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615
Montgomery Avenue,
Clerk:
Jim Pettyjohn
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Merion Friends Meetinghouse, built 1695, enlarged 1714
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Meeting for Worship:
11:00 AM Sundays
child care provided
in the Activities BuildingMonthly Meeting
for Business
follows the rise of meeting
on the 2nd First Day of each month.
All are welcome to attend.
Adult Friends First Day
Discussion Group
About our Cherry Trees...
A History of Merion Friends Meeting
"Among the companions of the founder of Pennsylvania, when he arrived on the shores of the Delaware, in the year 1682, were a large number of Welsh people of great respectability and substance. These excellent persons, before they left their native country, had purchased of the proprietary several thousand acres of land on the western side of the Schuylkill, about six miles from the spot fixed upon for the city of Philadelphia; and this tract was called Merioneth, in honour of their birth-place."
Upcoming events:
Christmas Candle Light Service
We invite everyone to join us for Christmas carols in the meeting house, followed by refreshments and fellowship in the activities building.Sunday, December 21, 7:30 pm
Thanks to all who participated in
Jumble Sale 2008
It was another successful fundraiser
to restore our historic meetinghouse!
The play, "The Witch of Ridley Creek,"
a dramatization of the only witch trial
held in Pennsylvania,
was performed by members and friends
of Merion Friends Meeting
as part of the Welsh Tract celebration.
Thanks
to all who made
Eyes Wide Open Across Pennsylvania
a moving experience for so many!
"An exhibit that speaks directly to our hearts
and reminds us of the human cost of war."
Over 125 pairs of empty combat boots tagged with the names of Pennsylvanian soldiers who have died in the current Iraq war – displayed, together with a visual representation of thousands of Iraqi civilians who have died during the conflict.
News coverage of Eyes Wide Open at Friends Central School, Memorial Day Weekend, 2007. (Photo by Todd Kimmel)
Read the AFSC Spring Tour description of the exhibit at FCS
Read the AFSC Fall Tour description of the exhibit at Merion
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www.eyes.afsc.org |
Other pages of interest...
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