Len Bilous, former professional soccer player and coach, poet, artist and entrepreneur, will present his spiritual journey entitled “Thriving by Seeing” at 9:45 am on Sunday, March 22, at the historic Newtown Friends Meetinghouse at 219 Court Street. Meeting for Worship in the manner of Friends with expectant waiting in silence begins …
Minneapolis Quakers to discuss their experience with ICE Members of the Minneapolis Friends Meeting will meet with Newtown Quakers on Zoom to discuss their experience with ICE on Sunday, March 15 at 9:45 a.m. at the Quaker Meetinghouse, 219 Court Street, Newtown. On the Zoom call from Minneapolis will be …
Newtown Quaker Meeting will meet on Sunday, March 8 at 9:45 a.m. to determine what priorities to recommend to their national lobbying group, the Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL), to work on during this legislative year. Quaker Meeting for Worship will follow at 11:00 a.m. as Friends gather in …
Educators Polly Lodge and Peter Palk will speak to Newtown Quaker Meeting about Life in the West Bank on Sunday, February 22 at 9:45 a.m. at the Quaker Meetinghouse, 219 Court Street, Newtown. .Worship based on expectant silence in the manner of Friends will follow at 11:00 a.m. Peter Palk …
By Norval Reece, Newtown Monthly Meeting Quaker Lessons for the 21st Century Jon Watts, Quaker entrepreneur and online media creator, will speak to Newtown Quaker Meeting about Quakers in the Age of the Internet at 9:45 a.m., April 19, 2026, at the Quaker Meetinghouse, 219 Court Street, Newtown. Worship based …
Brian Blackmore, AFSC Director of Quaker Engagement, Board member Friends Historical Association in Philadelphia, former teacher at Westtown School, West Chester, PA, PhD in Religious Studies, Temple University.
Keeping Alive the Vision of Dr. MLK, Jr. in this Divided Nation Barbara Simmons. Executive Director of the Peace Center and Clerk of Newtown Quaker Meeting will speak on Keeping Alive the Vision of Dr. MLK, Jr. in this Divided Nation on Sunday, January 18 at 9:45 a.m. at the …
Andrew Fellows, Tufts University graduate, Peace Corps volunteer in Kosovo, and member of Newtown Quaker Meeting will speak at the Quaker Meetinghouse, 219 Court Street, at 9:45 a.m. on Sunday, January 11, 2026. Following the presentation, there will be worship in the manner of Friends at 11:00 a.m. with people …
by Ann Rejrat for Spotlight PA When Barbara Simmons was younger, she worried her children would inherit a dangerous world. To help prevent that, she began volunteering at the Peace Center in Bucks County in 1987 — a decision that led to nearly 40 years of activism. “You realize it’s not …
Sarah Wolf, former Newtown resident, member of Newtown Quaker Meeting and George School graduate, resigned her teaching job in NYC to go to Haiti after their earthquake in 2010 and created “child friendly spaces” in the makeshift schools amid the ruins. Sara Wolf, third from right in first row, in …