Quakerphernalia
The Newsletter of Bucks Quarterly Meeting of Friends
June 1998
(Quakerphernalia is not published in July)

Contacting the Coordinator

Events This Month plus Last-minute updates 

Chandler Hall Worship Services

Details about Past and Coming Events

Clerk's Corner

Snippets of News from the Quarter and Other Places

Quakerphrenalia Archives

(Just in case you forgot to write down a phone number, etc.)
 
 
JUNE 1998
1 Mon 12:30. Chandler Hall Auxiliary covered dish luncheon and program at Makefield
1 Mon 7:00 BQM Peace & Service Committee meets at Pennswood.
4 Thurs 5:30 Alternatives to Violence in the Balkans at Arch Street Meetinghouse.
6 Sat 9:00 Transitions for 8th Graders; moving into Young Friends.
7 Sun 3:00 Performance of On Fronting Slopes: 1861, at Quakertown Meeting.
10 Wed 7:30 BQM Quaker Heritage Committee meets at Pennswood.
12-14 Fri-Sun   Conference on Adult Religious Ed for Quaker Spiritual Life at George School.
18 Thurs   Registration deadline for Friends and the Vietnam War at Pendle Hill.
18 Thurs 6:00 BQM Oversight Committee meets at Wrightstown; bring a dish to share.
23 Tues 7:30 BQM Singing Group meets at Makefield Meeting; all Friends welcome. 
June 27-July 4     Friends General Conference in River Falls, Wisconsin.
Looking Ahead
July 5-12 High School Youthcamp at Pendle Hill.
July 10-12 Inquirers' Weekend at Pendle Hill, led by Jonathan Snipes & Regina Haag.
July 12-17 Quaker Faith as a Guide to Family Living at Pendle Hill.
July 16-20 Friends and the Vietnam War conference at Bryn Mawr College campus.
July 19-25 Good Neighbors Home Repair Workcamp.
Chandler Hall Worship Services
will be organized by:
 June - Middletown   July - Newtown   August - Solebury
 New Chandler Hall Format for Sundays
The new format for Friends who help with Chandler Hall Sundays:
  10:30-11:00 AM   Quaker worship for Chandler Hall Quakers in Room 420. 
11:00 - 11:30 AM  Adult Day interdenominational Meeting for all residents in Adult Day room. 
Thanks to Friends in the Quarter for making worship possible for Chandler Hall residents.

Details about Past and Coming Events

Alternatives to Violence in the Balkans
The eastern borderland of Croatia, a region where diverse peoples had lived peacefully for many generations, is now a region with a large, mixed population of displaced persons. Join Friends at Arch Street Meetinghouse on Thursday, June 4th, from 5:30-7 PM, to learn about this project from Steve Angell and Margaret McKenna, who will talk about their six-week mission bringing Alternatives to Violence to Eastern Croatia.
Good Neighbors Home Repair Workcamp
Get a group of your friends together (5 with one adult) and join other young people and adults from different faiths to work on home repair projects for families in need. The workcamp will be on July 19-25. The fee is $75. Call Jay Malthaner at 610-444-3000 for more information.
Quaker Faith as a Guide to Family Living
Pendle Hill is sponsoring "Quaker Faith as a Guide to Family Living" on July 12-17. Adults will discuss how their Quaker faith can guide their parenting. Children will explore Quaker beliefs through activities and stories. In addition, there will be free time for visiting site in Philadelphia, go swimming or boating, or roller blade around Pendle Hill. Open to families with children ages 3-11. Cost is $250/adult, $100/child which inclues room, board, program. Commuters $125/adult, $65/child. Call 1-800-742-3150 for more information.
Quaker Couple Enrichment Retreat
This is an early announcement of the Quaker Couple Enrichment Retreat at Camp Onas on October 23-25. Put the dates on your calendar! Give yourself and your partner a gift - a weekend in the country, close to home but away from stress and distractions, to focus on your relationship. The fee for accomodations, meals, and exclusive use of the camp is $150. Call Jacob and Gretta Stone of Doylestown Meeting at 345-0575 for more information.
Middletown Grange Fair
The Middletown Grange Fair in August will be here before we know it. Bucks Quarterly Meeting will again have a tent there with literature and photos and flyers and quilts. If you can volunteer for two hours on any one of the five days, August 12-16, 10AM-10PM, please call Karen Shaudys at 493-9406. Also, the Coordinator needs photos from Friends and Meetings for our displays. The photos tell a lot about who we are. Pictures will be returned in good condition. Call Sandy at 860-9747.
Pendle Hill's High School Youth Camp
Pendle Hill and the PYM Weekend Workcamp invite Friends ages 12-18 to a Youth Camp at Pendle Hill on July 5-12. The program includes a week of exploring social concerns, participating in workcamps, and community building. Projects include low-income housing work in Philadelphia, a visit to an African-American church, tours of Philadelphia, arts, crafts, games, and outdoor activities. There will also be workshops and small group discussions on leadership development, Quaker values, and contemporary social problems. Participants come from all over the country. The cost is $330 with scholarships available. Call AFSC at 241-7176 for more information.
Inquirers' Weekend at Pendle Hill
Our own Jonathan Snipes, and Regina Haag will lead an Inquirers' Weekend on Basic Quakerism at Pendle Hill on July 10-12. They will explore Friends' worship, beliefs, practices, terminology, and organization. The cost is $180 for a double room, $210 for a single. There is an extended payment plan and some financial aid is available. There are also childcare options. For more information call 1-800-742-3150 or 1-800-742-3150.
Quaker Heritage Celebration
The Quaker Heritage Celebration committee continues its work on this two-day, Quarter-wide event on October 3rd-4th. Each Meeting will do something different. The beautiful brochure is almost ready to go to press, Friends on the committee are working hard on ideas for publicizing this big event, and Friends in the Meetings are planning their programs. Partial funding for the event has come from PYM's Outreach Committee and the Chace Fund. However, the committee needs additional support from Friends and Meetings in our Quarter to help cover costs. You and your meeting can help raise the additional $3000-$4000 needed by sending a check, made payable to BQM and ear-marked "Heritage Event," to the Coordinator, Box 4477 George School, Newtown, PA 18940. For more information, speak to your meeting's representative.
The Quaker School at Horsham
Bill Hallowell, Head of the Quaker School at Horsham, speaks of the challenges for the school for next year. Friends may want to ponder them:
Friends Institute/Young Adult Friends
Friends Institute is arranging a van to travel to the Friends General Conference gathering on June 27-July 4 at River Falls, Wisconsin. For more information call Gennyfer Davenport at 609-698-2551.
On Fronting Slopes: 1861
The George Fox Players will present the play, On Fronting Slopes: 1861, at Quakertown Meeting on Sunday, June 7, at 3:00 PM. The play gives the audience a taste of life immediately before, during, and after the First Battle of Bull Run in July, 1861. Friends in the Quarter are invited to this event. Contact Pat Stover at 908-782-0953 for ticket information.
Transitions for 8th Graders
John Scardina and Bill Robling, along with assorted Young Friends, will lead this workshop on the transition from Middle School Friends to Young Friends on Saturday, June 6th at Friends Center, from 9 AM- 4 PM. This day-long program of activities and sharing is a Middle School Friends tradition and has been a fun, insightful and helpful experience for many eighth graders who have made the transition. The cost is $20. Call Melanie at 241-7171 for more information.
Friends and the Vietnam War
Friends and the Vietnam War is a gathering for recollection, reappraisal, and looking ahead. The conference is sponsored by Pendle Hill and will be held on the campus of Bryn Mawr College, July 16-20. Registration fees vary: $375 for the full conference, $225 for partial participation, $40/day for commuters (no meals). Each day will include plenary speakers and panels. Call: 1-800-742-3150
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Snippets of News from the Quarter and Other Places
Gretta Stone, of Doylestown Meeting, caught a foul ball at the Trenton Thunder baseball game May 3rd! Some 160 Friends came out to make a big Quaker presence at the game, with folks from almost every Meeting. Thanks to Wally Evans for organizing us.

Quakerism 201, led by Howard Cell of Yardley Meeting, will be offered to Friends in the Quarter on Sunday evenings from October 18 - November 22nd. Quakerism 201 will be held at Wrightstown Meeting. Mark you calendar!

Bill, Kate, and Nell Daly, of Middletown Meeting, will be hosting two girls from Northern Ireland for six weeks this summer. The girls are part of the Children's Friendship Project for Northern Ireland. One is Protestant and the other Catholic. The goal is to give the visitors a chance to become friends in a neutral environment.

Friends General Conference was officially established in 1900. FGC has appointed a committee to coordinate centennial observances for the year 2000. The committee is collecting information and memorabilia related to FGC. If you have something to add, call 215-561-1700.

Cathy Kerr, of Solebury Meeting, has written her second bike touring guide, Back Roads Bicycling in Bucks, County, PA. The book, for cyclists at all levels, also includes information on bike paths and is available at book stores.

Jody Howe, clerk of Doyestown Meeting, will go to Japan to participate in a workcamp to help disabled people. Jody speaks Japanese and is excited about this workcamp which she found through Volunteers for Peace.

Camp Onas is available for rentals to Friends, Friends' Meetings, and groups or committees. The fees are very reasonable and the camp is a wonderful place for retreats and programs. For more information call Sue Gould at 610-847-5858. 

Dickson Sorensen, of Wrightstown Meeting, won the Betty Shuman Memorial Award for his photograph, "Silence for Sarah," at the Philips Mill photography show. The photo shows a portion of the interior of Buckingham Meeting.  

Clerk's Corner -

The way our Quarterly Meeting builds community is to spend time and share experiences with one another. Many meetings are planning their agendas for the coming year. Please plan to be with us on these dates over the coming year. Keep in mind August 16th at Falls, November 15th at Doylestown, February 14th at Makefield, and May 16th at Lehigh Valley. Consider Bucks Quarterly Meeting an integral part of both adult and First Day school education.

Many thanks to Buckingham Friends for their spiritual program, a delightful lunch, and a lively business meeting.

--Janet Braker, clerk


To have your events listed in the August  issue, please notify the coordinator by July 15:
Coordinator

 

Box 4477
George School
Newtown, PA 18940
Phone: 215 860-9747

bucksqtr@libertynet.org

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