Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia (Arch Street Quakers)
Invitation to Worship
You are welcome to worship with us! Meeting times are listed to the far right.
Visit our Invitation to Worship page for an introduction on how we gather in worshipful silence, intending to open ourselves wholly to the Divine Spirit, which we believe is within and beyond each person.
We gather in-person for unprogrammed meeting for worship at 10:30 AM on Sunday mornings. Childcare (which is now available on Sundays) and children programming will follow the protocols of the Philadelphia School District as to masks and vaccination.
Virtual Meeting for Worship
We offer virtual (not hybrid) meeting for worship twice a week via Zoom. Join us Sunday mornings from 10:30 to 11:30 AM and on Wednesday evenings from 5:30 PM to share with each other and then settle in to silent worship from 6 to 6:30 PM. All are welcome! Click for instructions on how to join us for virtual worship via Zoom. Or sign up for the MMFP Weekly Bulletin and get the links.
Seeking more information about our Quaker meeting - the Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia (Arch Street Friends)?
If you are seeking more information about the monthly meeting worship community, please email the MMFP Office at office@archstreetfriends.org. Our secretary administrator checks the office email once a week. Your message may be forwarded to someone who can best respond, so please allow a week for a reply. Or call the office phone at 215-625-0627.
Are you seeking information about Arch Street Meeting House?
If you are looking for information on visiting FAQs, events, or rentals at the Historic Arch Street Meeting House please go to https://www.historicasmh.org/.
NOTICE: By or before December 2023, our website will look different, as the QuakerCloud is being phased out.
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You are invited to join us from 5:30 pm Eastern time (US & Canada) each Wednesday via Zoom. We greet each other, talk about concerns and joys until 6:00 pm when we sit quietly in unprogrammed worship for 30 minutes or longer if someone gives a message, says a prayer, sings a song. The message must come from the heart and be be brief, and be understood to fit in with the prayerfulness of the meeting; we have a chance to turn it into a discussion after the meeting is broken by the host saying "Good evening".
The historic building and grounds are owned by the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting (PYM), and managed by the ASMH Preservation Trust.
Meeting Times
First Day (Sunday) 10:30 AM, In person: vaccination strongly suggested, masks optional, childcare provided, parking, hospitality at rise of meeting most Sundays.
First Day (Sunday) 10:30 AM, Via Zoom - seperate (not hybrid).
Midweek meeting: Via Zoom ONLY, Wednesday evenings, 5:30 PM sharing, 6:00 - 6:30 PM worship.
Sign up for the Weekly Bulletin for links and updates.
What's New
https://www.friendsjournal.org/watering-our-quaker-roots/
In his article (link above), MMFP member Paul Laskow explains the stewardship of a historical trust under the care of the monthly meeting, originally intended for Black students at Anthony Benezet's school. Benezet was a member of the Philadelphia Monthly Meeting in the late eighteenth century.
Adult Religious Education will be held after worship on every 4th First Day. Stay tuned after Zoom Meeting for Worship. All are welcome. Contact Lois W. with questions.
The historic building and grounds are owned by the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting (PYM), and managed by the ASMH Preservation Trust.
MMFP and Central Philadelphia Monthly Meeting (CPMM) are in a care relationship with Friends Select School, and each monthly meeting is responsible for
There is a group of Quakers in Indiana who have figured out a way to convert a bit of trash into changed lives.
Adult Education has lined up some interesting speakers and topics for monthly sessions.
Worship with us!
First Day (Sunday) 10:30 AM, In person: vaccination strongly suggested, masks optional, childcare provided, parking, hospitality at rise of meeting most Sundays.
First Day (Sunday) 10:30 AM, Via Zoom - seperate (not hybrid).
Midweek meeting: Via Zoom ONLY, Wednesday evenings, 5:30 PM sharing, 6:00 - 6:30 PM worship.
Sign up for the Weekly Bulletin for links and updates.
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