Radnor Meeting’s 300th Birthday Celebration

by | Sep 4, 2018 | Past Events

Join us on Saturday, September, 22 from 9 am – 3 pm for a day of wholesome interactive activities, puppet show at 11 am and 1 pm, and lots of food. Tour our buildings and grounds, meadow and stream. There will be a Quaker Art show and a presentation by Better Angels. This is a Free Event. Come for an hour, or two, or stay all day. Children are welcome.

We hope you can attend! If you cannot attend this event, please come any Sunday for an hour of silent group worship from 10 – 11 am, followed by conversation, coffee and refreshments from 11 – 11:30am. Childcare is provided.

Schedule for Saturday, September 22, 2018  | 10:00am – 3:00pm

  • Birthday cake
  • Music and food – Quaker oatmeal cookies !
  • Tours of the meeting houseand grounds
  • Art show – Meeting House Forum Room
  • Make and take craft table – First Day School classroom
  • Learn about organizations Radnor Friends support
  • Sign the certificate documenting the event

10:30 and 1:30 – Tai-Chi on the Meeting House Patio
11:00 and 1:00 – Quaker story telling with puppets in the First Day School Fellowship room
12:00 – Ashley Best-Raitan, Better Angels Promoting Civil Dialogue in the Meeting House
2:00 – Jennifer Karsten, Pendle Hill Contemporary Quaker Beliefs and Actions in the Meeting House

Forum: “Quaker Clearness Process”

by | Mar 28, 2018 | Past Events

This Forum is to discuss “Quaker Clearness Process” used as a way to enable Radnor Friends to work together more effectively. We will pay particular attention to developing openness in listening to friends who have either differing or common views. Forum leaders (clerks and past clerk) will also propose “clearness” strategies to encourage greater unity as a community. More specifically, they will lead a discussion about methods for effective decision-making in our respective committee settings and in meeting for business. Scheduled for Sunday April 22 at 11:30am (after Worship and Fellowship).

Retreat: Deepening Our Understanding

Retreat: Deepening Our Understanding

by | Mar 27, 2018 | Past Events

A retreat was held on March 10 to support the building of our Radnor Meeting community. It included time for discussing and sharing our thoughts with other Radnor people in small groups as well as some historical perspective presented by PYM’s George Schaeffer.

Some of the afterthoughts from people that attended include:

I really appreciated the retreat and feel like it was perfect timing for me in deepening my understanding of Quakerism and some next steps for me in the practice of Quakerism.

For me the retreat clarified what a gathered meeting is and how to discern when you should speak in meeting. The retreat also brought a fuller understanding to the term “Quaker Truth” on an individual level and corporate level. I found this retreat filled in a great deal in my understanding of Quakerism as we practice it today.

One of the impacts on me was a further appreciation for why it is difficult for Quakers to describe our beliefs to others. That our understanding of our faith through the ‘Truths’ of others leaves it ever changing as new Truths are revealed to us.

I appreciated hearing about the backgrounds of other Friends, and their moral outlook and religious background. I appreciated the opportunity to learn that about my friends understanding and for them to know mine. It was a way of growing closer.

Forum: Priorities for FCNL’s 116th Congress

by | Mar 22, 2018 | Past Events

Every two years there is a new US Congress and FCNL asks American Friends to let them know
what issues and legislation most concern us so they can best represent us.

You are invited to join other Radnor Friends at a forum Sunday March 25, to discuss and consider which issues of national legislation we want FCNL to prioritize when representing Quaker concerns on Capitol Hill.