Philadelphia Yearly Meeting

Philadelphia Yearly Meeting (PYM) exists to enrich and support the collective spiritual journey of our members and Meetings and their efforts to give tangible expression to their experience of the Divine. Individual Quakers belong to Monthly Meetings. However, since our earliest days Friends have also formed Yearly Meetings, coming together in the larger gatherings for worship, fellowship, and to enlarge and extend our witness in the world.

The Philadelphia Yearly Meeting is made up of 100+ Monthly (or individual) Meetings in the tri-state area of PA, NJ and some DE.

As members of Abington Monthly Meeting, we are also part of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting. We are called "monthly" because we meet once a month to attend to business, even though we meet every week for worship. Our Abington Quarterly Meeting meets four times a year for business, and as the name suggests, our Philadelphia Yearly Meeting meets once a year for business.

Here are some other links to help you get to know PYM:

Philadelphia Yearly Meeting's Website - www.PYM.org
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting's Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/QuakersPYM/
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting's YouTube Channel
PYM Community News click here
PYM About Quakerism click here
PYM Religious education click here

Hello and welcome to our meeting. If you are a new visitor, we have a page for you to get to know us and learn more about planning a visit.
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Visitors click here.

Planning your Visit

New to Abington Friends Meeting?

All are welcome to attend Meeting for Worship at Abington Friends Meeting!

Our official name is: Abington Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends. We are called "monthly" because we meet once a month to attend to business, but we have meeting for worship every Sunday.

Indoor Meeting for Worship
10:00 AM until 11:00 AM
Year-round

First Day School (Adult Class)
Occasional Sundays, September – May
11:15 AM. All ages welcome.
First Day School consists of talks and activities that provide a Quaker perspective on the issues and challenges of everyday life.

First Day School (Children and Teens)
All Sundays, September - May
10:15 AM
Activities are offered for high schoolers, middle schoolers, and elementary school children. Click Here to register.

Outdoor Meeting for Worship
Every Sunday, mid-June - Labor Day (weather permitting)
10:00 AM until 11:00 AM (happening at the same time as indoor Meeting for Worship)
In addition to our normal indoor Meeting for Worship, we hold optional outdoor Meetings behind the Meeting House during the summer.

Childcare
Childcare for children up to age six is available on the second floor of the Meeting House, at the end of the building and to your left.

Parking
Members and attenders park on the right side of the driveway leading up to the Meeting House (accessible from Greenwood Avenue) or in the parking lot on the west side of the Meeting House (accessible from Meetinghouse Road). Please note that our meetinghouse driveways are one-way, so vehicles must enter from Greenwood Avenue.

Orientation
As you enter the Meetinghouse, which is what we call our place of worship, the room where the Meeting gathers will be the first door on your right. The John Barnes Room, which is where we meet for adult classes, special events, or business, will be the first door on your left.

Meeting Etiquette
Because Quakers worship in silence, please lower your voice when approaching the Meeting House before Meeting for Worship. Likewise, please silence your cellphone.

There is no pastor or minister. Instead, attenders rise and speak when the Spirit moves them, generally keep their comments brief and of a spiritual, heartfelt nature, and allow ample time for others to reflect on what has been said before rising to speak. Statements often have a common thread; however, this is not a requirement.

Please browse around this website for other important information!