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 …
Newtown Friends Meeting Fall 2016 Book Discussion The Four Things That Matter Most by Ira Byock, M.D Date: Saturday, October 15, 2016 Place: Newtown Friends Meeting, 219 Court Street, Newtown, PA 18940 Time: 6 PM – 8 PM Full Details Here
Charley and Ruth Peterson of Newtown will talk about their marriage of 72 years and their spiritual journey at the Newtown Quaker Meetinghouse, 219 Court Street, Sunday, September 18 at 9:45 AM. Meeting for Worship in the manner of Friends will follow at 11 a.m. The public is invited to …
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 …