Newtown Meeting Retreat — Oct. 12 — 14
Register now for the Newtown Meeting Retreat! Join the Newtown Meeting community for a fabulous weekend at Camp Onas October 12-14! Deepen our spiritual lives and connections to each other. We will be staying in shared rooms, pavilions (hard roof/canvas sides), our own tents, or commuting. Please print and fill …
Quaker Youth to Speak on Gun Control in Adult Class, May 13
The Children’s Religious program at Newtown Friends Meeting will present “Quaker Youth on Gun Control” at 9:45 a.m., Sunday, May 13, Newtown Quaker Meetinghouse, 219 Court Street. Following the presentation, there will be worship in the manner of Friends at 11:00 a.m., with people speaking out of the silence as …
Hurricane Disaster Responder, Scott Hoskins, to Speak in Adult Class, April 29
Scott Hoskins, a member of Newtown Quaker Meeting and a recently retired George School teacher will speak about his experiences as a Hurricane Disaster Responder at 9:45 a.m., Sunday, April 29 at the Newtown Quaker Meetinghouse, 219 Court Street. Following the presentation, there will be worship in the manner of …
Earl Rice will tell his story, “Forty-three Years in Prison,” in Adult Class, April 22
Purse-Snatching Teenager Who Spent 43 Years in Prison to Speak to Newtown Quakers Earl Rice will tell his story, “Forty-three Years in Prison,” at 9:45 a.m. Sunday, April 22 at the Newtown Quaker Meetinghouse, 219 Court Street. Following the presentation, there will be worship in the manner of Friends at …
Brad Sheeks, to Give His Spiritual Journey in Adult Class, April 15
Brad Sheeks, a member of Newtown Quaker Meeting and former Presbyterian minister, will share his Spiritual Journey, “The Hero’s Journey.” at 9:45 a.m., Sunday, April 15 at the Newtown Quaker Meetinghouse, 219 Court Street. Following the presentation, there will be worship in the manner of Friends at 11:00 a.m., with …
Easter Sunday: Easter Pancake Breakfast and Egg Hunt:
Newtown Quaker Meeting will host its traditional pancake breakfast, special Easter religious service, and an Easter Egg Hunt at the historic Quaker Meetinghouse at 219 South Court Street on Easter morning, Sunday, April 1. Pancake Breakfast will be from 9 to 10:30 a.m.; a special meeting for worship featuring the …
Best-Selling Author on Spirituality, Marcelle Martin, Will Speak in Adult Class, March 25
Continuing the series on Spirituality at Newtown Quaker Meeting, Marcelle Martin, a member of Swarthmore Friends Meeting and best-selling author will speak on “Opening to the Presence” at 9:45 a.m. on Sunday, March 25, at the Newtown Friends Meetinghouse at 219 Court Street http://newsite.newtownfriendsmeeting.org). Meeting for Worship in the manner …
Lasagna Dinner 2018, Fri, April 13
All are welcome to enjoy a Lasagna Dinner sponsored by the Children’s Religious Education Committee, Friday, April 13th from 5:30-7 p.m. to benefit Mercer Street Friends summer preschool program. The children of the meeting will be serving delicious lasagna, bread and butter, salad, drinks, and desserts. Afterward, enjoy an evening …
Pat McBee to Speak on “Wooed by the Spirit” in Adult Class on 3/11
Patricia McBee, member of Newtown Friends Meeting and former Executive Director of Friends Center in Center City Philadelphia, will speak about her spiritual journey, Wooed by the Spirit: Touchstones in the Life of a Contemporary Quaker Mystic, on first day (Sunday) March 11 at 9:45 a. m., Newtown Friends Meetinghouse, …