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AdventWord 2024: Joy
Joy to the World I’m sure I’m not the only person who when they think of that phrase hear it sung, or indeed have trouble…
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AdventWord 2024: Refine
How Small Adjustments Can Make a Big Impact Photo by Carl Heyerdahl on Unsplash In 2025, MBS is turning its attention to communication, community and…
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AdventWord 2024: Splendour
To see the splendour of the universe Tapestry of Blazing Starbirth Credit: NASA, ESA, and STScI Credit: NASA, ESA, and STScI This is a marvellous…
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AdventWord 2024: Safety
Supporting Mental Health This Festive Season The word safety often brings to mind physical protection – keeping ourselves safe from harm, accidents, or danger. As…
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AdventWord 2024: Faithfulness
Faith fullness How can we live a life full of faith? Why do we try to do this? Quakers have a chapter called, ‘Faithful lives’…
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AdventWord 2024: Earnestly
The Importance of Being Earnest This is one of my favourite plays. I’ve worked behind the scenes twice, seen it live at least half a…
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AdventWord 2024: Sprout
Growing Through Professional Development and Training The word sprout symbolizes growth and potential—a small, hopeful beginning that, with care and nurturing, can flourish into something…
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AdventWord 2024: Redemption
Quaker Redemption What do you do in Meeting for Worship? This is quite a frequent question when someone discovers I’m a Quaker, and that a…
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AdventWord 2024: Abound
What is Abounding? Abound is not a word I use often in conversation. But when I saw this on the list of words for AdventWord…
