13th January 2017

National Day of Healing planned

by The Friend Newsdesk

The Friends Fellowship of Healing is planning a National Quaker Day of Healing.

13th January 2017

Daily worship

by The Friend Newsdesk

Holding a thirty minute Meeting for Worship in the Quaker Centre at Friends House from 12.30pm each weekday will continue in 2017.

16th December 2016

EAPPI representative detained and deported

by The Friend Newsdesk

Isabel Apawo Phiri, the World Council of Churches (WCC) associate general secretary, has been interrogated and refused entry to Israel while on a programme supported by British and…

16th December 2016

Wanstead statement on gender diversity

by The Friend Newsdesk

Wanstead Meeting have issued a statement on gender diversity for the wider Quaker community.

Poetry anthology launched
16th December 2016

Poetry anthology launched

by The Friend Newsdesk
16th December 2016

Games man honoured

by The Friend Newsdesk

David Parlett of Croydon Meeting in London has been appointed visiting professor of Games Design at the University of Suffolk.

16th December 2016

Meeting for Sufferings: Visioning a criminal justice system

by Elinor Smallman

Meeting for Sufferings, at Friends House on 3 December, gave consideration to minutes from Area Meetings regarding the Vision for a Criminal Justice System paper first received by…

16th December 2016

Meeting for Sufferings: Working more effectively together

by Elinor Smallman

The last item on the agenda of Meeting for Sufferings saw a challenge presented to Friends. Jocelyn Burnell, who is co-clerk of Quaker Life Central Committee (QLCC), spoke to the…

9th December 2016

Meeting for Sufferings: Drugs, compassion and concern

by Ian Kirk-Smith

The Large Meeting Room at Friends House in London hosted a well-attended Meeting for Sufferings on Saturday 3 December with some challenging subjects on the agenda. Young Friends,…

9th December 2016

Meeting for Sufferings: BYM trustees’ report

by Ian Kirk-Smith

The percentage of income made up of voluntary contributions from Meetings and individuals that contributes to the cost of running Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) is now down to…

9th December 2016

Meeting for Sufferings: Quaker Recognised Bodies pilot

by Elinor Smallman

The first four groups registering as ‘Quaker Recognised Bodies’ were accepted by Meeting for Sufferings. Quaker Recognised Bodies replaces the Listed Informal Groups…

9th December 2016

Meeting for Sufferings: The Book of Discipline Revision Preparation Group

by Trish Carn

Lesley Richards, clerk of the Book of Discipline Revision Preparation Group (RPG), presented their second report to Meeting for Sufferings.