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.
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 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…
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…
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…
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)…
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…
Meeting for Sufferings received a minute from West Somerset Area Meeting regarding the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). It was suggested that it be…
Lesley Richards, clerk, gave a verbal report on the work of the Book of Discipline Revision Preparation Group.
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