“Why Activism in the ’60s Mattered Then and Now”” at the Newtown Quaker Meetinghouse, 219 Court Street, at 9:45 a.m. on Sunday, April 21. Norval Reece served two years with the Quakers in India at the Quaker center in Delhi, 1960-62 and was a full-time activist, organizer, and political campaign …
The Newtown Quaker Meeting Adult Class program at 9:45 a.m. on Easter Sunday, March 3I will feature Ari Honarvar leading a program on “Resilience Through Joy” at Newtown Friends Meeting. Quaker Meeting for worship based on silent meditation will follow at 11:00, and at 12:15 p.m. an Easter Egg Hunt …
Norval Reece, Community Contributor Barefoot Walker and Engineer, Joe Mancuso, to Speak to Newtown Quakers Joe Mancuso, engineer, writer and musician, will speak on “Why No Shoes?: Joys & Lessons of an Experiment Gone Wild”, at the Newtown Friends Meetinghouse on Sunday, March 24. Following the presentation, there will be worship …
George Lakey, sociologist, Quaker, and former Swarthmore professor, will speak on “How to Move Forward in Polarized Times” on Sunday, March 17 at 9:45 a.m. Lakey retired from Swarthmore College where he was Eugene M. Lang Visiting Professor for Issues in Social Change. He created and managed the Global Nonviolent …
Benjamin Lloyd, actor, will speak on Vocal Ministry in Quaker Meeting at the Newtown Meetinghouse, 219 Court Street, at 11:15 a.m. on Sunday, March 10. Quakers traditionally have no designated clergy, believing that there is that of God in every person enabling each to have direct access to the Divine and be led to …
Peter Martin will talk about his spiritual journey at the Newtown Quaker Meetinghouse on Sunday, February 25. Norval Reece, Community Contributor Peter Martin, a healthcare specialist, will present his Spiritual Journey at the Newtown Quaker Meetinghouse, 219 Court Street, at 9:45 a.m. on Sunday, February 25. Following the presentation, there will …
Some say the dollar doesn’t go very far these days. The young people of Newtown Quaker Meeting think otherwise after getting a first-hand report on the impact of their dollars donated for microloans for poor women in India. Nine-year-old Lydia Ciccimaro had this to say: “I loved seeing the photos …
Jennifer Hubbard, a quality specialist with the Law School Admission Council, will present her spiritual journey at the Newtown Meetinghouse, 219 Court Street, at 9:45 a.m. on Sunday, January 14, 2024 “I’m honored to be sharing my spiritual journey story,” said Hubbard. “I will be giving some historical background of …