Dear Friends, In light of the COVID-19 pandemic and after careful discernment, the Sessions Coordinating Committee and the leadership of the councils of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting have thoughtfully and carefully decided that this year’s Annual Sessions (July 29 – August 2, 2020) will move to a virtual space in order to preserve the care and […]

Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Annual Sessions Key Note Presentation - Wednesday, July 29 7:00pm Marcelle Martin will ground virtual PYM Annual Sessions in worship. Marcelle Martin, a member of Swarthmore Meeting, has led workshops across the United States.  She was the resident Quaker Studies teacher at Pendle Hill for four years and is a core teacher […]

Thursday, July 30th, at 7pm A Boston-based spoken word poet, Zenaida is a fire starter, a southern green witch and a queer of color who likes the wind chimes outside their window and giving rocks to people they love. Most recently Zenaida was on the House Slam team placing 3rd and organized the Feminine Empowerment […]

Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Annual Sessions Keynote - Friday, July 7:00pm “We become true individuals …” writes James Fowler. How does our community help us become known, inside and outside of the Quaker world? As members of the Religious Society of Friends, how do we reconcile with and activate our histories for the abolitionist work at […]

Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Annual Sessions Keynote Presentation - Saturday, August 1st, at 7pm Making “music for the world we need,” City Love is a West Philly social justice music and education group, using songs to spread love, hope, dialogue, justice, and healing. City Love has shared assemblies, workshops, and performances at schools, colleges, and conferences […]

A unique Day Camp for children entering first through seventh grade. One or Two-Week Sessions, 9am–3 pm, extended day program available 3-5pm. In a supportive and fun-filled environment, the Peace Camp at Gwynedd Friends helps campers find peace within themselves so that they are able to contribute to peaceful environments at home, at school, and […]

Live, outdoor theatre event. Sign up for Historic Fairhill’s free performance on 8/22 or 8/29 about Quaker Lucretia Mott, who was the founder of Philadelphia’s Female Anti-Slavery Society and co-author of the Declaration of Sentiments for the first Women’s Rights Convention, Seneca Falls, NY. For more information and registration, see this event page.

On July 11th, Friends from across PYM met in a Plenary Session on Climate Change to consider what it would mean to adopt the EJC minute to make the climate crisis a Yearly-Meeting-wide witness/concern. While we must wait until a business meeting to adopt such a minute, those present expressed an urgent desire to start […]

Conversation Circles are an opportunity to bring together the wisdom of our PYM RE community of practice. Join in listening and discussion with others carrying a concern for children and youth programs in meetings. What questions are you holding? How are you finding new ways to nurture the faith and life of Quaker families at […]

Cheryl Bjornson, Horticultural Therapist at Barclay Friends Learn ways to grow flowers and vegetables in raised garden beds and containers. RSVP to 888-579-2859 bf.kendal.org/events