THE FRIDAY BEE                                           July 10, 2026

 SCHEDULE FOR SUNDAY, JULY 12   

10:20am

Greeter

Jonathan Busser

10:30am

Child Care

Starts in kindergarten building across the driveway

10:30am

Meeting for Worship

In-person in the meeting house, or remote (on Zoom).

10:50am

First Day School

During the summer months, our First Day School class takes a pause. 

Children of all ages may join together for play in the kindergarten.

Children are always welcome to join their families in Meeting for Worship. Those wanting more activity may go to the kindergarten after a period of worship with their families, or go to the kindergarten from the start.  

Our standard First Day School will resume in September!

Questions about First Day School at GMM? 

Please contact Carla Childs 

11:30am

Introductions & Announcements

Peter Samuel

11:35am

Zoom Social Time

Zoom attendees, please stay online to join in a Zoom social time after Meeting for Worship!

11:40am

Refreshments

Jonathan Busser

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. Masks are optional in the meetinghouse. Feel free to wear one if you wish. We have a supply if you’ve forgotten yours. If you have a fever or are feeling unwell, please stay home and join our worship on Zoom.

MEETING NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

REMINDER – NO BUSINESS MEETINGS IN JULY OR AUGUST

The 2nd Sunday of the month is typically our Meeting for Business. However, we pause during July & August. Our next Business Meeting will be Sunday, September 13.  

GMM WORSHIPS WITH GREEN STREET MEETING IN JULY & AUGUST!

We are happy to resume our summer tradition of worshiping together with Green Street Friends Meeting.

  • During July, Green Street members & attenders will join us in our meetinghouse for Sunday worship.
  • During August, we will worship at Green Street meetinghouse (just a block away).

Our meetinghouse will be closed during August, to allow for the Property Committee to complete annual maintenance & repairs.

GARDENING HELP NEEDED

Our member Lois Volta would like some help tending her garden at the Meeting Cottage. If you would like to help, and also get some of the produce, please contact Lois.

QUAKER NEWS & EVENTS

REGISTER NOW: PHILADELPHIA QUARTERLY MEETING - Summer Meeting
  • Theme:  Helping Our Neighbors: Immigration, Solidarity, and Action

When?  Sunday, July 19, 10:30am - 4:00pm

Where?  Chestnut Hill Friends Meeting (20 Mermaid Lane)

Philadelphia Quarterly Meeting invites Friends to a day of worship, fellowship, and reflection. The session will begin by helping Friends understand current realities facing immigrant neighbors and how allies across the city, including Monthly Meetings in our Quarter, are responding.

QUAKER WRITERS’ RETREAT

When?  Friday, July 17 @ 4:30 pm - Sunday, July 19 @ 5:00 pm

Where? Pendle Hill (338 Plush Mill Road, Wallingford)

Join in Pendle Hill’s sanctuary to center down and write in community with other Friends. Enjoy Pendle Hill’s library, art studio, walking trails, and communal meals and refreshments, with time to come together to worship, share your work as led, and explore what it means to be a Quaker writer. Welcome to both professional and non-professional writers to this weekend of self-directed individual writing time within a scheduled framework.

Financial Assistance available.

REGISTER NOW: PHILADELPHIA YEARLY MEETING (PYM) ANNUAL SESSIONS

When? July 22 - 26

Where? Cheyney University & on Zoom

Annual Sessions is when a PYM gathers as a community for our shared commitment to each other and our faith. Friends can expect keynote speakers, worship, opportunities for fellowship, and a return to the community-led workshops around outreach, property, sustainability, and more!

Theme: Members One of Another, reminds Friends that our faith is not only about the ways we join together, but also about the relationships we care for across the yearly meeting and our communities.

PHILADELPHIA YEARLY MEETING (PYM)

GERMANTOWN FRIENDS SCHOOL (GFS) NEWS & EVENTS

😎 FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT AT FRIENDS FREE LIBRARY

When? Wednesday, July 15, 6:30pm

Where? Friends Free Library on GFS Campus

For children 2-5 years old (and their grown-ups). Siblings welcome. Open to the whole community!

Summer hours: June 16 - July 16, Tuesdays - Thursdays, 9:30am - 3:30pm

Closed: July 17 - August 30 (reopens Aug. 31)

Summer Reading Challenge (for all ages): Click here for more info on challenges, plus suggested readings

RISING GFS SENIOR - SHAKESPEARE SHINES ON THE NATIONAL STAGE

Jasper Ling ‘28 traveled to Lincoln Center in New York City to compete in the finals of the English Speaking Union’s National Shakespeare Competition. One of 39 students out of 15,000 entries!

TAKE ACTION!

PROTEST:  CITIZENS BANK - STOP FUNDING ICE DETENTION CENTERS!

When?  Saturday, July 11, 10:00 - 11:00am

Where? The Chestnut Hill Citizens Bank Branch at Germantown Avenue and Bethlehem Pike

The notorious ICE detention facilities are primarily owned and operated by two companies, GeoGroup and CoreCivic, under contract to the US Department of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Citizens Bank is the only major financial supporter of GeoGroup, the company that operates the Moshannon Detention Center in Central Pennsylvania and Delaney Hall in Newark NJ. There is a growing, nationwide campaign to convince Citizens Bank that funding inhumane and in some cases illegal detention of immigrants is not only immoral but bad for Citizen Bank's reputation and bottom line. Mount Airy Indivisible Neighbors (MAIN) is sponsoring this Saturday demonstration. Organized by Mount Airy Indivisible Neighbors (MAIN)

MT AIRY INDIVISIBLE NEIGHBORS (MAIN) MONTHLY MEMBERSHIP MEETING

When?  Thursday, July 16, 7:00 - 8:30 PM

Where? Summit Presbyterian Church (Greene & Westview Streets)

Speaker: Andrea C. on plans for a mass organizing meeting against immigration detention centers. Plus - Learn about Indivisible. MAIN are your neighbors organizing to protect the most vulnerable in our community from the fascist administration. Through planning and partnering, we actively protest against ICE, immigration detention, white and anti-LGBTQIA+ nationalism, corrupt government, the gutting of assistance programs and scientific research, and attacks on our environment. You don't have to be a resident of Mt. Airy to attend!

WRITE GET OUT THE VOTE POSTCARDS!

Sign up to write Get Out the Vote postcards to some key states for the November 3 midterm elections –

 – Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio & Wisconsin.

These postcards are proven to boost Democratic turnout by up to 1.3%, which can be enough to tip the scales!

TRYING TO FIND SOCIAL JUSTICE EVENTS?

Mobilize is a central posting site with opportunities for local actions for protest and in support of social justice.

➤ LIST OF ONGOING/WEEKLY SOCIAL JUSTICE EVENTS

CLICK HERE for a list of ongoing, weekly/regularly scheduled vigils & protests supporting immigrants, Palestine, peace, Constitutional rights, etc.

  • Includes standing events such as — Fridays @ Fettermans, Mondays @ McCormicks, We the People Wednesdays, etc.

(These used to be listed every week in the Friday Bee, but we are consolidating them into their own linked document.)

Have more ongoing protests and vigils to include? 

Send them to the GMM Office (gmm@germantownfriends.org)

GERMANTOWN & NEARBY

SECOND SATURDAYS IN GERMANTOWN

When?  Saturday, July 11

Where? All over Germantown

Every second Saturday (April thru November) there are free tours, activities, events happening at various sites throughout Germantown and vicinity. For example –

  • Stroll at the Farm at Awbury
  • Tree tour through Historic Fair Hill

Read more here to see the many options

GERMANTOWN GATHERING AT WYCK

When?  Saturday, July 11, 12:00 - 4:00pm

Where? Wyck Historic House & Garden (6026 Germantown Avenue)

Wyck is collaborating with the Germantown United CDC and Historic Germantown to host this month's G-Town Gathering. G-Town Gatherings are a vibrant series of pop-up events hosted in some of Germantown’s most unique and historic spaces. Join in for local vendors, free historic house tours, and more. All are welcome.

STORYTELLING WITH KEEPERS OF THE CULTURE

When?  Saturday, July 11, 1:00 - 4:00pm

Where? Stenton Museum

Following in the tradition of African griots, Keepers of the Culture will gather for an afternoon of storytelling.

All ages welcome! Children must be accompanied by an adult.

QUAKER RESOURCES

OTHER (VIRTUAL) WORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
  • Pendle Hill – Daily Zoom meeting for worship online from 8:30-9:10 am
  • Friends Council on National Legislation (FCNL) Witness Wednesdays: Weekly worship at 5:15pm (ET)
  • Friends General Conference’s (FGC) has many options for worship & discussion, including Newcomers & Seekers, Friends of Color Monthly worship, BIPOC Womxn’s space, White Friends Confronting Racism, Gen X Friends (new), Neurodivergent Friends (new). The offerings keep growing! Click here for the calendar
  • Quaker Voluntary Service (QVS) Worship with Attention to Gaza/Palestine: Tuesdays, 12:00noon (ET) 

FOR QUAKER NEWCOMERS: Friends General Conference New Quaker Hub

QUAKER ORGANIZATIONS

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)

Friends Council on Education (FCE)

American Friends Service Committee (AFSC)