The children of Newtown Quaker Meeting will present a special one hour Christmas program featuring the traditional Christmas Story on Sunday, December 18, at 11:00 a.m. at the historic Friends Meetinghouse at 219 Court Street. For this special day of programs, the usual Quaker meeting for worship gathering in silent …
John Davison, retired George School History teacher, will speak Sunday, December 11 at 9:45 a.m. at the Newtown Quaker Meetinghouse, 219 Court Street, about the history and significance of the original “Penn Treaty Elm” and its great great grandchild now planted on the grounds of the Newtown Meetinghouse. Worship in …
The Newtown Quaker Meeting children and teenagers hosted a Simple Supper to raise funds for their selected charity this year, asking for donations in lieu of ticket sales, and raised $1,760.07! The children’s focus for this year’s supper was the plight of Syrian refugees. The proceeds will go to support …
There is no need to miss out or struggle to hear what is said at meeting for business or meeting for worship. The old 1980’s technology has been upgraded to the current state of the art and from all reports it works quite well. In fact, one can take the …
Patricia Walsh-Collins is a Quaker, educator, entrepreneur, and environmental activist. This past September, she and her daughter Lily Collins drove for two and a half days to stand with the Standing Rock Nation of North Dakota in protesting the “Dakota Access Pipeline” through Indian Territory. Patricia will discuss her experience …
Violet Myles, a George School senior and member of Newtown Quaker Meeting, will speak and read her poetry at the adult class of Newtown Friends Meeting, 219 Court Street, Sunday, October 30 at 9:45 a.m. Following the presentation, there will be Meeting for Worship at 11 a.m. with coffee and …
Jamal Elliott, Chief Operating Officer and Co-Head of the Wissahickon Charter School in Philadelphia will speak about “My journey: How I came to lead a progressive Charter School in Philadelphia” to the adult class of Newtown Friends Meeting, 219 Court Street, Sunday, October 23 at 9:45 a.m. Jamal Elliott grew …
Michel Daley is a member of Newtown Quaker Meeting, a scientist and an entrepreneur. He describes his Spiritual Journey as “a tortuous one spanning decades of seeking and questioning as a scientist to adopting Quakerism as his faith.” He will discuss his spiritual journey, “Science and Quakerism: From Divergence to …
Chiyo Moriuchi is a member of Newtown Quaker Meeting and the daughter of Takashi and Yuriko Moriuchi who were among the over 110,000 American citizens of Japanese descent incarcerated in prison camps in the United States during World War II. She will talk about her family’s experience during the war …
Martha K. Holland, Newtown Friends Meeting member and educator will lead a discussion on Adventures in Parenting: What Does Success Look Like? for the Adult class of Newtown Friends Meeting, 219 court Street, on Sunday, September 25, at 9:45 a.m. Traditional Quaker worship based on silence and shared ministry will …