To publish and respond to the concerns of Friends of African descent within the Religious Society of Friends.
  • To provide for the nurture of Friends of African descent, their families and friends.
  • To address and respond to issues affecting people of African descent in their communities.

[Read more…] about To Friends with a Concern for Black Lives in America: 2020 Letter and 2016 Minute

Filed Under: Addressing Racism, Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, Quaker Life Council This article mentions:Fellowship of Friends of African Descent, News, PYM

Introducing Jean-Marie Prestwidge Barch and Frank Barch, PYM’s Co-Clerks

Written on: September 10, 2020

Redefined clerking roles filled by some new faces

Annual Sessions 2020 saw some important changes in leadership. First, Philadelphia Yearly Meeting’s (PYM) clerking roles were re-adjusted to be better aligned with volunteer capacities and PYM’s needs, and Nominating Council then proposed a roster of skilled Friends to fill these redefined roles.

Jean-Marie Prestwidge Barch and Frank Barch, members of Schuylkill Monthly Meeting, were appointed to a two-year non-renewable term as Co-Clerks of PYM. Our Alternate Clerk, Jonathon Rhoads, was released from his stewardship role clerking for the community with much gratitude. Melissa Rycroft, formerly clerk of Nominating Council, and a member from Upper Susquehanna Quarter, accepted the position of Rising Clerk. James (Jim) Waddington was appointed Clerk of the Administrative Council.

[Read more…] about Introducing Jean-Marie Prestwidge Barch and Frank Barch, PYM’s Co-Clerks

Filed Under: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting This article mentions:Clerks, News, Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, PYM

2020 Poor People’s Campaign: A 52 Year History Renewed

Written on: June 17, 2020

In 1968, the Poor People’s Campaign (PPC) was first named as a key concern of Friends in America. American Friends Service Committee’s (AFSC) Associate Executive Secretary, Stephen Cary,  remarked that the PPC “…has made poverty in America visible, and never again will it be possible to pretend that it is not real.”

52 years later, Philadelphia Yearly Meeting (PYM) recognizes that we need to work together as a community to continue to make poverty and all the injustices that contribute to it more visible.  As part of that process, PYM’s Quaker Life Council recently minuted an endorsement of the PPC, as has PYM’s Young Adult Friends community, Trenton Meeting of Friends and Haddonfield Quarter. PYM has also offered youth programming (described later in this story) around this initiative and will continue to support the community’s energy on addressing the causes and consequences of poverty in America today.

[Read more…] about 2020 Poor People’s Campaign: A 52 Year History Renewed

Filed Under: Communications & Outreach, Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, Quaker Life Council This article mentions:Haddonfield Quarter, News, Poor Peoples Campaign, PPC, PYM, Quaker Life Council, Young Adult Friends

A Message Regarding State Sanctioned Violence from Fellowship of Friends of African Descent

Written on: June 17, 2020

The Fellowship of Friends of African Descent was formed at a Gathering at Pendle Hill in Pennsylvania in 1990. It arose among a group of committed Friends out of a desire for Quakers of African descent to get to know each other. It was incorporated with the following mission statement in 1991:

  • To publish and respond to the concerns of Friends of African descent within the Religious Society of Friends.
  • To provide for the nurture of Friends of African descent, their families and friends.
  • To address and respond to issues affecting people of African descent in their communities.

[Read more…] about A Message Regarding State Sanctioned Violence from Fellowship of Friends of African Descent

Filed Under: Addressing Racism, Philadelphia Yearly Meeting This article mentions:Fellowship of Friends of African Descent, News, PYM

Friends Emily and Julia Visit the Friends International Bilingual Center in La Paz, Bolivia

Written on: June 11, 2020

The Friends International Bilingual Center (FIBC) is a Bolivian program that offers educational programs for children, young people, and adults in la Paz, Bolivia. Their programming is focused around human value and Quaker principles, and participants experience spiritual and intellectual growth centered in the belief that there is that of God in everyone.

[Read more…] about Friends Emily and Julia Visit the Friends International Bilingual Center in La Paz, Bolivia

Filed Under: Communications & Outreach, Grants, Philadelphia Yearly Meeting This article mentions:Bolivia, News, PYM, quakers, Quakers in Bolivia, World

Quakers Making a Difference: Central Philadelphia Monthly Meeting Members Donate their Stimulus Checks

Written on: May 7, 2020

COVID-19 has left many Americans in dire situations. With millions of people filing for unemployment, this pandemic has had a devastating effect on American workers struggling to survive.

Congress passed a $2 trillion stimulus package to help the American economy. It is hoped that stimulus checks recently distributed will help those struggling with sudden painful poverty most; however, for some people this is ‘found’ money – something they do not actually need.

[Read more…] about Quakers Making a Difference: Central Philadelphia Monthly Meeting Members Donate their Stimulus Checks

Filed Under: Governance & Stewardship, Philadelphia Yearly Meeting This article mentions:Giving, Monthly Meetings, News, PYM

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