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*** Calendar Notes *** Notes from the December 1989 Meeting for Business Note that an ** by the calendar event means that child care is provided. The meeting for business opened with a period of silence with 18 members and Note #I - The RE Committee's 1989-89 attenders present. Query 83 was read and series of Tuesday programs concerns the considered by the meeting. The minutes of nurturing of our spiritual lives. All the November 1989 meeting were approved as participants are welcome to stay for a bag corrected. lunch after the program. This month Rebecca Mays will speak on "Achieving The Bible course for adults will begin Inner Peace. " January 7th. It will meet at 9:30 am.

Note #2 - A special event for attenders At its last meeting, the Worship and and new members will be led by Barbara Ministry Committee welcomed Herbert Brown Henderson and Gordon and Edith Browne at as a new member. Pendle Hill, January 19-21. For registration information call Irene Ramsay In conjunction with the Peace and Social at Pendle Hill, (215) 566-4507. Concerns Committee, Worship and Ministry is planning two sessions on racism. James Note 83 - The Committee on Worship and Fletcher of the PYM Racism Committee will Ministry will lead a discussion on the speak to the meeting on April 19th and May posture of our meeting with respect to 6th at 7:30 pm. same-gender couples and ceremonies of commitment for such couples. Elizabeth Walmsley has asked permission to take photographs of a meeting for worship Note 84 - A conference on Quaker Thought as part of her First-day School project. sponsored by Friends Institute. Geoffrey It was decided that it would not be Kaiser will give the keynote address; many appropriate to take photographs in an workshops are planned on various Quaker actual meeting for worship, so people are theologies, and there will be time for asked to be "models" for the pictures. small and large group discussion. Cost is $5/adult; pre-registration requested by Overseers has sent Christmas cards to January 20. If you need child care, you faraway Friends. must pre-register by Januarv 13. For more information, call Chip Thomas at (609) Thomas Conrad has expressed a concern 478-6339; Amy Mashaw at (609) 478-6339; or about visiting Anneliese Gutkind-Bulling George Honig (717) 295-2392. See page #9 in the hospital, especially since she has for more on this conference. no family close by. The doctors say that since she is no longer in ICU and is more Note #5 - Facing reduced military aware, it would be particularly helpful spending, our congresspeople will be urged for her to have as many visitors as to support economic conversion legislation possible. to help overcome fear of massive dislocations and set the stage for a John Hirschberger has agreed to serve on healthier, more productive economy. the Worship and Ministry Committee and Elizabeth Naghski will serve as the meeting's Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Combined Appeal representative.

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The following were presented to serve as *** Query *** meeting officers in 1990: Query #I3 - The Home: Is worship part of Assistant Clerk - Karen Cromley your personal and family life, with inward Treasurer - Stanley Myers retirement and communion with the Divine Recorder - Alois Gnielka Spirit? Do you frequently read the Bible Recording Clerk - Sharli Land and other religious literature, including records of the lives and experiences of The meeting approved the nominations. The Friends? Is your home a place where Nominating Committee is still looking for friends are welcomed and where all members someone to fill the position of clerk. of the family, young or old, receive The meeting minuted its thanks to Natalie affection and understanding? Do you Kempner and Marthajane Robinson for their encourage your children to share in the work as clerk and recording clerk, activities of the home, the school and the respective1y . community? Do you choose recreations which will strengthen the physical, mental The matter of finding someone to clear and spiritual life of yourself and your snow from the meeting sidewalks during the family, and do you avoid those that may be week was referred back to the Property, a hindrance to you and to others? As Finance and House Committee. parents, do you set an example of good taste and discrimination in reading and in The sale of items to support Trevor's the use of such means of communications as Place was a success. Items were sold on radio and television? December 10 and 17.

The meeting minuted its thanks to Carolyn News Among Friends Schodt for getting the cake for the celebration of Margaret Levy's birthday. Betsy Naghski was honored as the Ambler YMCA "Volunteer of the Year" at the Philip Anthony has a friend who is in the Christmas meeting held Wednesday, Dec. Telex/Fax business. He is willing to send 6th. Betsy's concern for handicapped messages for the meeting or individuals. swirmers prompted her to research and Philip's friend will send him a rate raise the funds needed for the special chart. equipment purchased and installed over the pool shut-down in September. The annual Martin Luther King celebration will be held at 3:00 pm, Jan. 14, at the Paul and Roberta Blanchard will move into Germantown Jewish Centre. NIM has asked a retirement community. Their new address the meeting to help sponsor the event. in 8333 Seminole Blvd., #439, Seminole, FL The meeting approved sending a 34642. contribution of $25.00. Many thanks to Alice Terne who made ail Alcohol Anonymous has requested the use of the costumes for the First-day School the meetinghouse for weekly meetings. The Christmas Pageant. meeting agreed as long as it is clear that there is no smoking in the meetinghouse.

Agnes Myers, a long-time member of Chestnut Hill Meeting, died at the age of 92 on October 30 at Kendal. Agnes was born, raised, and schooled in Michigan.

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After graduation from Mount Holyoke 80 years. Among her friends were many College, it was to Jackson, Michigan that from the years in the 1950's and 60's when she returned and it was there that she she and Joe traveled to Christchurch, New married Joseph Myers and gave birth to two Zealand. They found there a Friends sons, Wilson and Stanley Myers. Meeting which was welcoming, and they liked it well enough to stay - for about In 1930, the family moved to Philadelphia seven years! The pull of family ties and when Joe Myers was offered a position with the growth of their grandchildren brought the Proctor Electric Co. They moved into them back to their home in Philadelphia a house in Mt. Airy and soon became until they moved to Kendal in 1973. There acquainted with the recently-established Agnes found old and new friends and an Chestnut Hill Meeting. The family joined active life. the meeting in 1939. One of the things she said about the early days of Chestnut Among her friends and family she was known Hill Meeting was that she and Joe attended for her loyalty, her wisdom and her very regularly because there was such a gentle, caring warmth. strong spiritual vitality in Meeting for Worship that they felt if they were not - Stanley Myers present they might miss something very meaningful. Weapons of the Spirit During World War 11, Agnes was in charge of the WILPF Peace Shop in downtown Some of us went to see the movie "Weapons Philadelphia. She was known to have of the Spirit." It deals with the small scoured the family's closets for white Huguenot village of Le Chambon 200 miles elephants for the shop, and it was a south of Paris. The people of Le Chambon frequent complaint of her sons that if harbored about 5,000 people, mostly Jews, something was missing at home, it could during the German occupation of France probably be found on sale at the Peace (1939-44). They did this out of their Shop. deep religious conviction and their history as a religious minority which had Agnes and Joe Myers were founding members suffered persecution over centuries. The of the Philadelphia Religion and producer of the film was born in Le Psychology Group, an interest which was Chambon where his parents had found refuge sustained throughout their lives. Much after the German occupation. Philip later at Kendal, they formed a group on Hallie has subtitled his book Lest spiritual life which was commonly called Innocent Blood be Shed, "The story of the the "Dream Group." village of Le Chambon and how goodness happened there." (Harper and Row, 1979). Agnes was an enthusiastic and knowledgeable gardener and an omnivorous From September 1946 to September 1949, reader, She had a life-long love affair George and Joan Hagner lived in Le with poetry and the theatre. As a member Chambon. Their oldest child was born of the Germantown Poets, she read and there. George taught physical education wrote poetry up until the last few years at the College. of her life. She had gifts for a felicitous turn of phrase as well as for - Hertha Reinemann humor and mimicry.

A loyal friend, she kept up close relationships which stretched back 70 and

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The Women's Law Project personnel bombs to kill and maim civilians? Or just what can be done that Cary Nicholas is the Executive Director of this one million dollars a day cannot do the Women's Law Project which has to "win the war" against the FMLN? celebrated its 15th year of service. This year Law Project staff and volunteers 3. The recent killing of the six Jesuit provided legal counseling, public priests and their housekeepers takes us education, and advocacy to over 5000 right back to 10 years ago when the four Pennsylvania women, in the belief that churchwomen were slain under similar with the proper tools, women can begin to barbaric circumstances. Have our US overcome the legacy of sex stereotyping advisors taught anything to the soldiers and discrimination that has restricted except how to be more barbaric? their lives. Provision of legal information has been a standard and ever- 4. Cannot Congress study just why the expanding service of the Women's Law revolution continues? I'm sure you must Project. have seen the editorials and Tony Auth's cartoons in the INQUIRER in late November. A military man is asked, "Why did you have A Letter to Lawrence Coughlin to kill the priests?" He answers, from Betsy Naghski "Because they are subversives. They want to help the poor, get health care, Last week before the house adjourned, education, a guarantee of human rights, House Bill #3733 was introduced calling and enough to eat and shelter." In for a cutoff of war-related aid to El another, President Bush is looking for the Salvador unless immediate steps are taken enemy in Central America - "a big fellow, to promote respect for human rights, peace speaks Russian, funny birthmark. Have you and democracy. We know very well where seen him?" -to the gr.im reaper looming up you stand on giving aid to the government in the bushes with POVERTY, DISEASE, of El Salvador, but sincerely hope that REPRESSION on his black cloak. the events of the last month or six weeks will cause you to reassess your position. 5. With the crumbling of the old Please consider the following points: repressive regimes in Eastern Europe without any involvement of the CIA or US 1. Ten years ago, Bishop Romero wrote to military aid, it would seem as though you then President Carter begging him to cut could consider the desire of the people in off military aid to the government of El Latin America in a new light. Why do we Salvador. The bishop was assassinated have to fear "Communism" there after what while saying Mass. If the US had followed is happening in the rest of the world? his request, could El Salvador be any worse off that it is today? More than 6. So please really consider HB 3733 and 70,000 men, women and children dead. stop the guns before all the people who 500,000 homeless. A million Salvadorans are trying to help the poor and oppressed in exile. are dead. Did you know that church relief workers have been rounded up and either 2. Such quantities of our tax money -- held in custody or shipped out of the millions and millions -- have gone to El country: Who is going to feed the orphans Salvador. Currently about a million and the homeless? dollars a day. The rebels are still able to attack military outposts and move about -- Betsy asks others to write their the countryside. Are you going to destroy congresspeople concerning this Bill. the whole country by herbicides, anti-

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More on the October Environmental Query your house is probably sitting well down Jim Alexander in the Wissahickon schist, and radon runs through that kind of rock like pesticides The FCNL October letter-writing campaign through your veins. was meant to strengthen clear air legislation. When the issue was announced While you are downstairs, check out your at meeting, alarming facts that asbestos. If it is friable, have it accompanied the announcement (the average correctly removed. If it is tight, paint automobile dumps its own weight in solid it to seal it and remove it when waste particles into the air every year) convenient. appeared to interest the meeting, yet only those who already habitually walk to Air conditioners use more fluorocarbons meeting walked the next week. than hair spray and canned whipped cream together, though they needn't be mixed Perhaps by this time we are hopelessly together for the pollution to occur. addicted to the automobile and to getting Automobile air conditioners are especially places almost on time with kids, but when bad for the environment. Of course, if did you last use a styrofoam cup? Did you you drive somewhere on a hot day and want examine it like the quaint artifact it to arrive grease-free, with only moderate should become? Did you recognize at the hearing loss and evidence of recent hair- time that the cup you held will be with us care, then you own an automobile air longer than dinosaur bones? That making conditioner. It is already a pollutant, the cup and disposing of it will be more use it or no. harmful to the environment than all of California's tar pits? But air conditioners in the home are less excusable. When the air conditioner is Make sure the hot water heater is properly on, you can't hear the cat getting into ventilated. Use cedar shavings, not moth the crock pot, and you become a major crystals. Open the window and throw out excuse for nuclear power plants in your (properly) the air freshener and the Lysol neighborhood. And it is all unnecessary. Spray. All of these substances emit A tree outside the home will lower the poisonous fumes. Even Reagan's EPA temperature inside by ten degrees. wouldn't allow you to work in a factory with benzine levels as high as you may Of course, you don't want to plant just have in your house right now - especially any tree or shrub or vine. Norway maples, in that closet full of winter woolens. so common in this area, kill most species beneath themselves except their own If you possess a yard and a dog and decide saplings. They are allelopathic. Now you to have your home bombed for fleas, expect know. They do not need the encouragement your last remaining goldfish to die as of intentional planting to continue taking quickly as a miner's canary. Ask yourself over all of the mid-Atlantic states. what level of insecticide you now have astride your red corpuscles - and will If sun bouncing off bare, eroded earth is have for the rest of your life, cruising heating your home in the summer, do not your main street arteries like the Wild turn to the lively Japanese honeysuckle Ones looking to kick sand in honest faces. for relief. It will simply kill the shrubs the birds prefer and allow erosion In Northwest Philadelphia it is important to continue unchecked beneath its thin, to check for radon gas. If you can see unhelpful blanket. Be careful not to through your hand in your dark basement plant something "natural" that will do as and if your house isn't on stilts, then much damage as your old air conditioner.

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Wednesday Jan. 31 Meeting of the Committee on Friends Education, 7:45 pm at the meetinghouse. Jan. 31 "Where Do Quakers Come From?", 7:30 prn at the home of Signe and Jon Landau. (See note 81).

Saturday Feb. 3 Called session of Yearly Meeting, 9:30 am to 4:14 pm at Arch Street. (See note #2). ** Sunday Feb. 4 Coffee hour, after meeting at the meetinghouse. * Tuesday Feb. 6 Meeting of the Committee on Worship and Ministry, 7:45 pm at the home of Betty Bodine. Wednesday Feb. 7 Meeting of the Property, Finance, and House Committee, 7:30 pm at the meetinghouse. Topics: finances h repairs. Feb. 7 "Where Do Quakers Come From?", 7:30 pm at the home of Signe and Jon Landau. (See note #I).

Wednesday Feb. 8 Meeting of the Committee of Overseers, 7:45 pm at the home of Karen Cromley. Sunday Feb. 11 Meeting for Business, after meeting for worship at the meetinghouse. ** Tuesday Feb. I3 PYM RE Committee 1989-90 Series, "Quaker Spirituality," 9:30 - noon at 4th and Arch. (See note #3). ** Wednesday Feb. 14 "Where Do Quakers Come From?", 7:30 pm at the home of Signe and Jon Landau. (See note ill). Sunday Feb. 18 Forum, 11:45 am at the meetinghouse. (See note 84). * Tuesday Feb. 20 DEADLINE FOR NEXT NEWSLETTER Friday Feb. 23 Monthly meeting potluck, 6:00 pm at Germantown Friends Meeting. (See note W5). Feb. 23 Young Friends February Gathering, 7:00 pm - 2:00 pm, Feb. 25 at Germantown Friends Meeting. (See note #6).

Saturday Feb. 24 Open house, 1:OO-5:00 pm at the home of Stuart h Sharli Land. (See note 87). Sunday Feb. 25 Legislative letter/postcard signing aEter meeting for worship. Feb. 25 Meeting of the Religious Education Committee, 11:45 am at the meetinghouse. *

Meeting for Worship is held every Sunday at 10:30 am. First-day School for adults and children starts at 9:30 am. Child care is provided. Thomas Conrad, Clerk, 843-4631 - Karen Cromley, Asst. Clerk, 242-3432 Stanley Myers, Treasurer 248-3308 - George Garrettson, Overseers, 247-1075 Marthajane Robinson, Newsletter Editor, 849-6146 Chestnut Hill Friends Meeting February 1990 Newsletter - page 2

produced for the Criminal Justice *** Calendar Notes *** Committee. Note that an ** by the calendar event Note #6 - Young Friends (9th-College) means that child care is provided. will meet for a weekend of "Quakers, Quilts, and Quafts." Saturday Note tl - Steve Stalonas, teacher and evening will feature the "Fab Feb storyteller, will lead "Three Evening Follies." Cost is $22.00 (reg. due Discussions for Curious Attenders and by Feb. 12). For more information, Other Interested Seekers." Topics call RE at 241-7221. are: 1/31 - Meeting for Worship; 2/7 - A New Look at the Old Note #7 - Sharli and Stuart Land will Testimonies; and, 2/14 - Doing hold an open house to exhibit the Business the Quaker way. Space is paintings of their friend, J.H. Hall. limited, so call 247-3162 for more Everyone is welcome to come and meet info and to reserve your place. the artist who "introduced our family to Friends and who continues Note 82 - Representative Meeting has to inspire us with his art and his called a special session of Yearly life." Address: 515 W. Carpenter Meeting for the consideration of five Lane, between Greene and McCallum. proposed chapters in the revised Faith and Practice. Reservations were due Jan. 20, but you can still Notes from the January 1990 call Helen File at Arch Street (627- Meeting for Business 2667) to tell her you are coming as long as you are not bringing any The meeting for business opened with children under 11. a period of silence with 33 (!) members and attenders present. Query Note #3 - The RE Committee's 1989-90 813 was read and considered by the series of Tuesday programs concerns meeting. The minutes of the December the nurturing of our spiritual lives. 1989 meeting were approved as All participants are welcome to stay corrected. for a bag lunch after the progran. This month Kathryn Damiano will speak Betty Bodine presented the 1989 on "Does God Form Us as Friends in a Annual Report (see page 7). The Particular Way?" meeting minuted its thanks to Betty for her accurate and concise Note #4 - Tom Conrad, clerk of our portrayal of the life of the meeting meeting, will tell us about his work in 1989. with the AFSC in contacting peace groups abroad and sponsoring special Phil Anthony gave the Worship and projects. Ministry Committee Annual Report (see page 9). The meeting minuted its Note 85 - This month's potluck will thanks to the committee for its be a joint venture with Germantown thoughtful work. and Green Street Meetings. After the meal there will be a showing of Laura Phil also expressed the committee's Jackson's film, LIFE, which was concern for late arrivals and other

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comings and goings during meeting for Stan Myers reported that a developer worship. It was suggested that now holds an option to buy the lower greeters should remind latecomers to part of the parking lot belonging to enter when the children leave the United Cerebral Palsy meeting, that parents should sit Association. At this point, there close to the door in case they have seem to be no other viable options to leave, that the back benches by for the meeting, and the committee the doors be left free for was put on hold. latecomers, that there be a poster or handout to provide information for Elizabeth Walmsley will show her newcomers about meeting for worship. slide show about the meeting to the First-day School to introduce Peg Myers and Shirley Philips youngsters to Quaker terminology and reported on their visit with to offer a larger picture of the Elizabeth Killough. They recommended meeting. The younger group is her membership with enthusiasm and currently mapping the meetinghouse. the meeting approved. Trude Fuchs One additional preschool teacher is and Natalie Kempner were appointed to needed, as well as baby sitters. serve as the welcoming committee. The meeting expressed its thanks to A Clearness Committee consisting of the First-day School for the George Garrettson and Lois Taber met Christmas pageant. with Jeannette Wentz and David Lingelbach and recommended approval Several new books have been purchased of their marriage under the care of for the library. the meeting. The meeting approved. Alcoholics Anonymous postponed its Roger Walmsley has requested request for use of the meetinghouse membership for himself and his for small group meetings until the daughter, Elizabeth. The application spring. was received with enthusiasm. Stan Myers, Steve Gable and Jeanann Hoch The meeting minuted a GREAT BIG will visit Roger and Elizabeth. THANKS to Natalie Kempner for seven years service as clerk. The vibrant Tom Conrad has agreed to become the change which has occurred in the meeting's clerk, serving for a term meeting during this period is in no of one year. small measure due to Natalie's presence and interests. Appreciation The meeting held a discussion of the for Fritz Kempner was also expressed. statement on restorative justice written by the Yearly Meeting's Criminal Justice Committee (see page 7). After much discussion, the clerk asked Peace and Social Concerns to Query 87 - What are you doing as a schedule a time for further meeting to interpret to non-Friends consideration. ourreligious principles and beliefs? What are you doing to invite persons not in membership to attend your

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meetings for worship, and how do you Update on Anneliese encourage their continued attendance? by Johanna Barbati *** What are you doing to make others aware of Friends' principles? Does Anneliese Gutkind-Bulling, our your manner of life as a Friend valiant and treasured meeting member attract others to our Religious who is now recuperating from open Society? heart surgery, will be 91 in April. She related this one Saturday when I visited, as Alice, her private duty News Among Friends nurse, and I chatted with her between naps. Trude Fuchs met Marion Dearden at the photo license center. Marion I am an Occupational Therapist, and, informed Trude that she was as an attender at Chestnut Hill celebrating her 96th birthday. At Friends Meeting, I have valued that, the operator of the shop getting to know Anneliese. Now that appeared with a bouquet of flowers she has returned to Stapeley Hall, I which he presented to Marion as a hope to take an active role in birthday gift. Congrats to you, assisting her recuperation, and I am Marion. We send you our best and glad that there are others who are warmest good wishes. involved in this way. Here are my observations of how she is doing -- Ellen Taft and Arthur Champernowne, notes of an Occupational Therapist, who attended Chestnut Hill Meeting but one who is rooting for this for a couple of years, write that particular patient's steps toward they "are well and happy in Seattle recovery with special enthusiasm! where it rains more than in England. I (Ellen) barely survived the course Anneliese is alert and fun to visit. in England and now get paid more to Guests help to brighten her day even do what I did before. I'm also six though frequent naps remain an weeks pregnant which we're both very important component of her happy about. I don't think I'll recuperation from the serious start my own theatre company quite surgery. She can feed herself a yet. Arthur is working for regular diet, dress with some Microsoft, which has less defense assistance and use her feet to push related work and is very much the her chair backwards (so her guest West Coast hippie, laid back, long- must do the steering). She is able haired computing place - needless to to transfer from place to place with say, he fits right in. We get to the supervision and minimal assistance, only Friends Meeting in town; they wiggle herself into her chair when have huge meetings and no fireplace, reminded and do her knee-extension but there are lots of young families. exercises ten times when coaxed. Arthur wants to put the child down for an English public school A book in her room for guests to sign (Winchester). I vote for Little helps her to know how many visitors League. Hope you are all well." have been there on any given day. It also provides a means for visitors to communicate with each other about how

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Anneliese is progressing and to make choice. But here's a story which observations as to what might further speaks to why we do what we do. Last aid her comfort and recovery. Please year, Heidi Blumenthal, a second leave a note for the next person. grader in the primary class, stood up in meeting for worship and spoke this Mobility is the critical goal to be message: "All I want is peace on achieved before Anneliese's next earth." Remarkable enough, but what transition, a move to a less followed was even more so. A few restrictive environment. At present, weeks later, her mother noticed a lot Anneliese needs to build up her of physical tension in Heidi during strength and endurance. Rest, meeting for worship. Squirming and exercise and intellectual and fretting in her seat, Heidi really spiritual stimulation in some seemed to be struggling. As she combination are the order of each walked toward the babysitting room, day. her mom asked Heidi if she were going to speak again. And Heidi replied, "Yes, but I wasn't sure if it was God Notes from RE or me. So I didn't ." Barbara Buonocore Incidents like this make it all PLEASE remember to register your worthwhile. The kids are funny, child for babysitting before meeting bright, surprising, and surprisingly for worship. This will assist spiritual. We are short one teacher Deborah in determining whether we for the First-day School. Anyone need extra help. We also need adult care to join us? We'd be grateful volunteers to sign up for February. for any time you could give us. Contact Barbara or Trish if you're First-day School is back in session interested. after a brief recess at Christmas. The pre-primary class is studying new beginnings, using both Biblical and Centering Down secular stories. The primary class is learning some Friendly vocabulary With the start of the new year, the words while making maps of the Worship and Ministry Committee would meetinghouse. Elizabeth Walmsley like to take the opportunity to continues to work on a slide show on remind our members and attenders of the function of the various meeting ways we all can help to make our committees. meetings for worship a more spiritually satisfying experience for We'd like to thank all of the moms everyone. With these pointers in and dads and Gil who so generously mind, we can do a lot to overcome the donate their time and energy to the concerns some worshippers have children of the meeting. For many of expressed recently about difficulty us, getting the kids up, fed, dressed in centering down at the start of and to First-day School is a task of meeting and in meditating during our Herculean proportions. Having an time of waiting in silence on the extra cup of coffee and reading the Lord. Sunday paper seems a much saner

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* Meeting for Worship begins when the Those who must leave or enter the first worshipper is seated in the meeting room during meeting should meeting room. We ask that as other take particular care not to do so people join those already seated, when someone is speaking. they respect the early-comers' meditation by avoiding talking or We thank you all for your attention excessive noise. There is time to these guidelines. Their after meeting to greet friends or observance will help make meeting to take care of meeting business. more rewarding for us all. * No one can always be on time. We do request, however, that Forum Notes worshippers be seated in the meeting room as close to 10:30 as On January 21st at the forum program they can, and that conversation be sponsored by Worship and Ministry and held to a minimum in the gathering Overseers, we were enlightened by room after that time. When three members of Germantown Meeting worshippers are more than five (~ettyJean Elder, Esther Gilbert, minutes late, we suggest that they and Donna Wilhelm) who described the wait outside the meeting room until process by which their meeting the children leave at 10:45 to arrived at a minute approving reduce the number of disturbances "confirmations of commitment" for that take place. same-sex couples. The forum was well-attended and an interesting * Our meeting room is somewhat small discussion resulted. for the number of members and attenders who use it some First- days. Still, we would request that FLGC Midwinter Gathering whenever possible, the bench against the wall where the doors Friends for Lesbian and Gay Concerns are and the portions of the two (FLGC) is seeking individuals willing side benches nearest the doors be to house people participating in the kept empty. This will help FLGC Midwinter ath he ring. It will be latecomers find a place to sit with held Friday, February 16, through the least difficulty. Monday, February 19, 1990. Hosts are expected to house guests Friday, * Everything should be done to keep Saturday, and Sunday nights. For a from having to leave the meeting housing form or more information, room during worship. Sometimes, call Steve Serafin at 241-7251 (W) or though, this is unavoidable. When 842-9574 (H). Forms are also it is necessary, we request that available in the Central Philadelphia people rejoining meeting take seats Monthly Meeting office. close to the doors to minimize the interruption. * Worshippers who are moved to share a message with us deserve our closest, most reverent attention.

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Testimony on Annual Report Restorative Justice 1989 has been a year of welcome As members of the Religious Society growth, not only in the numbers of of Friends (Quakers), we believe that members, attenders, and their God is leading us, so far as is children, but in the joys and humanly possible, to live lives of concerns of the meeting. restorative justice. Restorative justice has as its primary aim the First-day School has been divided healing of all parties in any into three groups: 3-5 year-olds, conflict -- victims and offenders and first to third graders, and any others involved. It is justice 4th graders on up. They meet at based on unconditional love -- love 9:30, and, just before meeting of victims and offenders equally. begins, they frequently sing hymns, together with all adults who enjoy a Conflict is always between persons, musical prelude to worship. Among and restorative justice focuses on their activities have been making the needs of those persons. Victims, Christmas cookies and ornaments to in situations of restorative justice, sell for the benefit of a school for are given restitution by those who the children of homeless families, have harmed them; offenders are and inviting us all to a Seder. The treated as persons who need to un-do often 30 children join in meeting for the harm they have done, rather than the first quarter hour, then leave as mere recipients of society's for supervised care until meeting vengeance. Society, in our vision, rises. (You can identify the is the human family whose task it is volunteers who help the professionals to create those conditions in which by the balloons on their name tags.) both victims and offenders may There is also child care during accomplish their own healing. meetings for business and for other meeting activities in which parents Restorative justice is quite unlike may want to join. what most of us call "justice" at present. Few families today, and no Activities, both new and ongoing, nations, even attempt to live without proliferate. In forums, we have punishing those who have harmed them. learned from talks by our own members Our faith in God is calling us all, about the Women's Law Project, the the women and men of our world, to Friends Committee on Criminal live in a radically different way. Justice, the Friends' peace We ask our Creator for the wisdom to testimony, and also from others who live lives of restorative justice, are involved in Friends' concerns. and invite all women and men The time for holding the forums is an everywhere to join us in creating a unsolved puzzle, since convenient world in which the goal of justice is times vary from family to family. to restore and to heal. Our library, an adjunct for deepening the inward life of the community, has been reorganized to be more accessible. There was a Saturday session on the Biblical prophets.

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The fourth Sunday of each month is "footprint" of land around our letter writing day, when the Peace meetinghouse. So far there has been and Social Concerns Committee no problem, but we want to anticipate supplies us with materials to write a possible change of site should the to our legislators on topics of Association wish to exercise its Friends' concerns. Our newsletter is right to expand into the space we now lively with notes about our enjoy. 'uie own a portion of the activities, those connected with the burial ground at Plymouth Meeting, Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, and and we have agreed to exchange part biographies of members. of our piece for another contiguous to it so that Plymouth can build a In the spring, Quakerism 201 led to pathway to their new building. Our lively discussions both in and out of treasurer explained that our funds class, and the resultant racial are kept in four pocketbooks: the concerns ("ethnocentric arrogance") operating fund (includes land and will be addressed in two sessions buildings), the Yarnall Fund, held in during 1990. In the fall, many of us the Friends Fiduciary Fund, the Needy got new perspectives on the history Friends Fund, and the Graveyard Fund, and testimonies of Friends in with refugee and sanctuary funds kept Quakerism 101. as a separate entity. Our budget was met and was substantially the same as We have had fun together. One last year, with members alerting us, Saturday we had an afternoon of "new from time to time, about ways we can games," non-competitive games for all help organizations in which they have ages. We had a magnificent cake, big a special interest. enough for all of us, to celebrate our beloved Margaret Levy's 90th In sum, we feel real vitality in our birthday. We held our annual meeting. We hope that our worship is Christmas breakfast, featuring carol a source of strength and guidance, singing, and enlivened by our and that our meetings for worship children's pageant, complete with refresh and renew our daily lives and costumes. Each month many of us increase our faithfulness. gather at someone's home for a potluck supper, and on New Year's -- Elizabeth Bodine Eve, we follow supper with a meeting for worship. Our new Hospitality Committee treats us at a coffee hour Annual Report of following meeting for worship on the Worship and Ministry first Sunday of each month. We welcome all members of our community, Meetings for worship whose silence members and attenders alike, to all and messages speak deeply to those events. who attend, an active and growing First-day School, a sense of We have had a number of practical community that has led several long- concerns, one connected with the time members to identify Chestnut close proximity of our Cerebral Palsy Hill Monthly Meeting as their true Association neighbor, whose parking home, warmth and welcome toward lot we use and who own all but the visitors, effective spiritually based

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outreach to the world around us - all staring early in 1990. We have come this presents an almost idealized to no consensus in ten months of picture of what a Monthly Meeting can consideration, but our discussion has be. It may also be a picture of a raised the thorny problems of meeting in danger of stagnating in Friends' beliefs and historic self-satisfaction and complacency. testimony in the light of continuing Nevertheless, a large number of our revelation. And we have started members and attenders would agree dealing with questions relating to (with some reservations) that this is the religious and spiritual community a reasonably accurate picture of aspects of heterosexual marriage Chestnut Hill Monthly Meeting. under the meeting's care, and the degree to which our social We are grateful, therefore, that a testimonies arise from and are number of events this year have infused by our religious testimony. challenged the smugness we might We expect that our search for unity otherwise fall into. Two of the most on the immediate question will important have been PYM's Quakerism continue to be productive of more 201 and 101, which were presented general insights into our beliefs and last spring and this fall, testimonies. respectively. In common with many meetings in PYM The former is leading us as a and throughout the Society of religious society to help our members Friends, we have seen a revival of and attenders examine such interest in the Bible and Bible- preconceptions and prejudices as we oriented faith among some of our may have. The effects of the latter members and attenders over the past course have been more subtle, and it couple of years. Familiarity with is too soon to gauge its impact on the Bible has been an aim of our the meeting's religious life. children's First-day School, but very However, it seems that Quakerism I01 little has been available for adult has been a strong factor in leading members and attenders who want to several of our attenders to consider increase their scriptural background. applying for membership. At the same time, the subject matter of the Previous courses and retreats have course has also given some long-time focused on specific areas of the members a valuable yardstick to Bible, but these have not satisfied question just how well we have done our meeting's needs. We hope that in carrying out the testimony of our projected adult First-day School early Friends and how we have used course, "An Introduction to the Bible our personal gifts in our meeting. for Quakers," will bring under- standing of the scriptures into more Also keeping us from complacency, prominence in our religious life. Chestnut Hill's Overseers and Worship and Ministry Committees began Another source of change that we considering same-sex marriage or expect will keep our meeting vital is ceremonies of commitment early last the retirement of several of our spring; greater participation of the long-term clerks of committees. full meeting will be encouraged Peace and Social Concerns is already

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operating under a new clerk. The We would hope to see increased coming year will see the retirement communication among the meeting's of the clerk of the meeting as well other committees in the future. We as the clerks of Worship and Ministry must be particularly sensitive to and the Forum Committee. We look ensuring that the Religious Education forward to the new insights and Committee, concerned as it is with changes in emphasis that the shift in caring for our children, receives the leadership roles will bring. full support and care of the meeting, including committees that are not Finally, there are some signs of directed primarily toward the growing concern over the disjunction children. that our committee structure tends to. Tentative steps are being taken toward better communication among the committees, such as a joint project DEADLINE for all items for the next of Peace and Social Concerns and issue of the Newsletter is the 20th Worship and Ministry in the coming of every month. Please submit all year. Despite some initial items in writing to Hertha Reinemann. uneasiness about the value of such a venture - specifically concerning joint sponsorship of a series on racism to be held next year - we feel that we will benefit from an increased sense of the unity underlying our various testimonies.

Chestnut Hill Friends Meeting 100 E. Mermaid Lane Philadelphia, PA 19118

ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED Chestnut Hill Friends Meeting Newsletter 100 East Mermaid Lane, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 191 18 Calendar March 1990

Friday Mar. 2 Yiddle School Young Friends Weekend at Gwynedd Meeting. (See note #l). Sunday Mar. 4 Coffee hour, after meeting at the meetinghouse. * Tuesday Mar. 6 Meeting of the Committee on Worship and Ministry, 7:45 pm at the home of Betty Bodine.

Wednesday Mar. 7 Meeting of the Committee of Overseers, 7:45 pm at the home of George Garrettson.

Thursday Mar. 8 Meeting to discuss PYM budget, 7:45 at the home of Bill and Karen Cromley. (See note #2.)

Sunday Mar. 11 Meeting for Business, after meeting for worship at the meetinghouse. ** Tuesday Mar. 13 PYM RE Committee 1989-90 Series, "Quaker Spirituality," 9:30 - noon at 4th and Arch. (See note 13). ** Sunday Mar. 18 Forum, 11:45 am at the meetinghouse. (See note W4). **

Tuesday Mar. 20 DEADLINE FOR NEXT NEWSLETTER

Sunday Mar. 25 Legislative letter/postcard signing after meeting for worship. (See note %5.) **

Wednesday Mar. 28 Meeting of the Peace & Social Concerns Committee, 7:30 pm at Stapeley Hall. Thursday Mar. 29 Yearly Meeting begins. (See note Ik6.1 ** Friday Apr. 6 Seder, 6:00 pm at the meetinghouse. (See note #7.) **

Meeting for Worship is held every Sunday at 10:30 am. First-day School for adults and children starts at 9:30 am. Child care is provided. Thomas Conrad, Clerk, 843-4631 - Karen Cromley, Asst. Clerk, 242-3432 Stanley Myers, Treasurer 248-3308 - George Garrettson, Overseers, 247-1075 Marthajane Robinson, Newsletter Editor, 849-6146 Chestnut Hill Friends Meeting March 1990 Newsletter - page 2

*** Calendar Notes *** Note #6 - The annual business meeting of PYM - interesting, amusing, Note that an ** by the calendar event frustrating! There is an overnight means that child care is provided. for Middle School Young Friends on Friday night; High School Young Note #1 - This weekend is for Young Friends stay at Friends Select on Friends in grades 6 - 8. John Friday and Saturday. Registrations Scardina of Westtown Meeting will for these weekend events have to be lead the sessions on peacemaking. in by March 27th. Call the RE Program begins at 7:30 pm Friday Cornittee, 241-7221, for more info. evening (no dinner provided) and ends We will receive an agenda, so pick at 12:15 on Sunday. Cost is $25. out the sessions that peak your For more info, call John at 399-9793 curiosity and attend! or the RE Committee, 241-7221. Note 87 - Once again this year, the Note #2 - The meeting will be held at First-day School will sponsor a 8044 Crittenden Street. The purpose Seder. It will take the place of the is to review the Yearly Meeting March potluck. Our Seder is a budget. Stan Myers will lead a commemoration of the Last Supper, a discussion of the implications of Passover meal which Jesus shared with certain budget decisions, in pre- his disciples. For Jews, it is a paration for Yearly Meeting. Anyone celebration of the Exodus from Egypt who is interested is welcome. thousands of years ago and has special significance for us as Note 83 - The RE Committee's 1989-90 Quakers because of its dedication to series of Tuesday programs concerns peace, freedom and the joy of being the nurturing of our spiritual lives. together. All participants are welcome to stay for a bag lunch after the program. The RE Committee will take care of This month Carol Ann Bernard will the ceremonial food. The meal itself speak on "Facing Sin and Evil." will be in the form of a regular potluck supper. Bring yourself, your Note %4 - The Peace h Social Concerns food (and your recipe). This is a Committee sponsors this forum on very special time for our Chestnut economic conversion of defense Hill Friends' family, and we hope you facilities and plants. The leader will be with us. If transport is will be Barbara Smith, Director of needed, please call Roger Walmsley Philadelphia Jobs with Peace (233-5363) or Gil Frost (233-2387). Campaign. She will speak about national, state and local activities to foster economic adjustment plans Notes from the February 1990 as the cold war winds down. Meeting for Business

Note #5 - Writing Washington about The meeting for business opened with U.S. budget priorities. Reduce a period of silence with 28 members military spending and support the and attenders present. Query #7 was "Quality of Life" budget. read and considered by the meeting.

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The minutes of the January 1990 Stan Myers reported on his visit with meeting were approved. The new Elizabeth and Roger Walmsley and Clerk, Thomas Conrad, introduced recommended they be accepted into himself and reviewed the agenda. membership. The meeting agreed.

Elizabeth Gable announced that there Chrissy Yarnall and Nick Sabina have will be a discussion at the Saturday, requested the use of the meetinghouse March 31 session of Yearly Meeting for a public wedding ceremony. Since about the need for a permanent Young they have already been married in a Friends facility. It is hoped that a civil ceremony, the wedding will not final decision will be made at that take place "under the care of the time. (See more on page t6.1 meeting," but they will use the meetinghouse. Ted Brinton of Birmingham Monthly Meeting and Elizabeth Foley, PYM's It was decided to hire another child Development Secretary spoke to the care employee. meeting about the proposed Friends Information Center at Friends Center. Elizabeth Killough was welcomed into Ted suggested a figure of $50,000 for membership by Natalie Kempner and Chestnut Hill to contribute to the Trude Fuchs. Center, which will be called the D. Robert Yarnall and Elizabeth Biddle Representative Meeting has approved Yarnall Reception Center. Discussion the construction of the Friends of the center occurred at the end of Information Center. business meeting after Ted and Elizabeth had left. While there was The Property Committee is reviewing general support for the idea, repairs which need to be made to the reservations were expressed. The meetinghouse. A new refrigerator has request for financial support was been purchased. referred to the Peace and Social Concerns Committee. Stanley Myers presented the treasurer's report. The meeting is Worship and Ministry suggested that covering its costs with a little the Property Committee consider surplus. He also presented the carpeting the aisles of the meeting budget which was approved. room to lessen noise during worship. Thanks was given to Steve Gable, *** Query *** Nancy Lewis and Margaret Myers for their help with Bryce Kemp's memorial Query #14 - Do you keep to simplicity service. Ruth Miner made a and moderation in your speech, your contribution in Bryce's name and manner of living, and in your daily suggested that the meeting raise the work? Are you careful to keep your amount to $150 for a Fairmont Park occupation or profession and your Commission tree to be planted near other outward activities from the Library in Bryce's name. absorbing time and energy that should be given to spiritual growth and to the service of your Religious

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Society? Do you take your right format, for each. Please mail or share of responsibility in work and hand your recipe(s) to Barbara service for the meeting? Are you Buonocore or Tricia Walmsley. Final punctual in keeping promises, prompt date for accepting contributions will in the payment of debts, and just and be Sunday, April. Bon appetit! honorable in all your dealings? Are you free from the use of judicial oaths? Are you careful to refrain from membership in organizations in Please Type or Print which secrecy of membership, attitudes or actions has a part? Recipe Title:

Ingredients Notes from RE Recommended Abbreviations: Barbara Buonocore c, tsp, Tbsp, pkg, qt, pt. Through the children's efforts and the meeting's generosity, the Christmas Bazaar netted $115 to give to "Next Door," a shelter for homeless women and children. This is to be a facility next door to Trevor's Place, offering social services, 24-hour day-care, educational programs and health care. Thank you to everyone of every age who created or contributed. Directions

Frank Ferrell, Trevor's father, will be coming to the children's First-day School at 9:30 on Sunday, March 11. He will speak to the children about the shelter and its work, about how Trevor, aged 12, got it started (Trevor now attends George School), and show a seven minute video. Anyone who would care to join us on this occasion will be most welcome. --- Now on to our next venture! The First-day School is putting together a cookbook full of your favorite potluck recipes. The book will be Submitted by: sold as a fundraiser for "Next Door." Please type or print your recipe on Only One Recipe To A Page the page provided here. If you-have several recipes, we would appreciate your using a separate page, similar

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Lost and Found (We Hope!) lovely poem by May Sarton, which works the paradox back again toward Did you, by any chance, pick up a the -nouns, the musician and her plastic bag which was in the coat instrument, from which the mysterious closet on Feb. lSth? It had a music pours forth. container of yogurt and some notes in it. Tom Conrad says you're welcome -- Georgia Peters to the yogurt, but he needs the notes, desperately. Please let him GIRL WITH 'CELLO know if this bag went for a walk with you after meeting. There had been no such music here until A girl came in from falling dark News Among Friends and snow To bring into this house her On February 4, the meeting lost a glowing 'cello much loved and valued member, Bryce As if some silent, magic animal. Kemp. Bryce was known for his love of books and music, his quietly She sat, head bent, her long hair thoughtful messages in meeting, and all aspill his kind and gentle manner. He was Over the breathing wood, remembered fondly at a memorial and drew the bow. service on the 10th. There were many There had been no such music messages - and the playing and here until humming of Brahms ' "Lullaby ," which A girl came in from falling dark Bryce had requested in his will. He and snow. will be missed. And she drew out that sound so like a wail, A rich dark suffering joy, as if to show I was deeply moved by the message All that a wrist holds given in meeting in early February by and that fingers know a young woman named Ingrid. She When they caress a magic animal. shared with us her experience of There had been no such music playing her cello for the funeral of here until an elderly woman whom she didn't A girl came in from falling dark know. In the experience (which and snow. finally included going to look at the body in the casket when she found -- May Sarton herself alone in the room at the A Grain of Mustard Seed end), Ingrid came to the insight that our lives are not just our bodies, the -nouns of existence, but are also From the Library Committee -verbs, the -music we play. The Library Committee has placed the I would like to share with Ingrid and "catalogue" of our collection on a with the meeting community, this computer disk and has printed

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multiple copies, organized by subject Thich Nhat Hanh, Being Peace, 1987 matter. These were made available after meeting on February 18, but if Thich Nhat Hanh, The Heart of anyone would like to receive a copy Understanding, 1988 now, please ask Howard Lesnick. Our hope is that this change will make Paul Wachtel, The Poverty of our library more accessible to those Affluence, 1989 who use it.

~ollowingis a list of recent Concert Announcement acquisitions: The Mendelssohn Club of Philadelphia Robert N. Belleh --et al, Habits of the will perform Randall Thompson's Heart: Individualism and Commitment Peaceable Kingdom on Saturday, March in American Life, 1985 17. In addition to the Thompson work, the chorus will present a John Bradshaw, The Family: A survey of American music from William Revolutionary Way of Self-Discovery, Billings to Samuel Barber. The 1988 Clayton White Singers will perform a set of gospel songs and spirituals as Joseph Campbell with Bill Moyers, The well. The concert will take place at Power of Myth, 1988 8:00 in historic Mother Bethel A.M.E. Church on 6th Street, between Pine Nancy Carlsson-Paige & Diane E. and Lombard. Levin, Who's Calling the Shots? How to Respond Effectively to Children's Admission is $12 at the door, $10 in Fascination with War Play and War advance, $5 for students and senior Toys, 1990 citizens. See Philip Jones at meeting for ticket information, or Jim Cole, Filtering People: call him at 242-6759. understanding and Confronting Our Prejudices, 1990 Why Build a PYM Youth Center David R. Contosta, A Philadelphia Family: The Houstons and Woodwards of (Editor's Note: As a member of the Chestnut Hill, 1988 Young Friends Subcommittee, I received this communication from the Joan Gould, Spirals: A Woman's RE Committee. I thought it would be Journey Through Family Life, 1988 of interest to the meeting, particularly since we have so many David Gracie, Gandhi and Charlie: The Young Friends-to-be as a part of our Story of a Friendship, 1989 meeting.)

Margaret Wasserstrom Levy, The Ad Hoc Committee on Young Friends Autobiography, 1989 has been working for two years to find ways to meet the needs of PYM's Harold Loukes, Friends and Their young people better. It has reached Children, 1969 the conclusion that a permanent

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facility for youth gatherings is a older group Young AdultICollege Age primary step towards a full Friends (18-25 years old). Middle commitment to our youth. A volunteer School Friends has a mailing list of architect is now developing a 400 children and held 6 gatherings schematic plan and projected cost for last year. 100 children participated such a facility. Such a plan can be in the programs. Because Middle developed before a site is chosen. School gatherings are limited to 35- That plan and those costs will be 40 children due to a lack of ready for Yearly Meeting, March 29 - facilities and programing needs, April 1. As you discuss the many children were turned away. The possibility of this facility, please Young Adult/College Age Friends were consider the following questions: spun off from the Young Friends (Dec. 88) in order to meet their needs Who does the Young Friends Program better and to create more space for serve? the high school age teens. The Young Adult Friends held 4 gatherings last The Young Friends program is year of between 16 and 40 people. currently serving the children born between 1971 and 1975. This is the What problems do these growing low point of the "Baby ~ust." Our numbers pose? current mailing list is about 600 teenagers. In the course of one year As the Young Friends program (11/88 to 10/89), 170 Young Friends continues to grow, we are being attended 1 or more of 8 gatherings, overwhelmed with the logistics of about 28% or 2 in every 7 teens we producing gatherings for 80 to 100+ mail to. people using antique meetinghouses that were never intended for that 14 years from now, the pool of purpose. Even in meetings that voice teenagers in the meetings should be strong support for Young Friends, approximately 20% larger than at individuals have, by word and action, present, about 720. If we continue told us that their meetings did not to reach 28% of these, our group will welcome us because they were grow to about 200 teenagers annually. concerned for their meetinghouses or Since our numbers have grown even they felt that "other meetings should during the "Baby Bust," this share the burden." There are only a estimated increase may be low. few sites open to us that can hold 80 people or more. Problems include: Assuming the birth projections beyond 1989 to be reasonably accurate, 25 - Buildings which do not meet fire years from now we will still have a codes for this usage. pool of teenagers 10.3% larger that - Not enough toilets, i.e. 4 toilets at present (1989). for 100 people. - Often no showers. What other youth programs does the - Buildings which make supervision Yearly Meeting offer? difficult. - Inadequate program, sleeping, There is a younger group, Middle changing space. School Friends (grades 6-8), and an

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- Wear and tear on fragile 105 people we had this Christmas at meetinghouse. Moorestown Meeting and School. - No ongoing storage of food and equipment. Isn't there an optimum size? Wouldn't - No provision for advance food smaller gatherings be better? delivery. - Staff time and energy devoted to This is a tough question. The answer logistics of transportation and depends on the facilities, staff and shopping and to adapting to new volunteers available. It also sites instead of to program. depends on how the program is - Fewer gatherings because of staff structured. If the gathering is time spent on logistics related to structured as one large group, then non-permanent sites. we are able to accommodate gatherings of 50-60 with good quality. With How would a youth center solve these kids divided into two groups for problems? workshops, we can handle 110 successfully. The Ad Hoc Committee We would have the following and the Young Friends Subcommittee improvements: feel that 125 people or less is about - Adequate toilets, showers, the limit of what we can sustain on sleeping and changing areas an ongoing basis, given adequate - Provision for advance food facilities. On a very positive note, purchase and delivery there is a spiritual power present in - Ongoing storage of equipment and a large group that can be amazing. food. - Adequate program space for 2 or 3 How much use would this facility get? simultaneous workshops. - Adequate gathering space for the At present, among the three programs, whole group. we run 14-16 programs per year; most - Fire and safety codes met. are weekends, 2 are 4 days and 1 is a - Staff and volunteers freed to week long. With a permanent youth focus on program and kids, not center we would expand this schedule. logistics. - More gatherings per year. Who else might use this facility? - Outdoor space for games and recreation. Obviously, youth programs would not fully utilize the facility. Other Why do we need space for 125 people? usages must be planned in advance. Possible Yearly Meeting uses would be We expect that the size of the Monthly Meetings, Quarterly Meetings, gatherings will naturally reduce to the Friends' Institute, committees; under 80 when we add new gatherings. any group that would want a However, some gatherings are more reasonably priced facility and popular because of school vacations, wouldn't mind bunk rooms. The center and these gatherings will continue to might also be used as a "church" camp be larger. The 125 includes kids, during the summer after the model of staff, adult volunteers and workshop Abington Jr. Conference. Families leaders. Not much larger than the

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would find this a low cost and These are still in the exploratory attractive "camp" facility. stages, and none has made an official offer. Will adults use a facility with bunk rooms and shared shower rooms? What next?

Adult groups already do. The Quaker The Ad Hoc Committee hopes that the Studies Program used Apple Farm Camp Yearly Meeting will approve moving and Camp Swatara for its opening toward the acquisition of a site and retreat weekend 5 years ago. Bucks the building of a facility/camp for Quarter has used Camp Onas (which is youth and others. This is a long- mostly platform tents) for 20 years term project and will provide our or more. Caln and Upper Susquehanna young people with the opportunities Quarters have used Camp Swatara for they want and need. more than 12 years. In the meantime (probably several What are some of the basic criteria years), the Religious Education that the committee is looking for in Committee and its Young Friends a site? Subcommittee will need to develop an interim plan for providing adequate 1) That the land will be free. Our program for our youth. Such a plan original projection included might include special funding for purchasing land, and this additional gatherings and/or escalated the overall price far temporary staff to run gatherings. beyond what is reasonable to Without such a plan, we are sure to expect the Yearly Meeting to pay. lose the chance to nurture the current group of young people. What 2) That it be centrally located in we have is an opportunity to build on the Yearly Meeting, near good the already successful, but overtaxed roads and public transportation. Young Friends program. 3) That in -not be surrounded with outside distractions which cause supervision concerns and tend to work against community-building DEADLINE for all items for the next within the gathering. issue of the Newsletter is the 20th of every month. Please submit a11 4) Reasonable proximity to a items in writing to Hertha Reinemann. hospital.

5) Walking distance to a meeting i possible.

What sites are being considered?

At present, there are 3 sites under consideration: George School, Westtown, and Sadsbury Meeting. Chestnut Hill Friends Meeting 100 E. Mermaid Lane Philadelphia, PA 19118

ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED 1 Chestnut Hill Friends Meeting Newsletter I00 East Mermaid Lane, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 191 18

April 1990

Sunday Apr. 1 No adult First-day School; last day of Yearly Meeting.

Monday Apr. 2 Meeting of the Religious Education Committee, 7:45 pm at the meetinghouse.

Tuesday Apr. 3 Meeting of the Property, Finance and House Committee, 7:30 pm at the meetinghouse.

Wednesday Apr. 4 Meeting of the Committee on Worship and Ministry, 7:45 pm at the home of Hertha Reinemann.

Thursday Apr. 5 Meeting of the Committee of Overseers, 7:45 pm at the home of Shirley Philips. Friday Apr. 6 Seder, 6:00 pm at the meetinghouse. (See note B1) ** Sunday Apr. 8 Coffee hour, after meeting at the meetinghouse. Apr. 8 Meeting for Business, 6:30 pm at the meetinghouse, preceded by dinner at 5:30 pm. ** Tuesday Apr. 10 PYM RE Committee 1989-90 Series, "Quaker Spirituality," 7:00 pm, preceded by dinner at 6:OO. (See note 82) ** Sunday Apr. 15 Easter Sunday: no forum. Easter Egg Hunt instead. (See note 83) ** Friday Apr. 20 DEADLINE FOR NEXT NEWSLETTER Apr. 20 Workcamp weekend for Middle Schoolers. Call 241-7221 for more info.

Wednesday Apr. 25 Meeting of the Peace and Social Concerns Committee, 7:30 pm at Stapeley Hall.

Sunday Apr. 29 Legislative letter writing signing after meeting for worship. (See note 84) ** Apr. 29 Workshop on racism, 7:30 pm at the meetinghouse. (See page 6 for more info.)

Monday Apr. 30 Deadline for potluck recipe cookbook. (See note %51. *

Meeting for Worship is held every Sunday at 10:30 am. First-day School for adults and children starts at 9:30 am. Child care is provided. Thomas Conrad, Clerk, 843-4631 - Karen Crmley, Asst. Clerk, 242-3432 Stanley Myers, Treasurer 248-3308 - George Garrettson, Overseers, 247-1075 Marthajane Robinson, Newsletter Editor, 849-6146 Chestnut Hill Friends ~eetingApril 1990 Newsletter - page 2

Note 64 - This month's topic is full *** Calendar Notes *** funding for the UN. So come get writer's cramp in a good cause! Note that an ** by the calendar event means that child care is provided. Note 65 - The cookbook is another of project of our busy bee First-day Note 61 - Once again this year, the School. Funds raised will be First-day School will sponsor a contributed to Trevor's Place. Seder. It will take the place of the March potluck. Our Seder is a commemoration of the Last Supper, a Notes from the March 1990 Passover meal which Jesus shared with Meeting for Business his disciples. For Jews, it is a celebration of the Exodus from Egypt The meeting for business opened with thousands of years ago and has a period of silence with 27 members special significance for us as and attenders present. Query #14 on Quakers because of its dedication to simplicity was read and considered peace, freedom and the joy of being by the meeting. The minutes of the together. February 1990 meeting were approved with two minor changes. The RE Committee will take care of the ceremonial food. The meal itself Worship and Ministry has purchased 12 will be in the form of a regular copies of Faith and Practice to be potluck supper. Bring yourself, your added to the meeting library. food (and your recipe). This is a very special time for our Chestnut Susan Bergin has requested membership Hill Friends' family, and we hope you for herself and her three children. will be with us. If transport is George Garrettson and Hertha needed, please call Roger Walmsley Reinemann will call on her. (233-5363) or Gil Frost (233-2387). Fritz Kempner and George Garrettson Note 82 - The RE Committee's 1989-90 have visited Roger and Elizabeth serie's of Tuesday programs concerns Walmsley to welcome them to the nurturing of our spiritual lives. membership. This month Douglas Gwyn will speak on "Meeting for Worship." Note change Nominating Committee presented the in time! The session will be slate of committee nominations for preceded by dinner at 6:00 pm. Cost 1990-91. The meeting approved and is $6.50/person. Register by April 3 thanked the Nominating Committee for (241-7221). Child care provided only its work. Quarterly meeting appoint- with advance registration. ments were not made. Note 83 - Our annual egg hunt again The meeting agreed to accept takes place at Trudy Fuch's house. Elizabeth Dearborn's donation of Please bring a bag lunch. Bryce Kemp's bench.

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The Peace and Social Concerns School, babysitting, and religious Committee is studying models for education. adopting a homeless family. Patricia Walmsley reported on the Peace and Social Concerns proposed recent meeting of sixth through that $3,000 per year for three years eighth graders from an eight meeting be pledged to the Friends Information area. Center at Friends Center, using interest from the Yarnall Fund. A Stanley Myers will report to the lengthy discussion took place on the meeting on Yearly Meeting. merits of the project. Reservations about adding to the Yearly Meeting bureaucracy at a time of staff cut *** Query ** backs were countered by the observation that increased numbers of Query t9 - Are the schools, hospitals Friends to undertake and support and boarding homes under your care, valuable work could result from more and are your meetings themselves, attention to outreach. The treasurer free from practices involving racial said the meeting is able to pay the discrimination? What action is your amount proposed. Friends decided to meeting taking to help assure members consider the funding proposal for of racial minorities in your another month. community equal opportunities in education, housing, employment, The RE Committee recommended that a business and the professions? What babysitting committee or liaison else are you doing as a meeting to person be appointed to meet with help remedy the consequences of babysicters periodically for the racial injustice? ** Do you endeavor purposes of conveying and listening to cleanse yourself of every vestige to concerns, for making sure there is of racial prejudice, and firmly but adequate coverage, and for securing lovingly oppose it in your home, supplies. The proposal was referred among your friends and acquaintances, to Overseers. and in business? Are you open to personal friendships with individual Friends expressed serious concerns members of racial minorities? Do you about the structure of and actively support equal opportunities participation in First-day School. for members of racial minorities in To address the problem of space for the business, educational and social the growing numbers of children, a organizations with which you come in suggestion was made that the meeting contact? consider using the Yarnall Waring building. Notes Among Friends It is hoped that the two new members of the Religious Education Committee Elizabeth Gable has been accepted by can help with coverage. The upcoming Susquehanna University as a member of joint meeting of Overseers and next year's freshman class. Worship and Ministry will allow more time for brainstorming on First-day

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Jeanette Wentz has been appointed to together cooperatively. The story is serve on the Finance Committee of the the result. AFSC. She is the youngest person to be chosen for this committee. She is There's a postscript to the visit also the youngest person to serve as from Frank Ferrell. Mr. Ferrell came a vice president at Core States Bank. to talk to the children about Trevor's Place. He really enthralled The Garrettsons have welcomed a new us all with stories of how his son, granddaughter, Sarah Elizabeth, born Trevor, and then his whole family to Gary and Gertrud Garrettson on became involved in helping the March 13. homeless. Towards the end of his talk, Mr. Ferrell spoke of a recent Anneliese Gutkind-Bulling will be 90 personal experience. It seems that on April 21. while in Europe, he began experiencing headaches and double Bill Hoch was honored Tuesday, March vision. He flew back to the States 6, 1990, by the Springfield Township where he received the diagnosis of an School Board for his 25 years of inoperable brain tumor and the sad service to the community. Bill is news he only had a short time to currently in his seventh term as live. He went to several doctors who president of the board. gave him the same news. He told the children that it wasn't so much dying Jeanann Hoch, volunteer coordinator he minded since he believed in God of the Ambler YMCA Chapter Two and all, but that he minded having to Reading Program, is interested in leave his family. Well, this was finding students who want to learn to just too much to bear for my five- read and write better. The Y has year-old son, Ben. He leapt to his recently trained many tutors for this feet, wiping tears from his eyes and task. The time and place of the shouted, "Oh, why do you have to talk tutoring are arranged between the about it?" He sought the refuge of student and tutor. my lap, crying until we learned that Mr. Ferrell would be alright; he'd found a doctor who would operate. Notes from RE Later on that week, we got a package Barbara Buonocore in the mail addressed to "Young Ben Waxman." Mr. Ferrell wrote a Both Patty Anthony and Naomi White, beautiful note to Ben, telling him of the primary class, stayed for all how touched he was by his tears. He of meeting for worship during the sent Ben a copy of the book, Trevor's last month. It felt just right to Place. Our family has been reading have them there. chapters of the book every night. The whole experience will remain with The story included in your newsletter our family a long time. this month (see page 5) is compli- ments of our pre-school class. Meg Mitchell has been working with the kids on quiet listening and working

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OVPLINE FOR rnRKSIA)P CN WISM AT cIawiwr HILT., FRIm MEETING 4/29/90 AND 5/6/90

The first session in the Workshop on Racism will focus on personal aspects of race and racism. The second session will fccus on race and racism in an institutional setting. The approach will be the sam in both sessions and will consist of sane opening renarks smmzizing key el-ts, folldby group discussion guided by a key question list, and then nuving "as way opens" into open discussion and sharing. Certain situational exwples will be used to suppl-t the sessions. Handouts will include s- suprting articles and a list of reccmnended readings. PERSONAt ASPECPS OF w AND RACISM

(1) The concept of "race". (2) The mPaning of words: bigotry, prejudice, discrimination, racism. (3) What are white and black? What are African, Colored, Negro, Afro- mican, Black, People of Color, African American? (4) !?ran words to behavior: Personal versus societal attitudes (5) Key social expriemes as - children - young adults - adults (6) Thoughts, antions and feelings (7) The role of language (8) Personal relationships ( 9) Beyond words and thoughts: the religious dimmsion (10) The burdens of history (11) Inplications for Friends (12) Opportunities for action

(1) Historical dities and mnsequences of racism past and present (2) Institutional expressions -Econany - chu?xh - state - Social Services: health, education, wslfare - Cultm (3) Barriers to change and forces for and against change (4) International inplications (5) A religious perspective - Inplications for Friends (6) Opportunities for action. Chestnut Hill Friends Meeting April 1990 Newsletter - page 7

Chestnut Hill Friends testimonies. This series is now Meeting 1989 Statistics available to be adapted for other meetings. We have 127 adults (over 21), 18 minors (under 21) for a total of 145 * Presentation and discussions: Staff members. We had no birthsfadoptions, and committee members are available 5 transfers, 3 applications, 1 death, to help First-day classes and other 2 transfers out, and 1 resignation Friends' groups explore what conflict for a net gain of 4 members. Good means to us and how we can use news ! conflict as an opportunity to deepen our relationships and faith.

Friends Conflict Resolution * Workshops: We provide skills Programs training in a variety of areas, Dee Lewis h Lou Matlack including conflict resolution, Co-clerks communication, nonviolence and group process. Please think of our Committee as an educational resource for your monthly We also offer 24-hour trainings in meeting. Over the years, the Friends mediation skills and have several Conflict Resolution Programs publications. If you wish to know Committee (formerly known as Friends more about us, to request our Suburban Project, and until recently services, or to have a visit to your as Friends Mediation Service) has meeting from a member of our developed and strengthened Committee, please contact our staff, traditional Friends approaches to Sandi Adams or Chel Avery, at 1515 resolving differences. Cherry Street, 19102; 241-722917234.

We recently adopted our new name to reflect the range of our concerns Quaker Universalist Fellowship better. We serve primarily as a learning resource on such subjects as The Quaker Universalist Fellowship nonviolent conflict resolution and invites Friends to attend its Spring processes for solving problems and Gathering, scheduled for Saturday, making decisions. April 28th, at Moorestown Meeting, Main Street and Chester Avenue, As a Yearly Meeting committee, we Moorestown, NJ. Time: 11 am - 9 pm. give high priority to work with monthly meetings. The following may Our focus will be on the blossoming be of particular interest: of a holistic world view from scientific, artistic, and religious * "Conflict Resolution for Friends": perspectives. In 1989, we developed and presented to a monthly meeting a six-session Leaders will be Jack Mongar and Carol series of adult classes that explored MacCormack, Friends from England who in depth ways of addressing inter- are teaching a course at Pendle Hill personal disagreements and conflict entitled "Science, Spirituality, and that are faithful to our Quaker the Mystical Tradition." The course

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compares the "classical" scientific, Our program will include materialistic, individualistic world presentations, group discussion, view with alternative, more holistic spiritual sharing, dancing and games. views. There will be an opportunity for Jack is a member of Westminster Friends to display information about Meeting in London and was formerly favorite organizations and time for Professor Pharmacology at University them to boost a favorite book or College, London. Carol is Senior pamphlet. Lecturer in Hygiene and Tropical Medicine at the University of London, Prior registration for simple meals and is currently teaching Social is desirable by not necessary. Child Anthropology at Bryn Mawr College. care and overnight hospitality can be Both are active with the Quaker arranged. There is ample and easy Universalist Group in England. parking.

Jack will speak at 1 pm on "The For information and registration, Contribution of Scientists and write Carolyn Nicholson Terrell, QUF Mystics Toward a Holistic World Clerk, 5308 Knox Street, Philadel- View." At 7 pm, Carol will use phia, PA 19144 or call her at 842- slides and music to present Hildegard 3342. of Bingen, a 12th Century mystic. DEADLINE for all items for the next issue of the Newsletter is the 20th of every month. Please submit all items in writing to Hertha Reinemann.

Chestnut Hill Friends Meeting 100 E. Mermaid Lane Philadelphia, PA 19118

ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED Chestnut Hill Friends Meeting Newsletter 100 Easr Mermaid Lane. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19118 Calendar May 1990 Tuesday May 1 Combined meeting of Worship and Ministry, Overseers and Religious Education, 7:45 pm at the meetinghouse. Sunday May 6 Coffee hour, after meeting at the meetinghouse. ** May 6 Vigil, 1:00 - 2:00 pm in front of Senator Specter's house. (See note W1). May 6 Workshop on racism, 7:30 pm at the meetinghouse. (See page 6 for more info.) May 6 Meeting of the Religious Education Committee, 7:45 pm at the home of Barbara Buonocore.

Tuesday May 8 PYM RE Committee 1989-90 Series, "Quaker Spirituality," 9:30 am - noon at 4th and Arch. (See note #2) ** May 8 Meeting of the Committee of Overseers, 7:45 pm at the home of Bill and Jeanann Hoch.

Saturday May 12 Spring workday, 9:00 am at the meetinghouse. (See note #3).

Sunday May 13 Vigil, 1:OO- 2:00 pm in front of Senator Specter's house.

Friday May 18 Monthly meeting potluck, 6:30 pm at the home of Fritz and Natalie Kempner. Call 825-1799 for directions.

Sunday May 20 Last First-day School class. May 20 Forum, 11:45 am at the meetinghouse. (See note R4). * May 20 Vigil, 1:00 - 2:00 pm in front of Senator Specter's house. May 20 Meeting for Business, 6:30 pm at the meetinghouse, preceded by potluck dinner at 5:30 pm. ** May 20 DEBDLINE FOR NEXT NEWSLETPBR Sunday May 27 Vigil, 1:00 - 2:00 pm in front of Senator Specter's house. May 27 Legislative letter writing after meeting for worship. (See note #5) ** Wednesday May 30 Meeting of the Peace and Social Concerns Committee, 7:30 pm at Stapeley Hall. *

Meeting for Worship is held every Sunday at 10:30 am. First-day School for adults and children starts at 9:30 am. Child care is provided. Thomas Conrad, Clerk, 843-4631 - Karen Cromley, Asst. Clerk, 242-3432 Stanley Myers, Treasurer 248-3308 - George Garrettson, Overseers, 247-1075 Marthajane Robinson, Newsletter Editor, 849-6146 Chestnut Hill Friends Meeting May 1990 Newsletter - page 2

should resist weapons "modernization," - Calendar Notes which means developing extravagant and unnecessary high technology arms such as Note that an ** by the calendar event the Stealth Bomber, Star Wars, etc. means that child care is provided. Write to ask Congress to phase out such "war threats" and to enact a Note #1 - For the past several months, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, as there have been groups of about 30 desired by the USSR. people vigilling in front of Senator Specter's house Sundays from 1:00 - 2:00 pm. The purpose has been to express Notes from the April 1990 concern over the deterioration of Meeting for Business respect for human rights in El Salvador and to urge the Senator to turn his The meeting for business opened with a attention to that country, specifically period of silence with 30 members and to exert his influence to cut military attenders present. Query #9 on race aid and to insist on prosecution of relations was read and considered. The human rights violators. Germantown minutes of the March meeting were Monthly Meeting is coordinating the approved as read. Sundays in May and would like us to join them. Our Peace and Social Concerns A subsidiary of the Narriott Corp- Committee endorses this project oration, which has an option to buy the wholeheartedly and hopes that many of us lower parking lost, postponed a will be there. scheduled meeting with neighbors until the beginning of May, at the earliest. Place: on the sidewalk in front of At that meeting they will present a Senator Specter's house, 3417 Warden proposal for an extended care Drive, East Falls, near the corner of facility/retirement home. "Absolute Henry Avenue and School House Lane. If neutrality" is the position taken by the possible, bring signs: "Justice in El clerk, and the Property Cornittee Salvador" - "Human Rights in El minuted the same, in order to avoid Salvador," etc. Call Fritz Kempner being an obstacle to the UCPA's sale of (825-1799) if you have questions. the property. (Since business meeting, the meeting with UCPA and neighbors has Note 82 - The RE Committee's 1989-90 taken place. Stan Myers attended.) series of Tuesday programs concerns the nurturing of our spiritual lives. This Bertha Reinemann and George Garrettson month Patricia Brown will speak on recommended that the meeting accept "Spiritual Healing." Susan Bergin and her three children into membership. The meeting will make the Note #3 - Pitch in to help spruce up the decision in May so that those who do not meetinghouse and grounds. Come rain or know Susan to get acquainted with her. shine and bring lawn tools and lunch (if you can stay). Beverages provided. Overseers received a proposal from the Questions? Call or see Bill Hoch. Religious Education Committee to separate its First-day School function Note 84 - Roberta Foss has recently from babysitting. The meeting agreed to returned from the Phillipines. Roberta establish a standing committee to handle works in the Asia section of AFSC and babysitting during First-day School, will tell us about the work of Friends Business Meeting, forums, etc. The in Asia, particularly the Phillipines. Nominating Committee will be asked to nominate members. The new committee Note #5 - With START treaty negoti- should work closely with the Religious ations falling far short of the promised Education Committee. 50% cut in nuclear weapons, Congress

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Peg and Stanley Myers and Natalie and dangers involved in the use of alcohol Fritz Kempner will serve as the and other drugs? Are you also aware of Committee of Oversight for the wedding the dangers involved in the use of of Jeanette A. Wentz and David tobacco? Do you refrain from the use of Linge lbach . alcohol and tobacco? Or have you considered so doing? In all relations Worship and Ministry has completed and with those who have problems with returned their suggestions for the alcohol, tobacco or drugs, are you relevant part of the draft Faith and careful to be guided by compassion for Practice revision. Philip Anthony will the individual than by a rigidly share that section with anyone who is moralistic attitude? Are you aware of interested. the great waste of human and economic resources resulting from the use of Stan Myers represented the meeting at an alcohol and tobacco, and from the misuse appeal regarding the installation of a of drugs? fire sprinkler system, which was deemed unnecessary. An exchange of property at the Plymouth Meeting graveyard has been Notes Among Friends accomplished. Susan Howard and her son, Alexander, The meeting minuted thanks to Roberta have moved. Their new address is: 624 Kramer for years of wonderful food. The Roberts Avenue, Glenside, PA 19038; meeting decided that business meetings 886-2380. will be preceded by a potluck dinner in the future. Olivia Lehman and Fran Olivieri, regular attenders in recent months, were married Mary Lou Hurwitz reviewed the meeting's April 21. Their new address is: 204-A 15-year history of aiding its children Elwood Avenue, Narberth, PA 19072. who attend Friends' schools. The amount budgeted is $1,000, which has usually Ingrid Shank's address in Norway, where been granted to one child at a time. In she plans to continue her cello-playing 1989 three children needed help, and and music composing career, is: c/o this year there are five applications. Torsvik, Lupinveien 10, 1346 Gjettum, Wanting to provide more help, Friends Norway. Phone: 131260. considered sources from which more money could be dram. The meeting agreed to David Zinkin's new address is: 1016 E. increase this year's appropriation by Willow Grove Avenue, Philadelphia, PA $1500 to a total of $2500. 19118; 836-2191.

Warren Witte brought Friends up to date Betty Bodine's new address is: on progress towards the Friends ~oulicewa~s,HF-11, Gwynedd, PA 19436; Information Center. Participating 283-7251. Friends' groups have pledged $99,000. Help received from individuals, meetings The list of appointments to committees and Quaker funds leaves only $44,000 to approved by monthly meeting in March be raised for start-up. With one member will be printed in the Members and standing aside, the meeting agreed to Attenders Directory which will be fund the Center in the amount of $3,000 mailed in June. for each of the next first three years.

Notes from RE Barbara Buonocore Query H15 - Are you temperate in eating and drinking? Are you alert to the

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A third babysitter has been hired to relaxed, informal seminar on Friends help out with child care for First-day beliefs, experiences and practices, that School, business meeting, etc. will take place at Pendle Kill, the Quaker Study Center which is located in Religious Education classes will end on Wallingford, PA. May 20. Trish Walmsley and Carla White will organize an informal summer program Because of the interest in this sort of of Bible stories to be held during offering, two sessions have been meeting for worship. planned. Topics include Quaker Worship, Friends Beliefs and How They Are I'd like to thank everyone who gave so Expressed, Decision-Making and other generously of their time this year to Practices, Terminology and How Quakers the children of the meeting. It's hard Organize Themselves. One session will to believe we 're almost to the end! take place May 18-20. The seminar will Endings are also beginnings, and it's be offered again July 20-22. Child care time for us to think about planning for willbe available at the second session. next year. We're asking all parents who The cost for the weekend is $125 This are interested in having their children includes lodging, board and fees. The attend First-day School to fill out the meeting will do its best to enable those form enclosed with this newsletter. who are interested to participate. (See page #7). We'll put a box in the Those interested but who may need Gathering Room, and you can place the scholarship assistance should contact filled-in form there. This will give us Tom Conrad (843-4631) or George an idea of how many classes we'll need Garrettson (241-1075). Flyers will be and how many supplies to order. on the table outside the meeting room. If you are interested, please act soon. We'd also like everyone to begin to think about how they might contribute to the care and nurturing of the children of the meeting. We've enclosed another form (see page 87) with a checklist of On Friday evening, February 23, a few of some of our activities. If you feel you us from Chestnut Rill joined members of can help out with any of them, please Germantown and Green Street Meetings for check it off. As you can see from the a potluck supper. After a delicious list, there are varying degrees of meal, we had a presentation of a very involvement. The committee is trying effective film on the plight of the to set up teams to teach the classes. inmates serving life sentences in PA Each level has a team which consists of prisons. Ann Schwartzmann of the PA at least three teachers. This means Prison Society answered questions. each teacher leads between six and eight Under PA law, persons found guilty by a 45-minute classes per year. The teams jury trial and sentenced to prison for also allow for flexibility in life have no chance for release under scheduling, so you can switch around parole. PA offers commutation by the depending on your needs. governor as the only wayto win freedom. Under Governors Shafer and Shapp, about 100 cases a year were recommended by the Inquirers' Weekend Pardons Board, and almost all of them were acted upon favorably. Governor Have you only recently begun to get Thornburgh signed only ten during his involved with Chestnut Hill Meeting? term, and Governor Casey has approved no Have you been with us for awhile but commutations so far. There are now ov+r can't figure out what Quakerism adds up 1900 "Lifers" in the state prisons, and to? You might want to consider the number is increasing by about 100 ~articipatingin the upcoming Inquirer's per year. Many of these people have Weekend: Basic Quakerism. This is a become model prisoners, working to mak*

- more - Chestnut Hill Friends Meeting May 1990 Newsletter - page 5 something of their lives while serving that it should be saved. Others feel it between 15 and 20 years. For those who should be given away. committed a crime as a teenager, this means they have spent over half of their Simplicity, our commitment to justice life in prison. Many are not neces- and peace, and the concept of good sarily "career criminals." In the stewardship are a few of the Quaker present political climate of toughness ideals that may shape our attitudes on criminals, they have no hope. toward money. But Friends' testimonies aren't the only influence on our State Rep. Andrew Carn has shown decisions. Like it or not, our thinking political courage in introducing the about money is conditioned by our Public Safety and Rehabilitation Act, HB experience in the world at large, 1581. At present only one other including our profession, gender race, representative has signed on, and the economic background, psychosocial makeup bill is languishing in the Judiciary and many other factors. The thing most Cormnittee. Mr. Carn explained to us Quakers have in common is that we have a that this bill would not provide an easy hard time talking about money and way out of prison but would allow deciding how it should be used. inmates to prove their rehabilitation, eventually returning to society, though At our April business meeting, we remaining on parole for life. decided that the meeting should take on "Prisoners must have hope," he said, the task of deciding how to use the while the provisions of the bill will money that makes up what is commonly protect the public and punish offenders. called the "Yarnall Fund." This means that we will try to do something Quakers A petition is being circulated by the often find difficult. Ultimately, it Prison Society, and more information is will involve the meeting as a whole in a available from them if you wish to write lengthy exploration. This will take your representative. patience and real openness. It may require us to examine our basic Editor's note: Many thanks to Betsy assumptions about money and power. It Naghski for this article. It should will require candor and mutual respect. have appeared last month but got buried in the articles folder. We hope that it The Yarnall Fund was created in 1986 is still accurate. when our meeting received $448,000 following the dissolution of a trust that had been established by Robert Figuring Out How To Be Yarnall. The Yarnall family was Good Stewards centrally involved in the establishment of Chestnut Hill Meeting and in the Money: The root of all evil? Filthy first fifty years of its life. They lucre? A resource that can foster have supported Chestnut Hill Meeting and growth, serve, empower and relieve human other Quaker organizations, including suffering? Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, for many years. Quakers .. and Quaker meetings .. more often than not have an ambivalent In 1987 and 1988, some members and approach to money and what to do with attenders began to discuss the future it. Some individuals and Friends needs of the meeting in light of the meetings are comfortable, and some are growth in our membership. Would the pinched. Some are embarrassed by having meetinghouse be big enough if we money. Some feel it is wrong to amass continued to expand? Could we assure money without putting it to constructive access to parking? Should we move the use. Some believe on general principle location of the meeting? These issues were aired at business meeting. We

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explored the idea of acquiring the lower having to answer specific requests for parking lot which is owned by the United funding from outside organizations. The Cerebral Palsy Association (UCPA). The Working Group may want to look at the meeting decided for the time being to experiences of other Friends Meetings deposit the Yarnall Fund capital with and congregations that have similar Friend Fiduciary Corporation, a not-for- funds. Members of the Working Group profit Quaker investment management should be prepared to stay involved for group. In the end, the meeting did not several months. The Group should update have to make a decision because UCPA was the Meeting on its work from time to not interested in pursuing these issues time. Ultimately, our hope is that the with us. Meeting as a whole will discuss and decide the various options that have The current market value of the Fund is been incubated by the Working Group. approximately $498,000. This capital generates approximately $30,000 in Because of our varying backgrounds and income per year. The Peace and Social perspectives, this exercise will stretch Concerns Committee allocates roughly us. We can expect differences to $19,000 of this income to projects the surface. We should expect to be able to meeting wishes to support. These speak plainly and respectfully with each recommendations are reviewed at Monthly other. Perhaps the meeting will grow in Meeting are generally approved. The new directions none of us can as yet remaining unspent earned income has envision. I believe that, in the end, continued to grow. We how have roughly we will be able to discern what is $30,000 in accumulated income; this is right. over and above the capital of $498,000. The Fund is entirely separate from the -- Tom Conrad meeting's annual operating budget.

At the April Business Meeting, we decided to establish a Working Group to help the meeting think through the The second workshop on racism will be various options that are open to us. held May 6, 1990. It will focus on the Each of the major meeting committees institutional aspects of race and (Worship and Ministry, Overseers, racism, including: Religious Education, Peace and Social Concerns, Property, etc.) should ask one 1) Historical realities and of their members to serve with the consequences of racism past and Working Group. This should be done at present the upcoming May meetings of the various 2) Institutional expressions committees. The Nominating Committee 3) Barriers to change and forces will make additional appointments. It for and against change was decided that the Working Group 4) International implications should have no more than eight members. 5) Implications for Friends 6) Opportunities for action The Yarnall Fund Working Group is asked to do three things: identify options for the use of the Fund, identify options DEADLINE for all items for the next for the management of the Fund and, if issue of the Newsletter is the 20th of possible, make recommendations from every month. Please submit all items in among these options to the Monthly writing to Hertha Reinemann. Meeting. Final decisions rest with the Monthly Meeting. The group will need I, space" to do its work. It should feel free to spend a good deal of time exploring, sorting and sifting without

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REGISTRATION FOR FIRST-DAY SCHOOL

I'd like my child, , to attend First-day School. (name ) Please enroll himlher in the following class for Sept. 1990. (Check one)

Pre-primary (ages 3-4)

Kindergarten (ages 5-6)

-Primary (ages 7-10) -Middle (11+)

Parents' Name:

Return form by placing it in the box in the Gathering Room

FIRST-DAY SCHOOL HELPER REGISTRATION FOEM

If you can help out with the First-day School or its activities, please check below and return form by placing it in the box in the Gathering Room.

-I can be part of a teaching team. I'd like to teach: -Pre-primary Kindergarten -Primary Middle I can help with the cooperative games day in the fall.

I can help with the Christmas play.

I can help with the Seder.

-I can help by shopping for supplies on a monthly basis. I'm a teacher and can act as a resource person.

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Saturday June 2 Philadelphia Quarterly Meeting, 10:OO am at Stapeley Hall.

Sunday June 3 Coffee hour, after meeting at the meetinghouse. Good-bye to Elizabeth Gable. **

Tuesday June 5 Meeting of the Committee on Worship and Ministry, 7:45 pm at the home of Hertha Reinemann.

Wednesday June 6 Meeting of the Committee of Overseers, 7:30 pm at the home of Alice Terne.

Saturday June 9 Conference on Legislative Advocacy, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm at Abington Friends Meeting. (See note 81 1.

Sunday June 10 Meeting for Business, 6:30 pm at the meetinghouse, preceded by potluck dinner at 5:30 pm. **

Sunday June 17 Annual meeting picnic, after meeting for worship at the home of Margaret Levy. (See note #2). **

Monday June 18 Meeting of the Religious Education Committee, 7:45 pm at the meetinghouse. (See note #3).

Thursday June 21 Barbara Henderson will speak on Religious Education, 7:00 Dm at the meetinghouse, preceded by brown bag dinner at 6:30 pm.

Friday June 22 Nonviolence and Children training in Philadelphia. (See note k4).

Sunday June 24 Forum, 14:45 am at the meetinghouse. (See note 445). **

Wednesday June 27 Meeting of the Peace and Social Concerns Committee, 7:30 pm at the home Anneliese Gutkind-Bulling.

Sunday June 24 Legislative letter writing after meeting for worship. **

Saturday June 30 Friends General Conference, Carleton College, MN. Through July 7, (See note k6).

Friday Aug. 3 Middle School "Weekend at the Beach" at Camden Meeting.

Monday Aug. 20 DEADLINE FOR NEXT NEWSLETTER

Meeting for worship is held every Sunday at 10:30 am. First-day School for adults and children starts at 9:30 am. Child care is ~rovided. Thomas Conrad, Clerk, 843-4631 - Karen Cromley, Asst. Clerk, 242-3432 Staniey Myers, Treasurer, 248-3308 - George Garrettson, Overseers, 247-1075 Marthajane Robinson, Newsletter Editor, 849-6146 Chestnut Hill Friends Meeting June 1990 Newsletter - page 2

*a% Calendar Notes *a* Note #S - The theme for this year's Gathering is "A Time to Mend." A chance Note that an iu by the calendar event to spend a week with Quakers from all over means that child care is provided. the U.S. and several foreign countries. A wide variety of workshops will be offered Note WY - Sponsored by the Friends as well as interesting evening speakers, Committee on National Legislation and the local trips, and much more. By the time Friends Peace Committee, this conference you read this, Junior Gathering will be will feature Ruth Flower, an experienced closed and late fees will be charged for lobbyist for FCNL, three other FCNL adult registrations. Call 561-1700 after staffers, and several PYM members who are May 3ist for registration information. particularly concerned with the Legis- lative Letter Writing Campaign, It will emphasize meaningful witness arising from Notes from the Hay 1990 spiritual roots and the relevance of good Meeting for Business communication with elected represen- tatives, particularly at this time of The meeting for business opened with a rapid world change. period of silence. The minutes of the April 1990 meeting were approved as read. Mote #2 - Bring a sandwich and your bathing suit to 1016 Westview Street. Susan Bergin and her children, Conor, Margaret will provide beverages and Reilly, and Tierney, were accepted into dessert. membership. Alice Terne and Natalie Kempner wil: be the welcoming committee. Note W3 - We have invited Barbara Henderson to speak to us on curriculum Carolyn Schodt and her children, Caleb and planning and available resources from PYH Abigail Lesnick-Schodt, were welcomed into for First-day School. She has asked us to the meeting following a letter of transfer think about how she can help us in from Brooklyn Monthly Meeting (NY). Karen advance. We will do this at this meeting. Cromley and George Garrettson will welcome If this date is inconvenient, please them. contact Barbara Buonocore (233-4317) by June 9, Committee members and interested Overseers appointed Elizabeth Bodine to others are welcome, serve on the Nominating Committee. The meeting approved. Mote $84 - The training will take place in the evening on June 22 and all day on The Lesnicks will be out of town from June Saturday, June 23. Anyone interested in 28 to July 19. They need a volunteer to facilitating the nurture of children and stay with Michaels, a Guatemalan refugee ourselves as peacemakers should attend. who lives with them. Michaela's job at Scholarships are available, For more the Chestnut Hill Nursery will end on June info, call 241-7239. 12th, and she wants another job. Her English is slowly improving, and she would Note #5 - books, books, books! Come and profit from employment both socially and tell us about the one book you would most for increased language skills in English. highly recommend that the rest of us put If you can help, please call the Lesnicks. on our summer reading list. There will be Bible stories for the children during June. If successful, they will continue through July, Chestnut Hill Friends Meeting June 1990 Newsletter - page 3

The meeting approved the suggestions of urray and Peter Giceri will soon the Peace and Social Concerns Committee leave for Hong Kong. We want to thank for the use of $19,000 which is part of Nicola for her "taxicabbing" - taking the interest from the Yarnall Fund. Friends to appointments and similar undertakings. A grant of $6,000 was approved to help three Friends from Soweto attend a Basil Burwell writes from Maine that he "Gathering of Friends of African Descent" and Nancy are busy - in the community to be held at Pendle Hill in July. The theater and the local arts council, conference is sponsored by the Racial teaching, and helping the Belfast Area Concerns Committee of PYM, Friends Meeting, of which they were founding members, to grow. Susan Cary Nicholas, managing attorney and executive director for the Women's Law Query #5 - Religious Education Project, has left her position to become Do your children receive the loving care executive director of the Philadelphia of the meeting and do they share in its chapter of the Nature Conservancy. work? How dces the meeting help prepare the children under its care, including non-members, For participation as full and From Anne1 iese Gutkind-Bul 3 ing active members in the meetings for worship and business? Are adult members and It was lots of fun celebrating my 90th attenders, as well as children, prepared birthday on Sunday, April 21, with all of for a way of life consistent with the you. I treasure the many colorful principles of the Religious Society of birthday cards the children made for me, Friends? What efforts does your meeting and 1 enjoyed sharing the huge birthday make to educate its members of all ages in cake with my meeting family. Thank you the knowledge of the Bible, of our a1 1. Christian heritage, and the history and principles of Friends? +** Do you regularly read and study the Bible and Property Committee Notes other inspirational literature? Is your home a place where children will learn, The meeting has purchased an electric and absorb by example, what it means to mower which will be stored in the live a Christian life? basement. Anyone willing and able to mow the lawn areas at least once this summer should contact Bill Hoch (836-7906) for News Among Friends schedule and instructions. Tom Conrad and Amy Genda'il welcomed their second daughter, Erica Jean May 4th. Lois Taber is recovering well from an Two long, grey-white patterned, cotton operation. She had fallen and broken her tablecloths used for the coffee hour in wrist. April are lost, Does anybody know their whereabouts? Please call Nancy Lewis Marthajane Robinson is recovering from her (438-2717). eye operation. She also dislocated her right knee and is sporting a pretty pink cast for a week or so. What a month!

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Inquirers' Weekend Other Summer Events Have you only recently begun to get Tradition and Change in the Society of involved with Chestnut Hill Meeting? Have Friends - A Weekend with British Scholar you been with us for awhile but can't and Teacher, John Punshon, July 27-29 at figure out what Quakerism adds up to? You Westtown School. Cost is $115 for might want to consider participating in program, all meals and overnight the upcoming Inquirers' Weekend: Basic accommodations at Westtown; $95 for Quakerism. This is a relaxed, informal program, lunches and dinners without seminar on Friends belief, experiences and overnight accommodations. Call Shirley practices, that will take place at Pendle Dodson at the PYM RE committee, 241-7221, Hill, the Quaker Study Center located in for more info. Wallingford, PA. Topics include Quaker Worship, Friends Beliefs and How They Are A Gathering of Friends of African Descent, Expressed, Decision-Making and Other July 27-29 at Pendle Hill. The weekend is Practices, Terminology and How Quakers intended for Friends of African descent Organize Themselves. and others who wish to strengthen diversity within the Society of Friends. The second session of the course will be Cost is $85 per adult. offered July 20-22. Child care will be available. The cost for the weekend is $125. This includes lodging, board and fees. To register, call Irene Ramsay at 566-4507, The 1990 - 1991 FGC Directory for The meeting will do its best to enable Trave 7 ing Friends is scheduled for those who are interested to participate. publication at the end of May, 1990. This Those interested but who may need seventh edition continues the FGC scholarship assistance should contact Tom tradition of promoting intervisitation Conrad (843-4631) or George Garrettson among Friends by listing over 800 families (241-1075). Flyers will be on the table worldwide who offer home hospitality or outside the meeting room. If you are camping space at no cost to Friends and interested, please act soon. attenders traveling with letters of introduction from the meetings they attend. Listings include work, favorite activities, and home meetings, as well as nearby places of interest. Some Quaker Powell House in Old Chatham, NY, will "bed and breakfast" listings are also offer a First-day School teacher training included, with overnight charges. To institute August 15-19. The cost is $230 purchase the directory, send $!5 plus $3 per adult, which includes all meals and postage and handling (check made out to all fees. Youth aged 12-77 are $140; FGC Publications) to Friends General children 2-11 are $80; under 2 are free. Conference, 1216 Arch Street 26, Reduced rates are available for campers. Philadelphia, PA 19107, phone 561-1700. Special scholarship funds may be available for PYM young adult Friends. Registration is due by August 8 with a limit of 40 Combined Appeal participants. For more information, call Powell House at (518) 794-881!, except Gertrude P. Marshall, Clerk Emeritus, sent Monday-Tuesday, or write a note to: Powell me a letter telling me that the Combined House, RO#I, Box 160, Old Chatham, NY Appeal has to raise $100,000 by the end of 12136. the fiscal year, June 30th. That means

- more - Chestnut Hl11 Friends Meeting June i990 Newsletter - oage 5 that only $252,000 of the goal of $352,000 of one another's failing; share the is in hand. She quoted from a friend who buoyancy of one another's strengths. wrote with her small contribution, "I'm sorry my contribution is so small, but I Remember that to everyone is given an wanted to be counted." Those of us who share of responsibility for the meeting have sent our contribution can perhaps for worship, whether through silence or find a bit more to give this last month of through the spoken word. Be diligent in the year. Those who have never given to attendance at meetings and in inward the Combined Appeal might feel good about preparation for them. Be ready to speak supporting the Yearly Meeting work by under the leadings of the Light. Receive sending something, however small it may ministry of others in a tender spirit and be. avoid hurtful criticism. In meetings for business, and in all duties connected with I know you want the following programs to them, seek again the leadings of the continue and not be cut back if the budget Light, keeping from obstinacy and from is not met: the Religious Education harshness of tone or manner; admit the Committee who strive to bring "the Word" possibility of being in error. In all the to both young and old Friends; the affairs of the meeting community, proceed Conflict Resolution Programs in Quaker and in the peaceable spirit of Pure Wisdom, public schools as well as in prisons; the with forbearance and warm affection for Nonviolence and Children program's each other. workshops on "Self Esteem and Earth Esteem." These programs and the other Use your capabilities and your possessions work of the Yearly Meeting are too not as ends in themselves but as God's valuable to let drop because we cannot gifts entrusted to you. Share them with find the funds. Let's all give this some others; use them with humility, courtesy, thought and help meet the goal by June and affection. Guard against 30th. Send checks to: Philadelphia Yearly contentiousness and love of power; be Meeting Combined Appeal, 1515 Cherry alert to the personalities and the needs Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102 of others. Show loving consideration for all creatures, and cherish the beauty and -- Betsy Naghski, wonder of God's creation. Attend to Pure Combined Appeal Representative Wisdom and be teachable.

Advice I1 Our Religious Society endures as a Editor's note: Did you sign the guest community of friends who take thought for book a while back and check that you outward society by first taking care of wanted the newsletter? Please note that one another. Friends are advised to after you receive six issues, you will be maintain love and unity, to avoid tale- sent a postcard asking you if you wish to bearing and detraction, and to settle continue to receive the newsletter. IF differences promptly and in a manner free YOU DO NOT RETURN THE CARD, YOUR NAME WILL from resentment and a1 1 forms of inward BE DROPPED FROM THE ILING LIST! The violence. Live affectionately as friends, card is already addressed and stamped - entering with sympathy into the joys and all you have to do is put a check on the sorrows of one another's daily lives. right line and sign It. Thanks. Visit one another. Be alert to give help and ready to receive it. Bear the burdens

DEADLINE for all items for the next issue of the Newsletter is the 20th of every month. Please submit all items in writing Chestnut Hill Friends Meeting 100 E, Mermaid Lane Philadelphia, PA 19718 ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED I Chestnut Hill Friends Meeting Newsletter

700 East Mermaid Lane, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19118 - September 1990 Cal esadar

Sunday Sept. 2 Coffee hour, after meeting at the meetinghouse. *? Wednesday Seot. 5 Meeting of the Committee of Overseers, 7:45 pm at the home of Paul Laskow and Margaret Meigs. Sept. 5 Meeting of the Friends Schools Working Group, 7:45 pm at the meetinghouse. Sunday sept. 9 Meeting for Business, 6:30 pm at the meetinghouse, preceded by potluck dinner at 5:30 pm. ** Tuesday Sept. 11 Meeting of the Religious Education Committee, 7:45 pm at the

meetinghouse. ~ ~- ~ Wednesday Sept. 12 Meeting of the Property, Finance and House Committee, 7:30 pm at the meetinghouse. All members are urged to attend the fall meeting.

Sunday Sept. 16 Forum, 11:45 am at the meetinghouse. (See note 81). *? Sept. 16 Meeting of the Library Committee, 7:30 pm at the meetinghouse. Wednesday Sept. 19 Meeting of the Peace and Social Concerns Committee, 7:30 pm at the home of Anneliese Gutkind-Bulling.

Thursday Sept. 20 --DEADLINE FOR NEXT NEWSLETTER Sunday sept. 23 Meeting of the Committee on Worship and Ministry, 11:45 am at the meetinghouse.

Sept. 23 Possible Children's Candlelight Vigil at the Liberty Bell. (See note 82). Friday Sept. 28 Monthly meeting potluck, 6:30 pm at the home of Bill and Karen Cromley. Sunday Sspt. 30 Legislative letter writing after meeting for worship. ** Sept. 30 Cooperative Games Day for all ages, 1:00 pm at the meetinghouse. (See note #3).

Meeting for Worship is held every Sunday at 10:30 am. First-day School for adults and children starts at 9:30 am. Child care is provided. Thomas Conrad, C'lerk, 543-4631 - Karen Cromley, Asst. Clerk, 242-3432 Stanley Myers, Treasurer, 248-3308 - George Garrettson, Overseers, 247-1075 Marihai~neRnhincnn Nouclnttnr Editnr RAQ-K4AR Chestnut Hill Friends Meeting September 1990 Newsletter - page 2

*+* Calendar Notes a** behalf of the Chestnut Hill Community Association to persons arrested in Note that an r* by the calendar event Chestnut Hill, plus a response Paul Laskow means that child care is provided. sent to Virginia Duke, President of the Community Association, and points Paul Note #I - R. David Samuel, a member of our prepared for the meeting's consideration. meeting, has had a special interest in and After Friends had read the letter, they has been a collector of art over the expressed general agreement that it years. He will talk to us about "Visual violates the assumption of innocence until Art in a Spiritual Journey." guilt is proven. As a member of the Community Association, the meeting has a Mote $2 - The Religious Education particular responsibility to point out Committee would 'like to explore the this civil violation, but more possibility of the First-day School importantly, we have a religious concern children, their families and interested to speak to that of God in each person. others participating in this vigil for peace, See page 4 for more info. After discussing points of clarification and interpretation, the meeting considered Mote #J - Come one, come all! The what action to take. We agreed to write a Religious Education Committee would like letter requesting that the Community to invite everyone to the 2nd annual Association committee suspend the use of Cooperative Games Day. The games will this letter pending further discussion at begin at 1 : 00 pm and do not requi re its meeting in September. Tom Conrad, physical strength or stamina - so it's fun George Garrettson, Shirley Philips, and for all ages. If you'd like to pack a Carolyn Schodt agreed to convey the sense picnic lunch to eat, some at 12:00 of the meeting by writing a letter using all of Paul's points, and to seek a dialogue with Mr. Parry and Virginia Duke. Notes from the June 1990 Paul Laskow will be asked to serve on this Meeting for Business stand-by committee. Twenty-one members and attenders gathered Bill Ludlow reported on a discussion with after supper. Query #5 on Religious Yearly Meeting staff about Quakerism 201, Education was read, A draft of the May a six-week general study course on faith 1990 minutes was read and approved with and witness which the Yearly Meeting can minor changes. make available to us at a cost of $265. Bill asked if there were suggestions for a Overseers were pleased to receive a more specific emphasis. Friends expressed request for membership from Steve Taber. interest in a planned presentation with a George Garrettson and Alice Terne will focus on the peace testimony. serve as the Clearness Committee. Roberta Kramer thanked the meeting for Overseers agreed to send a one-year funding three Soweto friends to attend a subscription for the Friends Journal to Pendle Hill Conference on diversity. Nicola Murray in Hong Kong as an expression of the meeting's appreciation The Friends Schools working group for her help during her stay in interviewed 19 meeting families with Philadelphia, children, asking what they wanted for their children's schooling, what their Candace Putter distributed copies of a experiences had been so far, and how their letter written by Lloyd George Parry on finances fit into their school plans. Of Chestnut Hill Friends Meeting September 1990 Newsletter - page 3

the 38 children discussed, 15 are Stan Myers said that, while the attending Friends Schools or will be by accumulated surplus of the operating fall. Friends Schools seemed to be a budget could accommodate the Forum "burning concern to parents." Parents Committee's request, Friends need to look to them as a way to integrate their reflect on the out-of-budget procedure. lives. The committee will offer informal In each of the last three months, the counseling to help bring a reality factor meeting has approved additional expenses. into the school search. The committee hopes to keep Friends Schools from The meeting minuted thanks to George becoming a divisive issue, especially in Garrettson for the careful work he situations where one child is accepted by undertakes year round in preparing the a school where another is not. membership list. We are grateful for the annual product he creates. In response to a request from Plymouth Meeting School for Chestnut Hill Meeting to consider adopting it, the Friends Schools group met with the School Head, *** Query *** representatives of the School Committee and Trustees, and a parent to explore possibilities for developing this Query $11 - Peace and Nonviolence. What relationship. Plymobth Meeting offered a is your meeting doing: to understand the place on their School Committee, suggested causes of war and violence and to work for a surrogate grandparent arrangement, but the development of the institutions and did not discuss finances. There will be attitudes of peace? to oppose and attempt further discussion with Plymouth Meeting to eliminate military conscription and School. Clarification regarding finances other preparations for war? to understand should include an explanation that the causes of violence within the Chestnut Hill is not sure how to use its community and to help develop just and resources at this time. The issue of reconciling means of dealing with such support for our children's schooling violence? to help your members respond should be put on the agenda of the Yarnall creatively and in a reconciling way to any Fund Working Group. conflict and hostility which they experience? to increase understanding and Information has been collected on all use of nonviolent approaches to the Friends Schools, including their attitudes resolution of conflicts? W* To what toward Quaker children in terms of extent do you work for the establishment recruitment, admission, and scholarship of peaceful means of settling differences: aid, as well as how Quaker values are locally, nationally and internationally? expressed in the life of the school. The Do you live in the virtue of that life and next step will be to consult with other power that takes away occasion of all meetings to determine how they support wars? Are you free from inward as well as members who attend Friends Schools. outward violence - in your family life, in your occupation, and in all your relations The meeting expressed thanks for this with others? Do you faithfully maintain thoughtful work and excellent report. our testimony against military training, preparation for war, and participation in Forum Committee requested an increase in war as inconsistent with the Spirit and its budget from $50 to $200 to allow teaching of Christ? honoraria to be paid to outside guests. This request revealed a structural problem, The meeting adopts its budget before this committee convenes. Treasurer Chestnut Hill Friends Meeting September 1990 Newsletter - page 4

News Among Friends Chi7dren9s Candlelight Vigi i Please note the correct telephone number The leaders of six nations - Canada, for Jim Alexander and Cary Nicholas. It Egypt, Mali, Mexico, Pakistan, and Sweden is 438-7887. - have called for a World Summit for Children to take place at the United The meeting will miss Fritz and Natalie Nations September 29-30, 1990. Twenty-two Kempner who have moved to Maine for a other governments have joined them in "trial year." They have given much to our planning this first North-South-East-West meeting and to many of our members and global summit to be chaired by Canada's attenders. They expect to be back in Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and Philadelphia from time to time during the Pakistan's ex-Prime Minister Benazir next several months, and we're counting on Bhutto. them to come to Chestnut Hill Meeting when they ars back in town. Good-bye is too Leaders from around the world will be hard to say, so we'll just say, "Have a asked to divert more of their attention good year, Fritz and Natalie!" and resources from current priorities, such as military security, and adopt a Cat Essoyan, who just returned from an policy of "first call for Children." The extended trip to the Middle East for the World Summit for Children on Septembsr 29- American Friends Service Committee, is 30 at UN Headquarters in New York is being recuperating at home after a stay in mobilized by UNICEF. Chestnut Hill Hospital. Get well soon, Cat! A full-page ad in the June 1 New York Times called upon "our fellow citizens" to participate in candlelight vigils on Sunday, September 23, in support of the summit. The vigils will demonstrate to 3-.aela;..~ Andres, an 18-year-old Guatamalen "our leaders the widespread public support 1:ving with Howard Lesnick and Carolyn of dramatic action for children." The ad Schodt, needs the support of a group who was signed by some 145 noted Americans could meet with her monthly. We (Aurora including Benjamin Spock, Cesar Chavez, Schmidt and Carolyn Schodt) would like Judy Collins, and Harry Belafonte. this committee to guide and help Micaela become more systematic about taking charge It is hoped that Friends Schools and of her life and getting the skills, First-day Schools in the Philadelphia friends and support to be able to take Yearly Meeting area will consider joining care of herself as an independent adult. this demonstration, either individually or Please contact Carolyn Schodt, 242-1186 together or even join a possible vigil at the Liberty Bell which may be organized by the Philadelphia UNICEF office. Please contact Barbara Buonocore, 233-4317, for more information. All the larger meeting committees (Religious Education, Overseers, etc.) have been asked to suggest one of their members to serve on the Yarnall Fund Working Group. Committees that have not yet chosen someone should be sure to act in early September. Suggestions should go to the i\!ominating Committee (Shirley Philips or Steve Gable).

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From "A Plea for the Poor" treasures, the furniture of our houses, by John Woolman and our garments, and try whether the seeds of war have nourishment in these our The way of carrying on wars common in the possessions. Holding treasures in the world is so far distinguishable from the self-pleasing spirit is a strong plant, purity of Christ's religion that many the fruit of whereof ripens fast. A day scruple to join in them. Those who are so of outward distress is coming, and Divine redeemed from the love of the world as to love calls to prepare against it. possess nothing in a selfish spirit have their "life hid with Christ in God," and he preserves them in resignedness, even in times of commotion.

As they possess nothing but what pertains Have you ever wondered where to find to his family, anxious thoughts about Quaker records - yearly and monthly wealth or dominion have little or nothing meeting minutes, membership records, in them on which to work; and they learn genealogical information, etc,? There are contentment in being disposed of according two local sources: to His will who, being omnipotent and always mindful of his children, causeth 1. Friends Historical Library (McCabe all things to work for their good; but Library), Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, when that spirit works which loves riches, PA 19081. (215) 447-7496. Hours: 8:30 and in its working gathers wealth and am - 4:30 pm; Saturday - 9:00 am to 12 cleaves to customs which have their root noon. Jerry William Frost, Director. in self-pleasing, whatever name it hath it Most of the records are on microfilm. The still desires to defend the treasures thus Library is a depository for PYM Monthly gotten. This is like a chain in which the Meeting records. end of one link encloseth the end of another. The rising up of a desire to 2. Quaker Collection at Haverford obtain wealth is the beginning; this College. Friends History. (215) 896- desire being cherished, moves to action; 1161. A pamphlet at the front desk and riches thus gotten please self; and describes the library's holdings. while self has a life in them it desires to have them defended. Wealth is attended with power, by which bargains and proceedings contrary to universal righteousness are supported; and hence oppression, carried on with worldly policy Editor's note: Did you sign the guest and order, clothes itself with the name of book a while back and check that you justice and becomes like a seed of discord wanted the newsletter? Please note that in the soul, And as.a spirit which after you receive six issues, you will be wanders from the pure habitation prevails, sent a postcard asking you if you wish to so the seeds of war swell and sprout and continue to receive the newsletter. IF grow and become strong until much fruit is YOU DO NOT RETURN THE CARD, YOUR NAME WILL ripened. Then cometh the harvest spoken BE DROPPED FROM THE MAILING LIST! The of by the prophet, which "is a heap in the card is already addressed and stamped - day of grief and desperate sorrows." 0 all you have to do is put a check on the that we who declare against wars, and right line and sign it. Thanks, acknowledge our trust to be in God only, may walk in the light, and therein examine our foundation and motives in holding great estates! &fay we look upon our DEADLINE for all items for the next issue of the Newsletter is the 20th of every month. Please submit all items in writing tn Hnrtha Rei nemann. Chestnut Hill Friends Meeting 100 E. Mermaid Lane Philadelphia, PA 19118

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100 East Y.ns+d Luu, Phila&lPhia, PumsYlvania 19118 - Calendar October 1990

Sunday Sept. 30 Adult Bible Study, 9:30 at the meetinghouse. ** Sept. 30 Cooperative Games Day for all ages, 1:00 pin at the meetinghouse. (See note #1) .

Wednesday Oct. 3 Meeting of the Cmittee of Overseers, 7:45 pin at the home of Elvira Brown. Friday oct. 5 Young Friends Weekend, "We Can Save It," 7:00 pm to Sunday 7, 2:00 pin at Frankford Meeting. Call 241-7221 for more info. Saturday Oct. 6 "We Can Save It" Day, 9:30 am - 4:00 pin at Friends Center. (See note #2). ** Sunday oct. 7 Coffee hour, after meeting at the meetinghouse. ** oct. 7 Children's First-day School begins, 10:45 am at the meetinghouse. (See note #3). oct. 7 Philadelphia Quarterly Heeting, 10:30 am - 2:45 pin at Frankford Meeting. (See note #4). ** oct. 7 Ecumenical Worship on World Cornnunion Sunday, 5:30 pin at Zion Baptist Church, Broad & Venango Streets. (See note #5).

Tuesday Oct. 9 PYM RE Cornnittee 1990-91 Series, "Spiritual Disciplines for Busy Friends," 9:30 am at 4th and Arch. (See note #6). ** Sunday Oct. 14 Meeting for Business, 6:30 pm at the meetinghouse, preceded by potluck dinner at 5:30 pin. ** Tuesday Oct. 16 Meeting of the Religious Education Cmittee, 7:45 pm at the meetinghouse. Wednesday Oct. 17 Meeting of the Peace and Social Concerns Committee, 7:30 pm at Stapeley Hall.

Saturday Oct. 20 DEADLINE FOR NEXT NEWSLETTER oct. 20 Retreat on Jesus Christ, 9:00 am - 3:30 pm at Abington Meeting. (See note 87). ** Sunday oct. 21 Forum, 11:45 am at the meetinghouse. (See note 118). ** oct. 21 Meetfng of the Library Cornnittee, 7:30 pm at the me8tinghouse.

Friday Oct. 26 Young Fiends (ages 14-18) Halloween Gathering at Gennantown Friends School and Middle School Fiends (ages 11-13) at Providence Meeting in Media. Call 241-7221 for more info. Oct. 26 Monthly meeting potluck, 6:30 pm at the home of Sharli and Stuart Land. 515 W. Carpenter Lane, 843-2385. Sunday Oct. 28 Legislative letter writing after meeting for worship. ** Oct. 28 Meeting of the Friends Schools Working Group, 7:00 pm at the meetinghouse. (See note $9).

Meeting for Worship is held every Sunday at 10:30 am. First-day School for adults and children starts at 9:30 am. Child care is provided. Thomas Conrad, Clerk, 843-4631 - Karen Crmley, Asst. Clerk, 242-3432 Stanley Myers, Treasurer, 248-3308 - George Garrettson, Overseers, 247-1075 Marthajane Robinson, Newsletter Editor, 849-6146 Chestnut Hill Friends Meeting October 1990 Newsletter - page 2

insights. Bring a bag lunch. This *** Calendar Notes *** month's speaker is Carol Bernard who will talk about "Simplicity." Note that an ** by the calendar event means that child care is provided. Note U7 - An opportunity to deepen our relationship with Jesus Christ as the Note tl - Come one, come all! The center of our faith. Bring a bag lunch; Religious Education Committee would like beverage provided. Registration fee: $5 to invite everyone to the 2nd annual in advance, $7 at the door. Register by Cooperative Games Day. The games will Oct. 10th if you need child care. For begin at 1:00 pm and do not require more info call 241-7221. physical strength or stamina - so it's fun for all ages. If you'd like to pack a Note t8 - We are lucky to catch Joe Volk in town. Often as not he is travelling Note 12 - Registration at door is over the face of the earth in his peace $6/person, $15/fami 1y. Some workshops may work for the AFSC. He will tell us about be full. Call 241-7239 for more info. the peace movement at the end of the cold war. Note U3 - Please be sure to note the time change for First-day School. The children Note 19 - The Working Group will ask fdr will attend Meeting for Worship for 15 feedback on its survey and discuss the minutes or so and then will go to their possible relationship with Plymouth designated class to attend First-day Meeting Friends School. School. Babysitting will be provided for children four years and younger. Please see notes from the RE Cmittea (p. 4) for Notes frrm the September 1990 more details. Meeting for Business

Note U4 - Edwin E. Staudt 111, the new A called session of Philadelphia Yearly General Secretary of PYM, will open a Meeting will be held on November 3 at the dialogue with us on the future of our Arch Street Meetinghouse to review the Religious Society. Bring a bag lunch; work done to date on the revision of Faith beverage and dessert will be provided. and Practice.

Note 15 - The service is sponsored by the Issues and concerns for Yearly Meeting Metropolitan Christian Council of should be brought to the General Philadelphia. Free parking across from Secretary, Ed Stout, by November 19 so the church. Please bring a bag of canned that they can be reviewed by the Planning or dry food. Food will be distributed Camnittee. throughout the camnunity. Steve Taber was welcaned back into member- Note t6 - The PYn RE Camnittee's 1990-91 ship before he moved to Flagstaff, AZ. series of Tuesday programs concerns the enrichment of our lives through spiritual Elizabeth Bodine has asked to be removed disciplines we can practice every day. fran her position as Clerk of Nominating The purpose is not to force ourselves Camnittee. Overseers recannended that through a boring routine, but to open Carolyn Schodt be appointed in her place. ourselves to spiritual freedom and joy. Each session will include tlme for The Transportation Camnittee, guided by sharing, so participants will have the David Zinkin, was left out of the new opportunity to share experiences and Directory. (See pages 5 - 7 for updated listing of camnittees and officers.) Chestnut Hill Friends Meeting October 1990 Newsletter - page 3

Please note the following address changes: sense of the meeting's interest in continuing a dialogue with Plymouth David K. Burton - Ithaca College, Room 130 Meeting School, Shirley reviewed the NewHall, Ithaca, NY 14850 concept of adopting the school as it has Jim Cox - P.O. Box 4924, Philadelphia, PA developed so far and Plymouth Meeting 19119 School's invitation to Chestnut Hill to Elizabeth Gable - Box 418, Susquehanna appoint two meeting representatives to the University, Selinsgrove, PA 17870, (717) school board. Shirley asked about the 372-3333. school's expectation of a financial Benjamin Hudgins - 137C Stouffer, 38th & commitment; she was told that the amount Spruce, Philadelphia, PA 19104, 573-6608. could be in the range of three to five Elizabeth Hudgins - 13 S. Pemberton Road, thousand dollars. Currently 13 of the Pemberton, NJ 08068, (609) 265-1004 meeting's children are enrolled at Fritz 8 Natalie Kempner - 445 River Road, Plymouth Meeting. Woolwich, ME 04579 Maggie Koenig - 412 N. Washington Avenue, The question of how much the meeting Moorestown, NJ 08057-2411 wishes to support its individual children Ann Friend Philips - 32 Parkton Road, #2, at any Quaker school remains to be Boston, MA 02130-1719 considered. Discussion made clear the Brian Philips - 10 Heather Road, need to bring forward Friends Schools' Watertown, MA 02171-1706 issues to Yearly Meeting. Julie Rece - 8614 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19118 The following meeting members will serve Emily 8 Robert Silverman - 635 Andover on the comnittee to consider the future of Drive, Upper Darby, PA 19082, 622-5330 the meeting and the disposition of the Joan Enoch & Stephen Taber - 505 E. Cherry funds known as the Yarnall Fund: William Avenue, Flagstaff, AZ 86001-4710 Hoch, Robert Hoffman, Elizabeth Killough, Gail Thanas - 7323 Bryan Street, Stanley Myers, Charles Philips, Seldon Philadelphia, PA 19119, 248-9375 Smith, Alice TernB, Roger Walmsley, and Barbara Buonocore. Carolyn Schodt reported on the August 7th meeting with George Parry of the Chestnut Johanna Barbati and Phillip Jones were Hill Community Association regarding a nominated to serve on the Child Care letter he has sent on behalf of that group Committee, with the Nominating Committee to persons arrested in Chestnut Hill. He to appoint another person in the future. began the meeting, held at Carolyn's home with George Garrettson and Shirley Philips The six-month budget reconciliation also in attendance, by explaining that the revealed that the meeting has fallen letter is no longer in use. While he has behind in its operating income. received a number of complaints from attorneys, he said he felt particularly Bill Ludlow reminded the meeting of its responsive to our meeting's concern. expressed interest in Quakerism 201 to be Carolyn read a draft of an alternative held in the spring. We had expressed letter she composed after meeting with interest in a presentation which would Phil Mullen and Heidi Setz Kelly of the focus on the peace testimony. The Yearly Meeting's Criminal Justice discussion revealed a desire to link the Committee. It stressed restorative course to the current crisis in the Middle justice rather than retribution, holding East. Bill agreed to work on refining the both accused and victim in the Light. specifics of what we might expect from the course. Shirley Philips discussed the work of the Friends Schools Working Group. To get a Chestnut Hill Friends Meeting October 1990 Newsletter - page 4

*** Query *** First-day School will provide classes for children in kindergarten/grade one, grade Query #6 - Education: Does your meeting 2 through grade 5, and middle school. encourage its members to do their share to The focus of each group wi11 be Quakerism. support and improve public education? If A more detailed calendar will be provided your meeting maintains a Friends school, in the November newsletter. is the school conducted by persons who are in sympathy with the principles of Friends So that we all can get better acquainted, and whose character encourages the the First-day School primary class would spiritual growth of their pupils? How is like to do a bulletin board with pictures the Friends school contributing to the of members and attenders of Chestnut Hill mental and spiritual growth of the Meeting. Please give Jeanann Hoch or community about it? Does the meeting Alice Tern6 a 3x5 snapshot of you and your endeavor to see to it that its children family so that we can all find out who are not prevented by lack of the necessary that person is that we know we know but financial resources from obtaining whose name we can't remember. appropriate education? *** How do you show concern for the improvement of public education in your cmunity? Are you aware of what Friends schools are doing and of their plans for the future, and do you give them encouragement and support? Editor's note: Did you sign the guest book a while back and check that you News Among Friends wanted the newsletter? Please note that after you receive six issues, you will be Bryn Chelsea Frost Killough was born Sept. sent a postcard asking you if you wish to 5. She weighed 8 1bs 3 oz. Congrats to continue to receive the newsletter. IF Elizabeth and Gil. YW DO NOT RETURN THE CARD, YOUR NME WILL BE DROPPED FRW THE WILING LIST! The card is already addressed and stamped - all you have to do is put a check on the right line and sign it. Thanks. News from the RE Caanittee

First, a big thank you to Meg Mitchell, Carla White, and Trish Walmsley for their efforts over the sumr on behalf of our children. The swrmer Bible camp seemed to be the place to be! DEADLINE for all items for the next issue of the Newsletter is the 20th of every The Religious Education Cmittee has month. Please submit all items in wr- decided to change the time of First-day iting to Hertha Reineinann. School to 10:45. The cornnittee believes this time change will enable us to serve as many families as possible; it will also shorten a long morning for our younger students. We ask your patience and welcome your suggestions as our carmittee irons out the wrinkles this change will bring. Chestnut Hill Monthly Meeting 1990-91 Officers & Nominating Committee Report

Clerk Thomas Conrad Assistant Clerk Karen Cromley Recording Clerk Sharli Land Treasurer Stanley Myers Recorder Alois Gnielka Newsletter Editor Marthajane Robinson

Cannittee on Worship and Ministry Clerk - Philip Anthony

No Term Philip Anthonv Robert Hoffman Elizabeth ~odine Mary Lou Hurwitz Francis Herbert Brown, Jr. Frank Pidcock Francis Cauthorn Hertha Reinemann John Hirshberger Robert Tatman

Connittee of Overseers Clerk - George Garrettson

Term expires March 1991 Ten expires March 1992 Steve Gable Elvira Brown George Garrettson Karen Cromley Jeanann Hoch Fritz Kempner Hertha Reinemann Paul Laskow Alice Tern6 Margaret Myers Shirley Philips Candace Putter Lois Taber

Peace and Social Concerns Clerk - James Alexander

Term expires March 1991 Term expires March 1992 Johanna Barbati James Alexander Trude Fuchs Susan Bergin Betty Hartzell Jessie Bryant Kate Holz Jim Cox Roberta Kramer Catherine Essoyan Kerry Krieger Mary Jane Flaith William Ludlow Anneliese Gutkind-Bulling Elizabeth Naghski Harriet Jahr Charles Phi 1ips Fritz Kempner Robert Rosenwein Patricia Walmsley

Child Care Camtittee

Johanna Barbati Phi 11i p Jones Property, Finance and House Clerk - William Hoch

Term expires March 1991 Term ex~iresMarch 1992 Trude Fuchs Lester Fisher William Hoch Terry Foss Roberta Kramer David Garrettson Elizabeth Naghski Alois Gnielka Corey Smith Joan Hagner David Philips Robert Hoffman Ex officio - Stanley Myers, Trs. Terry List

Religious Education Camnittee Clerk - Barbara Buonocore

NO term James Alexander Margaret Mitchell Barbara Buonocore Cary Nicholas Gil Frost Georgia Peters Dona Garrettson Carolyn Schodt Jeanann Hoch Alice Tern4 Barbara Hoekje Patricia Walmsley Carla White

Form Ccnm~ittee Clerk - Roger Walmsley

Term ex~iresMarch 1991 Term ex~iresMarch 1992 Philip Anthony Johanna Barbati Elizabeth Bodine Susan Bergin Jessie Bryant Roberta Foss Anneliese Gutkind-Bulling Sharli Land Terry Irish Elizabeth Killough Roger Walmsley

Library Conrittee Clerk - Howard Lesnick

Term ex~iresMarch 1991 Drm ex~iresMarch 1992 Howard Lesnick Roberta Foss Nancy Lewis Trude Fuchs Barbara Hoekje William Ludlow Deborah Oberholtzer Georgia Peters Bruce White

Hospitality Camittee Clerk - Nancy Lewis

Susan Bergin Elizabeth Gable Carolyn Blumenthal Ann Jones Nancy Lewis Yarnall Fund Working Group

Barbara Buonocore Stanley Myers Roger Walmsley William Hoch Charles Philips Robert Hoffman Seldon Smith Elizabeth Killough Alice Tern6

Supper Camni ttee

Madeline Karr Shirley Philips

Trans~ortationCannittee David Zinkin

Nminating Camnittee

Term expires March 1991 Steve Gable Term expires March 1992 William Hoch Term expires March 1993 To be appointed

Representatives to Other Organizations

Nursery School Liaison: Karen Cromley & Stanley Myers

Scholarship Liaison: Mary Lou Hurwitz & Carolyn Schodt

Draft Counselor: Charles Philips

PYM Combined Appeal: Elizabeth Naghski

PYM Representative Meeting: Roberta Kramer; Kenneth Burnham, alternate Robert Tatman, ex-officio

PYM Young Friends: Elizabeth Gable & Beth Hudgins

Northwest Interfaith Movement: James Alexander & Johanna Barbati Chestnut Hill Friends Meeting 100 E. Mermaid Lane Philadelphia, PA 19118

ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED Chestnut Hill Friends Meeting

Calendar November 1990

Saturday NOV. 3 Called session Yearly Heeting, 9:30 am - 3:30 pm at Arch Street Meetinghouse. (See note #I). Sunday Nov. 4 Coffee hour, after meeting at the meetinghouse. ** Nov. 4 Friends School Fair, 12 noon - ? at the meetinghouse.

Monday Nov. 5 Heeting of the Religious Education Committee. 7:45 pa at the meetinghouse.

Wednesday Nov. 7 Meeting of the Comnittee of Overseers, 7:45 pm at the home of Peg Myers.

Sunday Nov. 11 The meeting will host students from the Reconstructional Rabbinical Seminary. Get acquainted time at 10:OO am. Nov. 11 Heeting for Business, 6:30 pm at the meetinghouse, preceded by potluck dinner at 5:30 pa. **

Tuesday Nov. 13 PYM RE Comnittee 1989-90 Series, "Spiritual Disciplines for Busy Friends," 9:30 en, at 4th and Arch. (See note #3). ** Thursday Nov. 15 Annual craft fair, 10:OO am - 3:00 pm at Foulkeways.

Saturday Nov. 17 Fall Clean-up Day, 9:30 am at the meetinghouse. (See note 84).

Friday Nov. 16 Middle School Workcamp in Philadelphia through the 18th. Call 241-7221 for info. Nov. 16 Inquirers' Weekend, Pendle Hill through the 18th. Call 566- 4507. Nov. 16 AFSC Board & Annual Meeting, Friends Center through the 17th.

Sunday Nov. 18 Forum, 11:45 am at the meetinghouse. (See note #5). ** Tuesday Nov. 20 DEADLINE FOR NEXT NEWSLRTER

Sunday Nov. 25 Legislative letter writing after meeting for worship. **

Wednesday Nov. 28 Heeting of the Peace and Social Concerns Comnittee, 7:30 pin at Stapeley Hall. Note shift this month from third Wednesday.

Friday Nov. 30 Monthly meeting potluck, 6:30 pm at the home of the Shirley and Charlie Philips.

Meeting for Worship is held every Sunday at 10:30 am. First-day School for adults and children starts at 9:30 am. Child care is provided. Thomas Conrad, Clerk, 843-4631 - Karen Cromley, Asst. Clerk, 242-3432 Stanley Myers, Treasurer, 248-3308 - George. .. Garrettson, Overseers, 247-1075 - ... - .- -* ... ha st nut Hill Friends Meeting November 1990 Newsletter - page 2

*** Calendar Notes *** Notes fmsl the October 1990 Meeting for Business Note that an ** by the calendar event means that child care is provided. Twenty-one members and attenders gathered after dinner. Query #6 was read and Note 11 - Scheduled for second conslder- considered. ation are the new Faith and Practice chapters on Monthly Meetings and An azalea plant was sent to Bryn Chelsea Membership. Registration was due 10/19, Frost Killough to celebrate her birth. but walk-ins over age 12 are welcome. A request for the use of the meetinghouse Note 82 - Chestnut Hi11 Meeting is on Dec. 31 for the wedding of Kristen slsonsoring a school falr with admission Fulmer was approved. office representatives from Friends Select, Abington Friends, Gemantown The annual Christmas breakfast wil1,be Friends. Friends Central, Greene Street held on Dec. 23. Roger Wa9mIey requested Friends, Plymouth Meeting, and Penn that the decision be made earlier'in the Charter Schools. The admissions people future so that the Form Cmnittee would will be part of a panel discussion not run into scheduling problems for its beginning at noon in the meeting room, speakers. followed by a fair at which parents may speak with school representatives Concern was expressed about the location individually. All area meeting parents, for this year's New Year's potluck since attenders and members are invited. it has been held in the past at tha Kempner's house, and they have moved to )(ate 13 - The PYM RE Ccmnittee's 1990-91 Maine. It will be held this year at the series of Tuesday programs concerns the Walmsley's house. enrichment of our lives through spiritual disciplines we can practice every day. Stanley Myers asked if there were specific The purpose is riot to force ourselves guidelines for the Yarnall Fund Working through a boring routine, but to open Group which will begin meeting in the next ourselves to spiritual freedom and joy. few weeks. Tom Conrad said that the group Each session will include time for should define and recmnd options for sharing, so participants will have the the care and use of these funds. He also opportunity to share experiences and said that he is impressed with the spirit insights. Bring a bag lunch. This month of the Friends Schools Group. Education Kathryn Damiano will speak on Study. is one area for the Yarnall Group to consider. Note 14 - Come out and contribute a few hours joining Friends in cleaning up the First-day School has been in operation for grounds and exterior of the meetinghouse. two weeks. There are three classes: Bring lawn tools, wear old clothes - and kindergarten for four- and five-year-olds, bring a brown bag lunch if you can stay. primary for beginning readers, and the For more info, call Bi11 Hoch, 836-7908. oldest class, consisting of Elizalieth Walmsley. Roger Walmsley is teaching Note 15 - Hal Taussig has recently come to Elizabeth and would welcome help. The Chestnut Hill as minister of the Chestnut Child Care Cmnittee is helping with the Hill Methodist Church and is well known babies. Middle School children are for his work on the use of inclusive gathering monthly as part of the Yearly language in the Church. He will explore Meeting youth program. Preparations have with us "The Feminine Side of God." already begun for the Christmas pageant. Chestnut Hill Friends Meeting November 1990 Newsletter - page 3

George Hagner has audited the meeting News Among Friends accounts. Stanley Myers read the report which showed that the Statement of Assets, Address changes: Liabilities and Fund Balances for 1989 was materially correct, as was the statement Peter J. Ciceri & Nicola Murray - 3-0 of the Refugee and Sanctuary Funds for the Parkland, Discovery Bay, Hong Kong. sane period. The meeting accepted the audit and minuted its thanks to George Gary & Gertrude Garrettson - Mollstr. 4 Hagner for providing his services. 3/07, 1020 Berlin, Germany.

At the request of several monthly William Hagner - 2791 Long Hill Road, meetings, Representative Meeting issued a Guilford, CT 06437. formal statement on the situation in the Middle East. (See page 4). Our meeting David Myers - 84 University Road, paused briefly to air personal opinions on Brookline, MA 02146-4573. the crises in Iraq and Kuwait and the West Bank. J. Emlen Myers & Paula Bienenfeld - 514 Beall Avenue, Rockville, MD 20850. At Quarterly Meeting, which was well attended, the new General Secretary, Ed Stephen Yarnall - 910 Constitution Drive, Stout, made a strong plea in favor of Apt. 905, Durham, NC 27705 continuing Quarterly Meeting. Chestnut Hill is the site scheduled for the last Brian Tern4 - Chez Folly, Rue Guillimann Sunday in February. 16, CH 1700 Friebourg, Switzerland. Brien would like people to write to him in Help is needed for serving lunch at the German. November 3rd Called Meeting to consider chapters in the new Faith and Practice. Bill Fischer - Abington House 5, #283- 7128. The Child Care comnittee was asked to Marion Fischer - Abington House 110, #283- provide babysitting for monthly business 7149. meeting.

*** Query *** RE Notes Query #2 - Ministry. To what extent is First-day School Calendar 1990/1991 the vocal ministry exercised under the leading of the Divine Spirit? How do you Nov. 18 - Xmas pageant story & song foster the use and growth of the spiritual introduced and parts assigned. Trip to gifts of your members and attenders? *** Trevor's Place after meeting. How do you seek to recognize and develop . your spiritual gifts? Are you sensitive. Nov. 25 - Lesson on Thanksgiving for any to the needs and insights of others? Do children attending. you come to meeting for worship clear of any predetermination to speak or not to Dec. 2 - Play rehearsal; crafts for Xmas speak? sale. Dec. 9 - Play rehearsal; crafts for Xmas sale. Christmas bazaar after meeting. Dec. 16 - Same as Dec. 9 Chestnut Hi11 Friends Meeting November 1990 Newsletter - Page 4

First-day School Calendar, cont. registration and meals will not be over $20. Scholarship help is possible. For March 15 - Seder information and registration, write to March 20-24 - Yearly Meeting Emily Conlon, 600 Meetinghouse Road, March 31 - Easter (and egg hunt) Jenkintown, PA 19046, or call her at 215- June 16 - Probable meeting picnic 886-6968. July & August - Vacation Bible School

Letters & Statements oscasioned by the crisis in Kuwait

Adult Study Series - Sign up to indicate Representative Meeting interest in taking a course which will approved 9/27/90 examine the peace testimony. Quakerism 201, to be taught in the spring, will From its earliest days, our Religious explore the question "What does 'living in Society has expressed its camnitment to the light that takes away the occasion of the peaceful resolution of disputes rather all war' mean to us today?" Sign-up sheet than a resort to war. In the current is posted or call Bill Ludlow (836-1412) international situation, we are called to for details. The course is six weeks reaffirm this witness. long, dates and times to be arranged. We call upon all parties involved in the conflict in the Middle East sincerely to seek resolution of this conflict through negot+ation. This process must involve "What Cans't Thou Hear - Adventures in mutual respect and appreciation for that Listening" is the theme for the fall of God in every person. gathering planned by the Quaker Universalist Fellowship for Saturday, Nov. To this end: 10, 1990, from 9:30 am to 9:00 pn, at Abington Meeting in Jenkintown, PA 1. We urge full cwperation with the United Nations and involvement of the All Friends are welcome. International Court of Justice in the peaceful resolution of this situation. The day will include: worship, listening wtthin, listening to other participants, 2. We urge the United States government to and listening to a panel of Friends with contribute generously to meet the diverse beliefs. There will be humanitarian needs of those who have opportunity for singtng, dancing, sharing been victimized by the Iraqi invasion of resources, planning QUF and browsing at of Kuwait . literature tables. 3. We call upon all national leaders to Herb Walters is the evening speaker (7:30, demonstrate to one another the degree no charge). He is the founder of the of respect that is necessary to Listening Project of the Rural Southern encourage intensified negotlatlons. Voice for Peace and is on the National Speakers Bureau of the Fellowship of 4. We ask all to recomnit ourselves to use Reconciliation. He was warmly received our God-given creativity to solve our when he spoke at the FCC Gathering in differences rather than to resort to Boone, NC. Vegetarian meals, child care, violence. and overnight hospitality can be provided if requested before Nov. 7th. Cost for FSfi Fellowship of Reconciliation

Statement on the Persian Gulf Crisis

Since 1915, the Fellowship of Reconciliation has advocat- Bush administration, have resisted pressures to decrease ed nonviolent alternatives to armed conflict and promoted our reliance on military force as the prime instrument of wnciling methods to overcome hatred and bigotry. The policy. Securing a "peace dividend from the end of the crisis in the Persian Gulf challenges us once again to sum- Cold War has been made more difficult by the massive rml- mon our faith and speak truth to power. While we reject itary commitment in the Gulf. We must understand the ex- Iraq's invasion and occupation of Kuwait, we also tent to which the military mind-set contributed to the pre adamantly protest the human, social and material costs re- sent crisis. No other region has been so heavily armed as sulting from our nation's headlong rush to war. the Middle East. The United States has introduced nudear United States leaders are using domestic and interna- weapons to the region In the past, the US rejected out of tional outrage at Iraqi aggression to justify unilateral ac- hand a Third World proposal to eliminate all chemical tions that at another time would provoke criticism and weapons. As Vice President, Mr. Bush twice cast the decid- condemnation. Iraqi violations of international law are be- ing vote in the United States Senate against the adoption of ing used to justify US violations of international law. The treaties banning chemical weapons. United Stab is using starvation as a weapon to weaken The US offered only a mild rebuke to Iraq's use of chem- Iraq, justifying it on the grounds of subsequent Iraqi taking ical weapons against Iran and against its own Kurdish pop- of foreign hostages. Iraqi threats to use poison gas are met ulation. The US has also subsidized Israel's development of by hints from US commanders that we will employ tactical a nudear warmaking capability and has continued to sup- nudear weapons. Regional war in the Persian Gulf is likely port.Israds refusal to sign the Nudear Non-Proliferation to count among its victims the economies of both industri- Treaty. The US has energetically participated in the massive alized and developing countrig. arms trade with the Middle East, including the recent These factors highlight the enormous danger of the pre- dumping of many weapons no longer needed in Europe. sent moment, and demonstrate the moral bankruptcy and The US government has maintained silence in the face of utter futility of war as a means of resolving conflict. the prolongation of regional conflicts such as the Iran-Iraq The current crisis in the Pemian Gulf is complex and oc- war and the Arab-Israeli wars because they served the curs in a region unfamiliar to most in the United States. larger geopolitical aims of US administrations. Tacit US ap- The media tends to deal with crises in isolation from proval of Iraq's invasion of Iran added to the shift in the re- broader contexts, and the present crisis provides a re- gional balance of power and emboldened Saddam Hussein minder of how easily government leaders control the flow in his most recent aggression. of information and interpretation. As a result, few voices of The lack of a comprehensive US energy policy has been dissent have been raised against the deployment of US a mapr factor in arguments favoring military options as troops in Saudi Arabia, the mobilization of naval forces in the only viable policy. Viially all of the federal programs the Persian Gulf, and the enforcement of a total embargo that encouraged conservation, suppported the develop- against Iraq. ment of alternatives to petroieum or decreased dependence We have no easy answer to a crisis that has been build- on foreign oil, were gutted during the last decade by hesi- ing for decades, but we cannot remain silent in the face of dents Reagan and Bush. impending war. People across the globe displayed great As the United States prepares to go to war to protect the imagination and achieved unprecedented success using flow of cheap oil to the industrialized countries, our nation nonviolent forms of struggle to bring about the collapse of continues to use a disproportionate share of the world's the Cold War. Within the United States, popular pressure petroleum resources. With six percent of the world's popu- has mounted for cuts in military expenditures and reduc- lation, the US consumes twenty-five to thirty percent of its tions in the US military presence abroad to free funds for petroleum resources. This is a painful reminder of our com- domestic programs to relieve human needs. plicity in patterns of consumption to support a lifestyle Strong forces in the United States, induding many in the that is fundamentally unjust and excgsively wasteful. The Persian Gulf crisis impacts disproportionately on increase in harassment and vilification of Arab and ~hlini the poor, and on racial and ethnic minorities. In the Persian Americans. Gulf and here in the US, the poor and ethnic minorities are The Bush administration couched ib unilateral actions Overrepresented in military forces. It is they who will suffer toward war in the Persian Gulf in a language of intema- the greatest casualti- and pay the greatet direct and indi- tional law, despite repeated refusals by our government to red price. abide by international legal norms. Nor is international law The administration and the press have also irresponsibly the only casualv. Constitutional procedures for declaring manipulated racial and ethnic stereotype to build support war and ordering military action have been totally ignod for military actions. Racist and demonizing stereotypes of by the executive branch while legislators remain uncritical Arabs in general, and Iraqis in particular, have inRamed as long as public opinion polls appear to show popular the language of debate and hampered efforts to look at the support for the President's actions. human dimensions of the crisis. There has been a dramatic August 30,1990 i A CALL TO ACTION The Penian Gulf crisis demands prayer and refledion, repentance and action by all people of faith and all who be I hein the nonviolent resolution of conflict. We commend the United Nations for its initial action offerine alterna- I tivrr to WY The international consensus ~pportinga wideranging ecunomic and financial embargo of in;( and oc- cuaied Kuwait is un~recedented,but it reauires time to work. The deployment of US troops to Saudi Arabia and the r-t UN Security eound decision san&oning the limited w of f&& to enforce the Amgoexacerbates, rather than relieves, the &is. While the intervention of Secretary General Perez de Cueiler is a welcome sign that diplo- matic solutions will be pursued, unilateral US actions must cease.

We therefore ask others to pin us as we: 1). Call for an end to US military action in the Gulf and withdrawal of US military forces. 2, Call for immediate negotiation under the auspices of the UN and/or Arab League to achieve a diplomatic resolution to the Iraqi occupation of Kuwait. 3). Call for the allowance of food and medicine to reach the Iraqi people, in compliance with the UN approved embargo. 4). Encourage support for Congressional initiatives proposing a comprehensive US energy policy to reduce de- pendence on oil, develop non-nudear alternatives and promote conservation. 5). Call for support for a UN international Middle East peace conference to address related issues, including the Palestinian /Israeli condid.

WHAT WE CAN DO 1). hay for the people, soldiers and their families and the leaders of the countries most diredly involved-Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Palestine, Israel and the United States. 2). Organize local activities to protest US intervention such as vigits, street meetings, teach-ins, and letters to the editor, congressional representatives and President Bush. 3). Oppose demnization of "the enemyYYand actively reach out to Arab and Muslim Americans to counter a climate characterized by racism, xenophobia and hatred. 4). Support conscientious objectors and war resisters within and outside of the military. Make ~esourresand counseling available and let young men and women know there are alternatives to serving in the Persian Gulf intervention. 5). Resist reinstatement of consaiption and begin to revive coalitions that have opposed conscription in the past. 6). Explore nonviolent responses to the crisis. Current discussions indude sending a ship with humanitarian suppk to Iraq; sending a peace delegation to Baghdad; recruiting a group of volunteers to replace civilian hostages being held in Iraq; organizing an energy fast to reduce oil consumption and call for a comprehen- sive federal energy pol*.

Executive Committee, FOR National Council Middle East Task Force Fellowship of Reconciliation Fellowship of Reconciliation Box 271, Nyack, NY 10960 515 Broadway, Santa Cruz, CA 95060 (914) 3584601 (4081 -1626 Stapeley in Germantown (a Philadelphia retirement community) 6300 Greene Street Philadelphia, PA 19144 October 18, 1990 President George Bush The White House Washington, D..C. 20500

Dear President Bush: Like millions of other Americans across the continent, we Stapeley Residents Concerned for Peace are deeply disturbed by the seemingly growing possibility of war in the Persian Gulf. In particular, we are disturbed by the refusal of Secretary of State Baker, reported today, to rule out the possibility of U.S. military action in the Gulf, even in the absence of a formal congressional declaration of war. Without a clearcut U.S. com- mitment not to engage in such military action, Mr. Baker's simul- taneous promise to keep Senate and House leaders informed after Congress adjourns later this month carries little value. What is today absolutely imperative is that the United States and its allies resolutely resist any temptation to use military force in the Gulf. Instead, they should give their wholehearted support to all efforts to settle the crisis there peacefully, especially through the agency of the United Nations. For should military confaict once start there, the lasting results would be catastrophic and inescapable.

C!SJfginia ~aveh:, Chair Stapeley Residents Concerned for Peace The following Stapeley Residents Concerned for Peace also attach their names: Mary Jane Baker Harriet Guignon Sarah Bishop Martha LavelL Derk Bodde Gaylord LeRoy Gqlia Bodde Rebecca Smaltz Cecilia Frazier Elizabeth Ridgway Editor's note: Did you sign the guest t****** book a while back and check that you wanted the newsletter? Please note that DEADLINE for all items for the next issue after you receive six issues, you wi 11 be of the Newsletter is the 20th of every sent a postcard asking you if you wish to month. Please submit all items in writing continue to receive the newsletter. IF to Hertha Reinemann. YOU W NOT RETURN THE CARD, YOUR WEWILL BE DROPPED FROM THE WAILING LIST! The card is already addressed and stamped - all you have to do is put a check on the right line and sign it. Thanks.

Chestnut Hill Friends Cleeting 100 E. Uermaid Lane Philadelphia, PA 19118

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Calendar December 1990

Sunday Dec. 1 First-day school preparation for bazaar. Dec. 1 Coffee hour, after meeting at the meetinghouse. ** Dec. 1 Candace Putter's sale of children's clothing. (See page 4).

Monday Dec. 2 Candace Putter's sale of children's clothing. (See page 4).

Tuesday Dec. 4 PYM RE Committee 1989-90 Series, "Spiritual Disciplines for Busy Friends," 9: 30 am at 4th and Arch. (See note #1). **

Wednesday Dec. 5 Meeting of the Committee of Overseers, 7:45 pm at the home of Jeanann Hoch.

Sunday Dec. 9 First-day school Christmas bazaar, after meeting at the meetinghouse. Dec. 9 Meeting for Business, 6:30 pm at the meetinghouse, preceded by coffee and potluck dessert at 6:00 pm. ** Sunday Dec. 16 Forum, 11:45 am at the meetinghouse. (See note #2). ** Dec. 16 First-day school Christmas bazaar, after meeting at the meetinghouse.

Thursday Dec. 20 DEADLINE FOR NEXT NEWSLETTER

Sunday Dec. 23 Annual Christmas Breakfast and First-day School Pageant, 9:00 am at the meetinghouse.

Tuesday Dec. 25 MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Thursday Dec. 27 PYH Young Friends Christmas Retreat on Creativity at Moorestown Meeting. Also Young Adult Friends at Birmingham Meeting. Both through Dec. 30.

Sunday Dec. 30 Legislative letter writing after meeting for worship. (See note #3). **

Monday Dec. 31 New Year's Eve Gathering at the home of Roger and Patricia Walmsley, 6:30 pm. Followed by meeting for worship, 11:30 at the meetinghouse.

Meeting for Worship is held every Sunday at 10:30 am. First-day School for adults starts at 9:30 am. children at 10:45 am. Child care is provided. Thmas Conrad, Clerk, 843-4631 - Karen Grmley, Asst. Clerk, 242-3432 Stanley Myers, Treasurer, 248-3308 - George Garrettson, Overseers, 247-1075 Marthajane Robinson, Newsletter Edttor, 849-6146 Chestnut Hill Friends Meeting December 1990 Newsletter - page 2

*** Calendar Notes *** The minutes of the October business meeting were accepted as read. Note that an ** by the calendar event means that child care is provided. Thomas Conrad read a letter from Elizabeth Foley, Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Note #l - The PYM RE Committee's 1990-91 Development Secretary, thanking us for our series of Tuesday programs concerns the support of the Friends Information Center enrichment of our 1ives through spiritual and inviting us to visit. disciplines we can practice every day. The purpose is not to force ourselves The meeting minuted its thanks to the through a boring routine, but to open Friends Schools Working Group for the two ourselves to spiritual freedom and joy. events it arranged for parents and other Each session will include time for Friends interested in Friends Schools. sharing, so participants will have the opportunity to share experiences and Overseers has received a request for insights. Bring a bag lunch. This membership from Catherine Essoyan. month's speakers are Tom ~eresiniand Shirley Philips and Peg Myers have been Peter Robinson. The topic is submission. appointed as the Clearness Committee.

Note $2 - Warren Witte, a member of our Overseers proposed a change in the time of meeting and staff member of the AFSC, will business meeting from Sunday to the middle talk about "AFSC and Friends." of the week with the time to be arranged. This would be an experiment designed to Note $3 - In October Congress approved a attract more members and attenders, US budget holding military spending at its especially parents and younger Friends. present high level for at least the next While some sixty attend meeting for three years. Join our witness against worship, only twenty to twenty-five attend military domination and for a peace business meeting. A questionnaire will be dividend for social needs, the environment distributed. The December and January and civilian jobs. meetings will be held at 6:00 pm on Sundays instead of 6:30. Potluck dinner will be replaced with coffee and a potluck Notes from the Novemb8r 1990 dessert. Meting for Business Overseers recommend that the Christmas Twenty-two members and attenders met at breakfast be a simple continental style 6:30 pm, after a pot-luck dinner. with more room and less rush than in the past. Alice Tern6, John Gallery, and Silence preceded and followed the reading Karen Cromley volunteered to help. The of Query #2 on Ministry. Responding to Hospitality Comnittee will convene the the query, Thomas Conrad said that he did group. not always feel nourished by meeting for worship. Then others spoke of dry periods Two First-day trips have been planned. and cycles experienced in worship. One The primary class will deliver baby Friend said that she felt nourished all equipment and children's clothing to a week by relationships she enjoys with shelter for homeless women and children others in the meeting. Another said she called the Place Next Door. The pre- does not feel coherent in her life without primary group went to see the Indian in meeting for worship. Friends welcomed Wissahickon Park after meeting on November Tom's suggestion that we continue 25. discussing worship in other forums. Teachers are needed for middle school. There will be a sign-up sheet for a two- Chestnut Hill Friends Meeting December 1990 Newsletter - page 3

week rotation with specific curriculum numbers of other combatants and civilian noted. casualties on all sides would result. Chemical and even nuclear weapons might be Fourteen people have signed up for used. A multi-lateral, diplomatic, and Quakerism 201, which will be held Sunday non-military solution can and must be evenings in the spring. A volunteer is found. needed to be present at each session. We therefore strongly urge that: no US Trudi Fuchs and Harriet Jahr have joined offensive military action be taken; the support group for Michaela. economic sanctions against Iraq be given time to work; peaceful, diplomatic Patricia Walmsley visited the Ambler solutions to the crisis be found. shelter for the homeless which is run by a coalition of local churches and Visionary and courageous leadership synagogues. Johanna Barbati has made requires far more than military action. contact with the People's Emergency Wisdom, diplomacy, patience and restraint Shelter in West Philadelphia. Jim must guide the United States as it works Alexander is investigating another model through the United Nations to resolve the which aids people who are on the verge on crisis in the Gulf." eviction. Developing ways for our meetlng to support its concern for the homeless is Bill Hoch gave an update on meetinghouse taking longer than anticipated, with the repairs. Stan Myers said that 40% of the result that the $1800 budgeted for this budget has been raised. While there are work may not be spent with the year. If only seven weeks left in the year, the the money is not spent, it will be meeting traditionally has a "fast finish." returned, and the Committee can expect a sympathetic response to its request for At the October 28 meeting of those funds next year. (See page 4 for an interested in Friends Schools, it was article). suggested that two representatives from Plymouth Meeting School be invited to After discussing ways Yearly Meeting could business meeting to discuss what a address our meeting's burning concern for relationship with our meeting might imply. the peace testimony as applied to the Business meeting agreed to invite the two world today, we decided to endorse the to our January meeting, making clear at following minute from the Yearly Meeting the outset that we have not yet a reached War Tax Concerns Cmittee: conclusion about such a relationship.

"We are gravely concerned about the The Schools group will make a proposal to possibility of war in the Middle East -- the Yarnall Comnittee on funding for our especially as the United States shifts children in Friends Schools. from a defensive to offensive military posture in the region. The Northwest Interfaith Movement (NIM) made a request for the use of our mailing We emphatically oppose the United States list to announce an anniversary event. taking any offensive military action in The meeting decided not to set a precedent the current crisis. by granting the request. We will announce NIM's event in the newsletter and have War in the Middle East would be a human, their flyer at the meeting for pickup. political and economic catastrophe.

A massive loss of lives, including as many as 10,000-50,000 Americans and untold Chestnut Hill Friends Meeting December 1990 Newsletter - page 4

*** Query *** might be involved with the homeless. The following article is by Patricia Walmsley. Query $44 - Is your meeting a loving cornunity of which Chrlst is the center? On October 21, I attended a meeting at the Do your members care for one another so Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill about deeply that they recognize one another's the possible establishment of an Inter- needs and assist in meeting these needs? faith Hospitality Network program (IHN) in To what extent does your meeting ignore the Northwest part of the city. A similar differences merely to avoid possible program is currently operating in the conflicts? When conflicts exist, are they Ambler area with great success. discussed with patience and forbearance in an attempt to arrive at a creative IHN is a program designed to provide solution? Does your meeting, in maximum support to a homeless family for appropriate ways, counsel any member whose 90 days while that family is actively conduct or manner of living gives cause engaged in seeking permanent housing and for concern? How does your meetlng keep employment. The facilities of 8 to 13 in touch with all its members? *** How do congregations are used for the overnight you contribute to the spirit of community accomnodations on a rotating basis, one among meeting members? Are you mindful of week in every two or three months, with your responsibility to face differences the host congregations providing the honestly? Do you treat with respect and volunteer power for dinner, breakfast and considerateness those who differ from you? overnight canpanionship. During the day, Are you careful for the reputation of the family goes to a daytime facility such others? as a Y. This facility serves as the "home address" while job- and house-hunting and the place to which the children return News Among Friends before and after school.

MJ Robinson will be one of the leaders of IHN works only with people ("guests") who the Young Friends Christmas Retreat. She have been carefully screened by a social will lead workshops on music, movement, service agency. The guests must be either and massage. single women, women with children, or an intact family group, with up to 16 guests Candace Putter invites everyone to a being accommodated at any one time. No holiday sale of her original appliqued one with a mental health or a substance children's clothing at her home (7153 abuse problem is admitted because the Boyer Street, on Dec. 2nd, 12-5 pm and hosts are all volunteers with no training Dec. 3rd, 7-9 pm. Included will be 100% in dealing with such problems. cotton infant clothing, sweatshirts, dresses and denim jackets. Andre Halley- The program involves a relatively small Stormont (ceramic jewelery), and Kathy financial contribution (approx. $4,0001, Robinson-McBrien (batik and hand-painted but it does require a large amount of apparel and scarves) will also be selling people power. The representative from their work. FUMCOG, Russ Bell, explained that congregations could participate in various Sunan Gable has her own beauty salon at ways: e.g. as a host, as support for other 7906 Germantown Avenue. congregations, as a source of donations in kind, or as a source of medical, legal or Fran Peace & Social Concerns financial counseling. There exists a thoroughly worked-out training program The Peace and Social Concerns Comnittee is which is given before the operation investigating ways in which the meeting begins. IHN has been operating since 1986 and is now in place at 17 sites. A final decision on comnitment to proceed or not by all the various congregations is hoped Library Canittee Editor's note: Did you sign the gueSt book a while back and check that you The Library Committee is reviewing bibli- wanted the newsletter? Please note that ographies, new acquisitions at the Yearly after you receive six issues, you will be Meeting Library in Friends Center, and sent a postcard asking you if you wish to other sources in order to decide which continue to receive the newsletter. IF books we might purchase for the library. YOU W NOT RETURN THE CARD, YOUR NAME WILL We welcome suggestions from members and BE DROPPED FRGU THE MAILING LIST! The attenders for books we should consider card is already addressed and stamped - buying. In addition, we have discovered all you have to do is put a check on the that the Yearly Meeting Library has a lot right line and sign it. Thanks. (hundreds) of books that are available free. The library committee has a list of these books should anyone be interested in DEADLINE for all items for the next issue seeing it. Please give your suggestions of the Newsletter is the 20th of every for additions to the library to Roberta month. Please submit all items in writing Foss (daytime phone - 241-7149). to Hertha Reinemann.

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