Quaker specific content, usually relating to Britain Yearly Meeting specifically.
QBC’16 – Embodying Equality in Business – Why? & How? The ‘Why’ inspires change and the ‘How’ empowers change Wednesday, 9th November 2016 Friends House, 173-177 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BJ 9:30am to 10:00am Registration and Networking. 10:00am Meeting for Worship (for ten minutes). 4:30pm Close. The heartfelt purpose is for those attending the conference
Lancaster University are running a free on line course exploring how/why Quakers formed and grew into the radical group they are today. ” Together, we will explore the beginnings of Quakerism and this critical piece of religious history of a group who gathered around a radical and outspoken spiritual message that was to change the
Fire! Fire Alarms and the necessary Fire equipment and signage are all an important part of any building’s safety plan – and we always hope they won’t be needed. However, if the worst happened – would your meeting know how to respond? Mount Street, Manchester recently held a fire drill during Meeting for Worship. Although
Reading Quaker Faith & Practice Chapter 2: Approaches to God – Worship & Prayer This chapter is one that most Quakers I’ve spoken to have dipped into. Not surprisingly ‘Quakers and God’ is a continually popular Quaker Quest session. There are four sections Experience and nature of worship Silent Waiting Prayer Meeting for Worship and
All area meetings in Britain have been invited to nominate a Friend to participate in the ‘Reading Quaker faith & practice‘ conference at Woodbrooke, 22nd to 24th April 2016. The conference will provide an opportunity to: Learn from one another’s experience of participating in the Reading Quaker faith & practice programme so far. Gain ideas
After all the long term struggles to get banners on Friends House with Camden council, I have so enjoyed seeing them go up – temporarily and now permanently. Such a good form of outreach and of brightening up the neighbourhood. Lovely to see them as I exit Euston station. 23.13 Seeking to live at all
23.32 is one of my favourite passages – Ursula Franklin talks about the her enjoyment of sitting in silence at the beginning of meeting knowing that everything can happen. It always makes me think of an encounter with a homeless ex-catholic priest while volunteering at the Quaker Centre at Friends House. A large part of
This chapter is the first in the calendar to read through. It contains the following sections: Faith in Action Corporate Responsibility Social Responsibility – poverty and house; slavery; torture; discrimination and disadvantage The Individual and the Community – work and economic affairs; education Friends and state authority – conscription; crime and punishment Fifteen passages have
This post is part of my Reading Quaker Faith & Practice series – click here for the introduction and explanation or here for all posts in this series.
This chapter is the first in the calendar to read through. It contains the following sections: Youth – six passages Knowing & accepting ourselves – fourteen passages Living a full life – six passages Creativity – sixteen passages Getting older – five passages Death – ten passages Suffering and healing – fourteen passages There are
From October 1st 2015 until April 2017, alongside many others, I will be taking part in a group reading through of Quaker Faith & Practice (Qf&P). I’m taking part in both on-line groups and discussions – plus a physical discussion group in my local meeting. I’ll share some of my thoughts and discoveries here too and
Quaker Business Conference ’15 Wednesday, 4th November 2015 – Friends House, 173-177 Euston Road, London. NW1 2BJ. Programme: (10:30am – 4:30pm) The 11th Q&B Annual Conference is asking the question ‘What is the purpose of business?’ This question will be addressed by some of the UK’s cutting edge speakers, with opportunities for group exploration in
X is for eXhibition Earlier this week I went into Friends House specifically to visit this exhibition – and thoroughly enjoyed it. Gorgeous colours and textures shown off beautifully in the space, the sound track enhanced the art as you moved around the exhibit. There were several Ffriendly faces that I recognised, but there were
A&Q 18 How can we make the meeting a community in which each person is accepted and nurtured, and strangers are welcome? Seek to know one another in the things which are eternal, bear the burden of each other’s failings and pray for one another. As we enter with tender sympathy into the joys and sorrows
This post is part of the Quaker Alphabet Project – click here for more information. O is for Openness Qf&P 20.20 For a Quaker, religion is not an external activity, concerning a special ‘holy’ part of the self. It is an openness to the world in the here and now with the whole of the