Two new part-time positions are opening up in our Philadelphia office: a Coordinator for Events and Administration and a Coordinator for Communications and Education. Spanish speakers are strongly encouraged to apply. For more information, read the job descriptions. The deadline for application is June 30, 2015. The preferred start date will be August 17, 2015. We are willing to consider flexible arrangements for one or both jobs. 

The FWCC World Plenary Meeting will include consultations on issues affecting Friends in the next 20 years, leading up to FWCC's 100th anniversary in 2037.  With a primary focus on youth, Friends will consider: developing leadership and a living ministry to strengthen the Religious Society of Friends; encouraging membership and religious formation to strengthen our worshipping communities; addressing governance and meeting requirements for FWCC; and furthering the Kabarak Call for Peace and Eco-Justice and considering how we contribute to a peaceful and sustainable life on Earth.

The wide range of Friends attending, both geographically and theologically, will ensure that the world family of Friends is well-represented. This gives those attending the opportunity for dialogue with Friends from other traditions, and a chance to form connections and partnerships. In home groups and workshops, in conversations over meals and in corridors, and through other encounters, Friends will have the opportunity to get to know one another in the things that are eternal. Inspiring speakers will bring the theme, Living the transformation: Creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the children of God (Romans 8:19), to life in morning worship sessions, and there will be many opportunities to explore what it means to be a member of the worldwide Religious Society of Friends and to discover how we are called to transformation in our lives and for the world. Watch the invitational video and show it to your Friends! 

The World Plenary Meeting (the International Representatives Meeting of FWCC, formerly called the FWCC Triennial when it was held every three years), is a meeting for representatives from all four FWCC Sections to tend to FWCC business, and is surrounded by worship and fellowship with Friends from around the world. All Yearly Meetings and other bodies that are affiliated with FWCC are invited to send representatives. If you have not been selected as a Representative of your Yearly Meeting or other organization, you are invited to apply for an open place. Friends attending on an open place are full participants in the Plenary Meeting, and we welcome the gifts they bring. If you would like to apply for an open place, please read the information for applicants and fill in the application form.

For more information on the WPM, visit www.fwcc.world 

Even if you're not going to Peru in January, you can get the tshirt! The 100% Peruvian cotton polo shirts are a custom design from the Local Arrangements Committee. You can get one with a contribution of only $15 at a Quaker yearly meeting session near you or you can email the Philadelphia office to have one mailed to you.

The WPM logo key chains have a bottle opener on the back - double duty for only $2. The donations support the work of the Local Arrangements Committee in Peru.

To make a donation to the Travel Fund to support the participation of African and Asian Friends, visit www.fwccamericas.org/donate.   

Have you considered including the Friends World Committee in your will? Your gift to FWCC changes lives by nurturing connections and understanding among Friends across the Americas. A donation through your will or trust may reduce your taxes while supporting the important work of FWCC for the future. Read more at  fwccamericas.org/donate/legacy 

Look for the Friends World Committee displays at a Quaker conference near you. With the latest report from the Quaker United Nations Offices and information about the upcoming World Quaker Day and the World Plenary Meeting in Peru! If you'd like to have one sent to a conference or meeting near you, contact Evan Draper right away.