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Leaveners turn to film
The latest project from the Leaveners, the Birmingham-based Quaker arts charity, is inspired by the concept of ‘Neighbours’. A group of ten- to twelve-year-old children, helped by animator Nigel Smith, produced two stop motion animation films for the project. The films were entitled Broken House, Broken Heart and What you...
EMES worship in Pisac
The Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC) has released details of the worship slot for its Europe & Middle East Section (EMES) at the upcoming plenary in Peru.
Friends extend welcome at Christmas
Refugees were among those who found a warm welcome at Meeting houses over the holiday period. Stockport Meeting invited asylum seekers staying at a local hotel to lunch at the Meeting house on 2 January.
Woodbrooke welcomes new face
Martin Layton has been appointed as senior programme leader at the Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre in Birmingham.
Keswick Meeting House flooded
Friends in the north-west of England are tidying up in the wake of the most severe flooding in the area for many years. The main Quaker building affected by Storm Desmond was Keswick Meeting House. It was flooded on Saturday 5 December.
Meeting for Sufferings: Your Area, your Meeting
Meeting for Sufferings was held over the weekend of 4 to 6 December at the Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre in Birmingham, a change from its normal Saturday meeting in London. Much time at Sufferings was devoted to considering the challenges and opportunities facing Area Meetings today. This was included in the agenda...
Meeting for Sufferings: Quaker faith & practice
Catherine James, convenor of the Church Government Advisory Group (CGAG), spoke to a paper of draft amendments to Quaker faith & practice. The paper was brought to Meeting for Sufferings for a decision. A number of small changes intended to improve accuracy were accepted immediately. Amendments reflecting changes in Quaker...
Meeting for Sufferings: Quaker Life Central Committee
The Quaker Life Central Committee (QLCC) has not been an entirely happy group, but has been better this year, assistant clerk Jocelyn Burnell told Sufferings. She spoke first of the positives. Friends House Library has lent books and other exhibits to several institutions this year, including a William Penn tract...
Meeting for Sufferings: Central Nominations Committee Review Group
Alison Breadon spoke to a report from the Central Nominations Committee Review Group. Alison admitted that it is ‘hard to explain what the Central Nominations Committee (CNC) does’. She explained that the recommended changes are intended to make the CNC’s processes more transparent, to allow more time for discernment,...
Meeting for Sufferings: Listed Informal Groups
Joycelin Dawes, of the Listed Informal Groups Review Group, reported on a review into Britain Yearly Meeting’s relationship with Listed Informal Groups. The review group made a number of recommendations. They proposed a new ‘Quaker Recognised Bodies’ system, that would see groups falling into one of three broad categories:...