Adult Religious Education Committee

Term: 3 years, starting July 1. Meets as needed. Reports in June. 
Open to attenders. Co-hosts Friendly First in February along with Worship & Ministry

The purpose of the Adult Religious Education (ARE) committee is to enrich the spiritual life of the Meeting through the Adult First Day Program with topics relevant to Quaker values. Programs are intended to inform, inspire, and educate. Presenters may be members or attenders of the Meeting, visiting Quaker leaders, educators, or other prominent speakers.  There are no ARE programs during the months of June, July, and August. Full for committee description click here: Adult Religious Education Committee Description

2023-2024 First Day Schedule

Sept 3rd Labor Day Weekend
No First Day Program
Sept 10th Opening Day – No ARE
No First Day Program
Sept 17thCare & Counsel presents “Strengthening our Caring Community” – Part 1
Sept 24thCare & Counsel presents “Strengthening our Caring Community” – Part 2
Oct 1Meeting for Business
No First Day Program
Oct 8thTony Wolf speaking on the Eastern State Penitentiary
Oct 15thBryan Hanes, Landscape Architect (NMM Master Planner)
Oct 22ndStrengthening Our Caring Community – Part 3
Oct 29thWendy Kane & Sharon Hulihan present “Digging into the Graveyard: Stories from our Past”
Nov 5thMeeting for Business
No First Day Program
Nov 12thPeace & Justice present speaker sandra boone murphy of PYM’s First Contact Reconciliation Collaborartive
Nov 19th Quarterly Meeting at
Nov 26th
Thanksgiving Weekend
No First Day Program
Dec 3rd Meeting for Business
No First Day Program
Dec 10thDan Seeger (Spiritual Journey inc. Supreme Court Case)
Dec 17th
Dec 24th Christmas Eve
No First Day Program
Dec 31st New Years Eve
No First Day Program
Jan 7th Meeting for Business
No First Day Program
Jan 14thJennifer Hubbard presents “My Spiritual Journey”
Jan 21stSafety & Emergency Preparation
Jan 28thRight Sharing of World Resources – Jackie Stillwell
Feb 4th Meeting for Business
No First Day Program
Feb 11thPeter Martin – My Spiritual Journey
Feb 18th
Quarterly Meeting
Feb 25thSnipes Farm – Jonathan & Melanie Snipes
Mar 3rd Meeting for Business
No First Day Program
Mar 10th
Mar 17th Mark Haber presents “My Spiritual Journey”
Mar 24thJoe Mancuso, My Spiritual Journey
Mar 31stEaster
Apr 7th Meeting for Business
No First Day Program
Apr 14thWorship & Ministry
Apr 21stWorship & Ministry
Apr 28thLaura Kinnel – Topic TBD
May 5th Meeting for Business
No First Day Program
May 12th
May 19th
Quarterly Meeting
May 26th*Bridgette Moix, FCNL General Secretary
Jun 2nd
Meeting for Business
No First Day Program

Adult First Day Videos
Spiritual Journeys
Annual Reports: 2022-23, 2021-2022, 2020-2021, 2019-2020, 2018-2019, 2017-2018

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