August 2001

August 2001 Calendar
6	Mon	7:00	Peace Center & Pennswood Village: In Remembrance and Hope-Hiroshima/Nagasaki.
9	Thurs	7:30	BQM Oversight committee meets at Buckingham.
10-11	Fri-Sat	9-4	Conflict Resolution & Community Building for School Educators.
10	Fri	8-10	Annie Patterson will be playing and singing at Borders in Oxford Valley.
13-17	Mon-Fri	9-1	Bereavement Day Camp at Chandler Hall.
15-19	Wed-Sun		BQM at the Grange Fair. Visit our tent!
19-25	Sun-Sat		PYM Young Friends at Camp Onas:”The American Teen, Relationships and Sexuality.”
24	Fri	6:00	BQM Worship & Ministry committee meets at Newtown.
25-26	Sat-Sun		Bucks Quarterly Meeting at Camp Onas, under the care of Doylestown Meeting.
Looking Ahead
September 8	A Nakashima Celebration at the Michener Museum from 2-4 pm.
Sept. 10-16	Building on Faith Week 2001. Call 215-348-2204.
September 29	Discussion on legal incorporation of Friends Meetings at Arch Street Meetinghouse.
September 29	“You Can Do It! Day” at Wrightstown Meeting.
September 30	Wills and Estate planning program at Newtown Meeting. Call 215-241-7115.
Ocotber 6	Buckingham Friends Meeting’s Peace Fair.
October 12	Annie Patterson will be playing and singing at Borders in Princeton from 8-10 pm.
October 12-14	Quakers & Racial Justice weekend at Pendle Hill. Call 1-800-742-3150.
October 13	BQM Seekers’ Gathering at Newtown Meeting.
Ocotber 14	Quakerism 101 begins, led by Jonathan Snipes, at Newtown Meeting.
October 20	Quaker College Fair at Fourth and Arch Street Meetinghouse.

A Chaplain’s Companion

Judy Joseph (Wrightstown Meeting) has a published the above book of different religions around the world, including Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, Baha’i, Native Peoples, Sikh, Taoism, and Wicca. Judy is a Chaplain who provides emotional and spiritual support to God’s people, and embraces all God’s people. She works in hospitals, hospice, long-term care facilities, and as a bereavement specialist. Many people of various Faiths have contributed to this book. If you want to get this very lucid and interesting book, write to: JCJoseph, Ltd., 2865 South Eagle Rd., Newtown, PA 18940-1546. email:solace@jcjoseph.com

The Red Tent

Your Coordinator, while checking the recent list of new offerings from the FGC Bookstore, found “The Red Tent,” which she had read. It’s interesting! Call 215-561-1700.

Remember Bucks County Adopt-a-Minefield?

Marge Schier says that clearance of the minefield began on April 26th and will take nine months to complete. Three de-mining platoons, each with a staff of 24 people, are working in the village of Boeng Krosal in Cambodia. We all helped raise the more than $30,000 to make the village free of landmines. Elizabeth Huberman says that children will once again be able to play safely, farmers cultivate their land, and mine accidents will be a nightmare of the past. Each donor to this ending will sleep well at night.

BQM at Camp Onas Under the Care of Doylestown Meeting!

Get ready for another wonderful time at Camp Onas on August 25-26! This event is for Friends of all ages. The fun begins at 2pm for registration, swimming and games. Parents are responsible for their children. There will be a lifeguard available at the pool. Dinner is at 6pm, followed by intergenerational skits from 7:30-9pm, and then a campfire from 9-10pm. Quiet hours begin at 10pm.

Get up early on Sunday morning for birdwatching with Alan Stifelman and Rosemary McQuate. Yoga with Bebe Poor is at 7am and breakfast will be available from 7-9am. You can take a swim in the pool at 8am. Jonathan Snipes will lead us in singing from 9-9:30am. Niyonu Spann will be our speaker from 9:30-10:45am. Children will be present in Meeting from 9:30-10 am, and then go to the children’s program from 10-noon. Worship is from 11am-noon.

Lunch is from 12:15-1:15pm, followed by the Business Meeting at 1:30pm. Children’s program, including nursery school, young elementary, and older elementary is from 1:30-4pm. The nursery will be in The Dell, other groups will use the pool, the Barn for crafts, and the swing and playground. At 4pm pack up, help clean up, and departure will end this two-day event.

Being with Friends

Being with Friends is a new video, designed by Friends Services for the Aging to help the mostly non-Quaker staff of its member organizations understand what it means to work at Friends retirement facilities. Its purpose is to stimulate staff reflection and discussion on the values and characteristics of the Quaker organization in which they work and on the relationship between the Friends values on which the organizations are based and the values that the staff bring to their work from their rich and varied backgrounds. If your Meeting would like to arrange a showing of Being with Friends call Betsy Balderston-215-241-7226.

“You Can Do It! Day”

PYM Religious Education is sponsoring another regional conference for First-day teachers, Religious Ed Committees, youth leaders, and parents. This event will be on Saturday, September 29th, at Wrightstown Meeting. Bucks Quarterly Meeting is particularly invited, but it is open to Friends from surrounding Quarters as well. For more information call Marty Smith at 215-241-7008.

Planned Parenthood

This past February, Planned Parenthood of Bucks County sent their intern, Alana Golazeski to Africa with a delegation from Planned Parenthood Federation of America. Alana was chosen to serve as a youth representative to the group as they toured clinics in Kenya and Uganda. She is available to speak with groups about her experience. To set up a time to invite Alana to your Meeting, call Maggie Groff at 215-785-4594 at Planned Parenthood.

Breast Cancer Stamp

The U.S. Postal Service recently released its new “Fund the Cure” stamp to help fund breast cancer research. It is important that we take a stand against this disease that kills and maims so many of our mothers, sisters, and friends. Instead of the normal 34 cent stamp, this one costs 40 cents. The additional 7 cents will go to breast cancer research. If all stamps are sold, it will raise an additional $16,000,000 for this vital research.

Hiroshima and Nagasaki

This program will be held in Penn Hall at Pennswood Village. Two Habakushas (bombing survivors) will give testimony about living through an atomic bomb explosion and the need to abolish all nuclear weapons. The Peace Center will bring several children who have participated in this summer’s Peace Camp to describe briefly what they have learned about how to make peace. The program is on Monday, August 6, at 7 pm. For information, call the Peace Center at 215-750-7220. Or, you may be a presence at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church in Doylestown at 7 pm.

Family Friends of Bucks County

The Family Friends program matches volunteers, age 55 and up, with children who have special needs. Volunteers visit their child at home at least once a week and at school once a month. Pennswood Village folks and many others help serve these families and their special needs children. Call the Bucks County Intermediate Unit at 1-800-770-4822, ext. 1729.

A Woman’s Place

The year 2001 marks the 25th anniversary of A Woman’s Place. A Woman’s Place offers a variety of public education programs to community and civic groups, businesses, and faith-based organizations. To request a presentation to learn more about domestic violence and how you can help, call Caroll Clymer at 215-343-9241, ext. 111.

Young Peacemakers

Priscilla Adams sends out newletters to young people in the 4th-8th grades to share what young people are doing to make the world better, and to teach about nonviolence. She has sent sample copies to Meetings and Friends Schools. If your child or children are interested in receiving this newsletter, call Priscilla at 609-835-4285 or send email to peacepc@aol.com.

Bucks Quarter Seekers’ Gathering in October

Friends and non-Friends are invited to the Seekers’ Gathering on October 13, 2001, at Newtown Meeting. The program will be from 9am-3pm. There will be excellent speakers and discussion on Quakerism. Childcare and lunch will be provided.

Bereavement Day Camp

This day camp is held at Chandler Hall for children ages 6 through 14 who have experienced the death of a family member or other significant person. Through artwork, activities, play, discussion, and writing, campers explore grief and work on developing coping strategies. Camp meets from 9am-1pm daily, from Aug 13-Aug 17. Pre-registration is required. Call 215-860-1403 for information.

Snippets of News from the Quarter and Other Places

Jane Fox retired as CEO of Chandler Hall on June 30, 2001. Jane enjoyed a remarkable 22 years at Chandler Hall. She has supervised the growth of the facility from a 55 bed skilled nursing home to a vital, multi-faceted organization that serves many personal, family and community needs. Jane will continue to manage the remaining phase of the construction on the Llenroc property. The retirement celebration will be held later this year.

After a nationwide search, the Board has chosen Anthony Manzo to be the new CEO. He assumed his position on July 9th. He comes from Philadelphia Protestant Home where he was Executive Vice President and Health Care Administrator. Anthony lives in Langhorne with his wife and children.

Mind the Light, Forty-five lessons for teaching Quakerism was compiled by our own Chip Poston (George School). This collection of lessons was designed by several Quaker educators and intended as a resource for teachers of Quakerism.

Barbara Luetke-Stahlman of Olath, Kansas, has researched the stories of youth and young adults who lived in England at a time when the Society of Friends was in its youth itself. Her book is approximately 100 pages in length, with descriptions of 25 remarkable Quaker youth and adult Young Friends who lived in the 1600’s. There are discussion queries, maps, photos, and more. This book may be something of interest for our First Day School classes. Cost is $12. Send check or money order to B. Luetke-Stahlman, 15540 S. Downing, Olathe, KS 66602. For more info: mailto:mbarb@incomnet.net.

Conflict Resolution & Community Building Training for Elementary and Middle School Educators will be held on Friday, Aug 10th, and Saturday, Aug 11th, from 9am-4pm, at Friends Center. For more information call 215-241-7221.

Mona Gold, Horticultural Therapist and Special Projects Coordinator for Friends Hospital, talked to Friends at Buckingham about her work at Friends Hospital. Among the many things she does is guide patients to the greenhouses where they feel comfortable with potting the plants raised there. Your Meeting may want to join with Buckingham Meeting on November 10th to help prepare the hospital’s extensive grounds for winter. Call Mona Gold at 215-831-4682.

Rita Varley now has the PYM catalog on the web! Go to http://www.pym.org/library and click on “search catalog.”

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