'This ministry seemed to move the Meeting… but not quite to unity.'

Yearly Meeting 2023: Session 5 - Looking at Meeting for Sufferings

'This ministry seemed to move the Meeting… but not quite to unity.'

by Rebecca Hardy, Elinor Smallman, Joseph Jones 5th May 2023

As Sunday afternoon’s Session Five opened in worship, one Friend lamented the way people had been talking about committee work in Saturday’s session. ‘One of the things that gave me greatest joy was being on Children and Young People’s Committee… I am really was saddened by the way committees [have become] very onerous, and I hope that in reviewing the committee structure, we can look forward to it with joy.’