PYM Ministry for Racial Justice and Equality
Posted on Aug 14, 09 | 11:22 am
PYM NEWS: Members of the Ministry for Racial Justice and Equality in the Religious Society of Friends sent letters to Meetings last fall, offering a visit from the group to share about the ministry. We have now scheduled visits to Woodstown Meeting (NJ), Third Haven Meeting (MD) and Fallsington Meeting (PA).
Meeting on Worship and Ministry Fall Gathering
Posted on Aug 10, 09 | 1:10 pm
PYM Meeting on Worship and Ministry fall gathering will take place on November 7, 2009, from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm, at the Burlington Meeting House Conference Center, 340 High Street, Burlington, NJ .
Friends Association Seeks Foster Parents
Posted on Mar 20, 09 | 3:49 pm
PYM NEWS: Friends Association for Care and Protection of Children is reaching out to Friends Meetings in Chester, Delaware and Montgomery Counties for foster parents.
New FGC Book on Friends and Race
Posted on Jan 27, 09 | 9:15 pm
PYM NEWS: QuakerPress of Friends General Conference is publishing a much-anticipated book on racial discrimination in the Religious Society of Friends. Everyone is invited to the February 5 kick-off event for
Fit for Freedom, Not for Friendship: Quakers, African Americans, and the Myth of Racial Justice by Donna McDaniel and Vanessa Julye.
Counseling Service’s Oversight Changes
Posted on Jan 25, 09 | 8:46 pm
PYM NEWS: PYM’s Worship and Care Standing Committee has laid down the working group on Care and Counsel for Meetings and Members, which oversaw the work of Friends Counseling Service and the distribution of the Natalie Clifford Barney Trust.
Worship and Ministry Friends Gather
Posted on Jan 25, 09 | 1:25 pm
PYM NEWS: The PYM Meeting on Worship and Ministry gathered in November for reflection on the spiritual life of our Monthly Meetings and the challenges of tending the flames of worship in our Yearly Meeting.
Friends Have Faith Amid Adversity
Posted on Nov 09, 08 | 4:09 pm
PYM NEWS: These are uncertain times. The credit crisis. The stock market. Unemployment. As I read the headlines, I am also excited about our future as a faith community. Philadelphia Yearly Meeting is vital and growing.
School of the Spirit is Praised at FUM
Posted on Sep 20, 08 | 12:09 pm
PYM NEWS: Speaking at the Friends United Meeting Triennial Sessions in July, John Punshon lifted up four hopes for the future of the Religious Society of Friends, including the School of the Spirit Ministry "flourishing as a ministry under the care of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting."
