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Share Your Bliss - PFM's First Day School Launches into Summer

2010-05-16T19:17:00.001-04:00

An active member has taken an interest in the Summer Program by sending out a request for First Day School volunteer teachers.

She has volunteered for one First Day School session in May where she "organized conflict resolution activities" and will address the Quaker peace testimony.

The following Sunday, another volunteer will share her leading to go to Kenya and will tell our First Day Students a little about that. She may choose to talk about "what love can do" and what that means in terms of reaching out to Quakers who may be different from us or any other ideas.

The First Day after that, another will share her leading to eat and cook vegan food (and will probably bring a sample!) This might be an opportunity to reflect on the environment or queries about the earth and/or simplicity.

That is what we have for now. The RE Committee is actively seeking volunteers to "Share Their Bliss" with the First Day School!

-- this notice borrowed heavily from the words of Friend RB. Thank you.

Design Your Own Meeting House...

2010-04-12T07:00:00.005-04:00

Art work after Lucretia Mott story

2010-02-16T18:03:00.001-05:00

Quaker Of The Month - January - Lucretia Mott

2010-01-14T12:30:00.002-05:00

Lucretia Mott was a Quaker who lived in Nantucket, Massachusetts in the 1800s. She was well known for her abolitionist work and her dedication to women's rights.

Lucretia had a part in the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention, which started as a tea party and turned into the first organized meeting for women's rights in the United States. This group of women wrote the Declaration of Sentiments, a document that is based on the Declaration of Independence, only it uses words that claim equal rights for men AND for women.

We compared:

Declaration of Independence:
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.

Declaration of Sentiments:
We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

This is just one thing that Lucretia Mott did. Interested? Investigate what else she did!

Artists: "Dancing Douglas", "Joel Bean", "Lucretia Mott/teacher"

Junior Gathering T-Shirt Design Contest

2010-01-14T11:38:00.001-05:00

"Lucretia" (teacher) passes on this information: In February, there will be information coming about the Junior Gathering T-Shirt Design contest. Submissions will be welcome from all Friends in eighth grade or younger, whether or not they plan to attend the Gathering.

Welcome to Quaker Kids - Patapsco Friends Meeting's First Day School page

2009-12-29T10:40:00.005-05:00

In Fall 2009, the Quaker Kids heard stories from FGC's "Faith & Play" and discussed the parables from Jerome Berryman's "Godly Play". We have just started a Quaker-Of-The-Month history project.

We have a small group so we are flexible and we've had a lot of fun exploring ideas and projects. We invite anyone to be a volunteer teacher (alongside a second teacher), and we welcome new students to join us as we explore what it means to be a Quaker Kid in a Quaker Meeting!

Enjoy our site!
Go Lightly,
"Lucretia", a teacher

The Good Shepherd

2009-11-16T18:31:00.001-05:00