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Immigrant Rights Expert, Heidi Roux, to Speak to Newtown Quakers about “Immigrant Rights and Experience”

Norval Reece, Community Contributor Posted Fri, Jan 10, 2025 at 11:58 am ET Heidi Roux, immigrant and Doylestown resident, will speak on “Immigrant Rights and Experience” at the Newtown Meeting, at 9:45 a.m. on Sunday, January 19. Following the presentation, there will be worship in the manner of Friends at 11:00 a.m. …

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Snipes Farm Educational Programs to be Featured at Newtown Quaker Meeting

Jonathan Snipes and Melanie Douty Snipes will discuss the multiple on-farm and school-based education programs of the non-profit Snipes Farm and Education Center at the Newtown Quaker Meetinghouse, at 9:45 a.m. on Sunday, January 12. Following the presentation, there will be worship in the manner of Friends at 11:00 a.m. …

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Newtown Quakers to Hear Talk on Historic Arch Street Quaker Meetinghouse 

The adult class of Newtown Quaker Meeting will hear a talk on Meeting the Future by Preserving the Pastregarding activities at the historic Philadelphia Arch Street Meetinghouse from Executive Director Sean Connolly at 9:45 a.m. on First Day (Sunday), November 10, 2024. Sean will discuss the history of Arch Street Meeting …

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Peace Corps Volunteer In Kosovo To Address Newtown Quakers

Andrew Fellows to speak on “Reflections On Being An American Volunteer in Kosovo Today,” Quaker Meetinghouse, 9:45 a.m., Sunday, October 27. NEWTOWN, PA — Andrew Fellows will speak via Zoom on “Reflections on Being An American Volunteer in Kosovo Today” at Newtown Friends Meetinghouse, 219 Court Street, at 9:45 a.m. …

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Choose Not to Vote at Your Own Peril

by Norval Reece. It may seem a bit off-topic to discuss voting in a column for “From a Faith Perspective” which promotes knowledge of different faiths and celebrates points of similarity among them. But Plato said 2,375 years ago in The Republic, “The penalty good men pay for being indifferent to civic …

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Financial Advisor to Speak to Newtown Quakers on Philanthropy

Financial Advisor at $750 Million Quaker Fund to Speak to Newtown Quakers on “How to be a Philanthropist” Mimi Blackwell, Director of Philanthropic Services at Friends Fiduciary Corporation (FFC) in Philadelphia, will speak at the Newtown Quaker Meetinghouse, 219 Court Street, at 9:45 a.m. on Sunday, September 29. Following the …

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Quaker Publisher To Share Trip To South Africa With Newtown Friends

Gabriel Ehri presents “Live from the World Quaker Plenary in South Africa” at the Newtown Quaker Meetinghouse, 219 Court St. Norval Reece, Community Contributor Gabriel Ehri, Executive Director of monthly Friends Journal with roots to 1827, QuakerSpeak video series, the Quakers Today podcast, and the Quaker.org site for newcomers to Quakerism …

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Eye Witness Aid Volunteers to Ukraine to Speak to Newtown Quakers

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 …

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Newtown Quaker Meeting Kicks Off Fall First Day Classes

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 …

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“Old Age is Not for Sissies” says 100-Year-Old Ruth Peterson

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 …

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