Saturday 4 December, morning session ‘I hope you got one of the seven types of rest’*, said assistant clerk Robert Card to representatives as they returned to session after…
Introducing the BYM trustees report, clerk Caroline Nursey thanked representatives for the ‘engaging’ sessions they’d shared before this formal meeting. Trustees had learned…
Quakers in Britain have invited the heads of Quaker agencies to a blended gathering this week to build connections and strengthen Quaker unity around the world.
A Young Quaker has urged Friends to continue supporting student climate strikers in their action this week. Adam Waters from Selly Oak Meeting urged those present at the ‘Action…
Brighton Meeting has had its concerns met regarding a license for a restaurant next door to its Meeting house.
There were more job losses at Friends House last month as Quakers continue their financial restructuring and shift to more local working. Anne van Staveren, media relations…
Friends debated the impact of the shift to online Quakerism last weekend in the latest of Friends World Committee for Consultation’s (FWCC) ‘Quaker Conversation’ series.
Saturday 4 December, morning session Meeting for Sufferings (MfS) was online-only again for its December session, after having experimented in October with a ‘blended’ mix of…
The day would mostly be spent hearing reports from various groups, the first of which was from the Book of Discipline Revision Committee (BDRC). Clerk Margaret Bryan reminded…
Representatives had already read reports offered from Yearly Meetings around Europe, and expressed interest and gratuitude in response. It was a shame that no one had been able to…
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