The Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust (JRCT) has announced the appointment of seven new co-optees to its grant committees. Avila Kilmurray, former director of the Community…
Three main subjects were highlighted for concern and discernment at Meeting for Sufferings on Saturday 6 September. Meeting for Sufferings was held in the George Fox Room at…
Yearly Meeting Gathering (YMG) at Bath was described at Meeting for Sufferings as an ‘inspiring complex of friendly activity for all ages’. The session on Yearly Meeting…
A proposal to change the current procedure for appointing trustees for the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) and the Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust (JRHT) was brought to Meeting for…
A one-day national Quaker conference on ethics and economics is to be held in Birmingham in November, Meeting for Sufferings was told. The conference, ‘Food banks are not enough:…
The terms of reference of several groups and committees that are appointed by Meeting for Sufferings were addressed in an afternoon session. The groups were: the Central…
Jordans Meeting House in Buckinghamshire is the setting for a community theatre performance next week that tells the story of Friends in the first world war. ‘This production is…
The first World Quaker Day will take place on 5 October, the Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC) has announced. FWCC is inviting every Quaker Meeting and Church,…
Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) trustees are being asked to decide whether BYM should register with the Electoral Commission as a non-party campaigner. The move is a response to the…
The Quakers and Business Group (Q&B), formerly a registered charity, although unincorporated, has become a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). The group stressed that…
Become a subscriber to enjoy unlimited access to our articles, dating back to 2009! Online subscribers get the Friend to their inbox each week, can comment on articles, and dive into our 1914-18 digital archive too!
Whether you are new to Quakerism or have been going to Meeting for years, you’ll find something here to inspire, inform and challenge you.
News | Views | Reviews
Written by and for Friends on the bench
Subscribe