Meeting for Worship

All students and faculty at Germantown Friends School attend Meeting for Worship once a week. There, in the manner of Friends, we sit in expectant silence. From time to time, any person present may be led to share an insight, a concern, or an experience. The discipline of this regular, weekly period of silent worship is the foundation of every endeavor by the school.

Each division of the school holds its own Meeting for Worship:
Lower School: Thursdays at 9:00 a.m.
Middle School: Tuesdays at 8:35 a.m.
Upper School: Thursdays at 10:05 a.m.

Parents Meeting for Worship

The first Wednesday morning of each month, parents of GFS students and alumni gather around a fire in the Social Room of the Meetinghouse. From different faith backgrounds and points of view, we join in silent worship. From the silence, messages are shared about our children, the school, our lives and the larger world.

We invite you to join us in this comforting and uplifting start to the day. First Wednesday of each month (except second Wednesday in September) from 8:00 to 8:30 a.m. in the Social Room of the Meetinghouse.

Germantown Monthly Meeting

All GFS families are invited to Germantown Meeting's Meeting for Worship every Sunday at 10:30 a.m. Child care and Sunday School are available. For more information, call the Meeting office at 215-951-2235.

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“Simply listening well stands out in my mind as a key ingredient in good teaching. At Quaker schools this practice is woven into the fabric of daily life. When a small child stands to speak at meeting, we all listen. The assumption is that everyone has access to the truth."

Joan Countryman '58
educator