February 2002

February 2002
Feb 1-March 10			Chandler Hall Fine Arts Exhibit.
2	Fri	9am	02-02-02 for Quaker Action.
7	Thurs	7:30	BQM Oversight Committee meets at Buckingham Meeting. (Note date change)
14	Thurs	3:15	Great Decisions: “Korean Security Issues” program at Pennswood Terrace Room.
15-18	Fri-Mon		Quaker Youth Seminar, limited to HS juniors & seniors, at William Penn House, D.C.
15	Fri	6pm	BQM Worship & Ministry meets at Solebury Meeting.
15	Fr i& Sat	8pm	George School Musical Performance of “You’re a Good Man, Charley Brown.”
17	Sun	9pm	Bucks Quarterly Meeting meets at Lehigh Valley Meeting.
18-20			PYM Middle School gathering at Princeton Meeting. Call Melanie @215-241-7171.
22-24			PYM Young Friends Gathering at Burlington Meeting. Call Cookie @215-241-7222.
23	Sat	9am	Monthly & Quarterly Meeting treasurers meeting at Arch Street Meetinghouse.
23	Sat	7:00	BQM Peace Pals meet at Wrightstown Meeting.
27	Wed	7:30	BQM Singing Group meets at Makefield.
28	Thurs	3:15	Great Decisions: “Middle East Peace Process” program at Pennswood Terrace Room
Looking Ahead
March 14-17	Peace Fair Committee meets at Buckingham.
March 19	PYM Annual sessions at Arch Street Meetinghouse.
March 21-24	BQM All Night at the Franklin Institute.
April 6	A Women’s Gathering: “Women, Wisdom and Witness” at Burlington Center.
April 12-14	George School Community Chorus.
April 18	Cornel West Lecture at Arch Street Meetinghouse.
April 29	Peace Fair at Buckingham Meeting.
September 21	FWCC Section of the Americas annual meeting in Philadelphia.

Cornel West speaks at Arch Street

Cornel West, university professor at Harvard and author of Race Matters and other books will speak at Arch Street Meetinghouse on Friday, April 29th, at 7:30pm. Note the new date. Cornel West is a nationally known commentator on issues of interracial and cross-cultural relations.

Bucks Quarterly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends

at Lehigh Valley Monthly Meeting on Sunday, February 17th, 2002

See flyer enclosed in newsletter for more information.

Sunday, February 17. 2002

Peace Pals

Peace Pals - get ready for more team challenges. Come prepared to think and work together to solve the next set of challenges. Don’t forget to bring a friend!

On Sat, February 23rd, the fun begins at 7 and ends at 9:30. Cost is $3 each. Peace Pals meet at Wrightstown Meeting. If you don’t know how to get there, call Sandy at 215-860-9747. You won’t need another permission form if you were there previously. If you’re coming for the first time don’t forget to have your parent fill out the permission form on the back of the flyer.

Bucks Audubon Society/Honey Hollow

These are possibilities for winter happenings: Program held at Pearl S. Buck Room, Bucks County Library Center, Doylestown.

Simplicity Circle Meeting:	Feb 6, Wed, 7 8:30pm.	People gather to discuss ways to simplify their lives.
Song Bird Coffee House:	Feb 8, Fri, 7-9pm.	An evening of live music, shade grown coffee, and friends. Listen to local musicians. $5.
Ecological Restoration:	Feb 12, 7:00.	John Munro will discuss ecological restoration the science and art of restoring wetlands, regenerating forests, and replanting prairies.

PYM Indian Committee Announcement

The Indian Committee invites you to explore our new website http://www.pym-indiancommittee.com/. This includes a presentation of the Committee, annual reports from 1997-2001, funding guidelines, list of members, & upcoming meeting dates. Links to local and national resources include Native American newspapers on the web, web sites for local Lenape Indians, and Friends and other organizations supporting Native American concerns, as well as upcoming events such as conferences, speakers, or performances by Native American groups. The Indian Committee invites other Friends to become actively involved in this. Call Lois Kuter at 215-886-6361.

Meet Edward Hicks

Meet Edward Hicks, (1780-1849), the celebrated Bucks County Quaker and painter of the “Peaceable Kingdoms!” Actor Nelson Camp, George School’s drama teacher, has created a performance that appeals to families, schools, meetings, art-and-history-lovers, and anyone interested in Quaker heritage. He appears in costume as Hicks himself, using slides, music, and humor to bring to life the art and spiritual quest of Edward Hicks. For information call 215-357-2884.

Outreach and Oversight Committee Changes

The Oversight Committee will meet on the first Thursday of every month, except July and December. The Committee meets at Buckingham.

The Outreach Committee will meet every other month at 7:00 pm at Pennswood Village in March, May, July, September, November, and January.

Chandler Hall Fine Arts Exhibit

This exhibit celebrates the work of Herbert and Richard Pullinger of Philadelphia and Germantown. The display will be at the Chandler Hall Wright Meeting House from Feb 1st-March 10th. Richard Pullinger was an attender at Makefield Meeting. His wife Edna was a member and birthright Quaker. On March 3rd, from 1-3pm there will be a reception with light refreshments. Friends are welcome to stay and hear pianist Samuel Heifitz play at 3pm.

Wanted: Camp Onas Campers from BQM

Now is the time to register for a fun-filled summer session at Camp Onas, the Quaker Camp in Bucks County for children 8-13. Use the enclosed brochure to register, or if you can’t use the brochure, pass it on to a family with a child who may be interested in going to Camp Onas. A special Quaker rate and financial aid is available. Call Sue, the Director of Camp Onas, at 610-847-5858 with any questions. Don’t delay. Camp Onas fills up quickly!

The Nuclear Age Peace Foundation

Help our children participate. The US war is killing many Afghan people now and thwarting relief efforts to prevent the starvation of 7.5 million others. The Peace Foundation asks children to send $1 to Unicef, 333 East 38th St., New York, NY 10016, and write to George Bush to end the war (1600 Pennsylvania Ave., Washington, DC 20509). This may be something for Friends First Day Schools. Perhaps the children might want to send a card to Unicef too.

The Peace Center Blessed with Several Charitable Trust Grants

The Peace Center has received grants from seven charitable organizations for the Year 2001, totaling $15,5000. These came from the John & Clara Haas Charitable Trust, the Anna & Elizabeth Chace Fund, Thomas and Mary Williams Shoemaker Fund, Children’s Learning Center Foundation, Johnson & Johnson, and the Cervelli Charitable Trust. The Peace Center provides violence prevention programs in communities and schools, and families and children. Call 215-750-7220 for more information.

A Gentle Reminder for 02-02-02

This conference on Quaker Action begins at 9am. Joe Volk, Executive Secretary Friends Committee on National Legislation, will be the keynote speaker at 9:30am. There will be eight workshops to choose from. The conference will be at Arch Street Meetinghouse. Planning to come? Contact mailto:emarsh@voicenet.com or 215-848-0592.

Yardley Meeting Hosts Peace Walkers

Back in November a small band of artists, musicians, authors, clergy and representatives from various faiths descended on Yardley Meeting. The groups started walking on Oct 27 from the World Trade Center site in NYC to Washington D.C. Members of the Meeting served the tired workers a tasty home-cooked meal. The Peace Walkers shared their stories of days spent walking from NYC.

Pine Run Community in Doylestown

Pine Run is now in need of help at the Health Center/Community and also at Lakeview. Job possibilities include cafe cook, cold side cook, waitstaff, weekend team leader health center, housekeeper, concierge, nursing, beauty shop assistant, EMT security guard. Also available: server & resident assistant. Fulltime & partime available. If you are interested call Trishia Pinkney at 215-340-5118.

Snippets of News from the Quarter and Other Places

Silent Vigil for Peace

Doylestown Meeting Friends continue their Silent Vigil for Peace at the corner of Court & Main Streets, and invite members from other Meetings to participate as well. The Vigil is from 6pm-7pm every Tuesday. Call 215-345-1714.

Minutes of the called session

If you are interested in getting the minutes of the called session on November 10, 2001, at Central Philadelphia Monthly Meeting, call the Coordinator at 215-860-9747. This is part of the aftermath of the result of September 11th.

Yardley Meeting conducted a Penny Poll

Yardley Meeting conducted a Penny Poll at their flea market in September. Results showed: Health and Human Resources (20%), Education (19%), Environment (18%), Income Security (10%), Veterans Benefits (7%), Job Training (7%), Nutrition (6%), Military (5%), and “other” (2%). The results were forwarded to local legislators and the President in a letter asking them to consider these percentages when shaping our federal budget.

Beautiful banners

Beautiful banners which say, “There is no way to peace, peace is the way,” are flying around Friends Center. If enough Meetings would like to purchase some for outside their Meeting Houses, more banners can be ordered. Call 609-835-4285.

Making every SUV on the road more fuel-efficient

From Co-0p America: “By making every SUV on the road more fuel-efficient by 3 mpg, we could save as much oil as drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge would yield.”

Photos

Doylestown’s middle school and high school age Friends had a show of their photos at the Meeting on Sunday, January 6th. It was delightful.

Conscientious Objectors

Wally Evans and Jed Smith talked about their experiences as Conscientious Objectors on Jan 13th.

If your Meeting has something special coming up

If your Meeting has something special coming up, Allen Reeder (PYM newsletter editor) is happy to announce those events in the March/April/May PYM newsletter. Call Allen at 215-241-7215 or email to: mailto:allenr@pym.org.

The Little Book of Peace

Cheryl Veith (Falls Meetings) suggests Friends take a look at “The Little Book of Peace,” edited by Patricia J. Chui. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the American Friends Service Committee. The book can be found at Farley’s Bookstore in New Hope.

Chandler Hall Worship Services

organized by:

February - Wrightstown

March – Yardley

April - Buckingham

Contact the Coordinator

	Coordinator Box 4477 George School Newtown, PA 18940
	(215) 860-9747
	langhart@pil.net

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