Category: Quakers

Quaker specific content, theology, worship, training, community, both relating to Britain Yearly Meeting and the wider Quaker family.

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Charity Admin

Quaker A-Z: 2024 Introduction

Legally, a trustee is someone who has formal responsibility for the charity – and therefore must act in the charities best interest. This is the same no matter how they’ve become a trustee – elected or appointed. A trustee may take on specific roles or tasks for the charity, but the over all responsibility is held with the full body.

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Charity Admin

Quaker A-Z: Z is for Zooming

Zooming – hybrid clerking This subject was suggested by several people – but the title is thanks to Rachel Muers. I’ve clerked hybrid meetings for

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AdventWord

AdventWord 2023: Truth

“Stick with the truth, it’s easier to remember.” Has anyone ever told you that? I find the claim fascinating. I think it’s the psychopathy; we

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AdventWord

AdventWord 2023: Glory

Photo by Cristian Palmer on Unsplash Living out our Testimonies As a Religious Society of Friends we see the … environmental crisis is at root

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scrabble tiles saying, Make Grace Your Space
AdventWord

AdventWord 2023: Grace

What is Grace? Grace is such an unassuming word – comes from the Latin grātia and has interesting definitions…  Grace – unearned favour from someone,

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Friends Journal

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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