Quakerphernalia

The Newsletter of Bucks Quarterly Meeting of Friends
February 1997

Contacting the Coordinator

Events in February plus Last-minute updates

Looking Ahead

Chandler Hall Worship Services

Details about Past and Coming Events

Quakerphrenalia Archives

Just in case you forgot to write down a phone number, etc.

February 1997

Looking Ahead

Chandler Hall Worship Services will be organized by:

• February - Wrightstown
• March - Yardley
• April - Buckingham

Details about Past and Coming Events

• Quarterly Meeting is February 16th
• Thom Jeavons to Visit Wrightstown Meeting
• All Night at the Franklin Institute for Middle School Friends
• It's Registration Time at Camp Onas!
• Vacancies at Friends Home and Friends Village
• Bucks Quarter Singing Group
• Washington Seminar on Energy and Sustainability
• Openings at Wrightstown Friends Nursery School
• Legislative Letter Writing Campaign
• BQM Worship and Ministry Meeting
• Singles Group
• Teen Night at Wrightstown

 

Southampton Meeting is located on Street Road (Route 132) between Routes 232 and 532.

 From the Doylestown area

Take Route 611 south; turn left onto Street Road (Route 132), travel 8 miles east on 132. Turn left on Gravel Hill Road, make an immediate left up the meetinghouse driveway.

 From the New Hope area:

Take Rte. 413 south to Rte 232. Turn right onto Rte 232 through Richboro to Bristol Road (dead-end). Turn left onto Bristol Road and take the first right (traffic light). Gravel Hill Road is shortly thereafter on right. Take Gravel Hill. Turn into meetinghouse drive just before light at Gravel Hill and Street Road.

 From the Newtown area:

Take Buck Road (Rte. 532) south to Street Road. Turn right onto Street. Meetinghouse is on the right (about 3 miles). There is a traffic light at the intersection. Turn right onto Gravel Hill and immediately left into meetinghouse driveway.

Friends are invited to Wrightstown Meeting on Sunday, Feb. 2nd, to hear Thom Jeavons speak on stewardship. Worship begins at 10:00, Thom Jeavons will speak at 11:15, lunch at 12:30.

Bucks Quarter Middle School Young Friends are invited to spend all night at the Franklin Institute and enjoy a wide variety of events, exhibits, and self-guided tours. Included will be a film in the Omniverse Theater on special effects in the movie business, "Cosmic Collisions" in the Fels Planetarium, and how Hollywood makes a tidal wave in a wading pool at the Stearns Auditorium. We will meet in the parking lot across from the meetinghouse on the George School campus at 4:30 PM on Saturday, February 15th, and return on Sunday, February 16th shortly after noon, exact time to be determined. We plan to attend First Day School/Meeting for Worship in Philadelphia. The cost is $45, which includes dinner on Saturday night and breakfast and lunch on Sunday. Scholarship money is available. If you have questions, call Sandy at 860-9747.

Don't wait to register for Camp Onas! Returning campers should have received their registrations, and brochures have been sent to Quaker kids on the mailing list. If you need a registration or brochure, check at your meeting or call Sue at Camp Onas: 610-847-5858. Don't delay if you plan to come!

From time to time there are vacancies at Friends Home and Friends Village that cannot be filled from the waiting list. ("I'm not ready - yet.") That is the situation at the moment. If you are interested in joining one of these independent-living Quaker facilities, contact Lee Gourley at 968-3346. If you are unfamiliar with what they have to offer, come for a visit or talk to your meeting's representative on the Board of Directors.

Get out of the winter doldrums! Come to Newtown Meeting on Wednesday, February 26th at 7:30 PM and raise your spirits with song. Join with other members of Bucks Quarter as we sing together.

The Friends Environmental Working Group of PYM is sponsoring a Washington seminar on Energy and Sustainability for adults and high school students (at least age 15) at William Penn House in Washington, D.C., beginning on Sunday, February 9th at 1:00 PM through Tuesday, February 11th at 6 PM. Cost is $140 (in advance) which covers lodging and breakfasts, travel to and from Washington, and program expenses. For information call Ed Dreby at 609-261-8190.

Wrightstown Friends Nursery School still has a few openings for four-year-olds for the 1997-98 school year. Call Marty Severn at 968-9900 for information about the programs at the school and/or an appointment for a visit.

The Friends Peace Committee of PYM each month sends information to every meeting regarding what it considers a top priority peace issue. Each packet of information gives background information on the issue for that month, as well as sample messages for Friends to send to senators, congressmen, and the President. The committee suggests that one Sunday a month should be "letter-writing Sunday" and that the issues raised might also be included in monthly meeting newsletters. Are you and your meeting involved in this important effort? The topic for February is Ratification of the Chemical Warfare Convention. Look for it in your meetinghouse.

All Friends in Bucks Quarter are invited to the Worship and Ministry Committee Meeting on Friday, February 14th, at 6:00 PM, at Middletown Meeting. Bring a covered dish. The program will follow dinner.

The Bucks Quarter Singles Group has a home for the winter! Middletown Meeting has graciously offered the use of the kitchen and First Day School space for the months of January, February, and March. The next covered dish event will be on February 8th, 7:00 PM, at Middletown Meeting. For more information call Michele Burke at 504-8094.

Teen Night at Wrightstown is on Saturday, February 8th, at 7:30 PM. Bring a friend or two, ask the parents to carpool, and enjoy the music, games, and fun! Bring a snack to share and $1 to help cover costs. For more information, call 860-9747.

To have your events listed in the February issue of Quakerphrenalia, please notify the Coordinator by February 14:

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