Quakerphernalia
The Newsletter of Bucks Quarterly Meeting of Friends
January 1997
Just in case you forgot to write down a phone number, etc.
January 1997
- 1 Wed 12-2
- NEW YEAR'S DAY FAMILY ICE SKATING PARTY!
- 6 Mon 7:30
- BQM Peace and Service committee meeting at Pennswood Village.
- 16 Thrs 7:30
- BQM Oversight Committee meeting at Buckingham.
- 17-19 Fri-Sun
- Quaker Peace Roundtable at Arch Street Meetinghouse.
- 18 Sat 7:30
- Teen Night at Wrightstown.
- 21 Tues 7:30
- BQM Singing Group meets at Newtown Meeting.
- 24-26 Fri-Sun
- PYM Middle School Friends Gathering at Burlington; call 241-7222.
Looking Ahead
- 31-Feb 3
- Insight and Action workshop at Pendle Hill; 610-566-4507.
- Feb 5-7
- Friends Conflict Resolution Mediation Training.
- Feb 7-9
- Inquirers' Weekend on Basic Quakerism at Pendle Hill; 610-566-4507.
- Feb 14
- All Night at the Franklin Institute for BQM Middle School
Friends.
- Feb 16
- Bucks Quarterly Meeting for Worship and Business at Southampton.
Chandler Hall Worship Services
will be organized by:
- January - Southampton
- February - Wrightstown
- March - Yardley
Details about Past and Coming Events
- The
Quaker School at Horsham Holds Admissions Open House
- Parents who are interested in sending their children to The
Quaker School at Horsham are invited to a series of open houses
to help them get a sense of the school. In addition to a tour
of the school there will be a slide show and discussion time.
Parents are invited to visit on any of the following Tuesdays
at 9:00 AM: January 7th, February 4th, March 4th, April 1st, May
6st. Interested Friends may call Bill Hallowell at 215-674-2875
for more information. The Quaker School at Horsham is a Friends
elementary and middle school (grades pre-1 thru 8) for children
who learn differently.
- Bucks Quarter's New Year's Day Ice Skating
Party!
- Wednesday, January 1, 1997. 12 Noon to 2:00 PM Ice Land Rink
in Hamilton, NJ (flyers in the meetinghouses). $4.25 per person
Skate rental free! Friends of all ages invited! Come and bring
a friend! Information? Call 860-9747.
- Directions to Ice Land from Trenton:
- Route 1 toll bridge: Go across bridge on Route 1, stay on
Rte. 1 (6.1 miles) following signs for New York. At First light
(which says Lawrenceville Exit) turn right onto Bakers Basin Road
(unmarked but there is a "Party City" at the intersection).
Take Bakers Basin east to Youngs Road (one mile.) Turn right onto
Youngs Road and go one mile. The first street on the left is Tennis
Court. Turn left onto Tennis Court. Ice Land is the big building
at the end of Tennis Court.
- Directions to Ice Land fromFrom I-95:
- Take 95 North across Delaware River and go to exit 65A (Sloan
Ave. East). Take Exit 65A. Go to the first light and turn left
onto Quakerbridge Road. Go to the second light and turn left onto
Youngs Road. Go to the first street on the right and turn right
onto Tennis Court. Ice Land is the big building at the end of
the street.
- Quaker Peace Roundtable
- The Pendle Hill Issues Program is sponsoring the 1997 Quaker
Peace Roundtable at Arch Street Meetinghouse on the weekend of
January 17-19. The theme for the Roundtable is "Sustaining
Peace Witness: Spiritual and Practical Preparation." The
plenary speakers include Sallie King on "What Friends Can
Learn from Engaged Buddhism," Lon Fendall on "Improving
Evangelical Participation in Peace Witness," and Dan Seeger
on "Peace Work in the Year 2000: Quaker Quandaries and Opportunities."
In addition, there will be sharing groups and workshops on a variety
of peace topics. The cost for the whole weekend is $130, not including
housing. For Saturday only the cost is $70. Housing is available
at the Holiday Inn, Pendle Hill, and at local Friends' homes in
Philadelphia. For more information call Pendle Hill at 1-800-742-3150.
- Thom Jeavons' Visit to Quarterly Meeting at
Quakertown
- Thom Jeavons, General Secretary of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting,
visited Bucks Quarterly Meeting at Quakertown on November 17th.
It was a glorious sunny day for Friends to meet with Thom Jeavons
and hear his views. He first talked about himself and his family,
his long experience of Friends, and his expertise in non-profit
organizations. He described Philadelphia Yearly Meeting as: 1)
an annual gathering, 2) an administrative structure that supports
monthly meetings and serves as a public voice for Friends, and
3) a larger faith community of some 12,000 people in 104 monthly
meetings. All three now face the major issue of what we actually
hold in common, a concern shared by many monthly meetings.
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- Thom noted that those meetings which are thriving, growing,
and doing well share three qualities: visibility in their communities,
a welcoming environment, and a religious community that provides
religious education for children, that says what it believes,
and that embraces diversity. A question and answer period followed.
Thom responded to many Friends in the Quarter as they voiced their
concerns and hopes for the future.
- Teen Night at Wrightstown
- Come to Wrightstown Meeting and join with other young Friends
(and some non-Friends) for an evening of games, music, snacks,
and chatter. Bring your own non-Friend. The fun begins at 7:30
PM and ends at 10:30 PM. A snack to share and $1 to help cover
costs are the price of admission. Information? Call Sandy at 860-9747.
- Mediation Training at Friends
- Center Once again, Friends Conflict Resolution Programs is
offering Mediation Training to interested Friends on Wed-Fri,
February 5th-7th. This mediation training is helpful to anyone
who would like to cope better with conflict in business, nonprofits,
churches, families, school, and neighborhoods. The training team
is Caroline Packard and Keelin Barry, who both bring a great deal
of experience to the program. The cost is $350 and check should
be made payable to PYM- FCRP, and sent to 1515 Cherry St., Philadelphia,
PA 19102. Information: 241-7029.
- It's Registration Time at Camp Onas!
- If you're a kid 8-13 years old, Camp Onas, the Quaker camp
in Bucks County, is the place for you. Join with kids from all
over, including Bucks Quarterly Meeting kids, for two or four
weeks this summer. At Onas, you can swim, shoot hoops, create
clay beads, care for animals, swing on a rope swing, laugh, play,
and just be a kid. If you're a returning camper, you should hve
received your registration in December. If you'd like to be a
Camp Onas Camper look for brochures in your Meeting in January,
or call Sue at Camp Onas (610-847-5858) and she'll be happy to
send you a brochure and answer any questions you may have. Don't
delay! Register early! Camp fills up very quickly! You don't want
to miss the fun!
- Singing Group
- The Bucks Quarter Singing Group will meet again at Newtown
Meeting on Tuesday, January 21st, at 7:30 PM. If you have not
seen it yet, come along and check out the new hymnal, Worship
in Song. It's terrific -- filled with old favorites and some very
old favorites, along with newer pieces that you've probably heard.
It's singing for fun! Come join in!
- Insight and Action Workshop at Pendle Hill
- Friends Board Training and Support Project is presenting a
workshop for board, trustee, or oversight committee members, and
staff of Quaker organizations on Jaunuary 31st through February
2nd. The workshop will take place at Pendle Hill beginning at
6:00 PM Friday through Sunday at 1:30 PM. The workshop brings
Friends together to expand understanding of the roles and responsibilities
of board and staff members, to share concerns about such governance
issues as decision-making, long-range planning, and nominating,
to learn and apply effective practices in realisitc situations,
and to consider ways to sustain the Quaker roots of our complex,
staffed organizations. The cost is $325 per person. Reserve a
space by January 17th. For more information, call 215-248-0377
or send email to Lmelly@haverford.edu.
To have your events listed in the February issue of Quakerphrenalia,
please notify the Coordinator by January 17:
Coordinator
Box 4477
George School
Newtown, PA 18940
Phone: 215 860-9747
bucksqtr@libertynet.org
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