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Philadelphia Quarterly Meeting

Philadelphia Quarterly Meeting (PQM) meets four times a year.

We meet on the fourth Sunday of January, April and October, and on the third Sunday in July. All are welcome! 

A typical PQM session includes

  • Worship & hospitality with our host Meeting
  • Program: an opportunity to learn from our hosts and each other about a topic of importance to our host Meeting
  • Meeting for Worship with attention to Business 

Find out more about PQM.

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Event Date: 
10/10/2023 - 3:15pm
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Philadelphia Quarterly Meeting is seeking a new Coordinator

Application process at close of the job description

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Posted by Philadelphia Quarter Coordinator on 10/10/2023 - 5:33pm
Event Date: 
10/22/2023 - 2:30pm
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Philadelphia Quarterly Meeting

will be hosted by Chestnut Hill Friends Meeting

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Posted by Philadelphia Quarter Coordinator on 09/22/2023 - 12:09pm
Event Date: 
08/13/2023 - 1:00pm to 3:00pm
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Learning From Friends:

Sharing Tips, Strategies and Resources for Quaker Websites

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Posted by Philadelphia Quarter Coordinator on 08/01/2023 - 11:39pm
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Andrew Grant (he/him/relative) is a Quaker peace activist with a concern for Indigenous Relations. His work is supported in part by witness and ministry grants from the Legacy Fund of the New England Yearly Meeting.

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Posted by Philadelphia Quarter Coordinator on 05/07/2023 - 2:02pm
Event Date: 
04/17/2021 - 10:00am
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Recording Clerk Workshop with Jim Herr
Saturday, April 17, 2021  

This workshop was recorded with permission from participants. Watch and listen here: 

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Posted by Philadelphia Quarter Coordinator on 07/17/2021 - 12:27pm
Event Date: 
04/24/2022 - 10:30am to 4:00pm
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Join us April 24, 2022 for Quarterly Meeting

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Posted by Philadelphia Quarter Coordinator on 03/24/2022 - 10:20am
Event Date: 
04/22/2022 - 10:30am to 4:30pm
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Join us for Quarterly Meeting April 24, 2022!

Melissa Rycroft will lead the discussion on Celebrating the Possibilities: Quaker Life in the Yearly, Quarterly, Monthly Meetings. 

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Posted by Philadelphia Quarter Coordinator on 04/22/2022 - 5:49pm
Event Date: 
01/23/2022 - 10:30am
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Register Here for January 23rd, 2022 Winter session of PQM.

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Posted by Philadelphia Quarter Coordinator on 01/22/2022 - 11:29am

Meeting Times

Attend PQM!

We meet quarterly, four times a year, on the fourth Sunday of January, April and October, and on the third Sunday in July (so as not to conflict with when PYM usually holds its Annual Sessions). All are welcome! 

Upcoming Dates 

July 16, 2023 | October 22, 2023

January 28, 2024 | April 28, 2024

Find a Quaker Meeting

(Check Website links for current meeting for worship options and hours.)

Central Philadelphia Monthly Meeting ♿  
1515 Cherry Street, Phila., PA 19102
Meeting for Worship: Sundays at 11:00 AM Hybrid

Chestnut Hill Friends Meeting ♿ 
20 E. Mermaid Lane, Phila., PA  19118
Meeting for Worship: Sundays at 10:30 AM Hybrid
Midweek Worship, Wednesdays at 8:00 AM 
Sundays Summer Outdoor Worship at 9:00 AM

Frankford Monthly Meeting ♿
1500 Orthodox Street, Phila., PA  19124
Meeting for Worship: Sundays at 10:30 AM Hybrid

Germantown Monthly Meeting ♿ 
47 W. Coulter Street, Phila, PA 19144
Meeting for Worship: Sundays at 10:30 AM Hybrid

Green Street Monthly Meeting ♿
45 W. Schoolhouse Lane, Phila. PA 19144
Meeting for Worship: Sundays at 10:30 AM Hybrid

Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia ♿
320 Arch Street, Phila., PA  19106
Meeting for Worship: Sundays at 10:30 AM Inperson and Zoom options
Midweek Worship, Wednesdays at 5:30 PM Zoom

Unity Monthly Meeting ♿ 

West Philadelphia Friends Meeting ♿
4718 Windsor Ave. Phila., PA 19143
Meeting for Worship: Sundays at 10:30 AM Hybrid / Outdoors weather permitting

What's New

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Andrew Grant (he/him/relative) is a Quaker peace activist with a concern for Indigenous Relations. His work is supported in part by witness and ministry grants from the Legacy Fund of the New England Yearly Meeting.

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Posted by Philadelphia Quarter Coordinator on 05/07/2023 - 2:02pm

We meet quarterly, four times a year, on the fourth Sunday of January, April and October, and on the third Sunday in July (so as not to conflict with when Phildadelphia Yearly Meeting usually holds its Annual Sessions). All are welcome! 

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Posted by Philadelphia Quarter Coordinator on 05/22/2023 - 2:38pm
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PQM October 25, 2020 - Hosted by CHFM

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Posted by Philadelphia Quarter Coordinator on 03/11/2021 - 1:55pm
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Click below for PDF of 2021.01.24 PQM Draft Minutes, to be approved at next session of the Philadelphia Quarterly Meeting on April 25, 2021, to be zoom hosted by West Philadelphia Friends Meeting.

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Posted by Philadelphia Quarter Coordinator on 02/21/2021 - 4:17pm
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PQM E-News via Mailchimp - Click Here to Subscribe!  

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Posted by Philadelphia Quarter Coordinator on 12/01/2022 - 5:59pm

This meeting celebrated transitions in the season and in Quarter service  - Join us in welcoming Anthony Stover as our new Quarter clerk! 

...and many thanks to Hollister Knowlton for her dedicated service to the Philadelphia Quarter. After worship, our wonderful hosts, Chestnut Hill Friends offered a bountiful spread of delicious food that nurtured fellowship before delving into spiritual business and social concerns.

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Posted by Philadelphia Quarter Coordinator on 05/26/2019 - 10:04am

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Contact Us

Philadelphia Quarterly Meeting
Mail address: Friends Center
1515 Cherry Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102
United States
Meeting Times: 

Attend PQM!

We meet quarterly, four times a year, on the fourth Sunday of January, April and October, and on the third Sunday in July (so as not to conflict with when PYM usually holds its Annual Sessions). All are welcome! 

Upcoming Dates 

July 16, 2023 | October 22, 2023

January 28, 2024 | April 28, 2024

Find a Quaker Meeting

(Check Website links for current meeting for worship options and hours.)

Central Philadelphia Monthly Meeting ♿  
1515 Cherry Street, Phila., PA 19102
Meeting for Worship: Sundays at 11:00 AM Hybrid

Chestnut Hill Friends Meeting ♿ 
20 E. Mermaid Lane, Phila., PA  19118
Meeting for Worship: Sundays at 10:30 AM Hybrid
Midweek Worship, Wednesdays at 8:00 AM 
Sundays Summer Outdoor Worship at 9:00 AM

Frankford Monthly Meeting ♿
1500 Orthodox Street, Phila., PA  19124
Meeting for Worship: Sundays at 10:30 AM Hybrid

Germantown Monthly Meeting ♿ 
47 W. Coulter Street, Phila, PA 19144
Meeting for Worship: Sundays at 10:30 AM Hybrid

Green Street Monthly Meeting ♿
45 W. Schoolhouse Lane, Phila. PA 19144
Meeting for Worship: Sundays at 10:30 AM Hybrid

Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia ♿
320 Arch Street, Phila., PA  19106
Meeting for Worship: Sundays at 10:30 AM Inperson and Zoom options
Midweek Worship, Wednesdays at 5:30 PM Zoom

Unity Monthly Meeting ♿ 

West Philadelphia Friends Meeting ♿
4718 Windsor Ave. Phila., PA 19143
Meeting for Worship: Sundays at 10:30 AM Hybrid / Outdoors weather permitting

Members & Attenders

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