Merion Friends Meeting
First Day School for Children
First Day School at Merion Meeting
Children and their families are a vibrant part of the fabric that is Merion Meeting. Introduction to Friends practice and belief, and the ability to participate, contribute, and share in the joys and responsibilities of a Quaker journey can begin at any age. We invite the opportunity to foster the spiritual growth of any young person, in an open, safe and tolerant environment.
Our First Day School (Sunday School) meets in the Activities Building 11 am from September to June.
Children from ages 2+ are invited to join us. Parents and guardians drop off children from 10:45 onwards at the Activities Building, and then walk up to the Meeting House so they may worship during First Day School.
A typical session
15 minutes - greetings and the week's highs and lows
2 minutes - silent worship
30 minutes - lesson
15 minutes - head up to the Meeting House, join families for silent worship
Past focuses include Junior Meeting for Worship with Attention to Business, Monthly Service Projects, Quakers in the U.S Today, Examining the Good & Bad of Quakers' Influence in U.S. History, and What Quakerism Looks Like Around the World
Our First Day School is led by two local high school seniors, Maggie and Molly. They are assisted by Grace and Wren. All four are graduates of the Merion Meeting First Day School program.
