Thought for the Week: After Quaker Week

What happens when Quaker Week stops? Are we ready to keep going for the other fifty-one?

by Geoffrey Durham 12th October 2012

Quaker Week is over. Phew. This has been the sixth. Quakers all over the country have been thinking creatively, putting up posters, throwing open their Meeting houses, hosting talks, proffering cups of tea and speaking at Quaker Quests. Seven years ago, when the idea of an annual ten-day outreach spree was first mooted, I was doubtful. I thought the enthusiasm would be short-lived. I was wrong. It has been an upbeat and enduring success.