First Day School Threadletter

 

A Threadletter of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting February  2014
Dear Zac,
 

The First Day School Thread connects all of our meetings through sharing ideas, stories and resources among us.  Read stories of multigenerational community and the yearly meeting community in this issue.

 

Share your meeting’s stories by clicking the button below.  We’ll publish the story in the next Threadletter.

 

A Message From the Field
Pastoral Care of Children: Building Caring Relationships    

Cross generational connections are important in a child’s development.  They give children a rich community beyond their family life. A parent shares the gift to her family of multigenerational relationships at her meeting.

Featured Resource

Weaving Children & Adults into Full Meeting Life

 

A multigenerational community brings all generations together for the same purposes: worshiping, learning, enjoying fellowship, serving God and having fun in order to bring the community into a deeper relationship with each other and with the Divine. Weaving Children & Adults into Full Meeting Life provides ideas and examples for how to create multigenerational community in our meetings.

Bulletin Board  

Share news, events and resources.  To suggest a posting send details to programs@pym.org.

 

Thread Gathering Success!

This year’s FDS Thread Gathering was more than twice as big as last year’s! Read a review of the event, in the words of the participants.

 

Coming Soon! New Resource for New FDS Teachers!

Attenders of the FDS Thread Gathering last November united in the sense that resources for teachers who are new to FDS and new to meeting need some support!  A small group of Friends agreed to work hard for three months on developing this online library of resources.  They expect to be finished by the beginning of April.  Share your thoughts and ideas:programs@pym.org.

 

Sparkling Still
A curriculum from FGC with everything that novice and experienced First Day School teachers need for creating lessons for children ages 3-8 and build classroom community.

 

Young in the ‘Burbs Sunday, February 16, Middletown Monthly Meeting. Welcoming, engaging, supporting and retaining our Young Adult Friends outside the Philly ‘burbs.

 

Newtown Meeting’s Outreach to Young Adult Friends
A meeting shares an effective way of including Young Adult Friends in its community.

 

William Penn Lecture with Christina Repoley
“Prophetic Service as Formation & Transformation”
Saturday, March 29, Arch Street Meeting House

Christina Repoley, Executive Director of Quaker Voluntary Service and member of Atlanta Friends Meeting, will be giving the 2014 William Penn Lecture.

 

 

Tuition Aid for Friends Children in Friends Schools
The Yearly Meeting and the Friends Education Fund offer tuition assistance for PYM children who are attending PYM Friends Schools.  Download the application online. The deadline for returning completed forms to schools is February 15.

Thank you Friend! 
The PYM First Day School Threadletter is published bi-monthly to help strengthen our faith community through communication, connections and relationships.
Please forward this newsletter to friends and families in your meeting so that information about the Yearly Meeting programs can reach them directly.   Just click the Forward to a Friend button in the column to the right of this message.
 
Junior Interim Meeting
Bring Your Entire FDS!

Saturday March 8th

10am-2pm

Fair Hill Burial Ground

Join the children of the Yearly Meeting in their ministry at Fair Hill Burial Ground. Everyone in every meeting is invited in March!

Find out more and register!

 
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Pastoral Care
Youth Programs
Worship & Ministry
Peace & Social Concerns

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