Events This Month plus 
Last-minute updates Events This Month plus Last-minute updates Looking Ahead Chandler Hall Worship Services Details about Past and Coming Events Just in case you forgot to write down a phone number, etc.
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YF Intergenerational Women's Gathering at Burlington; call 241-7222. |
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8:30 |
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9 |
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7:30 |
BQM Weekend Planning Committee meets at Pennswood. |
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6:00 |
BQM Singles Group covered dish dinner and Murder Mystery Night. |
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Thrs |
7:30 |
Oversight Committee meets at Solebury Meeting. |
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7:30 |
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9:00 |
Open House to celebrate completion of Lehigh Valley's new additions! |
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12:00 |
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May 3 |
Wrightstown Meeting's Annual Spring Fair. |
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May 3 |
United Friends School's Annual Spring Auction at Perkasie Fire Hall. |
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May 4 |
Celebration of new addition to Falls Meetinghouse. |
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May 18 |
Arlene Kelly to speak at BQM for Worship and Business at Wrightstown. |
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May 4th |
Worship and open house for Falls Meeting's new addition to their meetinghouse. |
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July 15-20 |
PYM Residential Yearly Meeting at Allentown College. |
The program at the Quarterly Meeting at Southampton on February 16th was about race, segregation, and integration (or, in some cases, re-integration or re-segregation) of our neighborhoods. Friends in attendance voiced their concerns and asked, "What can I do?" The panelists responded with the following suggestions: "Be aware of the effects, rather than the intent only, of your personal choices. Where and with whom do you do business? Where do you choose to live? Where do you send your child to school? Where do you invest or donate your money? Who do you invite to dinner? Do your choices perpetuate racial segregation or re-segregation? Are your investments the investments of human and financial capital where your race is under-represented? Be intentional." These are good questions for Friends to ponder.
The new additions to the meetinghouse at Lehigh Valley Meeting are complete and the celebration will take place on Sunday, April 27th. Friends are invited for Welcome at 9:00 AM, Worship at 9:30 AM, Program of Thanks and Celebration at 11:00 AM, Refreshments and Tours of the Building at 12:00, and concluding Meeting for Worship at 2:00 PM. Friends will want to show their support for the courage and faith of Lehigh Valley Meeting members in taking on such a large project. Be there and share the joy!
Young Friends from all over the Quarter enjoyed the fruits of their fund-raising efforts by participating in an all-night volleyball marathon that was punctuated with breaks for pizza and dips in the George School pool. Over $1000.00 was raised and sent with the group from George School going to Nicaragua (save expenses). Carolyn Lyday, a George School faculty member and group leader, warmly thanked Young Friends for their efforts just before she and the group left in the early hours of March 8th. Three Young Friends from Bucks Quarter were part of that group. Thanks go to the many, many Friends who helped with this effort.
Middletown Meeting is having its annual luncheon and card party at 12 noon on Wednesday, April 30th at the meetinghouse. The cost is $10.00 per person or $40 per table. A delicious chicken salad luncheon with all the trimmings will be served. If you don't play cards, there will be other games available. Gather your table of four and call Bea Carson (357-8964) or Evelym Ambler (757-2381)! Proceeds benefit needs of the meetinghouse.
Saturday, May 3rd, is the date for Wrightstown's Spring Fair. Featured are crafts, antiques, art, collectibles, plants & shrubs, children's games, bake table, food, and music. The Spring Fair starts at 8 AM and ends at 5 PM. For information, white elephant donations, or vendor space, call George Mueller at 355-0659 or Joanne Creager at 598-7397.
The next Interfaith Housing work day is Saturday, April 5th. We need a few strong and willing high school aged Young Friends to make the project go smoothly. Our continued support of Interfaith Housing is greatly appreciated. Last year we tore off siding, put up plasterboard, and installed insulation in the attic of a house under reconstruction by Interfaith Housing. Again this year we need a few willing workers to help make a house into a home for a family in Lower Bucks. We will meet at the parking lot across from the meetinghouse at George School at 8:00 AM. Bring tools, lunch, and work gloves. Flyers are in the mail. Questions? Call Sandy at 860-9747.
The upcoming Open House at Buckingham Friends School will afford families the chance to speak with teachers and administrators, to observe classes, to meet students and parents, and to tour the facilities. The date is Wednesday, April 2nd, from 1 - 3 PM. Buckingham Friends School has a limited number of openings in grades 2-8 for the 1997-98 school year, and will accept applications for kindergarten and first grade classes for September, 1998, as of July 1, 1997. For more information and registration, call 794-7491.
RAVE will hold Basic and Advanced Workshops on Thursday thru Saturday, April 10-12, at the Burlington Meetinghouse Conference Center. Students under 18 must be sponsored by a school or church. The Basic Workshop focuses on affirmation, communication, cooperation, and creative conflict resolution skills. The Advanced Workshop focuses on some of the underlying causes of violence: fear, anger, communication, stereotyping, power & powerlessness, and forgiveness. The cost for the 3 days is on a sliding scale from $50-150. For more information call Morgan Mueller, who has participated, at 355-0659. For registration call 908-359-8363.
"Broadway Bound" is the theme for this year's United Friends School Annual Spring Auction. Enjoy hors d'oeuvres and live music during the silent auction. Live auction follows. The fun begins at 6:00 PM on Saturday, May 3rd at the Perkasie Fire Hall at 5th Street in Perkasie. For more information call 610-282-1768.
"Walking the Path to Peace" is a walk-a-thon to benefit the Bucks County Peace Centers in their work in our communities, schools, and lives. It will be held on Sunday, April 6th, from 1-4 PM at Tyler State Park in Newtown. There will be music, fun, exercise, and surprises. For more information call 860-8540. Suggested donations range from $5 to $25 or more.
Sunday, April 6th, is also the Bucks County Peace Centers' 15th Anniversary Dinner, to be held at 5:00 PM at The Brook Side Manor at Somerton Springs in Feasterville.. The cost is $50 per person. Awards will be presented to Arun Gandhi, grandson of India's late spiritual leader, Mohatma Gandhi, and Dr. Helen Caldicott, president Emeritus of Physicians for Social Responsibility. For reservations call 750-7220. Seating is limited.
Transforming Conflict, a workshop on conflict resolution skills, will be held on April 19th at The Bucks County Peace Centers at 102 West Maple Ave., Langhorne, from 9 AM - 3 PM. Registration deadline is April 11th. Cost is $30. Call 750-7220 for information.
Pendle Hill's Monday Evening Lecture Series for Spring starts on April 7th and ends on May 19th. The lectures begin at 8:00 PM in the barn meeting room. There is no charge. The topics include: "An Overview: The Queries as Corporate Self-Discipline" with Marty Grundy; "Worship: Dynamic or Dead?" with Arthur Larabee; "Education: Making Priorities and Nurturing Gifts" with Jane Fremon; "Communities: A Safe and Loving Place?" with Arlene Kelly; "Outreach: Open to All?" with Kenneth Sutton; "Service: A Wider World?" with Donald Gann; "Simplicity, Peace, Integrity" with Brenda Bailey. For information call 610-566-4507.
Bring your covered dish to Middletown Meeting in Langhorne for a lovely dinner party and Murder Mystery Night! The time is 6 PM on Saturday, April 12th. Information: 504-8094.
The next Teen Night is Saturday, April 19th, from 7:30 - 10:30 PM at Wrightstown Meeting. Bring yourself and a friend, something to munch on, and $1 to help cover costs.
BQM Singing Group will meet at Makefield Meeting at 7:30 PM on Tuesday, April 15th.
A one-day Yearly Meeting is planned for Saturday, March 22nd, at Arch Street Meetinghouse. The adult business session will consider the Yearly Meeting budget for 1997-98 and nominations for committee appointments. An evening panel discussion will focus on "The Challenges of the Former Yugoslavia." Registration begins at 9 AM, worship at 9:30 AM, with the sessions to begin immediately afterwards. There is a children's program as well for infants through Middle School age children. The theme is "Brothers and Sisters All" which will also be the theme for the Children's Program at residential Yearly Meeting at Allentown on July 15-20. Please register children for the March 22nd program as early as possible. Call the Religious Ed Committee at 215-241-7008.
A wonderful selection of Quaker quilts is on display at Arch Street Meetinghouse from February 24th until April 24th. If you are downtown you might want to take time to view this wonderful show. Patricia Herr Keller, an authority, writer, and curator of quilts will be speaking on "Quaker Quilts from the Delaware Valley: 1750-1890" on Saturday, April 19th at 2 PM, at Arch Street Meetinghouse. For more information call 215-627-2667.
The Interfaith Housing Development Corporation of Bucks County (for whom our Young Friends volunteer at least once a year) is in great need of household furniture for previously homeless clients who have found somewhere to live. These people are being referred to the Interfaith Housing furniture warehouse by 32 local social service agencies. Interfaith Housing will accept furniture and linens and housewares and recycle them through the warehouse. There is no charge to those in need. If you have any of the items mentioned above, particularly beds, please call Interfaith Housing at 781-3949. If you can donate some time at the warehouse by driving to collect furniture, repairing furniture, stocking shelves, or acting as inventory clerk, call the number above.
If your meeting has Middle School and Young Friends interested in PYM's programs but unable to take that first step, you can invite Mike Ayers (609) 478-4618 and Cookie Caldwell (241-7222) or Melanie Douty (241-7171) and Bill Robling (794-3802) to your First Day class. Mike and Cookie run the Young Friends programs and Melanie and Bill run the Middle School programs. They would be happy to visit and talk about the awesome things that happen at the gatherings.
Makefield holds a meeting for worship each Thursday evening at 7:00 PM. Feel free to attend.
To have your events listed in the May issue of Quakerphrenalia, please notify the Coordinator by April 14:
Coordinator Box 4477 George School Newtown, PA 18940 Phone: 215 860-9747
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