Sunday, May 3, 2026
Abington Quarterly Meeting
Hosted by Plymouth Friends Meeting
Join us for a half day of worship, listening, learning, art-zing, fellowship, food, and fun.
All ages are invited - remember we have a stellar Quaker Youth Program and childcare* at Quarterly Meetings!
(Child/Youth programming open until Food and Fellowship time)
Come for some or all of the day.
8:30 Doors Open - Coffee & Greetings
9:00 Spirit Led Quarterly Business
11:00 Worship with Plymouth Friends
12:00 Spirit Led Quarterly Business resumes if needed,
Host Provided Meal and and Fellowship for All Ages
Current agenda highlights
Note: Final agenda /docs will be online and sent out to RSVPers on May 1, 7 PM.
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Chris Mohr for PYM - AQM Listening Session
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Outreach and Welcoming Materials for Meetings
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Circle Back on Winter AQM items
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Updates on Workshops, Conferences, Event updates
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Selection of Image for Quarter-wide Community Art Project (10/4/26)
WEBSITE: https://www.abingtonquarterlymeeting.org/
WHERE: Plymouth Friends Meeting, at 2150 Butler Pike, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462
ZOOM: Click here to Join the Quarterly Meeting by Zoom (for business and worship)
Optional RSVP via Event Form: https://forms.gle/5fQVYRUh2FZzfh5U6
(Very for planning food, childcare and you'll receive reminder / Zoom link/ updated agenda by May 1st)
EVENT FLYER: Download to share with meeting and friends!
DOCUMENTS: for 5/3/26 Quarterly Business, including Agenda and reports (updated May 1)
QUAKER YOUTH PROGRAMS & CHILDCARE: Quality programming is provided all day except for Food and Fellowship
This Spring AQM marks a full cycle of quality Quaker Youth programming at Quarterly Meeting, thanks to Joe Schatz, Stephanie Rushie, and the amazing AQM team that also produces the AQM Junior and Middle School Conferences each summer.
VOLUNTEERS: We welcome volunteers to be on call for helping with childcare at AQM sessions.
We can help with obtaining the PA child clearances. Contact the Clerk if interested.
CONTACTS: Mike Mrozinski, AQM Clerk, at 484.390-0924, abingtonquarterclerk@gmail.com and/or mikemenski@gmail.com if you have questions or items for the Business Meeting.
If you need help, contact Lanza, AQM Communications Coordinator at abingtonqtrcommunications@gmail.com
FAQS
WHO / WHAT IS ABINGTON QUARTERLY MEETING (AQM)?
Everyone in our nine meetings belong to AQM. The Quaker meetings in Abington Quarter are: Abington, Byberry, Gwynedd, Horsham, Norristown, Plymouth, Richland, Unami and Upper Dublin.
Since 1786, F/friends across Abington Quarter have gathered regularly to support our meetings, make friends, share worship, Quaker business, common concerns, learning, good food, and all ages fellowship in our region.
Today, AQM is alive with activities, resources, services, and community throughout the year.
Abington Quarter meets on the First Sunday of February, May, August and October for worship, business, programs for all ages, food, and fellowship.
Our sessions are hosted on a rotating basis at one of our nine Friends Meetings. Come visit with old and new friends!
WHY PARTICIPATE IN ABINGTON QUARTERLY MEETING SESSIONS?
Together, as a Quarter, we are stronger. Quarterly Meetings foster vitality in all our meetings, each other, and beyond.
As a Quaker, we grow spiritually, socially and in our faith by connecting to F/friends and Meetings across the Quarter.
Inter-visitation is one of the oldest and most rewarding practices of the Religious Society of Friends.
We learn how Spirit moves in other Quaker communities, allowing for deeper understanding and cooperation.
HOW / WHY DO QUARTERLY MEETINGS EXIST?
George Fox established Quarterly Meetings as part of a 3-tiered organizational structure for the emerging Religious Society of Friends in the late 1650’s.
He saw the need for Friends from adjacent worship groups to form a larger faith community so they could collectively protect vulnerable meetings, provide mutual aid, seek guidance, share resources, and respond collectively to shared concerns or those beyond the capacity of a single monthly meeting.
The three tiers were called Monthly Meeting, Quarterly Meeting, and Yearly Meeting. These names describe how often each held their regular 'business meeting', aka 'Meeting for Worship with Attention to Business'. Learning about and participating in this distinctly Quaker approach to decision-making is a fundamental responsibility of every meeting's members and attenders.
DETAILS ABOUT ZOOM, RECORDING and PRIVACY OPTIONS & TECH ASSISTANCE
Please let your Friends know that the AQM Zoom link will be used for the entire day, business and worship.
The Quarterly Business will be recorded to be included in the records and shared with Friends.
Friends who wish to attend but do not want to be on camera can choose to not be on camera:
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Friends on Zoom can change their preferences so names or faces are not shown.
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Friends in the meetinghouse may sit in areas outside of camera view.
If you have questions, or need technical support, let us know - preferably ahead of the session so we can help friends to be comfortable.
Email: Office@AbingtonQuarterlyMeeting.org
Text: 215.990-3196 or 484.804-3668