Chestnut Hill Friends Meeting

06/07/2026

“Our love for our children is so good, so deep, so central to our hopes for a better world. The more of it that can be made visible, the better off all of us will be.” Pamela Haines, 2021 Quaker Educator

Twelve (!) new babies have joined our communuity in the past 18 months, including 6 grandchildren. On Sunday June 7, babies and their families were invited to join Meeting for Worship for as long as they were able, so that we could all welcome them into our Meeting family.

The Children’s RE Committee also hosted its annual Hot Dog Picnic! We celebrated the end of the school year with recognition of all of the children and all of the amazing volunteers who make the program possible. The Children’s Committee also hosted a lemonade stand to raise money for !

06/01/2026

From Stony Run Friends Meeting (): Conscientious objection is not passive. It is an active and deliberate engagement with one of the most serious questions a person can face: Would I participate in organized killing if my government told me to? If the answer is no, build the evidence for that answer now.

Visit here for a highly actionable, one-page leaflet to help youth - and those who support them - document their beliefs as conscientious objectors to war: https://stonyrunfriends.org/co/ You can also view the companion presentation and learn about a training they held on May 17, 2026 and the topics covered.

“We utterly deny all outward wars and strife and fightings with outward weapons, for any end, or under any pretence whatsoever; and this is our testimony to the whole world. - Declaration of Friends to Charles II, 1660

05/31/2026

Our chestnut Hill Friends Meeting Property and Skyspace Committee volunteers recently spent their Saturday morning up on a hot meeting house roof to replace its rubber seal. The 110 lb seal inflates to close the gap around the ceiling opening and the retractable Skyspace roof. Because it sprang a leak, the meeting room was very drafty last winter! Huge thanks to the volunteers for making this happen. What a feat!

05/28/2026

Our stewardship committee had a “stuffing party” last night—this is how we put our funding appeal letter together. We also always have pizza :). We’re sending these letters out to close our $34,000 gap ahead of the end of our fiscal year on June 30th. Huge thanks to everyone who has contributed or plans to! And thanks for giving us a good reason to get together.

05/18/2026

Thank you to our hospitality committee for this incredible spread. We are so grateful to the many ways people contribute to our meeting!

05/15/2026

This is our Quaker meeting’s Hedie Kelly serving as sign language interpreter for the ’ PHLabilities awards today! The event celebrates students with varying abilities, their resilience, and their potential.

05/10/2026

It was a beautiful Mother’s Day at Chestnut Hill Friends Meeting this morning! ❤️

05/07/2026

Does this resonate with you? Does ministry come just in Quaker meeting or other formal religious spaces at a set time or can you see people practicing ministry in other ways and at other times?

04/09/2026

An exciting exhibit on Quakerism opening at Philly’s coming up!

12/29/2025

Our Meeting runs smoothly because of volunteers--volunteers to greet you at the door, volunteers to run and host the Zoom during meeting for worship, volunteers to prepare the snacks after meeting, volunteers who take care of the property and landscape, volunteers who ensure our children are learning and well-cared for, volunteers who host the Skyspace, and the list goes on and on. All of those volunteers are organized by committees and we have 19 of them! This spring our committees will have some turnover in membership, as they do every year, and it's the job of the Nominating Committee to put new community members on each committee.

Whether you're new to our Quaker Meeting or you've been a member your whole life, your service is warmly welcomed and valued. We are asking that you fill out this short survey so that we can understand what committee would be the best fit for you. We will be in touch whether you fill out the survey or not. We ask that you fill out the survey by Wednesday, January 7th. It should take just a few minutes! If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to the Nominating Committee at [email protected].

Thank you for helping strengthen the life of our Meeting. Whether you are new to the community or a long-time member, please take a few minutes to share how you feel led to participate. Your responses will help Nominating and committee clerks understand where gifts and interests may lie. The Meeting...