Weekly Announcements
Wednesday, January 28
5:00 p.m. Midweek Meeting for Worship, in Meetinghouse
Sunday, February 1
9:00 a.m. Meeting for Singing, in the John Barnes Room
9:45 a.m. Child Care for ages 0 - Pre-k, in the upstairs Childcare Room until 11:15 a.m.
9:45 a.m. Early Gathering for MFW, in Meetinghouse and on Zoom
10:00 a.m. Meeting for Worship, in Meetinghouse and on Zoom
10:00 a.m. Sandwich Making for Face to Face (All Ages Welcome), in Short Stable
11:00 a.m. Coffee Break & Fellowship, hosted by our Engagement and Stewardship Committee
Wednesday, February 4
5:00 p.m. Midweek Meeting for Worship, in Meetinghouse
Click Here for Info about Programming for Children and Teens
Our Abington Quarterly Meeting
As members of Abington Monthly Meeting, we are also members of the Quarter. All are welcome and encouraged to attend Abington Quarterly Meeting!
Upcoming Adult Classes
Below are descriptions for upcoming Adult Ed classes, beginning at 11:30 AM in our John Barnes Room.
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February 15: Meeting Wide Book Discussion: Please join our Meeting-wide book discussion of That Clear and Certain Sound: Finding Solid Ground in Perilous Times by Pamela Haines. The book discussion will explore of the following themes: moving closer to what rings true, honoring grief in these unprecedented times, and reaching for solid ground.
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February 22: "How can a Monthly Meeting community assist members and attenders as they navigate the challenging health care environment today?" Rebecca Cratin, Administrator of the AQM Home & Care Committee, and Bonnie Miller, Committee Clerk, will be providing resources to address the challenges that arise when dealing with serious and chronic illness today. We will share how our Quaker Process of Clearness and Caring Support can provide a healing space in which to address these issues.
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March 1: Nicole Hood, Head of AFS
Sundays at Seven
Our Sundays at Seven program will begin in February. All Welcome!
Quaker Merch Online Store
We had so much success with our Quaker t-shirts for World Quaker Day that we decided to expand on the idea! Please visit our new Abington Meeting Quaker Merch online store for Quaker-branded gift ideas for Friends and family. Beanies, caps, shirts, sweatshirts. Or coffee cups, and postcards all with our Quaker Meeting maple image. All proceeds will go to the Meeting. Order soon as shipping is approximately a week to ten days, and it may take longer the closer to the holidays we get. Visit the store here:
https://quakermerch.printful.me/
Questions? Email Veronica and Jeffrey at
quakermerch.amm@gmail.com.
Two Resources for Anyone in Need of Food:
An Invitation for YOU:
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Are you interested in getting more involved at Abington Friends Meeting, but not sure where to begin?
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Would you like to try something new?
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Would you like to meet more people in the Meeting community?
If you answered "yes" to any of the above, please consider joining one or more of our committees! Committee work is a great way to meet people and to use your skills in service to others. Our beloved Meeting thrives because we have wonderful Friends (like YOU!) sharing their time and talents. The committees are varied, and some require less time commitment. Several of our committees welcome newcomers as well as seasoned Friends, which means that Attenders are welcome on many committees. You can read committee descriptions for all of our committees in our
Abington Meeting Handbook. A list of who is currently serving on each committee can also be found on our website:
Committee Members List.
If you'd like to learn more or to be nominated to a committee, please speak with any of our Nominating Committee members: Katie Maher (clerk), Gail Post, Sharon Eastburn, Allen Reeder, Ahashta Johnson, and Loretta Fox.
Meeting for Worship to Attend to Business
All are welcome and encouraged to attend our next meeting for worship to attend to business on Sunday, January 11 at 11:30 AM in the meetinghouse and on our regular Sunday Zoom link. Please join us!
Midweek Meeting for Worship at Abington Monthly Meeting
The Midweek Meeting for Worship will occur on most Wednesdays from 5:00 to 6:00, and it will continue through June 2026. It includes silent worship and opportunities for worship sharing in the manner of Friends.
AUDIO-VISUAL GROUP
Abington Meeting is looking for a few individuals who have interest and ability in setting up audio-visual equipment on a rotating basis. We regularly use a laptop computer with a video monitor and an Owl on Sundays so we can have hybrid worship. On occasion, our adult religious education committee needs to use this equipment as well. We also have a few microphones and an amplifier that help with hearing assistance.
Do you have these valuable A-V skills? Would you be willing to assist others in setting up?
If you are interested, please contact Deborra Sines Pancoe, Clerk of Meeting
PYM - Department Homeland Security Lawsuit Webpage
Our Philadelphia Yearly Meeting (PYM) has set up
this webpage that can be utilized by Friends for updates from general secretary, minutes, press coverage, resources, information on how monthly meetings are responding, and more.
Ongoing Connections for Friends of Color, hosted by Friends General Conference (FGC)
Virtual Worship for Friends of Color:
Evening Weekly Worship
Event Details - every Weds evening at 7pm.
In 2018, Friends General Conference began hosting virtual worship for People of Color. FGC established this practice as a result of a request by Friends of Color who participated in a retreat that summer. This is an opportunity for Friends of Color to connect across the United States and Canada. For more information and the link to participate:
Click Here
LGBTQIA+ Resources | PYM
A few provided resources that Friends may choose utilize, learn, and share when connecting with the LGBTQIA+ community members and Friends.
Click Here for resources.
Neurodivergent Friends Discussion Group
Join our Neurodivergent Friends gathering! This is an online gathering. We worship together, build community, and share our experiences of the gifts and challenges of being neurodiverse folks among Friends. Over time we may explore what we need to fully engage in the life of our meetings; how to communicate our needs to our communities; ways that we experience the Divine; openings and blocks in meeting for worship; how to support Friends with other kinds of disabilities; and probably many other topics.
The discussion group will be held on Second Tuesdays at 7pm EST/ 4pm PT/ 1pm HT for 1.5 hours.
Please
sign up here if you’re interested in participating. Drop in when you are able.
There is no registration fee required to attend this Spiritual Deepening offering.
For more information:
https://www.fgcquaker.org/event/neurodivergent-friends-discussion-group
Time to Share our Joys!
Especially now, Friends need news of joy. If you have a new job, a new family member, a life event of any kind, a new endeavor or milestone or accomplishment (big or small), please share your happiness with Friends! The "News of Friends" section of our monthly newsletter is the perfect place to do this, so please bring a smile to others in the Meeting community by sharing your joy! Please email a few sentences about your joy to Salma at AMM@abingtonfriends.net.
Coffee Break Hosts Needed
Friends are encouraged to sign up to host a coffee break following our meeting for worship. Committees, families or individuals are welcome to sign up to host. If you'd like to work with someone else, feel free to find a Friend and sign up together.
Click here for our Coffee Break Sign Up Sheet.
Donations of Non-Perishable Food and Goods Needed!
Due to the recent cuts to federal aid for many local food banks, your help is needed more than ever. Please drop off your items in the vestibule of the meetinghouse.
WiFi at Abington Meeting
When you are on site at Abington Friends Meeting, members and attenders are welcome and encouraged to use our Meeting WiFi.
Search for it on your device as: Verizon_PSCC43
The password is: talk-mufti6-dna
Some Friendly Reminders...
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Our First Aid Kit for the meetinghouse is kept on the kitchen counter in full view for easy access. It is important that it is replaced there if moved.
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Food and beverages are not permitted in the meetinghouse. Please enjoy your refreshments in the John Barnes Room or on the porch.
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If you are meeting after First Day Worship or any other time when Cathy/Mike/Bob are not immediately available, please remember to lock both Short Stables doors and/or the meetinghouse (whichever you have used) when you leave. All clerks with codes should also remember to set the alarm after using the meetinghouse. Otherwise, the buildings may be open for a substantial period of time before Mike or Bob or Cathy return to the property. Thank you for your ongoing cooperation.
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When you are present at the meetinghouse, please remember to wear your nametag. If you need a nametag, please sign up on the list just below the nametag shelf in the John Barnes Room.
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When you visit our meetinghouse property on Sundays or for special events at other times, please do not park on the grass. Thank you!
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Please remember that our meetinghouse driveway is One Way. We have had some near-misses recently with cars exiting the property the wrong way. Please remember to enter by Greenwood Avenue, and exit only onto Meetinghouse Road. One Way signs are posted along the driveway.
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Many of us consider our meetinghouse to be a second home, so as a friendly reminder, please treat the Meeting property as though it really is your home: Pick up trash, wash and dry your dishes, turn off the lights, and lock doors on your way out. Please remember that we do not have a Caretaker to clean up, so we all share this responsibility. Thank you, Friends!
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Please rinse all items before putting them in the recycling bin. Please remember that ALL items with recycling codes (such as plastic cups) go in the recycling bins - there has been some tendency to put some recyclables in the trash, and then the trash has to be sorted.
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The sections of the meetinghouse closest to the East Wing have been designated as an area to be used ONLY for Friends who choose to wear masks. We ask that Friends who wish to be unmasked kindly sit elsewhere in the meetinghouse. Friends wearing masks are still welcome to sit anywhere, but we acknowledge that some Friends prefer to sit only near others with masks on. Please maintain safe distancing, because comfort levels vary among Friends, and some Friends are higher risk.
As Friends, we are called to be ministers to one another...
If you are struggling or wish to be held in the Light, or if you’re concerned for another member or attender who is struggling, please tell anyone on Care of Members Committee. For concerns about meeting for worship or its vocal ministry, please talk to anyone on Worship & Ministry Committee.
Clearness committees are offered by both Care of Members and Worship & Ministry for different issues:
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Care of Members arranges clearness committees for membership, marriage, and for help in resolving conflict. We can provide assistance on identifying resources to help address personal or financial challenges.
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Worship & Ministry arranges clearness committees to help anyone with a strong leading or concern that is especially spiritual and potentially a called ministry, with the goal of helping the Friend achieve clarity regarding: the nature of the concern or leading; next steps; and potential future support for faithfulness to that leading.
Your Help is Needed
If you believe in the good work that we do at our beloved Abington Friends Meeting, please give regularly so that we can continue our work within our community and the wider world. This is a friendly reminder that donations of any amount are needed to continue this work. Please click on the
How to Donate tab for specific ways to donate, including credit card, ACH and Venmo. Checks should be payable to Abington Monthly Meeting. Thank you for your generosity!
Daily Worship with Pendle Hill
In need of more frequent Quaker connection? You are invited to join the Pendle Hill community for worship, which takes place in the Barn and online from 8:30am to 9:10am every day, Monday through Sunday.
Our daily Meeting for Worship, a gathering based in silence, is central to life at Pendle Hill and has been held every day since Pendle Hill first opened its doors in 1930. We invite you to join us, whatever your beliefs, convictions, and experiences.
Learning Opportunities at Pendle Hill
Pendle Hill offers many interesting and enlightening programs all year long. For complete information about what's coming up,
click here.