Quakerphrenalia
The Newsletter of Bucks Quarterly Meeting of Friends
Just in case you forgot to write down a phone number, etc.
October 1996
- 1 Tues 9:30
- Buckingham Friends School Open House.
- 2-4 Wed-Fri
- Mediation Training at Doylestown Meeting.
- 4-6 Fri-Sun
- PYM Family Relations Committee Couples Retreat in Cape May, NJ.
- 5 Sat 10-4
- Buckingham Friends Meeting's annual Autumn Fair.
- 5 Sat 10-4
- Falls Meeting's Apple Festival & Yard Sale to benefit meetinghouse addition.
- 7 Mon 7:30
- BQM Peace and Service Committee meeting at Pennswood Village.
- 12 Sat 10-4
- Fallsington Day in Fallsington.
- 12 Sat
- Christ Centered Quakerism: Is There a Future?
Burlington
- 12 Sat 9:30
- Called Session to approve Faith and Practice, 4th & Arch
St. meetinghouse.
- 13 Sun 7:00
- Quakerism 101 begins at Makefield
Meeting with Howard Cell.
- 13 Sun 7:00
- Quakerism 201 begins at Pennswood
Village with Charley Peterson.
- 17 Thurs 7:30
- BQM Oversight Committee at Newtown.
- 18 Fri 730
- PYM Committee on Criminal Justice at
Birmingham Meeting.
- 18-20
- PYM Young Friends gathering at Burlington, call Cookie at
241-7222.
- 20 Sun 2-6
- Fall Fun at Snipes' Farm for Middle
School Young Friends.
- 25-27
- PYM Middle School Friends Halloween gathering-Burlington;
call 241-7171.
- 26 Sat 7:30
- Teen Night at Wrightstown.
- 27-29
- PYM Environmental Work Group Sponsoring A Three Day Seminar
Looking Ahead
- Nov 1-3
- Men's Retreat at Cape May, NJ.
- Nov 2
- Chandler Hall Bazaar
- Nov 17
- Bucks Quarterly Meeting for Worship and Business at Quakertown;
Thom Jeavons, newly appointed General Secretary for PYM, guest
speaker.
Chandler Hall Worship Services
will be organized by:
- September - Makefield
- October - Middletown
- November - Newtown
- Quakerism 101 and 201
- Quakerism 101 and 201 will run concurrently on the Sunday
evenings of October 13, 20, 27, and November 3, 10, and 17, from
7:00 PM-9:00 PM. Howard Cell will lead Quakerism 101 at Makefield
Meeting using the revised Faith and Practice, as well as the Guide
to Quaker Practice, Four Doors to Meeting for Worship, and Beyond
Consensus. Charley Peterson will lead Quakerism 201 in the Game
Room at Pennswood Village. The text will be Friends Face the World,
revolving around the topics of Peace, Brotherhood, Education,
Individual & State, Simplicity, and Stewardship. The cost
is $30.00 for the series. Both courses are appropriate for attenders,
and seasoned Quakers. Scholarship aid is available through the
Meetings and the Quarter. Childcare is available for Quakerism
101 only. Flyers are in the meetinghouses. For questions and more
information call the Coordinator at 860-9747.
- Thank You to George School Quarterly
Meeting Committee
- The Quarterly Meeting at George School was a lively and Spirit-led
day for all age groups. Some went on a canoe trip, others had
a sweat lodge and enjoyed a workshop with Allen Nelson, some played
basketball and heard stories, made books and went swimming. Some
sang their hearts out, others had a quiet time with Walt Whitman,
some discussed vegetarianism, others Jesus and the Testimonies.
Most attended the business meeting and the session on Friends
education. Friends from many meetings gave generously of their
time leading workshops for young and old, being panelists at the
education session, performing in "Quaker Follies," and
providing good experiences for Middle School and Young Friends.
If you know someone on the committee which worked so hard to organize
the day, please thank him or her .
- Pendle Hill Monday Evening Lecture
Series
- Pendle Hill's Monday Evening Lecture Series entitled "Modern
Ministry Among Friends" runs from October 7th through November
25th at Pendle Hill. Topics include By Whose Authority? The grounds
for Ministry and Leadership Among Friends, May the Road Rise Up
to Meet You, A Recorded Minister in an Unprogrammed Meeting, Vocal
Ministry: The Inward Motion and the Razor's Edge in October, and
Models of Ministry: the Liberal and Postmodern Dilemma, Vocal
Ministry and Other Obstacles to the Spirit, Released for Ministry,
and View from the Other Side in November. Leaders include Thom
Jeavons, General Secretary of PYM, Bill Taber, Kara Newell, General
Secretary of AFSC, and Patrick Nugent. There is no charge for
the lecture series which will be held in the Barn Meeting Room
beginning at 8:00 PM. For information call 860-9747.
- Teen Night at Wrightstown
- Teen Night at Wrightstown will begin its monthly get-togethers
on Saturday, October 26th, from 7:30-10:30 PM at the Social Hall
at Wrightstown Meeting. It's Halloween time so wear your costume
(if you want) and prepare for a scary evening. Please bring a
snack to share and $1.00 to help defray costs. Question? Call
Sandy at 860-9747.
- Couples Retreat at Cape May
- Now is the time to sign up for this Fall's Couples Retreat
sponsored by the PYM Family Relations Committee to be held October
4-6 at Cape May, NJ. These retreats are for couples with good
marriages to take a weekend away to celebrate and nourish their
relationship. Brad Sheeks and Pat McBee will be leading the retreat.
The cost is $240 per couple and includes room, meals, and tuition.
Call Brad or Pat at 349-6959, or the Family Relations Committee
at 241-7068, for more information or to register. Flyers are in
the meetinghouses.
- Christ Centered Quakerism:
Is There a Future?
- This event will take place at the Burlington Meetinghouse,
Burlington, NJ, on Saturday, October 12th. Coffee and registration
begin at 9:30 AM, followed at 10:00 AM by the keynote presentation
by Chris Stern: Is there a future for Christ Centered Quakerism
among Unprogrammed Friends? Small group discussions begin at
11:00 AM, followed by a brown bag lunch at 12 noon.
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- Three workshops begin at 1:00 PM: 1) Being Moved by the Spirit
to Minister in Meeting, with Marian Baker; 2) Teaching Our Children
the Good Stuff, with Deborah Sutton; 3) Preaching the Good News
Today, with Paul Luckenbaugh.
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- Meeting for worship will begin at 3:00 PM.
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- The registration fee is $10.00 per family. Registrations
may be made by calling Pat Dallmann at 215-699-0446. Childcare
will be provided.
- BQM Singing Group Invited to Friends
Village
- The BQM Singing Group has been invited to Friends Village
for its October 16th meeting. If you're one of the singers, please
take note. If you live at Friends Village, please join in or come
to listen to the beautiful music. Friends from throughout the
Quarter are invited to participate or just listen. The music begins
at 7:30 PM. Jonathan Snipes will lead, with Chris Kerr on the
piano. There is a refreshment break too. For information call
Sandy Langhart at 860-9747.
- Fall Fun at Snipes' Farm
- Sam and Barbara Snipes once again invite Middle School Young
Friends to an afternoon of fun at their farm on Sunday, October
20th, from 2-6 PM. Come enjoy miniature golf, wagon rides, and
visiting the nursery with its funhouse. We'll have a barbecue
picnic on the terrace. Bring a friend to share the fun! Cost is
$2.00. If you have questions or need directions call Sandy at
860-9747.
- Falls Meeting Apple Festival and
Yard Sale
- Falls Meeting will hold an Apple Festival and Yard Sale on
Saturday, October 5th, from 9AM-3PM at the meetinghouse. Come
find a treasure and enjoy delicious homemade apple dishes. The
proceeds will benefit the new addition to the meetinghouse. Falls
will also open the meetinghouse with greeters in attendance for
Fallsington Day on October 12th.
- Bucks Quarter's Grange Fair Outreach
Tent
- Through the efforts of many Friends in the Quarter, the first
outreach tent at the Middletown Grange Fair was a great success.
Some 1000 non-Friends took notice and/or browsed. Thanks to all
who greeted our visitors, to meetings, facilities, and schools
who sent literature for our tables and displays, to Buckingham
Friends School and the Makefield Quilting group for the loan of
their quilts, and to Ann D'Silva for painting all those children's
faces.
- PYM's Criminal Justice Committee Presents Workshop
- "Restorative Justice An Update on the State of the Field"
is the title of the seminar and workshop to be presented by PYM's
Criminal Justice Committee on Friday, October 18th, at Birmingham
Meeting near West Chester, PA. Restorative Justice offers a very
different approach to crime by asking "Who has been injured?
How can they be healed?" Paul McCold, a Quaker criminologist
and restorative justice scholar, will lead the program. The seminar
is free and child care is available. Call Judy Butler at 302-529-7677
for more information.
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- Arthur Clark, of the PYM Criminal Justice Committee, recently
brought this issue before the Peace and Service Committee of Bucks
Quarterly Meeting for its consideration. Arthur said, "The
basic principles of Restorative Justice are to hold the offender
responsible for his/her actions, allow the offender(s) to make
restitution to the victim on several levels, discover what the
community's responsibilities are toward both the offender and
the victim, and bring offender and victim together as part of
the closure." Members of the Peace and Service will take
the issue to the monthly meetings for their discernment, as well
as look into the possibilities for service to the prison system
in Bucks County.
- PYM Environmental Work Group
Sponsoring A Three Day Seminar in Washington, D.C.
- The seminar is for high school students and adults at William
Penn House from 1:00 PM Sunday, October 27th, to 6:00 PM Tuesday,
October 29th.
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- The topic is The U. S., Energy and Sustainability. The program
will include: six briefings with government and NGO officials,
inter- and intra-generational activity and discussion sessions,
small group visits to area Congressional offices. Ed Dreby, clerk
of the Environmental Working Group, is the leader for this seminar.
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- The cost is $140, which covers travel to Washington, DC, and
back, lodging and breakfast at William Penn House, and program
expenses. Travel in DC will be by Metro and on foot. It will involve
considerable walking. Participants will be responsible for the
cost of lunch, dinner and Metro fare in DC.
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- Adults participants welcome and needed! Young Friends encouraged
to participate.
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- For more information and seminar registration, contact Ed
Dreby at (609) 261-8190.
- Celebrate Signing of the Comprehensive
Test Ban Treaty
- The American Friends Service Committee and other peace groups
are calling upon Friends meetings, churches, synagogues, mosques,
and others to mark this important occasion in their own communities.
AFSC has prepared a packet of materials and information on this
issue. For information:
David Gracie at 215-241-7162 or e-mail: dgracie@afsc.org
or
Visit the AFSC web site at: http://www.afsc.org
or
The Disarmament Clearinghouse
1101 14th Street, NW Suite 700
Washington, DC 20036
phone: 202-898-0150 ext. 232
e-mail: disarmament@igc.apc.org
- Oct 3-5 7:30 PM Thurs to 6 PM Sat
- Creative Workshop Design
- Oct 18-207:30 PM Fri to 4:00PM Sun
- Sustainable leadership: Strengthening ourselves for the long
run
- Oct 29 to Nov 3 6:00 PM Tues to 6:00PM Sunday
- Advanced Training of Trainers
Information:
Training Center Workshops
4719 Springfield Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19143
215-729-7458
e-mail: peacelearn@igc.apc.org
To have your events listed in the November issue of Quakerphrenalia,
please notify the Coordinator by October 11:
Coordinator
Box 4477
George School
Newtown, PA 18940
Phone: 215 860-9747
bucksqtr@libertynet.org
Events in October 1996
plus 
Last-minute updates