Collaboratives are hives of activity in the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting community. Friends work and meet together around shared interests or concerns. All Friends are welcome to join an existing collaborative or start a new one. If joining a collaborative isn’t the right fit at the moment, you can still engage with and support their work by attending events or sharing information. [Read more…] about Hives of Activity: Collaboratives in PYM
Spiritual Formation
Faith & Play Stories Celebrates 20 Years of Community
“Founded in 2005, the mission of Faith & Play Stories, Inc. is to nurture the spiritual vitality of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) through a storytelling program which enables people of all ages to explore and experience the power of the Divine in their lives. Our work includes creating, testing, and publishing stories; designing storytelling materials; and training that supports the nurture of children’s spirituality in Quaker faith communities. We seek a world in which the spiritual life of children is recognized and respected, and where Quakers of all ages, traditions and cultures deepen their faith through shared stories by listening and wondering together.”
Faith & Play Stories Mission Statement
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Journey Toward Wholeness
What questions are you holding in this season? Join us for a deep dive into your soul’s journey, cultivating the ground for hope and renewal in our lives, our workplaces, our communities, and our world.
A series of four weekend-long retreats over a seven-month period:
Fall: October 31, 2025 – November 2, 2025
Winter: January 30, 2026 – February 1, 2026
Spring: March 27, 2026 – March 29, 2026
Summer: June 5, 2026 – June 7, 2026
October 2024 | Joint Council Update
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.
Companions Open to Spirit & Each Other at Pendle Hill
On a glorious weekend in October, the Spiritual Formation Collaborative hosted a workshop/retreat at Pendle Hill with a focus on becoming Spiritual Companions. We had four leaders: Nadine Hoover, Joann Neuroth, Cassie Cammann and Barbara LaSage, who volunteered their time, experience and Spirit to lead us closer to the Quaker way of being in the world. [Read more…] about Companions Open to Spirit & Each Other at Pendle Hill
