Tag: Quaker
We talk about Quakers in general here, usually referring to Quakers in Britain, but also Quakers around the world.
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Hybrid Working & Worshipping
How have you found hybrid working and worship? Do you have any suggestions on how to make it work better?
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#AdventWord 2019: 18 Worship
Worship is a fundamental part of religious life. As a Quaker I appreciate the belief that everything is equally sacred. Therefore any Quaker business meeting uses the ‘Quaker Business Method’ and a (local, area or yearly) meeting’s business meeting is formally called, a ‘Meeting for Worship for Business’, we also have ‘Meeting for Worship for
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Building Peace Together
Building Peace Together a Practical Resource Quaker Council for European Affairs (QCEA) has produced a useful report with practical resources: The visibility of violent conflict from all over the world in our daily digest of news and media creates a sense that violence – or the threat of violence – is ever-present, when in fact,
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Radical Spirituality
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
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Fire Drills During Meeting for Worship
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
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Qf&p Chapter 23: Social Responsibility
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
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Political Policies
Doubtful Votes from Coventry Council on Flickr Advice & Query 34 Remember your responsibilities as a citizen for the conduct of local, national, and international affairs. Do not shrink from the time and effort your involvement may demand. You may have heard there is a General Election on the near horizon… There are Quakers standing
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Managing Meeting Houses – January 2015
This is the annual weekend aimed at anyone who has a role related to managing a meeting house. Employers, employees, volunteers, caretakers, trustees – plus of course all those who are wearing more than one hat. Thirty participants made this a full weekend. Quaker Life and Woodbrooke organise this weekend, and each time I attend
