A Threadletter of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting
OCT. 2012
Dear Friend,

There is a program for everyone this month! 
Read on to discover the riches the Yearly Meeting community weaves together.


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In the Spirit,

Christie Duncan-Tessmer

Associate Secretary for Program & Religious Life

[email protected] 

 

 

Young Adult Friends
Join the Young Adult Friends Fall Retreat!

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The PYM Young Adult Friends Fall Retreat is fast approaching!  Friends age 18-35ish will be gathering at Abington Friends Meeting the weekend of October 12-14 for a retreat focused on Arts & Spiritual Renewal, and we invite all young adults to join us!



UPCOMING EVENTS FOR YOUNG ADULT FRIENDS

 
October 12-14, Abington Friends Meeting

Young Friends (High School)
New Young Friends Coordinator: Hannah Mayer

Cookie Caldwell has served Philadelphia Yearly Meeting as the Young Friends Coordinator for over 30 years. He is leaving some big shoes to fill when he retires at the end of December. Careful consideration has been given to the support the program needs in this time of transition and the Yearly Meeting is pleased to share that Hannah Mayer will step in as the Young Friends Coordinator for a period of 18 months.

UPCOMING EVENTS FOR YOUNG FRIENDS

Young Fiends Halloween Gathering
October 26-28, Woodstown Meeting

Christmas Retreat
December 27-30, Swarthmore Meeting 
Middle School Friends
Middle Schoolers and the Gathering of Good & Evil

Our community is wrestling with the big questions! Our traditional pumpkin-carving will take place, as well as some awesome workshops, like making seasonal soup, clerking for the MSF community, meditation, and happiness in sexuality and boundaries! We'll top off our time together with a costume ball to celebrate the Halloween season!


UPCOMING EVENTS FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL FRIENDS

October 19-21, Princeton Monthly Meeting

Holydays, Holidays and Shopping
November 30-December 2, Camden Meeting

Children
Junior Interim Meeting and the Heroic Work of the
SHARE Food Program


Junior Interim Meeting has been travelling to offer service to the SHARE Food Program since last fall. Find out more about SHARE as an organization, its mission, and its history





UPCOMING EVENTS FOR CHILDREN

Junior Interim Meeting in October
October 13, 9:30-1:30, Arch Street Meeting

Junior Interim Meeting in November
November 10, 9:30-1:30, Arch Street Meeting 
Adults Who Care for Youth
First Day School Thread Gathering

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One of the Threads that runs through all of our meetings is the ministry of First Day School. The FDS Thread Gathering is an opportunity for adults who are involved in this ministry to come together for wisdom sharing, workshops and fellowship. The event is free, child care and a light lunch are provided and all are welcome. To register, propose a workshop or to find out more go to the FDS Thread Gathering webpage.

UPCOMING EVENTS FOR ADULTS WHO CARE FOR CHILDREN

Parent Community Board Game Fest
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October 13th, 9:30-1:30,
Arch Street Meeting (while the kids are at Junior Interim Meeting)

First Day School Thread Gathering, October 27th, 9:30 - 3:00
West Chester Meeting
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West Chester Meeting October 27,
9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.


Preserving Summer's Bounty: A skills-sharing session on drying, canning and freezing summer's harvest. local food and equipment provided. Children welcome, child care available.  
Friends Center, October 28, 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m

FGC sponsored Gathering for Friends of Color and their immediate family members.
Providence Meeting, November 2-4


Godly Play/Faith & Play, A Training for Quakers.

The Dynamics of Working Together
at Abington Meeting. As committee members discern what to do to accomplish goals and move forward, this workshop helps them to understand how best to use their very human impulses.
November 3rd, 9:30 - 3:30

Thank you Friend!
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The thread art in the introductory paragraph is by Alice Merlino and is from her futuregirl craft blog 

 



is an opportunity for
adults who come together
for wisdom sharing, workshops and fellowship.


October 27th, 

West Chester Meeting 

9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. 

 
 
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