Quakerphernalia
The Newsletter of
Bucks Quarterly Meeting of Friends
August 1998
(Just in case you forgot to write down a phone number, etc.)
Chandler Hall Worship Services
will be organized by:
August - Solebury
September - Southampton
October - Wrightstown
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
Bucks
Quarterly Meeting for Worship and Business
Falls Meeting
Sunday, August 16,1998
WIDENING THE CIRCLE
| 9:00 |
Registration, refreshments & singing. |
| 9:30 |
Introduction - George & Lillian Willoughby will lead us in an intergenerational
activity to help approach new people and situations with excitement and
creativity. |
| 10:00 |
Workshops:
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Peace Making Around the World with George & Lillian Willoughby sharing
their experiences of peacemaking in other countries to widen our understanding
of others.
-
Children’s March: In the struggle to abolish capital punishment,
we will view and discuss an 18 minute video titled “Children’s Crusade
to Death Row.” In August ‘97, hundreds of children and adults marched
for 3 days from Bruderhof (a religious community), to the Greene State
Correctional Institution in Waynesburg, PA. Children may want to
attend this workshop and they are welcome.
International Folk Dancing for Friends whose spirit moves them to dance.
Come and learn folk dances from other countries. All ages welcome.
|
| Noon |
Brown Bag Lunch (beverages & dessert provided) |
| 1:30 |
Meeting for Worship for Business |
Children’s Program:
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Child care will be available for infants and toddlers.
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The Green Circle program will be presented by Susan Snipes-Wells for pre-school
and early elementary age children. A presentation on William Penn
& the Indians will be given by Donna Sweeney in preparation for a field
trip to Pennsbury Manor in the afternoon. The field trip will be
for older elementary and middle school children.
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Teens are invited to attend any of the workshops.
Children’s Activities:
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Field trip to Pennsbury Manor.
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Child care will be provided for our youngest Friends.
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Games and water play for all ages. (Bring appropriate clothing.)
The Leveners
& PYM Middle Schoolers
The Leveners of England, an acting troupe, will work with PYM Middle Schoolers,
giving them the medium of acting for finding solutions to social issues.
The program will be at Burlington Meetinghouse, Aug 15-22. Cost is
$150. Friendly Adult Presences are also needed. Call Melanie
at 241-7171. The Leveners will also be at the Young Friends Summer
Gathering at Camp Onas, August 23-29.
PEACE CAMP ‘98
The Bucks County Peace Center in Langhorne is sponsoring two one-week Peace
Camps on August 3-7 and August 10-14 for children entering 2nd through
6th grades. The hours for the camp are 9 AM-12:30 PM, and cost for
the week-long session is $55 per child. The theme for this year is
“peace begins with me.” The camp will teach skills in conflict resolution,
anger management, active listening, and “I” messages. For more information
call 750-7220.
THE GRANGE FAIR
IS COMING RIGHT UP!
The Grange Fair this year is on for five(!) days, August 12-16. If
you can help out by volunteering to greet visitors to our tent, please
call Karen Shaudys at 493-9406. Our new location is nearer the food
stands. We will hand out the brochure for the Quaker Heritage Celebration,
along with our usual materials.
TWO HIROSHIMA/NAGASAKI
COMMEMORATIONS
The Prayer Garden at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Doylestown will
again have a commemoration of Hiroshima/Nagasaki on Thursday, August 6th
at 7 PM. Doylestown Presbyterian Church will also have a commemoration
on Saturday, August 8th at 12 noon. Two survivors will tell their
stories with the help of an interpreter. Luncheon will be served
afterwards.
Potluck
Dinner and Singalong at Buckingham Friends School
Bring your dish to share and join Friends in the Quarter for an evening
of music and singing! Musicians from Doylestown Meeting will lead
Friends in songs from the Rise Up Singing! book. The Bucks Quarter
Singing Group, led by Jonathan Snipes with Chris Kerr on the piano will
sing and ask you to sing along too! Bring your covered
dish at 6:00 PM. We’ll sing after dinner. This event will be
held at Buckingham Friends School. If you have a copy of Rise Up
Singing! or Worship in Song, please bring either or both. There will
also be more books available. For more information call Sandy at
860-9747.
SECOND
ANNUAL FRIENDS INSTITUTE CAMPING TRIP
Friends Institute (ages 18-40) will hold its second annual camping trip
on Aug 13-16 (Thurs-Sun) at Hickory Run State Park in the Poconos.
The gathering is designed to draw friendly, playful spirit from its participants.
The cost is $25. Children are welcome and come for free. For
more information, call Gennyfer at (609) 698-2551.
Snippets
of News from the Quarter and Other Places
The Chandler Hall Bereavement
Day Camp gives children an opportunity to explore grief, express feelings
and develop coping strategies in a safe environment. It allows children
who have experienced the death of a significant person to come together
for sharing and fun. Camp meets from August 24-28, Mon-Fri, from
9 AM-1 PM, at Makefield Meeting. There is no charge for the Bereavement
Day Camp. For information call 860-4000, ext. 209.
The new Fellowship
of Quakers in the Arts show at Friends Center features two young artists
who are mentally challenged and two older artists who have long experience
in working with challenged people. Stop in and check it out!'
Circle Saturday, October 10th, on your calendar if you are a clerk,
First Day teacher, Religious Ed clerk, youth leader, or recording clerk!
Save that date for You
Can Teach, Clerk and Lead It! Day. More information is coming
our way soon.
If your meeting has spare
benches for sale or to give away Wright Horne would love to hear from
you. He gets many calls from Meetings, organizations, and individuals
asking for meetinghouse benches. Wright’s number is 241-7202.
Due and owing to the Quaker Heritage Celebration on the weekend of October
3rd and 4th, the Whale Watch trip,
usually scheduled for the last Saturday in September, will not be held
this year. Friends will be busy with final touches for the coming
Quaker Heritage Celebration weekend!
Chandler Hall Friends are very grateful to Friends from the
Monthly Meetings in Bucks Quarter who attend the Quaker worship half hour,
followed by regular church service. Young people with musical talent
and/or a pianist makes the service more enjoyable. Residents look
forward to the fellowship with Friends from the meetings.
Mark your calendar for October 23-25 for the Quaker
Couples Enrichment Weekend at Camp Onas, led by Gretta and Jacob Stone
of Doylestown Meeting. Call 345-0575 for more information.
Doug Meaker has written a lucid explanation of how
PYM works under the new system. For a copy, call 908-995-2276.
To have your events listed in the September issue, please notify the
coordinator by August 12:
Coordinator
Box 4477
George School
Newtown, PA 18940
Phone: 215 860-9747
bucksqtr@libertynet.org
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