JUNIOR & MIDDLE SCHOOL FRIENDS CONFERENCES
Joe Schatz (Plymouth) and Stephanie Rushie (Horsham) Co-Directors 
 
 2022-2023 marked the 
45th ANNIVERSARY
of these youth conferences!
 
    The Abington Quarter Junior Friends Conference (JFC) and Middle School Friends Conference (MSFC) provide a supportive and spiritual environment for young people 1st through 8th grades who are members or attenders of one of the Abington Quarter Monthly Meetings. Young Friends from other Quarters are also invited to register as space permits. Friends in 9th grade are welcome to apply for the Faith & Leadership Program.  High school and college-aged Friends may apply to be counselors.  Parents should email AQYouthPrograms@gmail.com for registration information.
 
    The Youth Programs Oversight Committee (YPOC) was established in 1976 to nurture these conferences and other youth programs in Abington Quarter. This committee has evolved and now, as the Youth Programs Support Committee (YPSC), works with the adult members of the Monthly Meetings to create new innovative programs that endeavor to fully engage the youth of the Quarter.
 
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Planning your Visit

The Meetings of Abington Quarter 



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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.  

Check the links to the websites of the various Meetings for times, programs and other specifics, and to get a sense of which Meeting will best align with you.

 

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.
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 Meeting Street Address Website & Email
(1) Abington 520 Meetinghouse Rd
Jenkintown, PA 19046

AbingtonQuakers.org

amm@abingtonfriends.net
(2) Byberry          


3001 Byberry Road
Philadelphia PA 19154

ByberryQuakers.org

office@byberryquakers.org
(3) Gwynedd 1101 DeKalb Pike
Gwynedd, PA 19454
GwyneddMeeting.org

office@gwyneddmeeting.org
(4) Horsham 500 Easton Rd
Horsham, PA 19044
Horshamquakers.org 

office@horshamquakers.org  
(5) Norristown 20 Jacoby St.
Norristown, PA 19401           
NorristownFriends.org

office@norristownfriends.org
(6) Plymouth 2150 Butler Pike
Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462
PlymouthMeetingQuakers.org

office@plymouthmeetingquakers.org
(7) Richland 206 South Main St
Quakertown, PA 18951
RichlandQuakers.org

richlandfriends@gmail.com
(8) Unami Macoby St. and 5th St.
Pennsburg, PA 18073
UnamiQuakers.org

communications@unamiquakers.org
(9) Upper Dublin


1506 Ft Washington Ave
Maple Glen, PA 19002

UpperDublinQuakers.org

office@upperdublinquakers.org