The Peace Testimony and the "War on Terrorism": Exploring Our Differences and Commonalities
American Friends Service Committee Palestine-Israel Crisis Fund
The Peace Center at Woodstown Meeting
Pendle Hill Peace Summit at Arch Street Meetinghouse
Words from Dan Gottlieb @ WHYY
Pine Run Campus Employment Opportunities
Yard & Bake Sale at Falls Meeting
Workcamp Program for Barn Raising in Philadelphia
Upcoming Dates for Summer Events
Snippets of News from the Quarter and Other Places
UFS is uniting its two campuses
Chandler Hall Worship Services
May 2002 |
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April 29 Mon |
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7:30 pm |
Cornel West speaks at Arch Street Meetinghouse (CANCELLED). |
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2 |
Thurs |
7:30 pm |
BQM Oversight Committee meets at Buckingham. |
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3-5 |
Fri-Sun |
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Pendle Hill Peace Summit at Arch Street Meetinghouse. |
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3-5 |
Fri-Sun |
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PYM Middle School & Young Friends at Camp Swatara. Call 215-241-7222. |
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4 |
Sat |
8 am-1 pm |
Yard and Bake Sale at Falls Meeting to benefit the hungry through Heifer International. |
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4 |
Sat |
9 am |
BQM Budget & Nominating Committee meets at Makefield Meeting. |
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5 |
Sun |
3 pm |
Jazz! Jazz! Jazz! at Delaware Valley College Community Concert Band. |
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8 |
Wed |
noon |
Middletown Meeting Women's Group Card Party. $40 per table. Call 215-357-4302. |
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8 |
Wed |
7:30 pm |
BQM Outreach Committee meets at Pennswood Village. |
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10-11 |
Fri-Sat |
8 pm |
Dance Eclectic at George School. |
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17 |
Fri |
6 pm |
BQM Worship & Ministry meets at Southampton Meeting. Bring a dish to share. |
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18 |
Sat |
9 am-3 pm |
The Peace Testimony & War on Terrorism at Harrisburg Meeting. |
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18 |
Sat |
9 am-4 pm |
Wrightstown Meeting's Spring Fair. (see April newsletter for information) |
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18 |
Sat |
2-4:30 pm |
BQM Peace Pals meet at Bowman's Wildflower Preserve. |
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19 |
Sun |
9 am |
Bucks Quarterly Meeting will be at Middletown Meeting. |
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19 |
Sun |
7 pm |
Iraq Peace Forum at Falls Mtg: Stories from Baghdad in time of sanctions and war. |
Looking Ahead |
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June 6
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BQM Oversight Cmttee June Picnic will be held at Buckingham Meeting. |
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June 9
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BQM Baseball Game at the Trenton Thunder in New Jersey. (see below) |
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June 20-23
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Friends Association for Higher Education at Wilmington College, Wilmington, Ohio. |
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June 28-July 13
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Quaker Pilgrimage to England. |
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June 29-July
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Friends General Conference at Illinois State University, Normal. Illinois. 215-241-7116. |
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June-Aug
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Children's Friendship Project for Northern Ireland. Call Beverly Cassel: 215-493-8511. |
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July 29-Aug 17
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China Summer: Friends Workcamp in Xiaoshicun. Call 215-241-7236. |
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August 11-17
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PYM Middle School Arts Camp at Burlington Meetinghouse. Call 215-241-7171. |
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August 14-18
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Grange Fair at Middletown Grange. |
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August 24-25
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BQM at Camp Onas, under the care of Newtown Meeting. |
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September 14
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PYM Support & Outreach: Doing Monthly Meeting Outreach - events & workshops. |
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September 21
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Peace Fair at Buckingham Meeting. |
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This program is led by Gene Hillman and Caroline Packard of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting. The program begins at 9am and ends at 3pm. Gene and Caroline will guide participants to explore how we, and our Meetings, have been affected by the events of 9/11 and the "War on Terrorism." What does the Peace Testimony mean for us today? How can we speak our truth quietly but clearly in our daily lives?" Call 1-800-220-0796 or geneh@pym.org
Contributions are desperately needed. The Emergency & Material Assistance Program has released $90,000 to the staff of AFSC's programs in Ramallah and Gaza. Funds will provide immediate relief such as medical aid, food, and bedding. Your gift, in any amount, is needed. Send to American Friends Service Committee, 1501 Cherry St., Philadelphia, PA 19102. 1-888-588-2372 for information.
We will be going to the Bowman's Wildflower Preserve for a 1&1/2 hour walk. The Wildflower Preserve is part of Washington Crossing Historic Park. We will meet at the Visitors Center. Bring your binoculars for bird watching, bird nests, and other things. There will be juice and snacks available. Bring long socks and pants because of deer ticks. Parents are invited too!
On Sat, May 18, 2002, the fun begins at 2pm and ends at 4:30pm. Cost is $3 each. Peace Pals meet at Visitors Center. 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.
Friends at Woodstown Monthly Meeting's Peace Center is a resource for learning and teaching issues of Holocaust, genocide, and racism. It also contains a wealth of books, magazine articles, videotapes, and curricula dealing with these subjects that will be useful in Monthly Meeting children's and adult education and both public and private school classrooms. There was a grand opening for the Peace Center on Feb 10th. Information: 1-856-769-0066.
The title of this conference is "Building Peace in the 21st Century: New Responses to New Forms of War." Programs include: How Nations Make War in 2002, New Contexts for Peacebuilding, Building a Culture of Peace, Planning in Small Work Groups, Perceptions of U.S. Policy, and more. Registration is $140 by April 8, $165 if paid April 9 or later. To register, call 1-610-566-4507 or send email to registrar@pendlehill.org. Sessions run from Friday, May 3rd - Sunday, May 5th.
1) Love those whom you love, only do it more consciously. This will bring you more joy. 2) Love those whom you don't know. It will make your sense of community bigger and more trustworthy. 3) Love those whom you fear. It will make you feel safer and sleep better. 4) Love those whom you hate - it might save the world. The world has a glioblastoma, and the prognosis is poor. We must pray for a miracle. After that, let's do something to create one.
Eagle Scout Project Benefits Chandler Hall
David Somerville, 15 year old resident of Holland, worked on obtaining his Eagle Scout rank. He took a leadership role in coordinating the construction and installation of a wooden train playground structure, utilized for the children enrolled in the child development program at Chandler Hall. The train was installed on April 13th.
Upcoming shows: May 3rd (Pica), May 10th (Five Days Ahead), May 17th (Parkview), May 24 (Punchline). All shows start at 6:30pm. Five dollars includes sumptuous munchies. The Coffeehouse is booming, with 100 to 250 teens each Friday night. The Coffeehouse invites adults and young adults to get involved. This is an opportunity to minister to teens. The Coffeehouse would like to hire a young adult (age 19-23) to work as staff. Interested? Call 215-295-7560.
This wonderful outing will be on Sunday, June 9th at Waterfront Park in Trenton. The Thunder will be playing the New Britain Twins, a farm team of the Minnesota Twins. Game time is 1:05pm. Our tickets are in the Pavilion area. Cost is $8.00 per person. Wally Evans, who takes care of this, has pre-ordered a total of 170 tickets, which must be confirmed in early May so that the Thunder can release any excess tickets to the general public. Wally will need the final ticket count (and money) on or about May 5th. This is a major intergenerational event for Bucks Quarterly Meeting, and its Monthly Meetings and institutions. Call Wally Evans at 1-610-825-0337.
The Health Center/Community at Pine Run seeks staff for: Food Service, Grounds, Housekeeping, Nursing, Security, Transportation, ElderReach, and Adult Day Services. Some positions are part-time and some full-time. Call 215-340-5118 for more information.
The Yard and Bake Sale is a fundraiser for Heifer International. With more than 50 years experience, Heifer has a proven approach to help people obtain a sustainable source of food & income. Do you want to donate something? Call 215-736-2852. Sat, May 4th, 8am-1pm, rain or shine.
Friends, the Grange Fair is an event which brings in people from all over our area and beyond. Our tent at the Grange Fair brings kids and adults to see our displays hanging in the tent. Last year we had lots of kids painting rocks. Ann D'Silva and her son showed kids and adults how to juggle. While the kids painted rocks or watched Ann and David, their parents picked up some of our pamphlets. Some parents chatted with Friends in the tent and were truly interested. Chris Langhart and Jed Smith put up all the lights, did the electric wiring, and more. Karen Shaudys calls Friends in the Quarter to help out by being a presence at the Grange Fair tent. Last year there were Friends who forgot to go to the tent, though they had signed up. Some Friends had to do two shifts. If Friends don't sign up to help, it will not happen and we will lose our good spot at the Grange Fair. Information: 215-493-9406.
On July 1-6 the Workcamp Program in West Philly will be tearing out the front porch of of the Workcamp house, and the porch of the house next door. Frank Console, formerly of Habitat for Humanity will put in new concrete porches. You can participate by working for a day or a half day. Cost is free if you bring a brown bag lunch or $5 per meal if you'd rather have a hoagie, cheesesteak or real food. Call
Judy Van Hoy at 215-241-7236 or judyv@pym.org.
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May 10-12: |
Blairstown Camping Weekend for families and "Young Young Friends." Call 609-883-2414. |
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May 3-5: |
Middle School & Young Friends at Camp Swatara. Call 215-241-7222. |
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August 10-17: |
MS Friends Arts Camp at Burlington. Call |
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215-241-7171. |
Project Alaska work camp. Applications due May 31, preceded by a clearness process. Cost is $950. Call 215-241-7222. |
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July 20-August 3: |
The Peace Center's Peace Camp 2002 |
This camp is for children entering 1st-6th grades in September. Camp will be at Newtown Friends School. Session one: July 15-19 & July 22-26. Session two: July 29-August 2 & August 5-9. Cost per session is $175 per child. For information: 215-750-7220.
The Iraq Peace Forum at Falls Meeting will be on Sunday, May 19th, at 7pm, and will include Jim Fine among others who will speak. You won't want to miss this opportunity! Dessert and coffee available. Call 215-945-7061.
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.
IN THE PALM OF GOD'S HAND: RISE UP SINGING with Peter Blood & Annie Patterson on May 31-June 2. This weekend retreat will be at Kirkridge Retreat & Study Center in Bangor, PA. (610-588-1793 or email bloodpat@erols.com)
Jazz! Jazz! Jazz! at the Delaware Valley College Community Concert Band which will be on Sunday, May 5th, at 3pm. The program includes jazz classics and traditional works for band. Composed of Delaware Valley College students, members of the community, and including senior citizens, it is a truly intergenerational event!
In 1776 George Washington exempted those who had scruples against war from fighting in the Revolutionary War. Over 7000 Conscientious Objectors were jailed in World War Two!
BQM Worship and Ministry will meet at Southampton Meeting on Friday, May 17th, at 6pm. The program is: "Do you seek uplifting of spirituality in your Meeting? Try poetry." Call 215-357-1000 for information. Bring a dish to share.
United Friends School is Uniting Friends and Growing Together: UFS is uniting its two campuses, which are several miles apart. The UFS Board of Trustees made a decision to purchase two contiguous properties near the Tenth Street campus and consolidate the school in Quakertown. Construction of a new building and renovations to existing buildings are now underway and will be completed in August, prior to the opening of school in September, 2002. The students enjoy small, multi-graded classes, Experiential, hands-on learning, and integrated curriculum. Currently UFS serves 150 students from school districts in Montgomery, Upper Bucks, and Lehigh Counties. Applications are now being accepted. For information, call Allie Wight, Admissions Director, at 215-538-1733.
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