BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Western Quarterly Meeting - ECPv6.18.3.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Western Quarterly Meeting X-ORIGINAL-URL:http://westernquarterquakers.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Western Quarterly Meeting REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20170312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20171105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20180311T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20181104T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20190310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20191103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20200308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20201101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20210314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20211107T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260920T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260920T140000 DTSTAMP:20260823T223943Z CREATED:20260823T223943Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260823T223943Z UID:14119-1789905600-1789912800@westernquarterquakers.org SUMMARY:From Trees: Art\, Craft and Creativity DESCRIPTION:From Trees: Art\, Craft and Creativity\nSunday\, September 20\, 2026\, 12–2 p.m.\nLondon Grove Friends Meeting\, 500 W. Street Road\, Kennett Square \nJoin London Grove Friends Meeting for a community celebration of the creativity inspired by trees and the legacy of its historic Penn Oak\, which fell in 2023 after standing on the Meetinghouse grounds for more than 350 years. \nWe invite anyone who has crafted an item from Penn Oak wood to bring their creation for display during the event. Photos of larger pieces are also welcome. Some handcrafted items will be available for sale directly from the makers. \nThe afternoon will also feature the Faces in Quaker Trees photography exhibition\, nature-related games and activities for children and light refreshments. \nAdmission is free and all are welcome. To let us know you have a Penn Oak piece to exhibit\, please contact LondonGroveOak@gmail.com. URL:http://westernquarterquakers.org/event/from-trees-art-craft-and-creativity/ LOCATION:London Grove Friends Meeting\, 500 W. Street Road \, Kennett Square\, 19344\, United States GEO:39.8697915;-75.7729504 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=London Grove Friends Meeting 500 W. Street Road Kennett Square 19344 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=500 W. Street Road:geo:-75.7729504,39.8697915 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251221T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251221T200000 DTSTAMP:20251203T200722Z CREATED:20251203T200722Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251203T200722Z UID:13860-1766340000-1766347200@westernquarterquakers.org SUMMARY:London Grove Meeting Nativity Pageant DESCRIPTION:6:00 p.m. on the evening of December 21\nLondon Grove Friends Meeting Nativity Pageant\nThe children enact the story of Jesus’s birth as it is read from the Bible\, and the Meeting sings the carols that tell the story. The pageant ends with everyone singing “Silent Night” by candlelight before adjourning to the social room for refreshments and more Christmas fun. URL:http://westernquarterquakers.org/event/london-grove-meeting-nativity-pageant/ LOCATION:London Grove Friends Meeting\, 500 W. Street Road \, Kennett Square\, 19344\, United States GEO:39.8697915;-75.7729504 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=London Grove Friends Meeting 500 W. Street Road Kennett Square 19344 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=500 W. Street Road:geo:-75.7729504,39.8697915 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251019T084500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251019T143000 DTSTAMP:20250921T214019Z CREATED:20240916T000628Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250921T214019Z UID:13442-1760863500-1760884200@westernquarterquakers.org SUMMARY:Western Quarterly Meeting at London Grove DESCRIPTION:8:45 – 9:30 AM Welcome and Morning Fellowship\n        Coffee\, Cider\, and Baked Goods\n9:30 – 10:15 AM Meeting for Worship – All Together!\n10:15-11:45AM Childrens Program –  a play!\nThe Mixing Stick to be performed about 11:45am\n10:45 -11:45 AM Program:\nSupporting Our Migrant Neighbors\nGonzalo Cano from KACS (Kennett Area Community Services)\nand\nMelissa Pacella from SILO (Serving\, Inspiring\, and Loving\nOthers) in Oxford)\nEach will talk about current emergency situations among the\npeople they serve–our neighbors\, and how we can help.\n12:00 – 1:00 Lunch\nLondon Grove invites us to share in their traditional October\nFrugal Meal.\n1:00pm – meeting for worship with attention to business\nZoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89274173199\nQuarterly Meeting Flyer URL:http://westernquarterquakers.org/event/quarterly-meeting-at-london-grove/ LOCATION:London Grove Friends Meeting\, 500 W. Street Road \, Kennett Square\, 19344\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:http://westernquarterquakers.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Screenshot-2025-09-15-8.39.22-PM.png GEO:39.8697915;-75.7729504 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=London Grove Friends Meeting 500 W. Street Road Kennett Square 19344 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=500 W. Street Road:geo:-75.7729504,39.8697915 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230312T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230312T160000 DTSTAMP:20230307T003243Z CREATED:20230224T000938Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230307T003243Z UID:12807-1678629600-1678636800@westernquarterquakers.org SUMMARY:Freedom Road Book Author to Speak at London Grove Monthly Meeting DESCRIPTION:500 W Street Rd\, Kennett Square\, PA  —  click here for FLYER \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/82939127641\n \nMeeting ID 829 3912 7641\nClimate scientist David Goodrich comes to Kennett Square on March 12\, 2pm to debut his new book – On Freedom Road: Bicycle Explorations and Reckonings on the Underground Railroad. He is speaking at London Grove Monthly Meeting and will be signing copies of his book. \n Goodrich biked 3000 miles over four years as he traveled the routes from New Orleans to Ontario that enslaved people took in their daring attempts to reach freedom. He visited many Underground Railroad sites along the way\, including those Harriet Tubman used in the Kennett Square area. He now returns to London Grove Quaker Meeting\, a site he visited on his bike trip. \nPublisher’s Weekly writes of the book: “Climate scientist Goodrich documents his bike rides along ‘routes of the Underground Railroad’ in this illuminating blend of history and travelogue. Throughout\, Goodrich reveals how slavery is remembered and misremembered in America\, and makes a convincing case that ‘national trauma\, like a wound\, tends to heal when it’s exposed to air.’ It’s a harrowing yet inspirational ride.” \n David Goodrich worked at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and served as the Director of the UN Global Climate Observing System in Geneva\, Switzerland. He retired as head of NOAA’s Climate Observations and Monitoring Program. In addition to his cross-country bicycle trip\, he has ridden down the Appalachians and across Montana\, South Dakota\, France and Spain. He lives in Maryland. His previous books include A Hole in the Wind\, which covered his journey bicycling and monitoring climate change from Delaware to Oregon. \n Refreshments will be served following the discussion. \nContacts: Susanna Davison 610.388.2894 \n Grace Pfeiffer 484.459.9889 URL:http://westernquarterquakers.org/event/freedom-road-book-author-to-speak-at-london-grove-monthly-meeting/ LOCATION:London Grove Friends Meeting\, 500 W. Street Road \, Kennett Square\, 19344\, United States GEO:39.8697915;-75.7729504 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=London Grove Friends Meeting 500 W. Street Road Kennett Square 19344 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=500 W. Street Road:geo:-75.7729504,39.8697915 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221218T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221218T103000 DTSTAMP:20221204T204112Z CREATED:20221204T204112Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221204T204112Z UID:12749-1671359400-1671359400@westernquarterquakers.org SUMMARY:Family Christmas Program DESCRIPTION:with choir and Christmas story URL:http://westernquarterquakers.org/event/family-christmas-program/ LOCATION:London Grove Friends Meeting\, 500 W. Street Road \, Kennett Square\, 19344\, United States GEO:39.8697915;-75.7729504 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=London Grove Friends Meeting 500 W. Street Road Kennett Square 19344 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=500 W. Street Road:geo:-75.7729504,39.8697915 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221215T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221215T170000 DTSTAMP:20221204T203241Z CREATED:20221204T203241Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221204T203241Z UID:12747-1671123600-1671123600@westernquarterquakers.org SUMMARY:London Grove Friends Kindergarten Christmas Program DESCRIPTION:Dress warmly for this outdoor holiday program at 5pm! URL:http://westernquarterquakers.org/event/london-grove-friends-kindergarten-christmas-program/ LOCATION:London Grove Friends Meeting\, 500 W. Street Road \, Kennett Square\, 19344\, United States GEO:39.8697915;-75.7729504 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=London Grove Friends Meeting 500 W. Street Road Kennett Square 19344 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=500 W. Street Road:geo:-75.7729504,39.8697915 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221211T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221211T110000 DTSTAMP:20221204T202928Z CREATED:20221204T202928Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221204T202928Z UID:12745-1670754600-1670756400@westernquarterquakers.org SUMMARY:Ornament Making DESCRIPTION:Join London Grove Friends in their social room after meeting for worship about 10:30 for fellowship and ornament making. URL:http://westernquarterquakers.org/event/ornament-making/ LOCATION:London Grove Friends Meeting\, 500 W. Street Road \, Kennett Square\, 19344\, United States GEO:39.8697915;-75.7729504 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=London Grove Friends Meeting 500 W. Street Road Kennett Square 19344 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=500 W. Street Road:geo:-75.7729504,39.8697915 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191224T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191224T210000 DTSTAMP:20191211T012805Z CREATED:20191211T012805Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191211T012805Z UID:10298-1577217600-1577221200@westernquarterquakers.org SUMMARY:Candlelight Worship DESCRIPTION:at London Grove Friends URL:http://westernquarterquakers.org/event/candlelight-worship-2/ LOCATION:London Grove Friends Meeting\, 500 W. Street Road \, Kennett Square\, 19344\, United States GEO:39.8697915;-75.7729504 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=London Grove Friends Meeting 500 W. Street Road Kennett Square 19344 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=500 W. Street Road:geo:-75.7729504,39.8697915 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191130T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191130T210000 DTSTAMP:20191128T233448Z CREATED:20191128T233448Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191128T233448Z UID:10274-1575140400-1575147600@westernquarterquakers.org SUMMARY:Forum at London Grove - Migration and its spiritual lessons DESCRIPTION: URL:http://westernquarterquakers.org/event/forum-at-london-grove-migration-and-its-spiritual-lessons/ LOCATION:London Grove Friends Meeting\, 500 W. Street Road \, Kennett Square\, 19344\, United States GEO:39.8697915;-75.7729504 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=London Grove Friends Meeting 500 W. Street Road Kennett Square 19344 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=500 W. Street Road:geo:-75.7729504,39.8697915 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191027T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191027T120000 DTSTAMP:20191003T191804Z CREATED:20191003T191804Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191003T191804Z UID:10146-1572177600-1572177600@westernquarterquakers.org SUMMARY:London Grove Monthly Meeting Simple Meal Day DESCRIPTION:The annual Simple Meal will feature the organization: New Mornings Reentry Services. Our speaker will be Mr. Bill Shaw. This group helps former inmates enter back into society. We will be taking a collection for them.\n\nDavid Watkins will speak about Helen Corson and her ties to Lincoln University. Peace and Social Justice Committee is working on sponsoring Upward Bound\, which is a mentoring system that helps local high school students prepare for a post secondary education. He will provide more information about this group\, that lines up closely with the ideals and efforts that Helen would have supported.\n\nWe will be taking a collection for UNICEF (including spare change!) Gail and Erica Newbold will be handing out boxes for the children\, and will have them available for anyone who cares to collect. Doug Myers is kind enough to collect and count the change.\n\nFollowing our speakers and Children’s First Day School will be our traditional lunch of delicious homemade soup\, bread and fruit. We hope you can join us. URL:http://westernquarterquakers.org/event/london-grove-monthly-meeting-simple-meal-day/ LOCATION:London Grove Friends Meeting\, 500 W. Street Road \, Kennett Square\, 19344\, United States GEO:39.8697915;-75.7729504 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=London Grove Friends Meeting 500 W. Street Road Kennett Square 19344 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=500 W. Street Road:geo:-75.7729504,39.8697915 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190526T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190526T120000 DTSTAMP:20190422T131906Z CREATED:20190422T131906Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190422T131906Z UID:9792-1558863000-1558872000@westernquarterquakers.org SUMMARY:Seeking Healing with Native American Peoples DESCRIPTION:Program in “Quakers and Indigenous Peoples: Exploring Relationships” series.\nFollowing earlier sharing of lessons on indigenous peoples\, our final lesson will focus on healing. We will seek to broaden our knowledge of the past and present relationships\, consider Quaker and other’s efforts to right past wrongs\, and explore Quaker action today on behalf of Native Americans.  Mini topics within this framework include colonizing and decolonizing\, the Doctrine of Discovery and minutes repudiating the doctrine\, as well as Friends Committee on National Legislation’s (FCNL) Native American Congressional Advocate Program. \n9:30 – 10:30 am Meeting for Worship\n10:45 – 11:45 Program\nLocation: London Grove Friends Meeting\n500 West Street Road and Newark Road\nKennett Square\, PA 19348 URL:http://westernquarterquakers.org/event/seeking-healing-with-native-american-peoples/ LOCATION:London Grove Friends Meeting\, 500 W. Street Road \, Kennett Square\, 19344\, United States GEO:39.8697915;-75.7729504 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=London Grove Friends Meeting 500 W. Street Road Kennett Square 19344 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=500 W. Street Road:geo:-75.7729504,39.8697915 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181021T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181021T150000 DTSTAMP:20180924T153932Z CREATED:20180426T140714Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180924T153932Z UID:9629-1540112400-1540134000@westernquarterquakers.org 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 GEO:39.8697915;-75.7729504 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=London Grove Friends Meeting 500 W. Street Road Kennett Square 19344 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=500 W. Street Road:geo:-75.7729504,39.8697915 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR