Middletown Meeting Annual Auction
American Friends Service Committee
A Dedication Celebration for a New Facility at Buckingham Friends School
Friends Committee on National Legislation Annual Meeting
Monday Night Pendle Hill Lecture Series
Book Fair at Newtown Friends School
Silent Witness: Quaker Meetinghouses in the Delaware Valley, 1695 to the Present
Snippets of News from the Quarter and Other Places
Midweek Worship from 7-8 pm Every Wednesday
Aquatic & Fitness Center at Pennswood
Chandler Hall Worship Services
November 2002 |
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Fri |
7:00 pm |
Concert for Peace, at Friends Center, free and open to the public. |
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1 |
Fri |
7:30 pm |
Middletown’s Annual Auction. |
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1-2 |
Fri-Sat |
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American Friends Service Committee Gathering at Friends Center. |
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5 |
Tues |
7 pm |
Chandler Hall Annual Memorial Community Tree-Lighting event. |
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7 |
Thurs |
7:30 pm |
BQM Oversight Committee meets at Buckingham Meeting |
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7-10 |
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(FCNL) Friends Committee on National Legislation in Washington D.C. |
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10 |
Sun |
7:00 |
Quakerism 201 with Jonathan Snipes at Yardley Meeting. |
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15 |
Fri |
6:30 |
BQM Worship & Ministry meets at Yardley Meeting. |
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16 |
Sat |
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Financial Stewardship Conference At Westtown School in Westtown , PA. |
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17 |
Sun |
9-3 |
Bucks Quarterly Meeting at Quakertown Meeting. |
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17 |
Sun |
7:00 |
Quakerism 201 with Jonathan Snipes at Yardley Meeting. |
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18 |
Mon |
4:30-6 pm |
Chandler Hall Holiday Grief Workshop. |
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24 |
Sun |
2-3:30 pm |
A Dedication Celebration at Buckingham Friends School. |
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24-26 |
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8 am-8 pm |
Book Fair at Newtown Friends School Parents Association. |
Looking Ahead |
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January 11 |
Second Annual Gathering of Quaker Public Educators. (new) |
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This wonderful auction has been going on for many years now. Feel free to come on Friday, November 1st. Potluck meal is at 6pm. The auction starts at 7:30pm. For information, call Holly Olson (215-453-7325)
The Annual Public Gathering of AFSC will be on Saturday, November 2nd, at 1:30pm at Friends Center.
The program includes a welcome by Mary Ellen McNish, general secretary, followed by greetings from Paul Lacey, board of directors. The speaker will be Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge. There will be a break from 2:45-3pm. Following that, there will be simultaneous panels: Promoting Peace, Working through Partner Relationships, Protecting Civil Liberties. The meeting is free and open to the public. For information call: 215-241-7000. Ask for Tony Heriza.
Chandler Hall offers a Holiday Grief Workshop that addresses questions about coping with holidays. Participants engage in discussions and learn strategies which help them handle potentially stressful times. The date is Monday, Nov 18, 2002. The session meets from 4:30-6:00pm.
The Annual Memorial Community Tree-Lighting event is on November 5th at 7pm. The names of those who died in the past year will be read. Those attending are invited to share memories of their loved ones as well. Your donation of $10 or more will dedicate a light for this season. Monies raised are used to support the work of the hospice program.
Hospice volunteers are needed. If you or someone you know might be interested in volunteering, call 215-860-4000, ext 1375
Friends are invited for the dedication on Sunday, November 24, 2002, from 2pm to 3:30pm. Festivities include a dedication celebration in the Meetinghouse, tours of the upper school building, signing of the donor appreciation certificate, singing by BFS students, a mime and a clown, chamber music, and refreshments. RSVP Shelly Bittman at 215-794-7491 or mailto:sbittman@bfs.org for information.
Theme: Speaking Truth to Power - Voices for Peace, Justice, and Reconciliation
Highlights of the three-day meeting begins on Saturday evening. Executive, Ed Snyder, will host an informal chat on the theme "Should we keep on keeping on?" Is Friends' historic peace testimony still relevant? Hear leaders from AFSC, FGC, Friends United Meeting, and Quaker United Nations Office discuss "Challenges to the Quaker Peace Testimony in Today's World." How can individual friends make a difference in their local communities? A panel of grassroots advocates will share their experiences, then participate in skill-building workshops on making effective use of media, organizing local coalitions, and lobby effectively. Call 1-800-630-1330, ext 122 for more information.
At Arch Street Meeting!
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Nov 4: |
The Spiritual Dimensions of Race in America. |
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Dec 2: |
Race in America: Beyond Black and White. |
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Jan 6: |
Broadening the Dialogue - Religion, Race & Gender. |
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Feb 3: |
Racism by Design-White racial profiling in America. |
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Mar 3: |
Why Racial Justice Matters for White Folks. |
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April 7: |
Economic Justice and Gender: A Borderlands Perspective |
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May 2-4: |
Forum Weekend Conference including Cornell West as Saturday speaker. |
All of the above are from 7:30-9:00pm.
Donations accepted. Admission Free.
If U.S. relations with the Muslim world continue to deteriorate, there is a possibility of a national emergency and immediate revival of the draft by executive order. In that case, under the regulations now in place, young people may have ten days or less to establish their credentials as conscientious objectors. Middletown Meeting at Langhorne has designed a process to help Quaker youth prepare to face their draft board. For information: mailto:katedaly@infocus50.com
The Newtown Friends School Parents Association is holding a book fair on Monday, November 25 and Tuesday, November 26 from 8am-8pm in the school auditorium. In addition to offering selections from Scholastic Books, there will also be a broad selection of books from Friends General Conference. Proceeds from the sale will benefit the school. All are invited to attend. Call Janie Scurti at (215) 295-2545 for more information.
This will be on display September 21 to December 31 at the Athenaeum of Philadelphia, East Washington Square, 9am-5pm. Admission is free. In January 2003, the exhibit will move to the East Room of Arch Street Meeting House, where it will remain for three months. The exhibit consists of panels of photographs and architectural drawings with explanatory text.
This workshop will be on Sat, Nov 9, 2002, from 9:30-noon, at Arch Street Meetinghouse, 4th & Arch St. This is for representatives of Monthly & Quarterly Meeting. Topics are: recent changes in the PYM Tuition Aid Program, pertaining to the Rhoads Fund
The title is "When the Peace Comes." A powerful new work for viola and spoken word, written by jazz musician and composer Hannibal for Philadelphia Orchestra violist, Judy Geist. Elements of jazz, rock and classical music come together in this exploration of good, evil, suffering, hope, tenacity and peace. Faith & Practice (Doylestown Mtg) will offer bluegrass, gospel, pop, blues & folk music. The concert will be on Friday, Nov 1st at 7pm, at Friends Center. The program is free and open to the public.
Middletown Friends Meeting now has midweek Worship from 7-8 pm every Wednesday. The third Wendnesday is Worship Sharing at 7pm.
A Talbots red cardigan was left at Camp Onas during the Newtown Quarterly Meeting. The red cardigan was left in the dining hall. If this sweater is yours, call Sue Gould at 1-610-847-5858.
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 Meeting has added the Abolition of Nuclear Weapons to the Peace Vigil Message. The Vigil is from 6pm-7pm every Tuesday.
NOVA (Network Of Victim Assistance) now has a Thrift Shop - in Doylestown?
On October 10, 2002, there was a groundbreaking for the Aquatic & Fitness Center at Pennswood Village. Rain could not dampen their spirits!
Organizers:
November – Southampton
December - Wrightstown
Yardley - January
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