THE FRIDAY BEE June 6, 2025
SCHEDULE FOR SUNDAY, JUNE 8
9:00am
Meeting for Business
Hybrid –
In Committee Room, and use same Zoom link as for worship. 10:20am Greeter Barbara Wybar 10:30am Child Care Starts in kindergarten building across the driveway from Meetinghouse 10:30am Meeting for Worship (Hybrid: In-person & on Zoom) 10:50am First Day School Older children attend Meeting for Worship with their families until 10:50 am, when their teachers will lead them to the Committee Room. Questions? Please contact Carla Childs. Note: Children of any age are always welcome to join their families in Meeting for Worship. 11:30am Introductions & Announcements Elissa Berardi 11:40am Refreshments Jeri, Joe and Jemma Adams PROTOCOL FOR MEETING FOR WORSHIP (Zoom, hybrid, in-person) Please maintain silence as you enter the Zoom meeting or the meetinghouse so Friends can center and settle into worship. Our current COVID-19 safety measures for the meetinghouse are as follows: MEETING FOR WORSHIP WITH A CONCERN FOR BUSINESS Germantown Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends Sunday, June 8, 9:00 - 10:15am Hybrid: On Zoom & in-person. Please use the Meeting for Worship zoom link. AGENDA (Attenders are welcome at business meeting. Please notify the clerk (Karen Lightner) in advance if you wish to attend.) 1) The big graduation tent is in the Commons Where to park on Sunday, June 8 for Meeting for Worship & Meeting for Business? 2) A Memorial for a GFS teacher will be happening in the big tent on Sunday at 12:00noon We are asking everyone to exit via the meetinghouse/Committee Room doors on the graveyard side, and be mindful of chatter outside the meetinghouse, so we do not disrupt the memorial service, which may still be underway after Refreshments. Many thanks. ♥️ When? Sunday, June 8, 2:00- 4:30pm Where? Germantown Meetinghouse The Philadelphia Interfaith Peace Walk, which has been hosted a couple of times at by Germantown Friends Meeting, is inviting us to participate in a very special event at our meeting house on June 8 from 2:00 - 4:30 p.m. With representatives from many faith backgrounds, the event will address the challenging times we are experiencing as a nation, including the current frontal attack on our democracy and the nation’s continuing support of the destruction of Gaza. In addition to hearing inspiring speakers we will be able to share together in Listening Circles the impact of these times upon ourselves and communities —and consider potential actions. NOTE: This event is not an actual “walk,” but rather a gathering with speakers, listening circles & music. GMM FUNDRAISING REMINDER It is still possible for all of us to make a charitable donation to Germantown Meeting before June 30, the end of our fiscal year. Many thanks to all who have given already. It takes all of us to support our beloved Germantown Meeting community – caring for our meetinghouse, assisting our members, championing the causes we care about. ♥️ And remember – The number of folks participating in our annual giving campaign is equally important as the amount raised. Gifts of truly any size are helpful & welcomed! Want to make a donation, but haven’t gotten around to it? Many thanks! Please sign up for this rewarding job. Thank you to those who have been providing refreshments in recent months. You provide the fuel for social hour! Please consider all of these available dates: July 6 - July 13 - July 20 - July 27 To sign up, please contact Becky Johnson. THANK YOU!! Note: Refreshment expenses are reimbursable or can be credited as in-kind donations to GMM. Following the effort of Friends General Conference (FGC), supporting newcomers as well as offering a refresher for oldtimers, each week there will be a tip from FGC’s New Quaker Checklist – “steps to take to deepen your faith and connect to other Friends in North America.” Try one, or try them all! When? Saturday, June 7, 9:30am - 12:00pm Where? Old Haverford Monthly Meeting (235 E Eagle Road, Havertown, PA) Through the support of Heeding God’s Call to End Gun Violence, Old Haverford Monthly Meeting and Congregation Or Zarua, along with the Friends Ending Gun Violence Collaborative of PYM will be installing and dedicating a Memorial to the Lost outside of the meetinghouse. We honor and remember those who have died as a result of gun violence, and we call upon legislators to enact gun reform. Open to all Friends and to the public! Emily Provance, a full-time traveling Friend from 15th Street Meeting in NYC, gave this talk at Britain Yearly Meeting in late May this year. Thanks to a GMM member who shared it, seeing it as valuable for helping to discern the best way forward on issues within community. Emily engaged with the challenge of how people can live and cooperate in community, especially when those communities are not ones that we have chosen. Emily presented a testimony of community drawn from books of discipline used across Friends’ theological spectrum and in many parts of our global community. In her lecture Emily offered a “sense of the meeting,” using the collective wisdom of our immensely diverse Society to suggest how all people—Quaker and not—can survive and thrive as an immensely diverse humankind. When? Third Thursdays at 7:30pm, for the next four months - June 19, July 17, August 21, September 18 What? Co-sponsored by Philadelphia Quarterly Meeting (PQM). Whether you are brand new, or have been attending meeting for a little while – this fresh and engaging 4-part series invites you to explore the spiritual grounding, communal practices, and rich traditions at the heart of Quaker life. All are warmly welcome! GFS welcomes GMM to attend Meeting for Worship during the school year. The last meetings for worship have taken place, and will resume in September! All of these ceremonies will take place on campus, in the big tent on the Commons. The final end of school will be Wednesday, June 11. Summer Break begins! 🌞 Summer hours for the library begin soon! When? Monday, June 8, 3:00 - 5:00pm Where? St Vincent De Paul Catholic Church (109 E Price Street, Germantown) Join POWER's Northwest Philly Housing Justice Town Hall to hear stories from our leaders, hear from Councilmembers, and hear about our plans to launch our own agenda for truly affordable communities. When? Next Saturday, June 14, 12:00 - 3:00pm Where? Starting at LOVE Park (15th Street & JFK Blvd), and marching to the Art Museum NO KINGS is a national day of action and mass mobilization in response to increasing authoritarian excesses and corruption. No thrones, no crowns, no Kings in Philly. Trying to stay on top of the many events and efforts these days? Mobilize is a central posting site that has opportunities concerning local actions for protest and in support of social justice. When? Every Wednesday at 4:00pm (starting April 23rd) Where? Allens Lane Station in Mt. Airy Join neighbors at the Allens Lane Station in Mt. Airy every Wednesday afternoon for a new protest group! There will be protest songs led by local musicians each week, speakers describing the cruelty and madness of our F/Elon leaders, and following up with actions. When? Every Friday from 11:15 – 12:15pm Where? In front of Senator Fetterman’s office (230 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia) What? Join together with people committed to a Middle East peace solution to urge Senator Fetterman to support a permanent ceasefire in Gaza. Fridays @ Fetterman’s is supported by the AFSC, Brandywine Peace Community, Granny Peace Brigade, IfNotNowPhilly, Prayers for Peace Alliance, the Simple Way and The Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, Phila. Branch. When? Thursday, June 12, 6:00-8:00pm (& every 2nd Thursday this summer!) Where? Allens Lane Park (601 W Allens Lane) These concerts are open to all and perfect for families, friends, and neighbors to come together and enjoy great music under the open sky. When? Next Saturday, June 14 Every second Saturday thru November will have tours, activities, events happening at various sites throughout Germantown and vicinity. Read more here on Historic Germantown’s site for things happening on June 14! FOR QUAKER NEWCOMERS: Friends General Conference New Quaker Hub Stay connected with news, work and resources of various Friends groups. Bookmark them for easy reference Philadelphia Quarterly Meeting (PQM) Philadelphia Yearly Meeting (PYM) Friends General Conference (FGC) Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL)MEETING NEWS
PARKING & LOGISTICS AT GMM THIS SUNDAY
INTERFAITH PEACE WALK GATHERING AT GMM
IT’S ALMOST SUMMER! REFRESHMENTS PROVIDERS NEEDED FOR JULY
QUAKER NEWS & EVENTS
NEW QUAKER CHECKLIST TIP #10 - Subscribe to Friends Journal
MEMORIAL TO THE LOST – END GUN VIOLENCE
SWARTHMORE LECTURE: A TESTIMONY OF COMMUNITY
WELCOME TO QUAKERISM SERIES
PHILADELPHIA YEARLY MEETING (PYM)
GERMANTOWN FRIENDS SCHOOL (GFS) NEWS & EVENTS
ATTEND GFS MEETING FOR WORSHIP DURING THE WEEK
GRADUATION & MOVE UP CEREMONIES and END OF SCHOOL
FRIENDS FREE LIBRARY
TAKE ACTION!
POWER Northwest Housing Justice Town Hall
SAVE THE DATE: NO KINGS PROTEST - June 14th
LOCAL GROUP ACTIONS FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE
WE THE PEOPLE WEDNESDAYS – SINGING FOR SANITY
JOIN THE VIGIL with FRIDAYS AT FETTERMAN’S
GERMANTOWN & NEARBY
FREE OUTDOOR SUMMER CONCERT SERIES: LIVE AT THE LANE – PARK JAMS
SECOND SATURDAYS IN GERMANTOWN
QUAKER RESOURCES
OTHER (VIRTUAL) WORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
QUAKER ORGANIZATIONS
