- Friends Prepare for World Quaker Dayon September 20, 2021
The picture above shows Friends at Newtown Meeting as they assembled in 2018 to honor World Quaker Day. While the meeting has been gathering virtually during the pandemic, they are
- Welcoming Afroza Hossainon August 5, 2021
We are elated to welcome Afroza Hossain to PYM Staff as Interim Young Adult Friends Facilitator! Afroza will work closely with other members of our staff Community Engagement Team to
- Young Adult Friends Epistle at Annual Sessions 2021on August 1, 2021
Each year the Young Adult Friends of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting share an Epistle at the close of Annual Sessions. Below please find their 341st Annual Sessions Epistle. To all Friends
- Young Adult Friends: Engagement, Program, and Workon July 15, 2021
The Young Adult Friends (YAF) program has flourished through years of service by Meg Rose, Young Adult Engagement Coordinator, and her predecessor, Elizabeth Piersol Schmidt. As we look ahead to
- Minutes of Appreciation for Meg Roseon June 17, 2021
After may years of service to the PYM community, Meg Rose, Young Adult Engagement Coordinator, will be leaving Philadelphia Yearly Meeting to begin a career in social work in July
- New Quaker Communities: Johanna Jacksonon June 10, 2021
Johanna Jackson (she) is a member of State College Friends Meeting. She travels in the ministry with JT Dorr-Bremme, a Friend with a gift for eldering. They formed the Listening
- YAF Spring Retreat 2021on May 13, 2021
The Runway to Annual Sessions 2021 began on Tuesday, May 4, and runs through July 24. These weeks leading up to Annual Sessions week (July 27 – August 1) hold
- Quaker Conscientious Objectors: Few Options before AFSC and the Need for Training Nowon May 6, 2021
This April, Haverford Quarterly Meeting convened to discuss the offering of conscientious objector (CO) training by Winifred Shaw Hope. The training (open to all) will be hosted on June 12