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Week of Events
PYM Annual Sessions – Online
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 […]
Sunday, July 26, 2020
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July 26, 2020 -Worship at Old Kennett Friends Meeting House
Worship at Old Kennett Friends Meeting House
Worship at Old Kennett Friends Meeting House with Kennett Monthly Meeting. Old Kennett Meeting House is on the right as you enter Kendal on Route 1 east of Kennett Square. Last Sundays of June, July, August at 8am.
Monday, July 27, 2020
No events on this day.
Tuesday, July 28, 2020
No events on this day.
Wednesday, July 29, 2020
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July 29, 2020 -Marcelle Martin – In the Fountain of Life and Love
Marcelle Martin – In the Fountain of Life and Love
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 30, 2020
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July 30, 2020 -Zenaida Peterson Keynote and PYM Poetry Project Leader
Zenaida Peterson Keynote and PYM Poetry Project Leader
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 […]
Friday, July 31, 2020
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July 31, 2020 -Naomi Madaras – The Fire of the Light: Abolition, Conflict, and Being Known in Quaker Community
Naomi Madaras – The Fire of the Light: Abolition, Conflict, and Being Known in Quaker Community
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 […]
Saturday, August 1, 2020
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August 1, 2020 -City Love – Music for the World We Need
City Love – Music for the World We Need
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 […]