Salem Quarterly Meeting

08/04/2026

https://www.pym.org/epistle-from-the-346th-annual-sessions-of-philadelphia-yearly-meeting/

Blessings, f/Friends throughout the world from the 346th Annual Sessions of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting. We were embraced as family by Cheyney University, the first Historically Black College and University (HBCU) in the United States, which was founded as an act of reparation by Friend, Richard Hum...

07/26/2026

https://www.pym.org/answering-to-that-of-god-at-delany-hall/

At Delaney Hall in Newark, the Christopher Pensiero felt called to witness against racial injustice, violence, and hatred. Christopher Pensiero met families, detainees, officers, and police with love, ministry, and Quaker counsel.

07/20/2026

https://www.pym.org/a-successful-friends-experiment/

As Friends left the Zoom waiting room and joined “The Friends Experiment,” one could sense just a hint of trepidation in the virtual air.

07/15/2026

https://www.pym.org/clinton-pettus-and-christy-randazzo-will-speak-at-annual-sessions/

This year at Philadelphia Yearly Meeting’s Annual Sessions, There will be two keynote messages connected to our theme, Members One of Another: Clinton Pettus will offer a virtual keynote on Wednesday, July 22, and Dr. Christy Randazzo will offer a hybrid keynote on Friday.

07/03/2026

https://tinyurl.com/SlaveryAbolitionFull

06/27/2026

https://www.pym.org/new-child-and-youth-safety-policy-for-philadelphia-yearly-meeting/

At the recent joint council meeting Philadelphia Yearly Meeting staff shared the revised Child and Youth Safety Policy noting the guidance of leadership, reviews by others, and editing by lawyers. The policy is materially the same as before.

06/22/2026

https://www.pym.org/the-many-ways-friends-participate-with-the-lgbtqia/

As Pride events continue taking place across our region and the world this month, Friends are finding different ways to participate in their local communities.

06/18/2026

https://youtu.be/jbvhFVq16rc

New PYM General Secretary Chris Mohr joins Salem Quarter to speak a...

06/14/2026

https://www.pym.org/remembering-wade-wright/

Wade Howard Wright, age 79, died peacefully on March 25, 2026 at Nottingham Village Retirement Center in Northumberland, PA, where he had been a resident since July 2025 and under the care of Compassus Hospice since November, supported by loving family and friends.

06/11/2026

https://www.pym.org/talking-to-children-about-gun-violence-lunden-abelson-part-2/

Talking to Children about Gun Violence | Lunden Abelson | Part 2 Written on: June 4, 2026National Gun Violence Awareness Day has taken place each June since 2015 and will be observed this year on June 5. As part of that wider conversation, last week, Melinda Wenner Bradley recently shared ways adult...