Philadelphia Yearly Meeting

of the Religious Society of Friends

Young Friends Events

Spring Continuing Sessions! March 26-28

Friday, March 26 — 6:00-7:30 PM Start the weekend with Friends!  We’ll gather with all-ages — Come after supper or bring yours and join Friends for fellowship, sharing, and singing together.

Saturday, March 27 

  • 9:00-10:00 AM All-ages Worship
    All ages are part of our Yearly Meeting, and we’re All Together when everyone is in meeting for worship together.
  • 12:30 -1:30 PM  Main Youth Program for Kindergarten through Grade 12 — Community games and a craft project creating biodegradable planters for planting seeds of HOPE!

Sunday, March 28 — 8:00-8:30 PM Youth-led Meeting for Worship for Middle and High School Youth (See below!)

Learn more and register here

Youth-Led Meeting for Worship!

Next one: Sunday, March 28!

Quaker youth in Grades 6th-12th are invited to worship together in a youth-centered space.

The 30-minute online worship will be hosted by PYM Youth Programs staff and youth will have care of meeting for the community. All youth are invited: current participants in the Middle School Friends and Young Friends programs, and Friends new to the PYM youth community.

We gather the last Sunday of the month from 8-8:30pm.

Register HERE to receive the Zoom link

Annual Calendar of Events

Please keep an eye on the PYM website for information about upcoming events. Read more about PYM program decisions and registration.  For youth events, we will follow a timeline that allows families to plan and staff to prepare. Questions? Reach out to Melinda Wenner Bradley, Youth Religious Life Coordinator at mwennerbradley@pym.org or 215-241-7171.

The Young Friends Program typically holds 4 weekend-long gatherings throughout the year with two longer gatherings in the summer and one longer gathering in the winter.  For more information about what to expect, a recommended packing list, and the Young Friends guidelines that govern these gatherings, check out the menu items to the right. Below is a list of the typical Young Friends events — we’re getting creative with online spaces during this time, and watching for the right time to be together again! More information on the 2020-21 calendar will be shared in September 2020. 

  • Late Summer Gathering August 
  • Bucks Quarter Peace Fair September 
  • Fall Continuing Sessions in November at Arch Street Meeting House
  • Christmas Gathering December 27-30
  • Winter Gathering 
  • Spring Continuing Sessions in March
  • Camp Swatara Gathering May 
  • Annual Sessions July