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…

Promises, Risks, and Teamwork: Quaker Involvement in the Antebellum Anti-Slavery Movement and the Underground Railroad

By merion February 12, 2017 Abolitionism, Education and Outreach, Equality, History of Merion Meeting, Lower Merion History, Merion Friends Meeting, Quaker History, Racial equality, Underground Railroad

Come join us Sunday, February 26th at 12:00 noon in the Merion Friends Meetinghouse at 615 Montgomery Avenue in Merion Station. Christopher Densmore and Emma Lapsansky-Werner will speak on the…

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…

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