Gathering at Woodbrooke
The annual meeting of the Europe & Middle East Section (EMES) of the Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC) was held at the Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre, Birmingham, between 4-7 June. An epistle was written.
To Friends everywhere, Loving Greetings, Srdečné pozdravy, kærlige hilsener, Hartelijke groeten, Lämpimin terveisin, salutations affectueuses, Liebe Grüße, Szeretettel köseöntzük, Calorosi saluti, Hjertelig hilsen, Serdecznie pozdrawiamy, сердечный приветвие, saludos cariñosos, kära hälsningar, Beannacht dé oraibh, salut amics, salamu za upendo
This year’s gathering of Europe & Middle East Section comprised over eighty participants, and was enriched by the presence of members of FWCC’s Central Executive Committee, as we have gone about our business and our theme, looking at ourselves as pilgrims on a journey whose next stage will be the 2016 World Plenary Meeting in Pisac, Peru.
We have explored what this means to us as individuals, Meetings, and as the world family of Friends. In plenary, in pairs, and in groups, we have asked: where have we come from, where are we going and how can we support one another as we travel? It has been a joy to consider these queries together at the nourishing watering hole of Woodbrooke, before continuing on our paths, whether to Pisac, or elsewhere. Looking forward, it has been valuable to contemplate the signposts pointing us towards action.
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