Weekly Announcements
Sunday, May 4
8:30 a.m. Coffee with Abington Quarterly Meeting Friends, All welcome, in John Barnes Room
9:00 a.m. Abington Quarterly Meeting for Business, All welcome, in Meetinghouse and on AQM Designated Zoom
10:00 a.m. Meeting for Worship, in Meetinghouse and on AQM Designated Zoom
10:00 a.m. Children’s Programming in Short Stable
11:00 a.m. Continuation of Quarterly Meeting for Business, in Meetinghouse and on AQM Designated Zoom
12:00 p.m. Potluck Lunch, in John Barnes Room – Please sign up and bring a dish to share!
7:00 p.m. Sundays at Seven, in John Barnes Room
AQM at Abington Meeting
Please join us to make our guests feel welcome on Sunday, May 4 for Abington Quarterly Meeting here at our Abington Friends Meeting. We hope that you will sign-up to bring a dish to share for the Potluck or to help with set-up or clean-up. Please use this link:
https://signup.com/go/nanvtaR
We hope that all in our Meeting community will help welcome our guests from other Meetings in our local Quarter!
If you've never attended our Abington Quarterly Meeting (AQM), or if you're a regular participant, this is a great opportunity to interact with Quakers from the wider community, and it will happen right here at Abington Friends Meeting as we take our turn as host.
Because we belong to this Meeting community, we are also part of the Quarter. The location of the AQM rotates each quarter, so it's a special event when it's our turn to host Friends from other nearby Meetings!
We will have Children's Programming as well as a Potluck Lunch, so we encourage all in our community to lend a hand and bring a dish to share.
We will start to gather at 8:30 AM, and the AQM Meeting for Business will begin at 9 AM, and all are welcome to attend and participate. Our Friends from other Meetings will join us for our usual meeting for worship at 10 AM, but note that our Zoom link for that day will be a special designated Zoom link (below). If any business remains, there will be a brief continuation of business at the rise of worship. Then, we will all join together in our Potluck Lunch, and enjoy fellowship with Friends.
NOTE: The Abington Quarterly Meeting ZOOM LINK will be used for business and worship!
AQM Zoom Link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86997190584?pwd=WlBiNWRsVDZEUWdlZW5DZG1Od0h3Zz09
Meeting ID: 869 9719 0584
Passcode: MonthlyMtg
Please plan to attend this special event!
Sundays at 11:30 AM
April 27: Intergenerational Class - Seed Planting
In honor of spring and in the spirit of growth, join us for an intergenerational seed-planting activity. All ages are welcome! Decorate a pot, plant seeds, and bring home a small container that is full of possibilities!
May 18: Community Gathering and Potluck Lunch
Beginning at 11 AM, please join us for the final Adult Education class of the term, in which we will gather in community as a way to grow, nourish and connect to ourselves and each other. (This is also the final day for children's programming for the academic year.) The class will be followed by a potluck luncheon to continue our connection and fellowship.
We welcome you to sign up here to bring a dish to the potluck.
Sundays at Seven: Join Us for One or Many Sessions!
Quaker Book Club hosted by our Library Committee
Abington Meeting 5th Annual PRIDE Celebration
Registration & Survey for FDS and Child Care
If you have children or young friends in your family, please complete
this survey to help us learn more about your family and to register them for First Day School (grades k - 12) or childcare (ages 0 - 5). In the case that you would not like to register your child(ren) for First Day School or child care, please complete the survey anyway to let us know more about your family and how we could support you in the meeting.
Meeting for Singing
Meeting for Singing takes place most Sundays at 9 AM in the John Barnes Room, except Meeting for Business days (Check our weekly schedule for updates). Please join us! No musical experience is required, just a willingness to enjoy some time singing together!
Meeting for Worship to Attend to Business
All are welcome and encouraged to attend our next meeting for worship to attend to business on Monday, May 12 at 7:30 PM in the meetinghouse and on our regular Sunday Zoom link. Please join us!
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
Citizen George: A Special Presentation
Benjamin Lay Play Coming to Philadelphia
Tickets are now available for the Philadelphia production of the play, *The Return of Benjamin Lay*, co-written by Marcus Rediker, to be performed at the Quintessence Theatre Company (Sedgwick Theater) in Philadelphia May 1-18, 2025.
Historic abolitionist Benjamin Lay was a fascinating and fearless man who spoke out against the horrors of slavery, and he was a member of Abington Meeting. This important play shares his story. More information about Benjamin Lay, including his removal from membership and recent reinstatement as a "Friend of the Truth," can be found on our website.
Click Here to view these resources.
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 Loretta 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.
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.