Mark your calendar to join us December 22 at 7:00 pm for our Candlelight Vigil. We will gather in the Meetinghouse to celebrate the season with Christmas carols and readings…
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“‘Come, O blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world; for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty…
Read moreGetting our money’s worth from our tax dollars
We all pay a lot of money in taxes. We pay state, federal and local taxes. We pay income, sales, and property taxes. We pay invisible taxes in terms of…
Read more“50 years after Birmingham: bigot released from crippling burden of hate” by Leonard Pitts
I would like to recommend reading Leonard Pitts’ recent column on the death of former KKK supporter Elwin Wilson, “50 years after Birmingham: bigot released from crippling burden of hate.”…
Read moreThank you for supporting public transportation
People who use public transportation instead of taking their own cars benefit all of us. There’s less fossil fuel being consumed, less carbon and pollutants being produced, and less expensive…
Read moreThe Dream of the Earth
The Adult Reading Group meets next April 21 at 12:30 to discuss Thomas Berry’s The Dream of the Earth chapters 15-16.
Read moreAlice Paul: Women’s Rights Activist and Quaker
Quaker activist Alice Stokes Paul is receiving new attention. Actress Taylor Williams recently portrayed her at Mt. Laurel Library’s A Portrayal of Alice Paul. “As the daughter of Hicksite Quaker…
Read moreFasting to protest mountaintop coal removal
Members of Earth Quaker Action Team (EQAT) of Merion Meeting will be fasting in the meetinghouse today and tomorrow to protest mountaintop coal removal. They will be reading poetry and…
Read moreNext Adult First Day Discussion Group April 7
Our next Adult First Day Discussion Group Meeting will be April 7, 2013 in the Activities Building at 12:30 (following rise of meeting and social time). We will be discussing…
Read morePYM Proposed 2014 Budget
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting has distributed a copy of its Proposed FY 2014 Budget to all the monthly meetings. Members can then review it in advance of the Annual Sessions this…
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