A view of Brno. Photo: Michal Sänger / flickr CC.

Brno, in the Czech Republic, hosted a recent gathering of Friends from central Europe. Cathy Butler reports on an emerging ‘Regional Meeting’.

Brno gathering

Brno, in the Czech Republic, hosted a recent gathering of Friends from central Europe. Cathy Butler reports on an emerging ‘Regional Meeting’.

by Cathy Butler 23rd June 2017

In the dozen or so years that I have been attending the Central European Gathering (CEG), we have seen much growth in the individual Meetings and worship groups that come together for this event, and for the last few years a movement evolving towards becoming the ‘Central European Regional Meeting’. This follows bridge-building started by Friends in Austria, the Czech Republic and Hungary, gathering isolated Quakers and groups in central Europe.

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