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Universalist Group
The Quaker Universalist Group will be holding its annual conference in the Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre this year from 5–7 May.
Meetings for Sufferings: Linking Friends worldwide
Working collaboratively is at the heart of the mission of the Quaker World Relations Committee (QWRC), Friends attending Meeting for Sufferings were told when they gathered in the William Penn Room on Saturday 1 April.
Meetings for Sufferings: Quaker recognised bodies
A Quaker Recognised Body (QRB) is an independent group where concerned Friends explore a common interest, seek affirmation, or carry out witness.
Meeting for Sufferings: Stewardship and sharing stories
The central role of the gathered Meeting for Worship in the life of Quakerism was highlighted at Meeting for Sufferings held at Friends House on Saturday 1 April. Ursula Fuller, clerk of the Quaker Stewardship Committee (QSC), spoke to the report of the Committee in the morning session and talked about...
Meeting for Sufferings: BYM trustees report
A maximum of £533,000 of legacy funding has been committed to continue support for the Geneva Quaker United Nations Office’s (QUNO) project on Human Impacts of Climate Change, Meeting for Sufferings heard. Speaking to Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) trustees annual report, Ingrid Greenhow, clerk of BYM trustees, said the new...
Meeting for Sufferings: Area Meeting minutes
Transgender and non-binary inclusion In the afternoon session of Meeting for Sufferings Friends heard concerns from three Area Meetings in different parts of Britain. North-East Thames Area Meeting was commended by Paul Parker, recording clerk of Britain Yearly Meeting, for ‘making the running’ on welcoming and nurturing people who are...
Meeting for Sufferings: Proposed revision of QSC terms of reference
A note from the Church Government Advisory Group (CGAG) concerning the proposed revision to section 14.40 of Quaker faith & practice was heard by Sufferings.
Meeting for Sufferings: Letter to Irish Friends
The draft of a letter of greeting from the Quaker World Relations Committee to Friends attending Ireland Yearly Meeting at the High School in Dublin over the weekend of 20-23 April was accepted.
Nuclear weapons treaty talks
Positive progress was made at the nuclear weapons treaty negotiations that recently concluded at the United Nations in New York.
South African Friends voice concern
The Quaker Peace Centre in Cape Town sent a letter to Jacob Zuma, president of South Africa, before he controversially sacked Pravin Gordhan, one of his leading critics, who is the minister for finance.