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SUMMARY:PhYM Annual Sessions July 25-29\, 2018
DESCRIPTION:July 25th – 29th\, 2018 • College of New Jersey \n\nAnnual Sessions 2018\nThis Year’s Theme\nThe theme for the 2018 Annual Sessions is\, “How Our Lives Speak.” We trace this idea–that one’s life can be an expression of one’s values–back to the journal of George Fox\, a co-founder of Quakerism. In multi-generational worship\, through programs for children\, families and youth\, and by learning\, listening and conducting the business of our busy yearly meeting\, we will share stories and witness our Faith to each other from July 25-29.\n\nFollow these links for information on:\nChildren’s Program\nMiddle School Friends Program\nYoung Friends (High School) Program\nYoung Adult Friends Program
URL:http://westernquarterquakers.org/event/philadelphia-yearly-meeting-annual-sessions-2018/
LOCATION:PA
CATEGORIES:Adult,Youth
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181021T090000
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SUMMARY:October Quarterly Meeting at London Grove Friends Meeting
DESCRIPTION:London Grove Friends will be hosting Quarterly Meeting on October 21\, 2018\, with a special 200 year anniversary program. \nSchedule:\nRegistration 8:30 – 9:15  am\nChildren’s Program 9:15 – 11:30 am*\nWorship 9:30 – 10:30 am\nProgram: 10:45 – 11:45 am\nLuncheon: Noon – 1 pm\nMeeting for Business* following Lunch \nWe invite Meetings to share responses to the 9th Query–  Grounding for Transformed Lives: Peace and Alternatives to Violence \nAs has happened in the past (starting in 1757)\, Western Quarterly Meeting again will be hosted by London Grove Friends on third first day\, tenth month. As planned by a group of London Grove Friends\, an historical program will be enacted at rise of worship.\nOur first story will dramatize the (true but imaginatively embellished) trans-Atlantic courtship of Sarah Swain and Robert Lamborn. Their story allows us to reflect on the formation of Quaker families\, based on data recorded between 1722 and 1799.\nNext\, we will recall the Battle of the Brandywine. The Peace Testimony caused Western Quarter Friends to stand apart from their neighbors during the Continental Congress’ prosecution of the Revolutionary War.\nOur third dramatization speaks to the variety of opinions of how to end the institution of slavery that roiled monthly meetings in Western Quarter. Read aloud by a scholar of the life and times of Frederick Douglass\, we will learn Douglass’ intentions about a speech he gave on the porch of this meetinghouse in 1844.\nWestern Quarter Friends will not want to miss this program! We also invite interested members of the community (and their children) to join us for worship\, history lessons\, and lunch provided by London Grove Friends. Weather permitting\, there will be pony rides\, so the children can see how Quakers traveled to and from meeting in the 18th and 19th centuries. \n*Calling all children!\nDid you know that we are celebrating a BIG milestone this year? It’s the  200th birthday of the Meeting House at London Grove\, that was specially built to house Western Quarter! Let’s celebrate by creating an old-time festival for all of us to enjoy. We’ll have arts & crafts\, live music\, games\, food\, and a few surprises! We will need lots of  to help put it all together for the grownups\, so come to Quarterly Meeting in October and get ready for fun! \nOne more thing … please ask your grown up to bring along a quart-sized mason jar or large empty yogurt container (with lid). You’ll be making something yummy to take home and share with your family. \n  \n 
URL:http://westernquarterquakers.org/event/october-quarterly-meeting-at-centre-friends-meeting/
LOCATION:London Grove Friends Meeting\, 500 W. Street Road \, Kennett Square\, 19344\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult,Youth
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SUMMARY:PYM Continuing Sessions - Nov. 3
DESCRIPTION:Continuing Sessions\n\n\nHow do we\, as Friends\, center ourselves toward trust and love?\n\nSaturday\, November 3\, 2018 is Philadelphia Yearly Meeting’s fall 2018 Continuing Sessions. Held at the historic Arch Street Meeting House\, 320 Arch St\, Philadelphia\, PA. This is our community’s time to gather in worship\, do Quaker business\, share skills\, and build strategic relationships that grow our Faith and Practice. See schedule below. Adult participation is cost free\, and we ask that you bring your own lunch. A separate registration (with an option to pay for pizza lunch) is used for those participating in youth programs. \nPlan for the Day:\n\n\n8:00 am Check In\nRegistration will open\, coffee and refreshments are provided.\n8:30 am Gather in Song (all ages)\n8:45 am Meeting For Worship (all ages)\n9:15 am Meeting for Worship with Attention to Business (Youth morning programs)\n12:15 pm Brown Bag Lunch\nSnacks and beverages will be provided. Please bring your own\, non-perishable brown-bag lunch.\n1:15 pm All Together Time (all ages)\n2:00 pm Connecting in Interest Groups (Youth afternoon programs)\nOpen Space Technology Groups\, Collaboratives\, and Worship Sharing. \n3:30 pm Report Back Worship\n4:00 pm Closing\n\nMeeting for Worship with Attention to Business\, where we will hear from:\n\n\nNominating Council\nAdministrative Council\nQuaker Life Council\nMulticultural Institutional Audit Steering Committee\nGeneral Secretary\nYouth Engagement Coordinator\nYoung Adult Friends
URL:http://westernquarterquakers.org/event/pym-continuing-sessions-nov-3/
LOCATION:Arch Street Meetinghouse\, 320 Arch Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19106\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult,Youth
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SUMMARY:Friendly Carol Sing and Wreaths for Peace @ Hockessin Meeting\, 10/9
DESCRIPTION:Sing holiday songs together in the meetingroom and then make a wreath that you can take home to show your support for peace in the world. We provide fresh-cut greenery and everything you might need. Free and open to all! \nHockessin Friends Meeting\n1501 Old Wilmington Road\nHockessin\, DE 19707 \nHockessinQuakerMeeting.org \nfriends@hockessinquakermeeting.org \n(302) 239-2223
URL:http://westernquarterquakers.org/event/friendly-carol-sing-and-wreaths-for-peace-hockessin-meeting-10-9/
LOCATION:Hockessin Meeting\, 1501 Old Wilmington Road\, Hockessin\, DE\, 19707\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult,Holiday,Youth
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181224T183000
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SUMMARY:Centre Friends Candlelight Worship
DESCRIPTION:Christmas Eve Candlelight & music program\, Dec. 24\, 6:30 p.m.\nMusic will start at 6:30 Christmas Eve\, followed by Meeting for Worship by candlelight. Cozy up near the wood stove and enjoy.\nRefreshments of Hot cider and cookies to follow.
URL:http://westernquarterquakers.org/event/centre-friends-candlelight-worship/
LOCATION:Centre Monthly Meeting\, Centre Meeting Road and Adams Dam Road\, Greenville\, DE\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult,Holiday
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190428T084500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190428T150000
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SUMMARY:April Quarterly Meeting - joint program with Concord Quarter & Wilmington Friends School
DESCRIPTION:April Quarterly Meeting\nWestern AND Concord Quarters at Wilmington Friends School \n(101 School Road\, Wilmington\, DE)\nChildren’s Program (during Meeting for Worship and Afternoon Program for elementary and middle school age Friends) \nchild care available 9-11:45 am and 1-3 pm \n8:45-9 am Sign-In\n9-10:15 am Meeting for Worship with Attention to Business – for each Quarter\n10:30-11:30 am Joint Meeting for Worship\n11:45 am -12:45 pm Lunch for all\n1-3 pm Program by Dr. Amanda Kemp \n5 Steps to Stop Your Implicit Racial Bias\, with Dr. Amanda Kemp\n5 Steps to Stop Your Implicit Bias  \nAbout a year ago Starbucks Cafe closed every store in the nation to provide implicit bias training to its employees. Their training was spurred by an April incident in which employees at a Philadelphia Starbucks store asked the police to remove two black entrepreneurs who were waiting for a business contact. More recently\, Lancaster City Police used a taser on an unarmed Black man who was cooperating. This was caught on video and has spurred action. \nBut what about the everyday indignities\, harms and unconscious biases that go unnoticed and largely unintended? \nDr. Kemp’s Racial Bias Awareness and Prevention Training offers: \n\nTools to have productive conversations about racism;\nWays to recognize and stop actions driven by unconscious bias;\nGreater understanding of institutional racism;\n5 steps to make your businesses\, organizations\, and communities more inclusive and equitable.\n\nNote while this is an introductory workshop in many ways\, participants will be given opportunities to continue learning and practicing skills gained previously. Participants who have engaged in this work regularly will have much to offer those new to the work. It is an opportunity for all participants to expand the ways we know ourselves and each other.   \nRegistrants will be given pre-work to prepare for the presentation. \nRegister here (at Concord Quarterly Meeting event page.) \nWe also recommend the Stop the Hurt 5 Day Challenge or go to www.dramandakemp.com for Dr. Kemp’s book. \nFor more information on Dr. Amanda Kemp\, please check these links:\nFounder of Theatre for Transformation\nWatch “Make America Great Not the Land of Hate Again” Music video\nTEDx Talk “How to Lean into Conversations about Race…”\nwww.dramandakemp.com
URL:http://westernquarterquakers.org/event/april-quarterly-meeting-joint-program-with-concord-quarter-wilmington-friends-school/
LOCATION:Wilmington Friends School\, 101 School Rd\, Wilmington\, DE\, 19803\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult,Youth
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190817T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190817T200000
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SUMMARY:Concert: The Nearly Valentines            Centre Friends MM\, 8/17
DESCRIPTION:The Nearly Valentines\nWhen: Saturday August 17\, 2019; 6pm\nWhere: Centre Friends Meeting\, Centre Meeting Road\, 19807\nOPEN AND FREE TO THE PUBLIC \nJoin Jeanmarie and Chris Braddock for a fun and engaging\nsummer evening. The Nearly Valentines will present a lively\nprogram of music for violin and voice\, accompanied by classical\nand 12-string guitars\, dobro\, mandolin and more. You will hear\neverything from modern bluegrass and New Orleans-style jazz\nto Greek and Celtic folksongs\, as well as original compositions\nthat fuse classical\, world and other musical elements. Grab the\nkids and pack a picnic! This is not to be missed. \nClick here for flyer (pdf)
URL:http://westernquarterquakers.org/event/concert-the-nearly-valentines-centre-friends-mm-8-17/
LOCATION:Centre Monthly Meeting\, Centre Meeting Road and Adams Dam Road\, Greenville\, DE\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult,General,Youth
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250515T130000
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SUMMARY:2025 Joint Nakba Meorial
DESCRIPTION:“The Joint Nakba Remembrance Ceremony is a unique opportunity to\ncommemorate the pain and tragedy of the Nakba (“catastrophe” in Arabic)\, when\nin 1948 more than 700\,000 Palestinians were forcibly expelled from their homes\,\nbecame refugees\, and had their villages and cities destroyed. In Israel\, even\nmentioning the Nakba is completely taboo; however\, Combatants for Peace\nbelieves that peace and reconciliation involve a sincere and honest reckoning with\nthis history that didn’t end in 1948 but continues until this day.” \n\nAn opportunity to view this hour-long ceremony in community with others:  \n  \nThursday\, May 15 1:00pm – Westtown Meetinghouse at Westtown School \n215 Friends Meeting Lane\, West Chester – Use the East Entrance and park in the lot on the right \nfor East Entrance use 960 Shady Grove Road\, West Chester – walk down East School Lane to the stone Meetinghouse
URL:http://westernquarterquakers.org/event/2025-joint-nakba-meorial/
LOCATION:Westtown Meeting\, 215 Friends Meeting Lane\, West Chester\, PA\, 19382
CATEGORIES:Adult
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