Reza Eghbal, member of Newtown Quaker Meeting and local retired businessman, will speak on Sunni and Shia Islam on the Brink of Modernity: Tenuous Tolerance, Canted Crossroads on first day (Sunday) May 22 at 9:45 a. m. at historic Newtown Friends Meetinghouse at 219 Court Street. Meeting for Worship in …
Each year the young people at Newtown Quaker Meeting host a Lasagna Dinner at the Meetinghouse, 219 Court Street, Newtown to raise funds for their “charity of choice.” Previous recipients of the funds raised by the Newtown Meeting Quaker Kids’ Lasagna Dinner have been: Haiti Relief, Penndel Food Pantry, Save …
Susan Chast, poet, performance artist, educator, blogger, novelist and member of West Philadelphia Quaker Meeting, will speak at 9:45 a.m. April 24, 2016, to the adult class at the Newtown Quaker Meetinghouse, 219 Court Street. Everyone is invited to attend. Susan will read samples of her published and unpublished poetry as well as …
Bill Fellows, member of Newtown Quaker Meeting and Senior VP, Head of Communications Centre Americas for Swiss Re, will speak at 9:45 a.m. April 17, 2016, about his spiritual journey to the adult class at the Newtown Quaker Meetinghouse, 219 Court Street. Everyone is invited to attend. As Senior Vice …
A ninth grader at George School, will speak about her journey to and in America to the adult class at the Newtown Quaker Meetinghouse, 219 Court Street, on Sunday, April 10 at 9:45 a.m. Meeting for Worship in the manner of Friends will begin at 11 a.m. The public is …
Friday, April 8th 7-9 PM at the meetinghouse We’ve decided to make it a monthly event! Kids, families, mentors, and anyone else from the meeting community is welcome to come and enjoy board and card games together. Feel free to bring a game, or choose something from the game table. Please bring …
Dana Harrison, Head of School and Veronica Wetherill, NFS committe will present the Newtown Friends School Strategic Plan at the adult class on March 20, 9:45 a.m. Here are the links to the documents for this presentation. Newtown Friends School Membership Renewal Self-Study Report (PDF Doc) NFS 2016 Strategic Plan Draft, March …
Carol Ashton-Hergenhan, member of Newtown Quaker Meeting and nationally acclaimed botanical artist, will speak about and display her art at the historic Quaker Meetinghouse, 219 Court Street, Newtown, Sunday, March 13th at 9:45 AM. Meeting for Worship in the manner of Friends will follow at 11 a.m. The public is …
On Sunday, February 28, at 9:45 a.m. six young Quakers and their Quaker Meeting mentors will answer the question: Which Quaker Testimony has been the hardest to embrace in your every day life? Everyone is invited to attend. Quakers have no creed, religious hierarchy, or commonly required theological beliefs. Quakers believe that each individual …
DR. MARK KRASOVIC ON “THE REMARKABLE WAR ON POVERTY IN NEWARK” — ADULT CLASS, FEB 14 Professor Mark Krasovic of Rutgers will speak on The Remarkable War on Poverty in Newark” at 9:45 a.m. Sunday, February 14 in the Gathering Room at the Newtown Meeting. Quaker worship based on silent meditation will follow at 11:00 a.m. The public is …