BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//com.denhaven2/NONSGML ri_cal gem//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Newtown Quaker Children to Present &ldquo\;Giving and Gratitu de&rdquo\; Stories of ChristmasThe children of Newtown Quaker Meeting wi ll present a special one hour Christmas program based on Stories of Chri stmas &ldquo\;Giving and Gratitude&rdquo\; Sunday\, December 16\, at 11: 00 a.m. at the historic Friends Meetinghouse at 219 Court Street\, Newto wn. \; www.newtownfriendsmeeting.org.  \;The public is invited.& nbsp\; Childcare will be provided.\n \;For this special day of progr ams\, the traditional Quaker meeting for worship based on gathering in s ilence will be held at 10:00 a.m.\n \;Angie Ratliff of Pennington\, NJ\, Clerk of the Children&rsquo\;s Education Committee\, said\, &ldquo\ ;The children wanted to hear about stories of Christmas from families in the Meeting\, so they asked them. \; These memorable stories will b e presented as part of the children&rsquo\;s traditional program at this time of year.&rdquo\; \;\nThe program will alternate between storie s of giving and gratitude from people&rsquo\;s memories of previous Chri stmas seasons interspersed with carol singing and music presented by the children. \; Performances will be given by the children on a variet y of instruments\, including piano\, guitar\, and violin.&rdquo\;\nThe r obust Newtown Friends Meeting First Day (Sunday) School has 96 children registered in its program. \; All teachers are volunteers and many a re parents and/or from the teaching staff of Newtown Friends School\, th e elementary school governed by Newtown Friends Meeting\, and George Sch ool\, the Quaker boarding school in Newtown. \;\nThe children and te achers plan a series of classes around religious themes during the acade mic year. \; They also produce special programs for the entire Meeti ng at Christmas and Easter as well as host dinners at the Meetinghouse t o raise funds for community service projects.\nFollowing the children&rs quo\;s program\, there will be finger food for everyone in the Gathering Room of the historic Meetinghouse. \; The public is invited to atte nd all events. Newtown Friends Meeting was co-founded in 1815 by Quaker minister and artist\, Edward Hicks. URL:http://newtown-pa.patch.com/events/newtown-quaker-meeting-christmas-p rogram SUMMARY:Newtown Quaker Meeting Christmas Program LOCATION:Newtown Friends Meeting: 219 Court St\, Newtown\, PA END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR