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AdventWord 2023: Wind
AdventWord 2023: Wind As I write this my conservatory office is being buffeted by gusts of wind, the trees outside swaying and branches scraping, as…
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AdventWord 2023
Introducing #AdventWord 2023 It’s that time of year that we love at MBS, the start of Advent allows us to introduce our special annual blog…
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Quaker A-Z: X is for Xerophilia
Xerophilia From the Greek xēros ‘dry’, and philos ‘loving’ This was a new word for me – I put out a prompt on Facebook asking for ideas…
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World Toilet Day
Toilet Twinning From the World Toilet Day website: “A toilet is small but mighty – just like a hummingbird! The hummingbird is the symbol of…
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Quaker A-Z: W is for Worship
Foundation not garnish… Quakers hold and make decisions at their Business Meetings – more formally called ‘Meetings for Worship for Business’, sometimes called ‘Meetings for…
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Quaker A-Z: V is for Visiting
Visiting Meeting Houses – in person or virtually… It may not surprise you to know I love visiting new meeting houses or revisiting those I’ve…
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Quaker A-Z: U is for Underlying Issues
Clear as… There are many items which have underlying issues that make them just too big and complicated to cover in a short meeting. Documents…
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Quaker A-Z: T is for Timekeeping
Photo by Jon Tyson on Unsplash One of the questions which comes up frequently during MBS clerk support & training is agenda timekeeping, especially how…
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Quaker A-Z: S is for Silence and Spirit-led
Photo by Nick Fewings on Unsplash S is for silence Which is oh so very useful. and S is for Spirit-led Essential in a Meeting…
