Reading Quakers (Reading Monthly Meeting)

Reading Quakers (Reading Monthly Meeting) Reading Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)

We are a diverse group of families and individuals who strive to be a loving, nurturing, and involved community. We encourage each person to explore his or her own understanding of faith and a relationship with God. Our Meeting for Worship (aka church service) is a time of quiet reflection when each member opens their hearts and minds to the message of God and the possibility of speaking that mess

age aloud before the other attenders. Quakers believe that "there is that of God in everyone" which means that there is no intermediary needed (no ministers or priests) because we all have a direct connection to God. The benches in the Meeting House (church building) are arranged in a rectangle, all facing the center of the room and attenders may sit wherever they like.

Due to the expected heavy snowfall on Sunday, our 10:00 AM Worship will be held on Zoom only. The Meetinghouse will be ...
01/24/2026

Due to the expected heavy snowfall on Sunday, our 10:00 AM Worship will be held on Zoom only. The Meetinghouse will be closed.
We invite you to worship safely and comfortably from your home.
Zoom details will be shared as usual. Stay safe and warm.

01/24/2026

Join together at any of three locations on Saturday, January 24 for a day of workshops on religious education.

Friends will gather at the same time in three regional locations for Learning for Life: A Religious Education Thread Gathering: Haverford Friends Meeting in Haverford, PA; Unami Meeting in Pennsburg, PA; and Wicomico River Meeting in Salisbury, MD.

To learn more and register for the Learning for Life - A Religious Education Thread Gathering, follow this link in our bio or go to the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting website.

Snow is coming! ❄️To keep everyone safe, Sunday’s 10 AM Worship will be on Zoom only.The Meetinghouse will be closed — b...
01/24/2026

Snow is coming! ❄️
To keep everyone safe, Sunday’s 10 AM Worship will be on Zoom only.
The Meetinghouse will be closed — but your couch is open!
Worship in your slippers with us from home.

12/25/2025
12/25/2025

A message from Chris Mohr, General Secretary of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting

Greetings Friends,

As we look ahead to 2026, please accept my best wishes.

As the new General Secretary of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, I'm grateful to support Friends and meetings in eastern Maryland, Delaware, southern New Jersey, and central and eastern Pennsylvania, helping them add to PYM's 344-year history of collective witness.

Thank you for being a part of this work and our spiritual community! I look forward to continuing to walk alongside you in the coming year as we uncover and explore new, impactful ways to support meetings, Friends, and all the ministries they carry.

Blessings for peace and all good to you and yours, and may every day be a holy day!

Chris Mohr
General Secretary
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting

12/02/2025

Big news - registration for FMC 2026 is officially open!
The days may be getting shorter, but we’re already looking ahead to summer days filled with music.
We are holding a two-week session of FMC at Goshen College July 5-19, 2026. Campers can now register on the FMC website.

https://friendsmusiccamp.org/camp-registration/

Good morning, please find below a list of local food assistance locations along with their scheduled times. I will striv...
11/11/2025

Good morning, please find below a list of local food assistance locations along with their scheduled times. I will strive to share as much valuable information as possible!!

11/11/2025
This is the second post in our Native American Heritage Month series, revisiting a community favorite from last year! Ma...
11/11/2025

This is the second post in our Native American Heritage Month series, revisiting a community favorite from last year! Many of you found it fascinating, and it sparked lots of conversation.
The Lenape people created pathways across the landscape to connect with neighboring villages, many of which evolved into the main roads we use today. In Berks County, two prominent trails stand out: the Maxatawny Path and the Oley Path, shown on the accompanying map.
The Maxatawny Path began at Lechauwekink (Easton), passing through Bethlehem, Allentown, and a settlement in Maxatawny before reaching Maiden Creek and Reading. An eastern extension crossed the New Jersey mountains into Somerville, linking with the Lenape Path from Philadelphia to Elizabeth, NJ.
The Oley Path ran from Bethlehem through Emmaus, Macungie, Oley, and into Reading, where it joined the Allegheny Path.
Though the Maxatawny Path offered easier travel, the Lenape often chose the shorter, more challenging Oley route when traveling from the Delaware River to present-day Reading.
📖 Information and map sourced from Indian Paths of Pennsylvania by Paul A. Wallace (1971).

This is the second post in our Native American Heritage Month series, revisiting a community favorite from last year! Many of you found it fascinating, and it sparked lots of conversation.

The Lenape people created pathways across the landscape to connect with neighboring villages, many of which evolved into the main roads we use today. In Berks County, two prominent trails stand out: the Maxatawny Path and the Oley Path, shown on the accompanying map.

The Maxatawny Path began at Lechauwekink (Easton), passing through Bethlehem, Allentown, and a settlement in Maxatawny before reaching Maiden Creek and Reading. An eastern extension crossed the New Jersey mountains into Somerville, linking with the Lenape Path from Philadelphia to Elizabeth, NJ.

The Oley Path ran from Bethlehem through Emmaus, Macungie, Oley, and into Reading, where it joined the Allegheny Path.

Though the Maxatawny Path offered easier travel, the Lenape often chose the shorter, more challenging Oley route when traveling from the Delaware River to present-day Reading.

📖 Information and map sourced from Indian Paths of Pennsylvania by Paul A. Wallace (1971).

11/11/2025
11/06/2025

After more than two decades of service to Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, including ten years as General Secretary, Christie Duncan-Tessmer has stepped down from her role.

As General Secretary, Christie has embodied the Quaker testimonies of integrity, equality, and community while carrying the weight of leadership with humility.

Thank you, Christie, for your faithful, creative, and loving ministry that has been a blessing to Philadelphia Yearly Meeting and beyond!

Friends across our community in pausing to reflect with deep gratitude for her leadership, creativity, and commitment to the health and vitality of our yearly meeting.

Read these reflections on the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting website or by going to the link in our bio.

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We are a diverse group of families and individuals who strive to be a loving, nurturing, and involved community. We encourage each person to explore his or her own understanding of faith and a relationship with God. Our Meeting for Worship (aka church service) is a time of quiet reflection when each member opens their hearts and minds to the message of God and the possibility of speaking that message aloud before the other attenders.

While there is much diversity of belief among Quakers, we generally agree that there is “that of God” in every person. This is sometimes spoken of as the “inner light,” a guiding spirit that emanates from the Divine and resides in every person. It is our hope and prayer that every person has led to the truth by the power of our “inner light.”

Quakers also generally believe that revelation of Divine truth is continuous and we must hold ourselves open to the possibility of learning new truths as they are revealed to us and we are called to accept those new truths.

Members of the Religious Society of Friends (called Friends or Quakers) historically have not subscribed to a creed or catechism. Basic features and aspects of Quakerism include: