Called to the Spirit of the Original Peoples - Rich Ailes interview with our featured presenter at our upcoming QM, Sandra Boone Murphy
Clerks of the Quarter: A Call to Service by B. Santini-Dumas
“The Quarter needed a Clerk, and I was called to serve.” Charles B. Spadoni, Birmingham Monthly Meeting, better known as Charlie, expressed this mutual sentiment amongst the clerks I had the pleasure of interviewing this past summer to bring Light to the Clerking experience…. Read More
Concord Quarter Hayride 2022
Yesterday 16 Friends gathered at Highland Orchards for The Fall 2022 Hayride.
Hike in the Land of the Lenni Lenape
On Saturday, March 13, Concord Quarter held a hike and scavenger hunt at the Okehocking Preserve in Willistown Township. Click below for an account and some photos from the event.
Parents' Morning Off with Western Quarter November 23, 2019
16 children from Concord and Western Quarters joined 4 adults and a Westtown student helper for a morning of crafts, including cookie decorating, outdoor play (frazzlerham - a Quaker game from Baltimore Yearly Meeting) and a pizza lunch. Lots of fun for all! One child wanted to know when we were going to do it again!
Hayride and Campfire Potluck Oct 6 2019
37 people came of all ages and enjoyed the hayride at Wynnorr Farm, grilling by Bruce Harrison and s’mores over the fire. It was nearly rained out, but the rain held off.! Thank you to Joe Stratton for hosting us at the farm!
Concord QM Square Dance February 9, 2019
About 40 people of all ages attended this year’s Square Dance in Willistown Meeting’s wonderful social room. With the Thornbury Ramblers and Alan Crosman calling, everyone could dance as much as they wanted. Snacks were plentiful and the Creaky Knees Cloggers danced for us too! For pictures click here and here
Parents Morning Off December 1, 2018
A wonderful time was had by the children who attended and their parents had a great morning off! Crafts, games, snacks, outdoor frazzlerham led by Elsom Blunt and Tom Haviland, pizza lunch and fort building. For pictures click here
Concord QM Square Dance - Feb 24, 2018
Another great Square Dance Social as F(f)reinds of the Quarter clapped their hands and promenaded and do-si-doed all around Willistown's marvelous Social Room. With toe tapping music by the Thornbury Ramblers and Alan Crosman's excellent calling, young and old had a wonderful time. Click the link below for the photos and 2 videos.
Parents Morning Off on December 9, 2017
Click here for some photos and info on our annual Parents Morning Off event:
Tubing on the Brandywine August 23, 2015
Some Tubing Photos from 2015:
Quaker Youth Seize the Day - Ropes Course and Orienteering Adventure
Infor and Photos from our 2015 Ropes Course event at Westtown:
Hayride at the Stratton Farm - September 28
Photos from our Hayride event at Stratton Farm in 2014:
A Spiritually Led Quaker Decision Making Workshop with Deborah Fisch
On Saturday, March 22, about 30 Friends and attenders from Concord Quarter and other Quarters were blessed to hear stories, practical tips and spiritual practices that breathed new meaning into the Meeting for Worship with attention to Business. By the end of our four hours with Deborah Fisch many of us felt gathered into a spiritual location that we hadn't thought existed.
Quarterly Meeting at Wilmington January 26, 2014
Over 30 Friends and attenders participated in Meeting for Business. Meeting approved endorsing a travel minute for Thomas Swain and a list serve purchase for Quarter business and publicity. Bruce James provided the Finance report and a process to refund Monthly Meetings that had paid for Coordinator expenses when that position was unfilled. Charlie Spadoni made his first Coordinator report and reported the results of last years Tuition fund distribution. A minute of appreciation for the Pemberton Fund's grant to support our October Visioning conference experience was approved.
The presentation after Meeting for Worship was provided by Todd Krasnai, Brigette Burger and Zac Dutton. It was a very scaled down version of the workshop experience they had at the Visioning conference in October. We generated a list of activities which Meetings could do to achieve effective in reach and outreach. These will be distributed to our various lists and posted on our website soon.
At October 2013 Quarterly Meeting, Tom Jackson speaks on Divestment and Climate Change
Paula Kline's report on Tom Jackson's Divestment presentation
Quarterly Meeting at Westtown October 27, 2013
QM hears from the Kindler's Team, a proposal for Westtown Fund support, and a Dover Monthly Meeting Divestment from Fossil Fuels.
Quarterly Meeting Friends attend Visioning Conference in Great Britain
Several months ago, Thomas Swain of Middletown Meeting, had a sense that a Quaker conference happening in Great Britain would be an opportunity for Friends in our Quarter. The Kindler's, a Quaker group in England responsible for Quaker Quest, had put together a conference titled "Visioning New Fire, A weekend conference working for Quaker Renewal", and through Thomas' connection with the group, they were making 3 slots available for Friends from our Yearly Meeting.
note: Brigitte Burger and Todd Krasnai will be reporting on their trip at the October 27 Quarterly Meeting Meeting for Business
Tubing on the Brandywine June 22nd, 2013
On June 22nd, Friends from across Concord Quarter gathered at MaryEtta Clendenin's house. It was a beautiful summer day, with water deep enough for tubing!. Click below to view the photos from the event.
Quarterly Meeting at West Chester April 28, 2013
Meeting approved to "Grow the TEF (Tuition Endowment Fund)" over the next 3 years with an ad hoc committee was formed to support it. Also we approved attempting to send a young adult Friend to an "inreach" workshop at Woodbrooke in England in October titled "Visioning New Fire with the Kindlers" . Click that title for more info.
We were entertained and deeply moved by author Janet Olshewsky's reading from her book titled "The Snake Fence" published by FGC, a book about a teenage Quaker boy from Chester County who has experiences with violence during the French and Indian War. Janet is a very thoughtful retired English teacher who has a very engaging manner. She read us a chapter where the lead character is faced with leaving an injured opponent behind in the woods or helping him out. Very nicely done.
The children made Indian crafts relating to the same era as the Snake Fence time setting. They learned about William Penn's relationship with original settlers of the area.
Please click here to go to our Documents page for the April QM minutes.
