Communities of Quakers in Philadelphia

There has been some discussion about the young adult Quakers in Philadelphia and what's going well, and what's not going well.

One thing that's going well is that the young adult community here is a place where we can focus on the fun side of being with a Quaker community. We enjoy each other's company, we meet folks with similar interests and values, and of course we conduct the all-important teaming up of our forces to eat good food.

Whatever we want, it's up to us to put in the work to make a spiritual community that works for us, fulfills us, or gives us joy. Or as one friend put it: some assembly required... kind of like furniture you get from IKEA.

In Quaker communities, each of us needs to pitch in, if we're going to put together a community that takes care of all of us. Each person should think about what she can do to help the group care for all of its people. Each person also ought to think about what she wants to get out of participating in the community, what kind of nurture or help or friendship or sharing of fun, or whatever, she wants to get from it. Whaddaya like? Whaddaya want more of? Probably good questions to ask in any community.