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Meeting in the Philadelphia/Narberth/Bala Cynwyd area. Merion Friends Meeting News Feed Facebook Merion Friends Meeting News Feed Google Plus Search Responsive Menu Merion Friends Meeting News Feed News, blog and information from Merion Friends Meeting, a Quaker Meeting in the Philadelphia/Narberth/Bala Cynwyd area. About Merion Friends Meeting Home Page Newsfeed/Blog Home Page Sign Up Subscribe Merion Friends Meeting History Festival 2018 By Eileen Carpenter May 6, 2018 Abolitionism , Archives , Children , Fun , History Festival , History Festival , History of Merion Meeting , Lower Merion History , Lucretia Mott , Meeting House , Merion Friends Meeting , Philadelphia Yearly Meeting (PYM) , Political activism , preservation , Quaker History , Quaker wedding ceremonies , Racial equality , Simplicity , Social concerns , Underground Railroad , William Still Last year’s History Festival was so much fun, we’re doing it again, with even more activities. Announcing Merion Friends Meeting History Festival 2018 on Saturday, May 19, 2018, 10 am –… Read more By Eileen Carpenter May 6, 2018 Burying ground , Cherry trees , Fun , Merion Friends Meeting , Social committee We celebrated spring and the blooming of our cherry trees today with a hanami-style picnic in the burying ground after meeting for worship. Everyone brought food to eat and share,… Read more Lynching in America: Zacchariah Walker, August 13, 1911 By Eileen Carpenter February 11, 2018 Adult First Day Discussion Group , Beliefs into Action (BIA) , Equality , Merion Friends Meeting , Racial equality , Social concerns In our studies of racial injustice and officially sanctioned violence in America, we learned that there had been a lynching in Coatesville, Chester County, Pennsylvania, quite close to Philadelphia. In… Read more Lower Merion’s Anti-Horse Thieves Society Dinner By merion September 21, 2017 History Festival , Lower Merion History We’d like to put in a plug for The Lower Merion Society for the Detection and Prosecution of Horse Thieves and the Recovery of Stolen Horses (Est. 1818). Their 193rd… Read more Arts and Healing By merion July 30, 2017 Arts , Community , Concern for service members and veterans , Peace , Quaker spirituality , Racial equality , Social concerns , Vocal ministry At Meeting for Worship last week, the role of the arts in healing physical, psychic and spiritual trauma inspired several of the messages. Artists are the gatekeepers of truth. We… Read more Merion Friends History Festival is this Saturday! By merion May 18, 2017 Abolitionism , Children , Community , Education and Outreach , Fun , History of Merion Meeting , Lower Merion History , Lucretia Mott , Meeting House , Quaker History , Simplicity , Underground Railroad , William Still Remember to join us Saturday, May 21, 10 am – 3 pm, rain or shine, for the Merion Friends Meeting History Festival. Want to know about the Underground Railroad, the… Read more Earth Quaker Action Team Marching for Green Jobs in PA By merion May 7, 2017 Beliefs into Action (BIA) , Community , Direct actions , Earth Quaker Action Team (EQAT) , Environmental concerns , Political activism , Poverty , Social concerns The Earth Quaker Action Team (EQAT) will be staging a 100 mile walk through Philadelphia-area counties to challenge PECO to meet a goal of 20% solar energy sources by 2025. … Read more Merion Friends Meeting History Festival 2017 By merion March 19, 2017 Abolitionism , Children , Community , Education and Outreach , Fun , History of Merion Meeting , Lower Merion History , Lucretia Mott , Merion Friends Meeting , Quaker History , Underground Railroad , William Still Our History Festival is taking shape! Plan to join us Saturday, May 20, 2017, 10 am to 3 pm, rain or shine, to revisit 1840s Quaker life. Learn about how… Read more Promises, Risks, and Teamwork: Quaker Involvement in the Antebellum Anti-Slavery Movement and the Underground Railroad By merion February 12, 2017 Abolitionism , Education and Outreach , Equality , History of Merion Meeting , Lower Merion History , Merion Friends Meeting , Quaker History , Racial equality , Underground Railroad Come join us Sunday, February 26th at 12:00 noon in the Merion Friends Meetinghouse at 615 Montgomery Avenue in Merion Station. Christopher Densmore and Emma Lapsansky-Werner will speak on the… Read more Overlooked in the Library: Anne Rice By Jim Pettyjohn October 25, 2015 Anne Rice , Book Reviews , Education and Outreach , Fiction , Jesus , Meeting House , Meetinghouse Library [reviews of books in our meetinghouse library] Listed Under: Fiction Author: Anne Rice Title(s): Christ the Lord – Out of Egypt Christ the Lord – Road to Cana After winning… Read more « Previous Recent Posts Merion Friends Meeting History Festival 2018 (no title) Lynching in America: Zacchariah Walker, August 13, 1911 Lower Merion’s Anti-Horse Thieves Society Dinner Arts and Healing Recent Comments Beverly Fitts on New seasons, new colors at Merion Friends Meeting Althea Culclasure on Candlelight Carol Singing Andrew Saksa on About merion on Confronting Systemic Violence in Our Prison System merion on Quarterly meeting at Haverford Archives May 2018 February 2018 September 2017 July 2017 May 2017 March 2017 February 2017 October 2015 June 2015 April 2015 March 2015 December 2014 November 2014 September 2014 May 2014 April 2014 March 2014 February 2014 January 2014 December 2013 June 2013 April 2013 March 2013 February 2013 January 2013 Categories Abolitionism Adult First Day Discussion Group Alice Stokes Paul American Friends Service Committee Anne Rice Annual Sessions Arch Street Meetinghouse Archived news Archives Arts Bayard Rustin Beliefs into Action (BIA) Bible Book Reviews Burying ground Candlelight vigil Cherry trees Children Community Concern for service members and veterans Direct actions Docents program Earth Quaker Action Team (EQAT) Education and Outreach Environmental concerns Equality Fiction First Day School Fun fundraising Haverford Quarterly Meeting History Festival History Festival History of Christianity History of Merion Meeting Hunger relief Integrity Jesus Jumble Sale Junior Interim Meeting L. 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