Snippets of News from the Quarter and Other Places

Gloria Goldenberg, co-clerk of Southampton Meeting, has had to step down due to health problems. Jane Peters will continue as clerk. Please hold Glo in the Light.

Ramona Kirwan is the new clerk at Quakertown Meeting. Ramona’s address is 988 Croton Rd., Pittstown, NJ 08867, and she can be reached at 908-806-4661.

Arlene Kelly, (Central Philadelphia Meeting) is the new clerk of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting. She will preside at Yearly Meeting sessions on March 23-26, 2000, at Arch Street meetinghouse.

Chandler Hall is currently accepting applications for its new Assisted Living Grand Opening, projected for January, 2000. For information call 215-860-4000, ext. 261.

The Free Clinic of Doylestown provides services for low income people who lack adequate medical insurance or other resources. If you or someone you know might benefit from this program, call 215-345-2260.

Friends Home still has available its 2nd floor apartment with one bedroom, den, kitchen, 1 & 1/2 baths. Also included are washer-dryer, linens, one meal per day, electricity, water & cleaning service. Cost is $1145 per month, entrance fee is $9,000. Call Lee Gourley at 215-968-3346 for more information.

Middle School and Young Friends! Get ready for the trip to Washington, D.C. on January 22 & 23! We will sleep in a youth hostel, visit the Holocaust Museum, worship at Florida Avenue Meeting, visit the Air and Space and other museums.

The BQM Outreach Committee was pleased to receive funding from Yearly Meeting’s Membership Development Support Fund for our new brochure, the Grange Fair tent balloons, and our art show. Look for article in PYM newsletter.

To join an email discussion on ending racism among Friends, contact ending-racism-subscribe@quaker.org.

Residents of Friends Home and Friends Village will again ring the bell for the Salvation Army at Clemens Market in Newtown on Dec. 9th & 10th. Drop by and say hello!