Central Philadelphia Meeting

Philip Barrett Furnas

Furnas—Philip Barrett Furnas, 85, on August 29, 2023, after a long illness, in Baltimore, Md. Phil was born on November…
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Climate Activists Arrested in Demonstration at Vanguard Headquarters

Around 100 climate crisis demonstrators blocked the investment firm’s headquarters to protest the company’s fossil fuel holdings. Sharlee DiMenichi

Larry Scott Butler

Butler—Larry Scott Butler, 75, on December 15, 2018, in Fort Myers, Fla. Larry was born July 29, 1943, in Clearfield,…

The Sabbath Year at Central Philadelphia Meeting

“The Sabbath year has been unfolding so wonderfully. . . . I feel like we are growing and sprouting individually…

Experiences with Sabbath and Jubilee Years

Over time, the vitality of a Quaker meeting will naturally ebb and flow. Friends tend to measure a meeting’s vitality…