Merion Friends Meeting News Feed

News, blog and information from Merion Friends Meeting, a Quaker Meeting in the Philadelphia/Narberth/Bala Cynwyd area.

Vigil for the Vulnerable

By merion November 18, 2025 Beliefs into Action (BIA), Community, Equality, Immigration, Meeting House, Merion Friends Meeting, Peace, Political activism, Social concerns

We are continuing to meet weekly Saturdays at 10 am on the Point in front of Merion Friends Meeting for our Vigil for the Vulnerable, protesting silently for humane treatment…

First Day School

By merion November 16, 2025 Activity Building, Children, Community, Education and Outreach, Environmental concerns, Equality, First Day School, Fun, Haverford Quarterly Meeting, Integrity, Merion Friends Meeting, monthly meeting, Peace, Quaker History, Quaker spirituality, Racial equality, Simplicity, Social concerns, Young Friends, Youth programs

Quakers used to refer to the days of the week by number, instead of name, so “Sunday School” became “First Day School.” And it does function differently than traditional “Sunday…

Merion Friends Meeting History Festival 2018

By Eileen Carpenter May 6, 2018 Abolitionism, Archives, Children, Fun, History Festival, History Festival, History of Merion Meeting, Lower Merion History, Lucretia Mott, Meeting House, Merion Friends Meeting, Philadelphia Yearly Meeting (PYM), Political activism, preservation, Quaker History, Quaker wedding ceremonies, Racial equality, Simplicity, Social concerns, Underground Railroad, William Still

Last year’s History Festival was so much fun, we’re doing it again, with even more activities. Announcing Merion Friends Meeting History Festival 2018 on Saturday, May 19, 2018, 10 am –…

A parable for today

By Eileen Carpenter June 14, 2015 Beliefs into Action (BIA), Community, Equality, Merion Friends Meeting, Political activism, Poverty, Prison reform, Racial equality, Social concerns

Once there was a real estate developer who owned an apartment building. It required extensive renovations, so he set about having the wiring and plumbing updated, the floors refinished, and…

Sterling Duns featured in the QuakerSpeaks video series

By merion April 16, 2015 Adult First Day Discussion Group, American Friends Service Committee, Bayard Rustin, Beliefs into Action (BIA), Community, Equality, Integrity, Merion Friends Meeting, Music, Peace, Political activism, Prison reform, Quaker History, Quaker spirituality, Racial equality, Social concerns

Merion Friends Meeting member Dwight Dunston, who writes and performs hip hop music/poetry under the name Sterling Duns, was featured today in two videos in the QuakerSpeaks series. The first…

Ending Mass Incarceration and the New Jim Crow: A Pendle Hill Conference

By merion April 16, 2015 Adult First Day Discussion Group, Beliefs into Action (BIA), Community, Education and Outreach, Equality, Pendle Hill retreat center, Political activism, Poverty, Prison reform, Racial equality, Social concerns

The Pendle Hill Quaker retreat and conference center will host the conference “Ending Mass Incarceration and the New Jim Crow” Apr 29 – May 3, 2015. Registration is full, but…

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