AUGUST 2004

AUGUST 2004
6	Fri		Hiroshima Day Vigil
9	Mon		Nagasaki Day Sundown Ceremony for Peace
11	Wed	7:30	BQ Singing Group at Makefield Meeting—all joyful voices are welcome!
13			BQ Worship and Ministry—Newtown
15	Sun		Bucks Quarterly Meeting at Friends Village
			BQ Peace and Social Concerns Committee will meet during lunch at Quarterly Meeting
18-22	Wed-Sun		BQM booth at Middletown Grange Fair
Looking Ahead
Sept. 11		Yardley Meeting Flea Market...not your garden variety flea market!
Sept. 13		Newtown Chandler Hall Aux. will meet at Friends Home, Court and Congress Streets (for more info contact Ethel Quiring 215-675-7908)
October 2		Peace Fair call Judy Kashoff 215-766-7887 for info. Volunteers appreciated!
October 23		Yardley Meeting hosts all day seminar coordinated by Helen Fields for parents and first day school teachers throughout the Quarter. Stay tuned for more information.
October 23		“Staying Sane in an Insane World” PYM Care and Council workshop at Gwynedd Friends Meeting. Contact Deborah Cooper 215-248-0489 or Annette Benert (Lehigh) mailto:Annette.Benert@desales.edu for more information

Bucks Quarter Worship and Ministry August 13

BQ Worship & Ministry will be hosted by Newtown Meeting. Covered dish dinner and dessert beginning at 6pm followed by the discussion: “What is your Meeting doing to nurture the Spiritual life of its members?” For further information call Wanda Guokas 215-968-3775. Newtown Friends will provide beverages.

Bucks Quarterly Meeting To be held at Friends Village August 15

Due to space constraints at Doylestown Meeting, Quarterly Meeting will be held at Friends Village.

9:00am - 9:30	Registration
9:30 - 10:30	Meeting for Worship
10:45-11:45	Arlene Kelly will speak from her experiences with the Deepening and Strengthening Meetings project of PYM. Arlene will share her thoughts about the challenges Meetings face and the ways Meetings increase their vitality.
Noon-1:00	Brown bag lunch - Friends Village will provide beverages and dessert.
1:00 - 3:00	Meeting for business

Exciting morning and afternoon children’s programs will also be held at Friends Village.

Directions to Friends Village

331 Lower Dolington Road, Newtown, PA 18940

215-968-9222

From NJ and east:

I-95 south to Newtown exit. Route 332 west to Lindenhurst Rd. Right on Lindenhust to Twining Road. Left on Twining. Twining becomes Lower Dolington Road. Friends Village will be on the right about 1.5 miles.

From the north:

Route 413 (Durham Road) south to Newtown. At T turn left, go to second light and turn right (Route 532, Sycamore Street, Goodnoes). Turn left onto Jefferson, at stop turn left onto N. State. N. State becomes Edgeboro Drive. Turn right onto Frost Lane to Lower Dolington Road. Left onto Lower Dolington Road. Friends Village will be 2/10 of a mile down on your left.

From the south:

Route 413 north into Newtown. State Street becomes Edgeboro Drive, see directions above from the north.

From the west:

Route 332 into Newtown. Turn left onto State Street. State street becomes Edgeboro Drive, see directions above from the north.

Middletown Grange Fair August 18-22 Wrightstown

Come join Friends and neighbors at the Middletown Grange Fair! Come visit with God’s creatures the sheep, goats, cows, pigs, bunnies, etc. There are oxen and a beautiful team of Belgium horses. When you are finished perusing the wonders of creation, riding the rides and appreciating the 4-H projects, fine hand work of quilters, and knitters come to the Quaker tent located between the Republican tent and the Nursing Mothers tent, it is a wonderful place to reconnect with Friends around the Quarter and to offer volunteer time. Meetings covering the Quaker tent are as folllows:

Wednesday	Wrightown Friends
Thursday	Fallsington Friends
Friday	Middletown Friends
Saturday	Yardley Friends
Sunday	Makefield Friends

If you are a member or attender of any Meeting and are able to volunteer as a greeter on any day(s), please contact Kellie Schlussel-Edens, clerk, BQ Outreach committee at 215-428-0196. This is a fantastic way to show that Quakers are alive, well and have a powerful message to share. See you there!!

Wrightstown Friends Nursery School welcomes new staff member Janie Scurti of Yardley Meeting!

Currently Wrightstown Friends Nursery School has limited openings for the 2004-2005 school year. WFNS serves children ages four and five and offers two programs: Half-day morning programs five days per week and half-day afternoon programs three days per week. All inquiries should contact:

Marty Severin 215-672-0435.

Middle School Friends Arts Camp August 8-15

Come enjoy days that begin with worship and song! There will be morning workshops in theater and visual arts and afternoons with mini-workshops in creative writing, choral singing, fabric and fiber arts, dance and games. Back by popular demand you will go to Island Beach State Park!! You will also explore the arts in New Jersey by visiting the State Museum in Trenton, you’ll journey to the studio of a local painter. A talent show is guaranteed, with a final performance and exhibit Sunday Afternoon, bringing the camp to a close. Lodging will be at the Burlington Conference Center. Come join old friends and meet new ones while Melanie Douty and her assistant Elizabeth Schmidt take you on spirit-led adventures where you will be free to share your gifts openly. Come feel the joy of this wonderful community!! For more information contact Melanie Douty 215-241-7171 or 800-2200-PYMx7171 or mailto:melanied@pym.org or, yes there’s one more, the PYM web site http://www.pym.org/ and click on Middle School Friends, you’ll be glad you did!

PYM Exceeds Annual Fund Goal

Thanks go out to everyone for helping PYM to not only reach the $435,000 goal but to exceed it by $21,000! Sadly in the recent past, cuts had to be made to programs and staff due to lack of funding. With Friends good stewardship, programs, services and staff positions for the 2004-2005 fiscal year will remain in tact and available for those in need.

George School Seeks Two Positions

Event/Public Information Coordinator and Annual Fund Director

For more information:

www.georgeschool.org/jobs/index

Hiroshima Day Vigil, Ceremony and Civil Disobedience:

Lockheed Martin, Goddard and Mall Blvds, Valley Forge, PA (behind King of Prussia Mall). August 6, 8am-siren (time of Hiroshima bombing). Noon Ceremony of Remembrance & Nonviolent Direct Action. Those interested in civil disobedience, call the Brandywine Peace Community by July 30 for info 610-544-1818 or mailto:brandywine@juno.com. August 9, 8pm Nagasaki Day Sundown Ceremony for Peace also at Lockheed Martin.

Religious Freedom Restoration Act is Found Applicable...or is it?

For many years PYM has supported the war tax resistance of employee Priscilla Adams. On June 28, U.S. District Judge Stewart Dalzell issued his ruling in the suit the IRS filed against PYM in July 2003 for the collection of Priscilla’s back taxes. PYM was ordered to collect the back taxes from Priscilla Adams as well as the interest and pay it to the IRS. PYM and Priscilla do not have to pay penalty fees associated with the non-payment of taxes.

According to Judge Dalzell, the Yearly Meeting has established that the IRS’s conduct substantially pressured it to abandon core Quaker beliefs

FGC Illuminating Our Divine Connections Religious Educators Institute-August 19-22-Silver Lake, NY

How can we as Quaker educators and parents nurture the spiritual growth of Friends young and old so that each may have a meaningful relation ship with God? How can we create meeting environments that are nurturing and welcoming to all? Visit http://www.fgcquaker.org/ for more information. Family registrations must be postmarked by August 2. Contact FGC after August 2 to make sure there is still room available.

Snippets of News from the Quarter and Beyond

Pennswood Village Meeting for Worship

Pennswood Village holds Meeting for Worship every first day at 10:30am in the Barclay lounge. All Friends are welcome to join in worship.

Right Sharing of World Resources

Right Sharing of World Resources will go to South India on February 2005. Valerie Brown is a Kirkridge Board of Trustees member and has traveled throughout India and the world. Info: http://www.kirkridge.org/ or 610-588-1793.

Middletown Friends Meeting at Langhorne Midweek Worship

Middletown Friends Meeting at Langhorne has midweek Worship from 7-8pm every Wednesday. The third Wednesday is Worship Sharing.

Doylestown Meeting Friends Vigil for Peace

Doylestown Meeting Friends continue their vigil for peace, 6pm to 7pm every Tuesday, at the corner of State and Main Streets, and invite members from all meetings to participate.

PYM Funding Directory

PYM Funding Directory 2004 edition now available: Each Meeting should have received one copy, copies can be borrowed from the PYM Library (215-241-7220). As of July, the directory is posted on the PYM website http://www.pym.org/ or to purchase a copy send a check for $25. to PYM with funding directory in the memo line.

Chandler Hall Worship Services Organizers

Yardley-August

Buckingham-September

Doylestown-October