Tama Adelman, a former US Army nurse, and Cathy Evans, a retired Human Resources Administrator, will talk about their first-hand experiences of three trips for relief work to war-torn Ukraine at the Newtown Quaker Meetinghouse, 219 Court Street, at 9:45 a.m. on Sunday, September 15, 2024. Posted in bold lettering …
Welcome Back” snack and visit at 9:30 a.m. on First Day (Sunday), September 8. Worship based on expectant silence from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Norval Reece, Community Contributor Posted Tue, Sep 3, 2024 at 5:20 pm ET|Updated Wed, Sep 4, 2024 at 5:51 am ET NEWTOWN BOROUGH, PA — The Historic Newtown Friends …
Ruth has lived at Pennswood Village for 30 years now, having moved there when sheand her beloved husband of 75 years, Charlie, were young enough to enjoy theirretirement. Barbara Simmons recently visited Ruth Peterson and tells the following story: Ruth Peterson is a lively, thoughtful, engaging host – belying the …
The Quaker Kids of Newtown Quaker Meeting held their annual lasagna dinner for charity at the historic Quaker Meetinghouse and raised $2,476 for their designated charity, Callowhill Alpaca Farm in Perkasie, PA.. The highlight of the evening was the arrival of George the Alpaca at the Meetinghouse. When it was …
Laura Kinnel, math teacher, on “Let There Be Light” at the Newtown Quaker Meetinghouse. Posted Sun, Apr 21, 2024 at 3:44 pm ET|Updated Sun, Apr 21, 2024 at 3:46 pm ET Laura Kinnel, Newtown Meeting member, Math teacher at George School, and NYT Crossword Puzzle Constructor will speak on “Let There Be …
“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 …