Greetings!
The Threads of our Ministries Weave Us Together 
This is the inaugural issue of PYM Worship & Ministry Threadletter! Threadletters are bi-monthly e-newsletters which allow us to share the work, wisdom and resources for a thread of ministry that weaves through our meetings. This threadletter is for Friends who are called to serve the Divine through attention to worship and ministry in our meetings.
Please forward this to members of your Worship & Ministry Committee and other Friends with a concern for the spiritual nurture in our meetings. Encourage readers to subscribe so they may receive the newsletter directly.
In the Spirit,
Associate Secretary for Program
PS - To propose content for further issues of this newsletter, please contact worship@pym.org. Primary stories are curated by the Worship & Care Standing Committee
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A Message from the Field
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The Journey of Spiritual Formation
The Spiritual Formation Program nourishes
spiritual growth in a community of seekers, all supporting each other on individual journeys. It is a nine month program which creates the container and the space for deep fellowship and transformative experience. Read more and consider joining the Yearly Meeting wide program or bringing it to your monthly meeting.
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Reflection from Experience
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Deep Listening
"Just as a midwife is there to care for the safe delivery of the baby while being aware of the care for the mother, an elder is there to care for the safe delivery of a ministry while being aware of the care for the minister." Bob Schmitt, Deep Listening: Applying the Disciplines of an Elder to Pastoral Care
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Featured Resource
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Directory of Spiritual Nuturers and Directors
The exploration of one's relationship with the Divine, awareness of God's presence and action in one's life can be immeasurably supported by the companionship of a spiritual nurturer. The Spiritual Formation Working Group of the Yearly Meeting is building a Directory of Spiritual Nurturers/ Directors to enable Friends to contact one of the many Quaker spiritual nurturers and directors in our community. Find out more...
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Worship & Ministry Calendar
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Spiritual Formation Program Opening Retreat September 21-23
Quaker Faith & Practice: A Sustainable Life at Pendle Hill September 27-November 29 (Thursday evenings)
Meeting on Worship & Ministry at Makefield Meeting. An opportunity to worship together with a concern for the vitality of the spirit in our lives, our meetings, and the wider PYM Community October 6
Arts & Spiritual Renewal Young Adult Friends Retreat at Abington Meeting October 12-14
Successful and Effective Committees: 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
Holding in the Light, Framing the Sacred: Digital Photography
at Pendle Hill November 11-15
Clerking: Serving the Community with Joy and Confidence at Pendle Hill November 16-18
Five Spiritual Principles, at Pendle Hill November 23-25
To suggest an event to be listed in the next issue of the PYM Worship & Ministry Threadletter, please send the date, location, description and contact to worship@pym.org.
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There is a lot going on in our community! Share news, events and resources. To suggest a posting send details to worship@pym.org. |
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Thank you Friend!
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PYM Worship & Ministry Threadletter is published bi-monthly to help strengthen our faith community through communication, connections and relationships.
Please forward this newsletter to friends and families in your meeting so that information about the Yearly Meeting programs can reach them directly. Just click the Forward to a Friend button in the column to the right of this message.
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Spiritual Formation
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The Spiritual Formation Program supports participants in deepening their spiritual lives, in developing daily spiritual practices, in practicing prayer, in discerning spiritual gifts and in learning the art of spiritual nurture. Friends can participate with others from across the Yearly Meeting, beginning with a retreat September 21-23 or by bringing the program to their meeting.
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The Threadletter Family
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PYM Worship & Ministry Threadletter
is a member of a family
of e-newsletters.
There are additional threadletters for Friends who care for the following concerns:
Pastoral Care
Youth Programs
First Day School
Worship & Ministry
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