Kennett Friends Meeting – Monthly Newsletter
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610-444-1012 ✦ coordinator@kennettfriends.org
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| Saturday, Aug. 2 | 8:00 AM – Men’s breakfast at Liberty Place Market, Kennett Square 2:30 PM – Women’s fiber arts group in the library |
| Sunday, Aug. 3 | 11:00 AM – Family Sunday Meeting for Worship (Sarah will be providing childcare) 12:00 PM – Refreshments – all are free to bring something if moved |
| Thursday, Aug. 7 | 7:00 PM – Meeting for Worship for Peace (see flyer below) |
| Sunday, Aug. 10 | 9:00 AM – Meeting for Business (new time as of March) 11:00 AM – Meeting for Worship (Sarah & Marykate will be providing childcare) 12:00 PM – Refreshments provided by the hospitality committee |
| Thursday, Aug. 14 | 7:00 PM – Meeting for Worship for Peace (see flyer below) |
| Sunday, Aug.17 | 11:00 AM – Meeting for Worship (Sarah will be providing childcare) 12:00 PM – Refreshments |
| Wednesday, Aug. 20 | 7:00 PM – Spirituality Book Discussion in-person and on Zoom (currently reading the first two chapters of The Science of Revenge: Understanding the World’s Deadliest Addiction–and How to Overcome It by James Kimmel and Gospel of Thomas sayings) |
| Thursday, Aug. 21 | 5:30 PM – Third Thursdays on State Street 7:00 PM – Meeting for Worship for Peace (see flyer below) |
| Sunday, Aug. 24 | 11:00 AM – Meeting for Worship (SsMarykate will be providing childcare) 12:00 AM – Refreshments |
| Thursday, Aug. 28 | 7:00 PM – Meeting for Worship for Peace (see flyer below) |
| Sunday, Aug. 31 | 9:00 AM – Meeting for Worship at Old Kennett Meetinghouse (Sarah will be providing childcare)10:00 AM – Refreshments on the picnic tables |
✦ Through August, Jim Nelson will be on the facing bench
Eighth Query
Grounding for Transformed Lives: Integrity and Simplicity
- What is the interplay between simplicity and integrity in the life of our meeting?
- How does our meeting embody simplicity and integrity in its structures and practices?
- How has our meeting considered humanity’s impact on the earth’s ecological integrity and the ways in which violence and injustice exacerbate this impact?
- How do I strive to achieve harmony between my inner and outer commitments in my spiritual journey, my work, my family and my other responsibilities?
- Am I mindful that judicial oaths imply a double standard of truth?
- Am I temperate in all things?
- Am I open to counsel regarding addictive behavior?
- Am I involved only with those organizations and activities whose purposes and methods complement my integrity?
- Am I careful to speak truth as I know it and am I open to truth spoken to me?
SAVE THE DATE for our 2026 Retreat at Pendle Hill
Pendle Hill, located at 338 Plush Mill Road, Wallingford, PA., 19086-6023, will be hosting KFM for a retreat from February 27-March 1, 2026. We’ll be at Brinton House on the Pendle Hill campus with facilitator Valerie Brown, JD, MA, PCC, an author, Buddhist-Quaker Dharma teacher, facilitator, and executive coach specializing in leadership development and mindfulness practices with a focus on diversity, social equity, and inclusion. If you know you will be attending, please RSVP to Coordinator Selina Toedter.
Chester County 2026 Historical Celebrations
Chester County will be hosting plenty of celebrations and activities as part of the 250th anniversary of America in. Barbara McPherson has added Old Kennett Meeting’s special events to a planning document which can be found here. Please reach out to Barbara with any questions or to get more involved!
Spirituality Book Discussion from Barbara Clarke
Spirituality Group is starting a new book! We’ll be reading The Science of Revenge Understanding the World’s Deadliest Addiction–and How to Overcome It by James Kimmel, Jr., JD. We will meet to discuss the first two chapters on Wednesday August 20th at 7:00 PM.
Additionally, the group continues to ponder the sayings in the Gospel of Thomas. All are welcome to attend!
We will gather around the big screen to include Zoom participants.
Meeting ID: 867 3931 4909 – Passcode: 391875
Flyers and further info
When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers – Kikuyu Proverb.
Thank you for reading the newsletter! If you have anything you would like included in future newsletters, please call, text, email, or grab coffee with Selina Toedter at 484-631-5028 and coordinator@kennettfriends.org
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