Remembering the Children of Gaza
The Gaza Children’s Shroud

The Shroud, an enormous white cloth 7.5 meters wide and 25 meters long,
bears the names of 18,457 Palestinian children and young people, aged 0 to 17,
killed in Gaza by Israeli hands since October 7, 2023

2026 Sept Gaza Children's Shro

The Children's Shroud, bearing the handwritten names of more than 20,000 children killed in Gaza, will begin its journey in Philadelphia on September 1 with a major public gathering at City Hall calling for freedom, justice, and the protection of life in Palestine. From there, the Shroud will travel to New York City for its international launch at the United Nations Church Center on September 16, during the United Nations General Assembly. In October, the Shroud will continue to Washington, D.C., for a week of witness, including a Vigil and public reading of every child's name, and events with the public and members of Congress, before traveling to cities and countries around the world.

Philadelphia Date: Tuesday, September 1, 2026
Location: Philadelphia City Hall North, 1400 John F. Kennedy Boulevard
Time: 1:00–6:00 PM | Community Shroud Signing -Join any time to inscribe a child’s name.
6:00–7:30 PM | Interfaith Vigil - We will gather with faith and community leaders in remembrance, reflection, and prayer.

Dear friends,

Join us, September 1, at Philadelphia City Hall North for Remembering the Children of Gaza, a community shroud signing and interfaith vigil honoring Palestinian children killed in Gaza.

The Gaza Children’s Shroud is a nationwide effort to handwrite the names of more than 20,000 Palestinian children killed in Gaza. Christians, Muslims, Jews, people of other faiths, and those of no religious tradition are coming together to write each child’s name by hand, one by one.

The project was inspired by a memorial shroud in Italy bearing more than 18,000 names, which has been carried through more than 40 communities. In the United States, the act of creating the Shroud has itself become a practice of prayer, remembrance, and witness — a way to honor each child individually and hold in our hearts the human lives represented by numbers that can otherwise be difficult to comprehend.

Philadelphia will mark the beginning of the Shroud’s public journey. Together, we will inscribe the names of 400 children before the Shroud travels to New York City, Washington, D.C., and communities around the world.

Learn more about the Gaza Children’s Shroud click here

Join Us in Remembrance, We hope you will join us for any part of the day, and invite your family, friends, neighbors, and faith communities to gather with us. In peace and Solidarity, Aminah and Sam - Prayers for Peace Alliance

8/30/2026

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The Meetings of Abington Quarter

There are 9 Monthly Meetings in Abington Quarter. You are welcome to find one near you and visit.

All Monthly Meetings hold "unprogrammed" Meeting for Worship each "First Day" (Sunday), although times vary. An unprogrammed Meeting for Worship begins in silence, attending to the "small, still voice within." Spoken ministry is offered as those gathered for worship feel so led.

Each Monthly Meeting has its own uniqueness. Worship times vary among Meetings. Some have singing before worship. Some are more Christo-centric than others. Many offer "blended" worship, with distant members and attenders joining via Zoom those who are gathered in the Meeting House . There are various additional gatherings for sharing, either after worship or at other times throughout the week. Several Meetings have schools under their care.

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Links to Meetings of Abington Quarter and their Locations

Each of these Monthly Meetings has their own distinctive flavor: small or large membership, varying diversity of age groups and ethnic, social, economic backgrounds and theology. Monthly Meetings are the composite of all its members as they jointly express their faith.