A Threadletter of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting
SUMMER 2014

This summer's Threadletter highlights stories of Friends coming together around the faith formation of children.  Where is the life and activity in your Quaker community? 

   

Click to submit stories, updates and notices to be shared with our community in the next Threadletter so that we may learn from and be inspired by one another.
A Message 

First Day School Convergence 

"We want our children to be in fellowship with other children and to connect with other parents. We also want to learn about how other Monthly Meetings run their Religious Education."   These are the intentions of Friends in Western Quarter.  They are planning, among other things, a Convergence of First Day Schools in November as one way to manifest these intentions.   Find out more!

Featured Resources
Religious Education Listening Circles

 

Friends who hold a sense of stewardship for the faith formation of Quaker children are invited to explore that passion together and share it with the wider community.  The new Quaker RE Collaborative (QREC) offers queries and a way of sharing responses across many Yearly Meetings.  Find out how you can be part of this! 

 

First Day School Bulletin Board

This 15-hour training in the Godly Play� method and stories, and Faith & Play stories for Friends, has been described as spiritual retreat as well as an opportunity to learn new tools for work in religious education programs. August 15-17, Pendle Hill

 

Quaker RE Collaborative First MeetingQREC invites Friends from across the country who hold a sense of stewardship for the faith formation of Quaker children to join with them as explore and learn together. August 17-18, Pendle Hill

Join the contact list of the Quaker RE Collaborative to stay in touch with their work!  Email Melinda Wenner Bradley to get on the list:

Making K-8 classrooms Safe For Kids Participants of this FREE two-day workshop gain skills for reducing violence and bullying while supporting students' capacity for resilience. August 8-9, Arch Street Meeting House
 
The Parish Resource Center offers free webinars.  These two upcoming webinars are great for FDS Teachers:

Save the Date:
2014 FDS Thread Gathering 

October 18, 9:30-3:30

Uwchlan Meeting, Downingtown, PA

Thank you Friend! 

The PYM First Day School Threadletter is published bi-monthly to help strengthen our faith community through communication, connections and relationships.


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Annual Sessions:
All are Welcome
 

"Worship is a Door

to Love"

 

 

July 23-27
Muhlenberg College
Allentown, PA

Join us!  Commuter registration is onsite at Muhlenberg.

Find out more! 
 
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