Lehigh Valley Quakers

The BIG Thanksgiving Service of Healing & Unity. Sunday, November 15. 4pm

On Sunday, September 13, Bethlehem Interfaith Group (BIG) is having a virtual prayer hour, which has been a part of Musikfest. Join faith leaders from the Bethlehem Interfaith Group - representing 13 houses of worship in our community - for an hour of prayer, "An Abundance of Prayer". It will be offered online via YouTube; visit https://youtu.be/mh0wOgNyccI.

A letter to the editor in the Express-Times on Monday, July 13. "Quakers: Allentown must investigate Cop kneeling on Man's neck."

A letter to the Bucks County News Herald about the minutes Lehigh Valley Monthly Meeting passed.

From The Bethlehem Interfaith Group (B.I.G.), A Statement On Racism And Solidarity With The African American Community.

Fresh veggies coming up! In no time, the #NewBethanyGarden will be full of tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, lettuce, and more to supplement groceries for our r...esidents and use in the meal center for curbside lunches. Special thanks to the Lehigh Valley Quakers for the donation of seedlings and planting soil.

On Saturday, June 13th, the documentary, Quakers: The Quiet Revolutionaries, will be broadcast at 7:00 PM on Lehigh Valley PBS39 (virtual channel 35). It will be repeated on Sunday, June 14th, at 12:00 AM (midnight on Saturday). We hope you’ll be able to watch or record the broadcast. For more details, please visit the website: [quakersthefilm.com](http://quakersthefilm.com/). You may also follow us on Facebook.com/Quakersthequietrevolutionaries/.

Clergy from many local faith communities will offer five minutes sessions of: Prayers for a vision of acceptance and welcome Prayers for those in addiction, as well as their loved ones Prayers for an end to human trafficking... Prayers for a solution to hunger and food insecurity Prayers for peace in the face of war and global conflict Prayers focusing on the struggles of immigrants and/or refugees Prayers for improved relationships between law enforcement and communities See more

A message from our Clerk: The Lehigh Valley Health Network has put out a call for baby monitors. They use these to reduce the amount of time medical personnel need to spend in patient rooms. If you have a baby monitor that you can donate, comment or message us here on FB. We'll try to arrange to pick it up and will deliver to the site on Moravian College's campus (a building porch) where these are being gathered. Thank you.

Free event "Traces of the Trade: A Stort from the Deep North"

The Christmas Peace Pilgrimage is less than a month away!! Save the Date for Saturday, December 14th!! Click the RSVP button and share with your friends. #ComeWalkWithMe

Happy Fall, Friends! Make some time to be with Nature. Pennsylvania colors are showing!Happy Fall, Friends! Make some time to be with Nature. Pennsylvania colors are showing!

Good morning, Friends. Here is the link for our live streamed Meeting for Worship, which will begin at 9:45 AM today, March 22, 2020: [https://youtu.be/3l_AxCGrHSw](https://youtu.be/3l_AxCGrHSw). Thanks to Rick Dow for the photo included here--showing our Meetinghouse grounds in lovely spring bloom yesterday.

Coming up this Sunday! Let us know if you will be there! RSVP to the event!

Lehigh Valley Quakers will be co hosting Pete's 100th! Click on the link to join and invite your friends!

A message from our Clerk: We will NOT hold Meeting for Worship or First Day School at LVMM tomorrow, Sunday, March 15. Here is the complete message shared via email by the clerk: I'm writing to say that Christy Roysdon, clerk of LVMM's Care & Concern Committee, and I have decided to cancel Meeting for Worship and First Day School (and of course the planned brown-bag lunch) tomorrow, Sunday, March 15. This seems to us the prudent and responsible decision as we all hope to h...elp contain the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Please know that I live five minutes from the Meetinghouse, and I am willing to be there for any of you who still feel a need to gather in the Meetinghouse space tomorrow. If this is important to you, let me know. Please also feel free to share important announcements, joys, and concerns with members of our community by writing to me here; if you send this information to me I will, with your permission, share it with our LVMM email distribution list. Remember, too, that we have an internal LVMM Friends Facebook group that you can join at any time; this is also a good way to share news with Friends. I'd like to suggest that we all spend time in quiet meditation tomorrow, perhaps at our regular time for Meeting for Worship. We can share the Light remotely as together we also hold all who are anxious and fearful, ill, or caring for those who are ill. Sending love and light to all, Joyce See more

Our Letter to the Editor.

Lehigh Valley Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends, February Newsletter.

September Newsletter, 2019

Who is George Fox? "George Fox (July 1624[2] 13 January 1691) was an English Dissenter, who was a founder of the Religious Society of Friends, commonly known as the Quakers or Friends. The son of a Leicestershire weaver, he lived in times of social upheaval and war. He rebelled against the religious and political authorities by proposing an unusual, uncompromising approach to the Christian faith. He travelled throughout Britain as a dissenting preacher, often being persecut...ed by the disapproving authorities. In 1669, he married Margaret Fell, widow of a wealthy supporter, Thomas Fell; she was a leading Friend. His ministry expanded and he made tours of North America and the Low Countries. He was arrested and jailed numerous times for his beliefs. He spent his final decade working in London to organize the expanding Quaker movement. Despite disdain from some Anglicans and Puritans, he was viewed with respect by the Quaker convert William Penn and the Lord Protector, Oliver Cromwell." #FriendFriday

Martin Luther King, Jr. Interfaith Prayer Breakfast. January 20 @9am-12pm More info in Link!

Who is John Woolman? #FriendFriday #QuakerSpeak

August Newsletter, 2019

Ever wonder, "What Do Quakers Believe?" QuakerSpeak.com video that may help answer some questions.

Reminder! This event is next week. Please share to help spread the word.

The work of our wonderful coordinator Holly Olson is featured in today’s Philadelphia Inquirer.

One of the many surprises about our meeting is our fresh local honey from Bear Honey Farms. The proprietors, Cliff Sunflower and Lois Biamon-sunflower, know bees.

Our Sunday overflow parking lot is at 3897 Adler Place, Bethlehem, PA. There is a pathway cleared to the meetinghouse. It’s about 100 yards from lot to entrance.

With thanks to Harrisburg Friends Meeting for posting this. Sharing with Lehigh Valley Quakers.

http://www.lehighvalleyquakers.org//passing-of-pym-clerk-p

Creativity and the Arts is the theme of Friends Journal for June/July 2018 issue. Read and share Joey Hartmann-Dow’s story today!

http://www.lehighvalleyquakers.org//friend-john-pettegrews

The Friendly Singers of Lehigh Valley Monthly Meeting conducted by Bob Riggs. The Friendly Singers sang in honor of Bob’s birthday.

http://www.lehighvalleyquakers.org//morning-call-obituary-

http://www.lehighvalleyquakers.org//friend-ted-morgans-let

Friend John Pettegrew’s warm article was published on May 5 by Salon.

Journalist Bernie O’Hare of Nazareth covered and photographed Bethlehem’s commemoration of the life of Dr. King on April 4, the 50th anniversary of his death. You’ll see some familiar faces.

http://www.lehighvalleyquakers.org//friend-martha-christin

Our Midweek Meeting for Worship on 03/07 is canceled, with the request that we worship in the safety of our own homes. http://www.lehighvalleyquakers.org//midweek-meeting-for-wo

http://www.lehighvalleyquakers.org//the-march-2-storm-and-

Tonight (Friday 02/09) at 6pm at the meetinghouse.

Folks who have visited the meetinghouse (and who have attended committee meetings) will recognize this shot of the conference room pendant lampshade.

This Friday! 6 pm potluck at the meetinghouse followed by the showing of rita alicia’s film. We’re looking forward to seeing her work and cheering her on. (You don’t need to bring food to visit.)

http://www.lehighvalleyquakers.org//ted-morgans-letter-on-

LVMM Friend Sarah Nicklin’s letter to the editor on Vistaprint appeared in the January 28, 2018 edition of the Morning Call.

Merion Friends kindly shared this quote by Rufus Jones.

The words of Pope Francis speak to our testimonies of integrity and community. With thanks to Celie Durning Walton for sharing this prayer on her Facebook page.

http://www.lehighvalleyquakers.org//friend-grant-stevenson

http://www.lehighvalleyquakers.org//friend-ted-morgans-art

http://www.lehighvalleyquakers.org//the-morning-calls-cove

http://www.lehighvalleyquakers.org//20/12/9/we-made-trophy

http://www.lehighvalleyquakers.org//friend-mimi-langs-op-e

Here’s friend Ted Morgan’s backgrounder on the Republican tax plan.

http://www.lehighvalleyquakers.org//friend-rick-dows-lette

http://www.lehighvalleyquakers.org//a-friend-addresses-the

My contribution to the Morning Call’s Sounding Board today on the Las Vegas shooting.

http://www.lehighvalleyquakers.org//the-2018-lvmm-retreat-

Jon Watts, the creator and filmmaker giving us QuakerSpeak, (and who will be interviewing director Louisiana Kreutz at a BQM event on October 8), offers this blog post on the future of Quakerism on his own website.

Holly and I remind you of the upcoming showing of this little gem of a movie.