Grandparents & Special Friends Day

By Car

Google Map to MPFS

From the North
Take 1-476 South to Exit 5 (Lima, Springfield) onto US Route 1 South. Take the first exit (State Road). At the stop sign, turn right onto Old State Road. At the traffic light, bear right of the triangular island and cross Route 252 onto Jackson Street. Turn right onto Third Street. MPFS is two blocks ahead on the right.

From the West
Take US Route 1 North past the Granite Run Mall. Stay straight on Baltimore Pike when Route 1 bears right. At first traffic light, turn left onto Orange Street. Turn right onto Third Street. MPFS is 1/2 block ahead on the left.

From the South and East
Take I-95 to 1-476 North. Take Exit 3 (Media, Swarthmore) and get onto Baltimore Pike South toward Media. Travel through Media and turn right onto Olive Street (municipal parking garage is on the right). Turn left onto Third Street. MPFS is 1/2 block ahead on the right.

By Train

Take the R3 train to the Media Station at Orange and Station Road. Walk north towards Media on Orange Street for 1/2 mile until you reach Third Street. Turn right on Third Street and walk 1/2 block to MPFS. 

By Trolley

Take the westbound 101 trolley (which originates at 69th Street Terminal) to the last stop at State and Orange Streets in Media. Walk 3 blocks north to Third Street, turn right and walk 1/2 block to MPFS. 

By Bus

East-West SEPTA 110 Route
Take the SEPTA 110 bus (69th-Springfield Mall-Granite Run Mall-Penn State route) to the State and Jackson Streets stop in Media. From there, walk north to Third Street, turn left and walk 2 blocks to the school.

North-South SEPTA 118 Route
Take the SEPTA 118 bus (Chester Transportation Center-Newtown Square via Delaware County Community College route) to the Baltimore Pike and Orange Street stop in Media. From there, walk north to Third Street, turn right and walk 1/2 block to the school.

Parking for Visitors

• When facing MPFS, use the lot to the left of the school designated for visitors
• If full, use the lot to the far left marked "School Parking" (entrance is via alley)
• Media Police Department will not be ticketing where street parking is available
• Please print a temporary Parking Pass to display in your car window for your visit.

MPFS Parking Pass

In Quaker worship, we first gather together in silence to quiet our minds. In the stillness, we open our hearts and lives to new insights and guidance. We worship through thoughtful reflection and listening to the Inward Teacher in the course of daily life.

Meeting will sit in silence for about twenty minutes. If an attendee feels moved to share during worship, they can stand up and speak their mind.

The end of Meeting will be signaled by our Grade 8 students. Our community will then shake hands, listen to announcements, and finally close with a round of “As We Leave this Friendly Place.”

​ ​How Shall I Use My Time in Meeting for Worship?

From Tuning In: Mindfulness in Teaching and Learning, pp. 76-77

1. Come into Meeting quietly. The meeting for worship begins as soon as the first person enters the Meetinghouse, and often the quality of a Meeting is related to how quietly it begins. Please do not disturb others as they worship. If you must leave before Meeting is over, go quietly, and sit in the back of the Meetinghouse when you return.
2. Sit appropriately. Find a comfortable position with your back straight. Many Friends also find it helpful to close their eyes during Meeting. These two simple acts can help you to become calm in body, mind and spirit. Please DON'T put your feet on the benches, just as you wouldn't in a church or synagogue. The Meetinghouse is a place of worship.
3. Listen deeply. Meeting is a quiet time for listening to the "inward teacher." Please do not whisper or talk with friends during Meeting and do not read during Meeting. (Although reading the Bible--or other sacred scripture--is acceptable.) Avoid any behavior which might disturb others.
4. Come to Meeting, "with heart and mind prepared." Friends do not go to Meeting with a prepared speech; nor do we go determined either to speak or not to speak. We speak when we are moved by the spirit within. However, you can bring to Meeting other people's ideas which you have found meaningful. They may help others. Words from the Bible and from Quaker history are often used in this way by Friends. It's fine--and appropriate--to share significant thoughts, ideas, or stories from your own experience and study.
5. Work to "tune in," to the 'feel' of the Meeting, which is deeper than your individual thoughts. If you give too much attention to your own ideas and emotions, you may not be able to realize the shared experience of the meeting for worship.
6. Be open to speaking in Meeting! Messages in Meeting are usually brief statements of insight, inspiration or concern. Often when people feel called to speak in Meeting, they feel their heart begin to beat rapidly. If you feel called to speak, speak! But DO speak loudly enough so that you may be heard by everyone in the Meetinghouse.
7. Allow for a time of reflection between messages. Every message should be followed by a time of at least several minutes of silence. Meeting for worship is a time for listening, not for discussion or debate. Remember that you can learn from messages with which you may not agree
8. Shake hands with others at the end of Meeting. It's a good chance to greet friends, and maybe make new ones.
9. Share your reactions with people who spoke in Meeting. If you appreciated someone's message, tell her/him so. The feedback will mean a lot.