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X-WR-CALNAME:CalDiscovery - philadelphia-pa BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:The Goodness Retreat with John Calvi DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260904 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260907 DTSTAMP:20260729T182257Z UID:112434-1788480000-1788739199@www.pym.org CATEGORIES:community,wellness DESCRIPTION:A weekend retreat with John Calvi to learn massage and energ y work techniques\, explore Quaker histories of healings\, and return to our goodness.   \nThe Goodness Retreat brings together all John’s e xperience of deep rest and quiet\, the body and mind as partners for calm\ , and the seeking\, confirming\, and rejoicing in ones’ goodness.  W e will learn simple laying on of hands energy work and easy clothes-on massage.  Together we will practice meditation and explore the history of Quaker healing. Then we will draw a life map to discover our best while leaving the noise of the world behind. LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T182257Z LOCATION:Pendle Hill\, 339 Plush Mill Road\, Wallingford\, 19086\, United States URL:https://www.pym.org/event/the-goodness-retreat-with-john-calvi/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Philadelphia Yearly Meeting X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.pym.org/youth-programs END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:A Quiet Roar: The Unparalleled Lives of Bayard Rustin & Sarah Mapp s Douglass DTSTART:20260905T163000Z DTEND:20260905T173000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T182257Z UID:112311-1788611400-1788615000@www.pym.org CATEGORIES:theater DESCRIPTION:It’s the summer of 1948\, and dynamic civil rights activist Bayard Rustin has a very important speech to prepare for at Arch Street Me eting House. But outspoken 18th-century educator\, activist\, and artist S arah Mapps Douglass doesn’t know who this young interloper is. \nA Quiet Roar is a theater performance that bridges the lives of Rustin and Mapps Douglass\, two phenomenal Black Philadelphian Quakers who walked the halls of Arch Street Meeting House a century apart. Their writings and experien ces come to life by highlighting the complex\, often overlooked intersecti ons of race\, faith\, and freedom in the United States. Written & Directed by Yvie Jones. \nRun Time: 30 minutes \nThe Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) at ASMH practices unprogrammed\, silent worship. Following the p erformance\, the audience will be invited to engage in a 30-second moment of silent reflection and a Q&A. \nCast: Leslie Hartshell (Sarah Mapps Doug lass) & Najee Duwon (Bayard Rustin) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe program will run on Saturday mornings from 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM and afternoons from 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM\, on Memorial Day\, May 25\, 2026\, through Labor Day \, September 7\, 2026. LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T182257Z LOCATION:Arch Street Meeting House\, 320 Arch St\, Philadelphia\, 19106\, United States URL:https://www.pym.org/event/a-quiet-roar-the-unparalleled-lives-of-bayar d-rustin-sarah-mapps-douglass/2026-09-05/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Philadelphia Yearly Meeting X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.pym.org/youth-programs END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Religious Freedom Then and Now: Political Empathy and Religious Pl uralism DTSTART:20260909T213000Z DTEND:20260909T230000Z DTSTAMP:20260827T180654Z UID:113284-1788975000-1788980400@www.pym.org CATEGORIES:education DESCRIPTION:Can empathy\, an ability to stand in the other person’s shoe s\, change how we perceive those who worship and vote differently than we do? Can religious differences be bridged to help us cross political divide s? \nHear the groundbreaking research of University of Pennsylvania politi cal scientist Dr. Lia Howard and her students from the Political Empathy L ab as they offer strategies for improving our political discourse and stre ngthening our democratic institutions. \nThe conversation will be fittingl y held in Gloria Dei (Olde Swedes’) Church\, the oldest surviving brick building in Philadelphia\, the oldest church building in Pennsylvania\, an d one of the oldest congregations in continuous existence in the United St ates. \nRSVP Here: https://www.interfaithphiladelphia.org/religious-freedo m-then-now/ LAST-MODIFIED:20260827T180654Z LOCATION:Old Swedes Episcopal Church URL:https://www.pym.org/event/religious-freedom-then-and-now-political-emp athy-and-religious-pluralism/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Philadelphia Yearly Meeting X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.pym.org/youth-programs END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Walter Francis Elling's 'Redefining Democracy in Red\, White\, Bla ck\, and Blue' DTSTART:20260911T210000Z DTEND:20260912T000000Z DTSTAMP:20260813T180617Z UID:112976-1789146000-1789156800@www.pym.org CATEGORIES:arts DESCRIPTION:Redefining Democracy in Red\, White\, Black\, and Blue is the latest series by local Quaker artist Walter Francis Elling. In homage to J asper Johns\, Elling uses actual flags as canvases to provoke responses to issues of race and queer liberation. Spray-painted messages interweave wi th a color-altered geometric landscape of the flags themselves\, transform ing the geometry of the stars and stripes into visual symbols that reimagi ne patriotism. \nOn Friday\, September 11\, 2026\, enjoy a free Opening Re ception for the inaugural Art at Arch Street Meeting House installation\, Redefining Democracy in Red\, White\, Black\, and Blue. \n\n\n\n\n\nAbout ART at Arch Street Meeting House\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nArt at Arch Street M eeting House is an exhibition program that invites regional\, national\, a nd international artists and community organizations to display 2D artwork in the Reception Room of Arch Street Meeting House (ASMH). \nArt at Arch Street Meeting House transforms three walls of ASMH’s Reception Room int o a platform for community-based artwork. It provides an opportunity for P hiladelphia’s diverse cultural organizations to present their artistic e xpressions and use the visual arts to amplify community voices and foster healing and community dialogue. \nThe program is committed to presenting a wide range of ideas and artistic explorations to showcase the important r ole the arts play in our communities. LAST-MODIFIED:20260813T180617Z LOCATION:Arch Street Meeting House\, 320 Arch St\, Philadelphia\, 19106\, United States URL:https://www.pym.org/event/walter-francis-ellings-redefining-democracy- in-red-white-black-and-blue/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Philadelphia Yearly Meeting X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.pym.org/youth-programs END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Prayers and Meditation for Peace DTSTART:20260912T141500Z DTEND:20260912T150000Z DTSTAMP:20260806T060657Z UID:110295-1789208100-1789210800@www.pym.org CATEGORIES:wellness DESCRIPTION:Trenton Meeting of Friends (Quakers) is holding \nPrayers and Meditation for Peace \nWhere: Trenton Friends Meetinghouse \n142 East Hano ver Street\, Trenton\, NJ or at our zoom link \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/ 9915474009?pwd=aGZ6VW54ZnpwZGcxS3MzUE9kOEllZz09&omn=87362638230 \nWhen: Mo nthly on Second Saturdays\, 10:15-11:00AM \nPrayers and Meditation for Pea ce holds space for vocal ministry and silent worship. \nVocal ministry abo ut peace\, prayer\, and meditation is encouraged. \nContact TrentonQuakers @gmail.com for more information. LAST-MODIFIED:20260806T060657Z LOCATION:Trenton Friends Meetinghouse\, 142 E Hanover St\, Trenton\, 08608 URL:https://www.pym.org/event/prayers-and-meditation-for-peace/2026-09-12/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Philadelphia Yearly Meeting X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.pym.org/youth-programs END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Elements of Quakerism: Training the Facilitators DTSTART:20260912T173000Z DTEND:20260912T193000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T182257Z UID:112467-1789219800-1789227000@www.pym.org CATEGORIES:education DESCRIPTION:A seven-week online course on learning and teaching the fun damental elements of Quaker faith and practice  \nThis compelling seve n-week course explores the spiritual roots of Quaker faith and practice.  The syllabus has a broad audience\, but this unique cohort invites expe rienced Friends to both participate in the course and learn how to fac ilitate it in their own style in their own Meetings.  \nThe course is te xt-based. Each week there is up to about an hour and a half of reading to do before the class. In class\, we will discuss how the ideas in the mater ials might relate to our own spiritual experiences. Most materials are ava ilable to you online. The others are five Pendle Hill Pamphlets that we st rongly encourage participants to obtain\, either by borrowing your Meeting library or by purchasing from Pendle Hill. \nThe number of participants is limited to 10\, so that people can get to know and trust each other and  share about their own experiences and understandings. Due to the limit ed size\, we encourage Friends to coordinate with your Meeting and select a single Friend from your Meeting to participate and bring this resource back to your community. LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T182257Z LOCATION:Pendle Hill\, 339 Plush Mill Road\, Wallingford\, 19086\, United States URL:https://www.pym.org/event/elements-of-quakerism-training-the-facilitat ors-13/2026-09-12/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Philadelphia Yearly Meeting X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.pym.org/youth-programs END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Elements of Quakerism: Training the Facilitators DTSTART:20260912T173000Z DTEND:20260912T193000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T182257Z UID:112366-1789219800-1789227000@www.pym.org CATEGORIES:education DESCRIPTION:A seven-week online course on learning and teaching the fun damental elements of Quaker faith and practice  \nThis compelling seve n-week course explores the spiritual roots of Quaker faith and practice.  The syllabus has a broad audience\, but this unique cohort invites expe rienced Friends to both participate in the course and learn how to fac ilitate it in their own style in their own Meetings.  \nThe course is te xt-based. Each week there is up to about an hour and a half of reading to do before the class. In class\, we will discuss how the ideas in the mater ials might relate to our own spiritual experiences. Most materials are ava ilable to you online. The others are five Pendle Hill Pamphlets that we st rongly encourage participants to obtain\, either by borrowing your Meeting library or by purchasing from Pendle Hill. \nThe number of participants is limited to 10\, so that people can get to know and trust each other and  share about their own experiences and understandings. Due to the limit ed size\, we encourage Friends to coordinate with your Meeting and select a single Friend from your Meeting to participate and bring this resource back to your community. LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T182257Z LOCATION:Pendle Hill\, 339 Plush Mill Road\, Wallingford\, 19086\, United States URL:https://www.pym.org/event/elements-of-quakerism-training-the-facilitat ors-14/2026-09-12/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Philadelphia Yearly Meeting X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.pym.org/youth-programs END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Stephen G. Cary Memorial Lecture 2026: Love Crosses Borders DTSTART:20260914T233000Z DTEND:20260915T010000Z DTSTAMP:20260819T060626Z UID:112570-1789414200-1789419600@www.pym.org CATEGORIES:education DESCRIPTION:A lecture by Anton Flores-Maisonet on immigrant accompaniment \, intentional community\, and radical hospitality.  \nAnton Flores-Maiso net’s lecture\, Love Crosses Borders\, will weave stories from a twenty -five-year journey alongside immigrant communities whose resilience\, fait h\, and struggle have reshaped his understanding of God\, neighbor\, and b elonging. Drawing on experiences of accompaniment\, intentional community\ , and\, most recently\, a six-year experiment in radical hospitality that has welcomed hundreds of migrants into a Quaker meetinghouse\, he will con sider how love calls us beyond the borders that divide us and into deeper practices of solidarity\, faithfulness\, and belonging.  \nTo learn more with Anton\, sign-up for a participatory conversation with him about hi s book in October. LAST-MODIFIED:20260819T060626Z LOCATION:Pendle Hill\, 339 Plush Mill Road\, Wallingford\, 19086\, United States URL:https://www.pym.org/event/stephen-g-cary-memorial-lecture-2026-love-cr osses-borders/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Philadelphia Yearly Meeting X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.pym.org/youth-programs END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Community Engagement: Asset Based and Local Approaches to Growing Meetings DTSTART:20260915T230000Z DTEND:20260916T001500Z DTSTAMP:20260829T060649Z UID:113227-1789498800-1789503300@www.pym.org CATEGORIES:community DESCRIPTION:Community Engagement: Asset Based and Local Approaches to Grow ing Meetings \nGet inspired by one small Meeting that decided to try some thing different. \nFree. Register here. \nhttps://forms.gle/hwtJ9BoLvJtWGk Ya8 \nByberry Friends Meeting in Philadelphia will share what they’ve le arned from over six years of intentional community engagement—opening t heir doors wider\, building local connections\, and bringing new energy an d people into the Meeting. \nMary Ellen McNish will tell the story of how their small Meeting came together around a path forward\, using their ass ets (history and property)\, invested its own resources\, secured addition al funding\, renovated its space\, and hired people to help put the plan i nto action. \nThen Michael Doyle\, their Community Engagement Coordinator \, will describe how regular hospitality\, community organizing\, and part nerships with Quaker-friendly groups has brought hundreds of new people i nto the meetinghouse and new friends joining the Meeting. \nMike and Mary Ellen share logistics of how events\, rentals\, cultivating community co ntacts\, property management\, finding the right persons for the job\, and using online and social media can help Meetings become more visible and connected. \nAnd then there’s the big question: Once people come throug h the door\, how do we make them feel welcome—and invite them back? \nCo me away with practical ideas\, lessons learned\, and ideas you can adapt f or your own Meeting. \nPart of AQM’s Engagement\, Communications\, In-re ach & Outreach Topic Series— workshops designed to build community and g row Meetings across Abington Quarter (and beyond) \nAbingtonQuarterlyMeeti ng.org \nRegister here: \nhttps://forms.gle/hwtJ9BoLvJtWGkYa8 \nTwo ways to get the Zoom link after you register-  \n\nYou will receive a reminder email from us with the Zoom link the day before (Sept 14). Look in your e mail inbox that you used to register.\n\n  \n\nOr\, if you are already a registered user on the AQM website – you can access Zoom links anytime!   Just log on to AbingtonQuarterlyMeeting.org  and go to the Calendar\ , the date\, and click on the event link. (The Zoom link will be updated p rior to the session)\n\nQuestions or need assistance? \nContact: AQM Comm unications Coordinator\, Lanza  at (215) 990-3196  or email  AbingtonQ TRCommunications@gmail.com LAST-MODIFIED:20260829T060649Z LOCATION:Zoom link\, https://bit.ly/3v6Fs1v URL:https://www.pym.org/event/community-engagement-asset-based-and-local-a pproaches-to-growing-meetings-2/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Philadelphia Yearly Meeting X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.pym.org/youth-programs END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Third Tuesdays: Protect\, Resist and Build with AFSC DTSTART:20260916T000000Z DTEND:20260916T013000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T182257Z UID:109386-1789502400-1789507800@www.pym.org CATEGORIES:community DESCRIPTION:Monthly webinar series that brings together AFSC constituents to learn about how to protect\, resist\, and build just peace\, just migra tion\, and just economies. \nThird Tuesday of every month at 8pm ET/ 7pm C T/ 5pm PT. \nIf you are registering from outside the US please use the zip code 19102. LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T182257Z URL:https://www.pym.org/event/third-tuesdays-protect-resist-and-build-with -afsc-2/2026-09-15/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Philadelphia Yearly Meeting X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.pym.org/youth-programs END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Community Engagement: Asset Based and Local Approaches to Growing Meetings DTSTART:20260916T230000Z DTEND:20260917T001500Z DTSTAMP:20260829T060649Z UID:113237-1789585200-1789589700@www.pym.org CATEGORIES:community,education DESCRIPTION:Get inspired by one small Meeting that decided to try somethin g different. \nFree. Register here. \nhttps://forms.gle/hwtJ9BoLvJtWGkYa8 \nPart of AQM’s Engagement\, Communications\, In-reach & Outreach Topic Series— workshops designed to build community and grow Meetings across A bington Quarter (and beyond) \nCommunity Engagement: Asset Based and Local Approaches to Growing Meetings  \nByberry Friends Meeting in Philadelphi a will share what they’ve learned from over six years of intentional co mmunity engagement—opening their doors wider\, building local connection s\, and bringing new energy and people into the Meeting. \nMary Ellen McNi sh will tell the story of how their small Meeting came together around a path forward\, using their assets (history and property)\, invested its ow n resources\, secured additional funding\, renovated its space\, and hired people to help put the plan into action. \nThen Michael Doyle\, their Co mmunity Engagement Coordinator\, will describe how regular hospitality\, c ommunity organizing\, and partnerships with Quaker-friendly groups has bro ught hundreds of new people into the meetinghouse and new friends joinin g the Meeting. \nMike and Mary Ellen share logistics of how events\, rent als\, cultivating community contacts\, property management\, finding the r ight persons for the job\, and using online and social media can help Mee tings become more visible and connected. \nAnd then there’s the big ques tion: Once people come through the door\, how do we make them feel welcom e—and invite them back? \nCome away with practical ideas\, lessons learn ed\, and ideas you can adapt for your own Meeting. \nRegister here: \nhttp s://forms.gle/hwtJ9BoLvJtWGkYa8 \nTwo ways to get the Zoom link after you register-  \n\nYou will receive a reminder email from us with the Zoom li nk the day before (Sept 14). Look in your email inbox that you used to reg ister.\n\n  \n\nOr\, if you are already a registered user on the AQM webs ite – you can access Zoom links anytime!  Just log on to AbingtonQuart erlyMeeting.org  and go to the Calendar\, the date\, and click on the ev ent link. (The Zoom link will be updated prior to the session)\n\nQuestion s or need assistance? \nContact: AQM Communications Coordinator\, Lanza  at (215) 990-3196  or email  AbingtonQTRCommunications@gmail.com \nAbi ngtonQuarterlyMeeting.org LAST-MODIFIED:20260829T060649Z LOCATION:Zoom link\, https://bit.ly/3v6Fs1v URL:https://www.pym.org/event/community-engagement-asset-based-and-local-a pproaches-to-growing-meetings/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Philadelphia Yearly Meeting X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.pym.org/youth-programs END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Finding Friends: Outreach and Faithful Sharing DTSTART:20260919T140000Z DTEND:20260919T191500Z DTSTAMP:20260731T181452Z UID:112939-1789812000-1789830900@www.pym.org CATEGORIES:community DESCRIPTION:Friends will gather over Zoom for Philadelphia Yearly Meeting ’s Finding Friends: Outreach and Faithful Sharing\, September 19\, 2026\ , 10:00 am – 3:15 pm. \nThis event is especially for Friends who already feel a spark for outreach in their meeting and are looking for direction and practical tools to act on it\, including Friends who are not part of a formal committee. \nThis free event is open to outreach committee members \, clerks\, and any Friend involved in welcoming newcomers who wants to bu ild skills\, learn about resources\, and connect with others around Quaker outreach and inreach. \nWhether your meeting has been doing outreach for years or is just getting started\, this is an opportunity to consider how we welcome newcomers and help current attenders and members feel part of t he meeting community. \nFriends will share outreach ideas\, marketing stra tegies\, and ways they have connected with their local communities. \nRegi ster for Event \nSchedule \n10:00 – 10:15 AM | Opening WorshipWe begin w ith a period of gathered silence to center ourselves before the day’s wo rk. \n10:15 – 11:15 AM | Session: Proselytizing vs. Faithful Sharing –  Early Friends shared their faith with a directness and authenticity that changed lives. How did we get from there to here — and what might it lo ok like to find our way back? In this opening session\, we’ll explore th e distinction between proselytizing and faithful sharing\, drawing on Quak er history and our own experience\, and asking together what it means to s peak of our faith without coercion or apology. \n11:15 AM – 12:15 PM | C onversation: A Meeting Thriving in Outreach – Monthly Meeting of Friend s of Philadelphia (Arch Street Friends) shares what a living outreach prac tice looks like — how they built it\, what has worked\, and what other m eetings might learn from their experience. In conversation with Friend Ale c Unkovic\, Clerk of the Outreach Committee. \n12:15 – 1:00 PM | Lunch B reak \n1:00 – 2:00 PM | Outreach Tools 101 – A practical introduction to three free tools — Canva\, Mailchimp\, and Wix — that any meeting can use to begin or strengthen its outreach presence. Facilitated by membe rs of PYM’s Communications Team. \n2:00 – 3:00 PM | Queries & Sharing – Open\, Spirit-led discussion. Queries will be offered to prompt refle ction\, and participants are invited to share from their own experience of outreach and faithful sharing. \n3:00 – 3:15 PM | Closing Worship \nFri ends can contact Simone Small Gellizeau\, director of Programs and Religio us Life at sgellizeau@pym.org with any questions. \n\nRegister at https:// secure.qgiv.com/for/PYMEvents/event/findingfriends26/ LAST-MODIFIED:20260731T181452Z URL:https://www.pym.org/event/finding-friends-outreach-and-faithful-sharin g/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Philadelphia Yearly Meeting X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.pym.org/youth-programs END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Elements of Quakerism: Training the Facilitators DTSTART:20260919T173000Z DTEND:20260919T193000Z DTSTAMP:20260801T181407Z UID:112369-1789824600-1789831800@www.pym.org CATEGORIES:education DESCRIPTION:A seven-week online course on learning and teaching the fun damental elements of Quaker faith and practice  \nThis compelling seve n-week course explores the spiritual roots of Quaker faith and practice.  The syllabus has a broad audience\, but this unique cohort invites expe rienced Friends to both participate in the course and learn how to fac ilitate it in their own style in their own Meetings.  \nThe course is te xt-based. Each week there is up to about an hour and a half of reading to do before the class. In class\, we will discuss how the ideas in the mater ials might relate to our own spiritual experiences. Most materials are ava ilable to you online. The others are five Pendle Hill Pamphlets that we st rongly encourage participants to obtain\, either by borrowing your Meeting library or by purchasing from Pendle Hill. \nThe number of participants is limited to 10\, so that people can get to know and trust each other and  share about their own experiences and understandings. Due to the limit ed size\, we encourage Friends to coordinate with your Meeting and select a single Friend from your Meeting to participate and bring this resource back to your community. LAST-MODIFIED:20260801T181407Z LOCATION:Pendle Hill\, 339 Plush Mill Road\, Wallingford\, 19086\, United States URL:https://www.pym.org/event/elements-of-quakerism-training-the-facilitat ors-14/2026-09-19/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Philadelphia Yearly Meeting X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.pym.org/youth-programs END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Elements of Quakerism: Training the Facilitators DTSTART:20260919T173000Z DTEND:20260919T193000Z DTSTAMP:20260808T180533Z UID:112470-1789824600-1789831800@www.pym.org CATEGORIES:education DESCRIPTION:A seven-week online course on learning and teaching the fun damental elements of Quaker faith and practice  \nThis compelling seve n-week course explores the spiritual roots of Quaker faith and practice.  The syllabus has a broad audience\, but this unique cohort invites expe rienced Friends to both participate in the course and learn how to fac ilitate it in their own style in their own Meetings.  \nThe course is te xt-based. Each week there is up to about an hour and a half of reading to do before the class. In class\, we will discuss how the ideas in the mater ials might relate to our own spiritual experiences. Most materials are ava ilable to you online. The others are five Pendle Hill Pamphlets that we st rongly encourage participants to obtain\, either by borrowing your Meeting library or by purchasing from Pendle Hill. \nThe number of participants is limited to 10\, so that people can get to know and trust each other and  share about their own experiences and understandings. Due to the limit ed size\, we encourage Friends to coordinate with your Meeting and select a single Friend from your Meeting to participate and bring this resource back to your community. LAST-MODIFIED:20260808T180533Z LOCATION:Pendle Hill\, 339 Plush Mill Road\, Wallingford\, 19086\, United States URL:https://www.pym.org/event/elements-of-quakerism-training-the-facilitat ors-13/2026-09-19/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Philadelphia Yearly Meeting X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.pym.org/youth-programs END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:COLONIAL KIDS! - Everyday Life During The American Revolution DTSTART:20260919T180000Z DTEND:20260919T210000Z DTSTAMP:20260819T060626Z UID:113116-1789826400-1789837200@www.pym.org CATEGORIES:family DESCRIPTION:Please join Merion Friends Meeting House on Saturday\, Septemb er 19th from 2 pm-5 pm for the next edition of our Let’s Be Friends prog ramming! \nCOLONIAL KIDS! \nEveryday Life During The American Revolution \ nStep back in time and discover what life was really like for children and families during the American Revolution. \nMeet a historical interpreter and learn about the important roles women played during the war. \nExplore the games and toys that entertained colonial children. \nRefreshments wil l be served afterwards in Friends Hall. \nThis event is free\, and all are welcome! Please visit our website at https://merionfriends.org/lets-be-fr iends to register.  \n615 Montgomery Avenue – Merion Station\, PA 1906 6 LAST-MODIFIED:20260819T060626Z LOCATION:Merion Friends Meeting\, 615 Montgomery Ave\, Merion\, PA URL:https://www.pym.org/event/colonial-kids-everyday-life-during-the-ameri can-revolution/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Philadelphia Yearly Meeting X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.pym.org/youth-programs END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:From Trees: Art\, Craft and Creativity DTSTART:20260920T160000Z DTEND:20260920T180000Z DTSTAMP:20260829T060649Z UID:113190-1789905600-1789912800@www.pym.org CATEGORIES:arts,community DESCRIPTION:Join London Grove Friends Meeting for a community celebration of the creativity inspired by trees and the legacy of its historic Penn Oa k\, which fell in 2023 after standing on the Meetinghouse grounds for more than 350 years. \nWe invite anyone who has crafted an item from Penn Oak wood to bring their creation for display during the event. Photos of large r pieces are also welcome. Some handcrafted items will be available for sa le directly from the makers. \nThe afternoon will also feature the Faces i n Quaker Trees photography exhibition\, nature-related games and activitie s for children and light refreshments. \nAdmission is free and all are wel come. To let us know you have a Penn Oak piece to exhibit\, please contact LondonGroveOak@gmail.com. LAST-MODIFIED:20260829T060649Z LOCATION:London Grove Monthly Meeting\, 500 E Street Road\, Kennett Square \, 19348 URL:https://www.pym.org/event/from-trees-art-craft-and-creativity/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Philadelphia Yearly Meeting X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.pym.org/youth-programs END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Quakers Ending Mass Incarceration (QEMIC) Meeting DTSTART:20260923T223000Z DTEND:20260924T003000Z DTSTAMP:20260808T180533Z UID:112778-1790188200-1790188200@www.pym.org CATEGORIES:community DESCRIPTION:We discuss the ongoing and future work of QEMIC. Meetings are typically the fourth Wednesday of the month at 6:30 pm. \n\nJoin Zoom Meet ing: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84786972371?pwd=SEZoGsPdQWSc2Au9bK9PvGKwzfk 3Dd.1 \nPasscode: spring26 LAST-MODIFIED:20260808T180533Z URL:https://www.pym.org/event/quakers-ending-mass-incarceration-qemic-meet ing/2026-09-23/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Philadelphia Yearly Meeting X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.pym.org/youth-programs END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Revolutionary Family: The Biddles and American Independence DTSTART:20260924T213000Z DTEND:20260924T233000Z DTSTAMP:20260813T180617Z UID:112997-1790271000-1790278200@www.pym.org CATEGORIES:arts,community,film DESCRIPTION:Arch Street Meeting House and Andalusia Historic House\, Garde ns & Arboretum are excited to partner on a special program highlighting An dalusia’s current exhibition Revolutionary Family: The Biddles & Americ an Independence. \nEnjoy a screening of engaging documentary videos on the Biddle family and the Revolution\, followed by a conversation and audienc e questions. A light reception will precede the program.‍ ‍ \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nRevolutionary Family presents historic objects\, artwork\, and man uscripts to explore the influential roles that Biddle family members playe d during the Revolution. Four short-format documentary videos complement t he exhibition\, illuminating the experiences of nine Revolutionary-era Bid dle family members and their stories of bravery\, loss\, ingenuity\, love\ , and friendship: Mary Scull Biddle\, matriarch and map editor\, and her s on John Biddle\, surveyor and exiled loyalist\; Colonel Clement and Rebeka h Biddle\, a devoted Quaker couple at camp\; Captains Nicholas and Charles Biddle\, brothers at sea\; and Edward\, James\, and Owen Biddle\, leaders of Revolutionary thought and action. Owen’s son\, architect Owen Jr.\, later designed Arch Street Meeting House. \nThe documentary videos feature subject matter experts from Andalusia and many other Philadelphia-area in stitutions\, including the American Philosophical Society\, Carpenters’ Hall\, Independence Seaport Museum\, and Philadelphia Museum of Art. After the screenings\, Andalusia Executive Director John Vick and Research Assi stant Brie Stoltzfus will join Arch Street Meeting House Executive Directo r Sean Connolly for a conversation about the project and its themes of fam ily life during this fascinating\, yet challenging\, moment in American hi story. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRevolutionary Family: The Biddles & American Independence is on display through November 13\, 2026\, at And alusia Historic House\, Gardens & Arboretum. \nA 50-acre site located on t he Delaware River in Bensalem\, Pennsylvania\, Andalusia was first establi shed in 1795 by Philadelphia merchant John Craig\, then later expanded int o a Greek Revival estate by his son-in-law Nicholas Biddle. Today\, Andalu sia stewards the Biddle family’s history and legacy through tours of the historic house museum and access to its spectacular gardens. Visit Andalu siaPA.org for more information on the exhibition and site. LAST-MODIFIED:20260813T180617Z LOCATION:Arch Street Meeting House\, 320 Arch St\, Philadelphia\, 19106\, United States URL:https://www.pym.org/event/revolutionary-family-the-biddles-and-america n-independence/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Philadelphia Yearly Meeting X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.pym.org/youth-programs END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Peace Fair of Bucks Quarterly Meeting DTSTART:20260926T143000Z DTEND:20260926T200000Z DTSTAMP:20260814T000634Z UID:107290-1790418600-1790438400@www.pym.org CATEGORIES:arts,community,drink,festival,food DESCRIPTION:The 26th annual Peace Fair features over 80 tables of local cr afts\, artwork\, traditional and vegetarian food\, kids games\, and Bucks area non-profits whose focus is peace\, community service\, healthy living and the environment. Browse the gently-used book sale and listen to the T ookany Creek bluegrass band\, Mindy Murray and Kevin McCloskey from River Drivers\, and singer/songwriters Jonathan Sprout and Paige Melton\, among others. Hear this year’s Bucks County Poet Laureate Madeline Marriott an d other area poets at the Poetry Reading (open mike at the end)\, and tour the recently restored Buckingham Quaker Meetinghouse\, a National Landmar k. The fair runs from 10:30am to 4:00pm on Saturday\, September 26\, and i s handicap accessible. Admission and parking are free to the public\, ($5 suggested donation). Visitors from toddlers to seniors will enjoy a deligh tful\, engaging and uplifting day at the Peace Fair. LAST-MODIFIED:20260814T000634Z LOCATION:Buckingham Friends Meetinghouse\, 5684 Old York Rd\, Lahaska\, 18 931\, United States URL:https://www.pym.org/event/peace-fair-of-bucks-quarterly-meeting/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Philadelphia Yearly Meeting X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.pym.org/youth-programs END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Elements of Quakerism: Training the Facilitators DTSTART:20260926T173000Z DTEND:20260926T193000Z DTSTAMP:20260815T180557Z UID:112370-1790429400-1790436600@www.pym.org CATEGORIES:education DESCRIPTION:A seven-week online course on learning and teaching the fun damental elements of Quaker faith and practice  \nThis compelling seve n-week course explores the spiritual roots of Quaker faith and practice.  The syllabus has a broad audience\, but this unique cohort invites expe rienced Friends to both participate in the course and learn how to fac ilitate it in their own style in their own Meetings.  \nThe course is te xt-based. Each week there is up to about an hour and a half of reading to do before the class. In class\, we will discuss how the ideas in the mater ials might relate to our own spiritual experiences. Most materials are ava ilable to you online. The others are five Pendle Hill Pamphlets that we st rongly encourage participants to obtain\, either by borrowing your Meeting library or by purchasing from Pendle Hill. \nThe number of participants is limited to 10\, so that people can get to know and trust each other and  share about their own experiences and understandings. Due to the limit ed size\, we encourage Friends to coordinate with your Meeting and select a single Friend from your Meeting to participate and bring this resource back to your community. LAST-MODIFIED:20260815T180557Z LOCATION:Pendle Hill\, 339 Plush Mill Road\, Wallingford\, 19086\, United States URL:https://www.pym.org/event/elements-of-quakerism-training-the-facilitat ors-14/2026-09-26/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Philadelphia Yearly Meeting X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.pym.org/youth-programs END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Elements of Quakerism: Training the Facilitators DTSTART:20260926T173000Z DTEND:20260926T193000Z DTSTAMP:20260829T180652Z UID:112471-1790429400-1790436600@www.pym.org CATEGORIES:education DESCRIPTION:A seven-week online course on learning and teaching the fun damental elements of Quaker faith and practice  \nThis compelling seve n-week course explores the spiritual roots of Quaker faith and practice.  The syllabus has a broad audience\, but this unique cohort invites expe rienced Friends to both participate in the course and learn how to fac ilitate it in their own style in their own Meetings.  \nThe course is te xt-based. Each week there is up to about an hour and a half of reading to do before the class. In class\, we will discuss how the ideas in the mater ials might relate to our own spiritual experiences. Most materials are ava ilable to you online. The others are five Pendle Hill Pamphlets that we st rongly encourage participants to obtain\, either by borrowing your Meeting library or by purchasing from Pendle Hill. \nThe number of participants is limited to 10\, so that people can get to know and trust each other and  share about their own experiences and understandings. Due to the limit ed size\, we encourage Friends to coordinate with your Meeting and select a single Friend from your Meeting to participate and bring this resource back to your community. LAST-MODIFIED:20260829T180652Z LOCATION:Pendle Hill\, 339 Plush Mill Road\, Wallingford\, 19086\, United States URL:https://www.pym.org/event/elements-of-quakerism-training-the-facilitat ors-13/2026-09-26/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Philadelphia Yearly Meeting X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.pym.org/youth-programs END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:BD 101 Gender & Sexuality DTSTART:20260927T040000Z DTEND:20260929T040000Z DTSTAMP:20260830T000719Z UID:112989-1790467200-1790640000@www.pym.org CATEGORIES:education DESCRIPTION:Beyond Diversity 101 – Gender & Sexuality: \nBeyond Diversit y 101: Gender & Sexuality (BD101G&S) is an intensive\, five-day workshop\, based on\, Beyond Diversity 101 first designed and facilitated by Niyonu Spann in 1999. This program is grounded in the belief that when it comes t o gender and sexuality each of us seeks healing and wholeness\, which nece ssarily calls forth our inner wisdom waiting to be remembered and reclaime d. \nPricing: \nPay it forward- $1\,700 \nStandard Single Room- $1\,500 \n Standard Shared Room – $1\,300 \nCommuter- $800 \n  \nLearn more at htt ps://www.bd101.org/gendsexuality LAST-MODIFIED:20260830T000719Z LOCATION:Pendle Hill\, 339 Plush Mill Road\, Wallingford\, 19086\, United States URL:https://www.pym.org/event/bd-101-gender-sexuality/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Philadelphia Yearly Meeting X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.pym.org/youth-programs END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Philadelphia Quarterly Meeting Annual Family Picnic DTSTART:20260927T160000Z DTEND:20260927T193000Z DTSTAMP:20260901T000721Z UID:113149-1790510400-1790523000@www.pym.org CATEGORIES:community,family,food,outdoors DESCRIPTION:Annual Family-Friend Picnic & Gathering \nJoin Philadelphia Q uarter Friends for our annual family-friend picnic and gathering at Frie nds Southwestern Burial Ground on September 27\, 2026. We’ll spend the day enjoying fellowship\, worship\, food\, and time outdoors together. The gathering will start at noon and include a tour of the burial grounds\, a program from the Central Philadelphia Burial Committee\, activities for c hildren\, and plenty of opportunities to connect with Friends of all ages. The day will end at 4 pm. Bring a lawn chair or blanket\, and a salad or dessert to share. \nCheck out our website for the schedule and the opportu nity to register: https://philadelphiaquarter.org/events/2026-picnic/ LAST-MODIFIED:20260901T000721Z LOCATION:Friends Southwestern Burial Ground\, 236 Powell Ln\, Upper Darby\ , 19082 URL:https://www.pym.org/event/philadelphia-quarterly-meeting-annual-family -picnic/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Philadelphia Yearly Meeting X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.pym.org/youth-programs END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Silent Witness Signs of Fascism DTSTART:20261001T120000Z DTEND:20261001T220000Z DTSTAMP:20260831T000733Z UID:112740-1790841600-1806343200@www.pym.org CATEGORIES:community DESCRIPTION:As Friends are aware – the Nation is again under increasing threat of a full loss of Democracy and a slide into Authoritarianism and F ascism. Silent Witness Events are occurring Nationwide. Silent Witnesses a re spiritual and educative and peaceful to the core. They are not protests or “demonstrations” rather they are spiritual witness – using our o wn lives and bodies to say “we see” we witness the signs of fascism oc curring around us now. For those with interest in learning more and consid ering participating in such witness in Northern Delaware and Eastern most Pennsylvania you may contact Ken Brick – kenbrick@verizon.net LAST-MODIFIED:20260831T000733Z URL:https://www.pym.org/event/silent-witness-signs-of-fascism/2026-10-01/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Philadelphia Yearly Meeting X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.pym.org/youth-programs END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Elements of Quakerism: Training the Facilitators DTSTART:20261003T173000Z DTEND:20261003T193000Z DTSTAMP:20260831T000733Z UID:112371-1791034200-1791041400@www.pym.org CATEGORIES:education DESCRIPTION:A seven-week online course on learning and teaching the fun damental elements of Quaker faith and practice  \nThis compelling seve n-week course explores the spiritual roots of Quaker faith and practice.  The syllabus has a broad audience\, but this unique cohort invites expe rienced Friends to both participate in the course and learn how to fac ilitate it in their own style in their own Meetings.  \nThe course is te xt-based. Each week there is up to about an hour and a half of reading to do before the class. In class\, we will discuss how the ideas in the mater ials might relate to our own spiritual experiences. Most materials are ava ilable to you online. The others are five Pendle Hill Pamphlets that we st rongly encourage participants to obtain\, either by borrowing your Meeting library or by purchasing from Pendle Hill. \nThe number of participants is limited to 10\, so that people can get to know and trust each other and  share about their own experiences and understandings. Due to the limit ed size\, we encourage Friends to coordinate with your Meeting and select a single Friend from your Meeting to participate and bring this resource back to your community. LAST-MODIFIED:20260831T000733Z LOCATION:Pendle Hill\, 339 Plush Mill Road\, Wallingford\, 19086\, United States URL:https://www.pym.org/event/elements-of-quakerism-training-the-facilitat ors-14/2026-10-03/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Philadelphia Yearly Meeting X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.pym.org/youth-programs END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Elements of Quakerism: Training the Facilitators DTSTART:20261003T173000Z DTEND:20261003T193000Z DTSTAMP:20260902T180803Z UID:112472-1791034200-1791041400@www.pym.org CATEGORIES:education DESCRIPTION:A seven-week online course on learning and teaching the fun damental elements of Quaker faith and practice  \nThis compelling seve n-week course explores the spiritual roots of Quaker faith and practice.  The syllabus has a broad audience\, but this unique cohort invites expe rienced Friends to both participate in the course and learn how to fac ilitate it in their own style in their own Meetings.  \nThe course is te xt-based. Each week there is up to about an hour and a half of reading to do before the class. In class\, we will discuss how the ideas in the mater ials might relate to our own spiritual experiences. Most materials are ava ilable to you online. The others are five Pendle Hill Pamphlets that we st rongly encourage participants to obtain\, either by borrowing your Meeting library or by purchasing from Pendle Hill. \nThe number of participants is limited to 10\, so that people can get to know and trust each other and  share about their own experiences and understandings. Due to the limit ed size\, we encourage Friends to coordinate with your Meeting and select a single Friend from your Meeting to participate and bring this resource back to your community. LAST-MODIFIED:20260902T180803Z LOCATION:Pendle Hill\, 339 Plush Mill Road\, Wallingford\, 19086\, United States URL:https://www.pym.org/event/elements-of-quakerism-training-the-facilitat ors-13/2026-10-03/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Philadelphia Yearly Meeting X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.pym.org/youth-programs END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR