Stories of Vitality
Bucks Quarter Goes Hybrid–Take 2
Follow the trials and tribulations of Bucks Quarterly Meeting as we try our hand at holding our second hybrid Quarterly Meeting of 2023.
Newtown Meeting and the American Legion Morell Smith Post 440
Newtown Meeting members Anna and Charles Smith’s only son, Morell, enlisted in World War I and was soon listed as Missing in Action.
Worshiping with Solebury Friends
One of my responsibilities as Bucks Quarter Coordinator is to visit all fourteen monthly meetings in the Quarter on a regular basis. It is the best part of my job, because
Fallsington Friends Hold Quakerism in a Nutshell Workshop
Bucks Quarterly Meeting historically holds an annual Quakerism in a Nutshell (QIN) workshop – that is, until 2020, when the scheduled workshop had to be cancelled due to the pandemic shutdown. Fast forward to 2023…
Bucks Quarterly Meeting Goes Hybrid
For the first time since February 2020, Bucks Quarterly Meeting of Friends met in person, ironically, both times at Middletown Friends Meeting. The difference between 2023 and 2020 was
Boone Farm: Its People and Place in Middletown History
Pat Mervine’s presentation about her book Boone Farm: Its People and Place in Middletown History is now available on the Bucks Quarter YouTube channel.
Winter Worship with Plumstead Friends
It was a nippy 42° in the meetinghouse when Dafydd Jones, clerk of Plumstead Meeting, came to start the fire in the wood burning stove last Sunday morning. By the time Friends began to arrive, the temperature had risen about 10 degrees
Bristol Friends Partners with Redemption Church
Bristol Friends have had their ups and downs since they first began meeting in 1701, but they have recently found some renewed energy courtesy of their new tenant, Redemption Church.
Standing for Equality and Justice in Southampton: An Update
Southampton Friends Meeting has been holding a Vigil for Equality and Justice since June 2020. So, what has kept them going for two and a half years?
November Quarterly Meeting Program: Creating Spiritual Autobiographies
A program entitled “Creating Spiritual Autobiographies in Partnership with Incarcerated Women” was presented at the November meeting for the Bucks Quarterly Meeting on November 20, 2022.
Honoring the Trees
Buckingham Meeting celebrated the life and support of the trees that will be taken down with the building and renovations of their school this Fall with a tree-hugging ceremony.
Middletown Friends reach for their roots on World Quaker Day
It was a meeting 340 years in the making and it happened Sunday, October 2, 2022 at Middletown Friends Meeting in Langhorne as congregations from England and America worshipped together for the first time on World Quaker Day.
Yardley Friends Flea Market Once Again a Huge Success
The day dawned cool and sunny for Yardley Friends Meeting’s 66th Annual Flea Market, which was held on Saturday, September 10th on the meetinghouse grounds at 65 North Main Street in historic Yardley Borough.
A Seeker’s Story
Edward Gallagher has been worshipping with Lehigh Valley Quakers for some time. He muses on his spiritual journey and his family’s response to his journey from Catholicism to Quakerism.
Reflections and Updates: The African American Museum of Bucks County
Linda Salley, President and Executive Director of The African American Museum of Bucks County spoke to Bucks Quarter Quakers at their August Quarterly Meeting on August 21, 2022.
Summer of Freedom Camp visits Solebury Meeting
On a beautiful day in July, Solebury Friends Meeting hosted a group of kids from the Summer of Freedom camp, run by the Ujima Friends Peace Center, which is located in North Philly.
Plumstead Friends Pack Food Bags for Ukrainian Children
click - click - soy - rice … This chant helped the assembly line move smoothly and efficiently, as volunteers from Plumstead Friends Meeting filled bags with rice, powdered soy, dehydrated vegetables and vitamin powder.
Faith Crawl with the Bethlehem Interfaith Group
Rick Dow, Lehigh Valley Meeting, writes about his experience participating in the 2022 Bethlehem Interfaith Group’s Faith Crawl.
Springtime Meeting for Bucks Quarter Quakers
Bucks Quarter Quakers, under the care of Doylestown Meeting, met virtually on May 15th for their Spring Quarterly Meeting.
Arla Patch and the Art of Healing
600 years ago, I would have been burned at the stake. I see visions and hear voices. In artist terms, I see a piece in my mind’s eye.