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Outreach and Quaker Week 2010

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Outreach is the sharing of information on Quaker convictions, beliefs, practices with the general public. We are not out to convert people but to point them to the divine light that is in them. As well as working nationally on behalf of Britain Yearly Meeting, the Outreach Section encourages all Friends in the practice of sharing their spiritual journeys with others and listening to the journeys of other people.

Quaker Week 2010

Quaker Week 2010 poster image - youth mentorA date for your diaries: Quaker Week will happen again in 2010, from Saturday 2 to Sunday 10 October and Quaker Life has committed to support those who want to take part. Just as with previous years, we're very clear that Quaker Week is not compulsory: meetings should take part or not as they feel led! Similarly, there is flexibility in the dates: some meetings ran a couple of weeks early or late to fit in with local events this year and that's fine next year too.

Let us know about your events

If your meeting is taking part in Quaker Week, we'd like to know - we'll be putting a list of events online and adding the information to our Find a Meeting function so enquirers can see what is happening near them.

Please use our online form to tell us about your event.

Free materials and guides

Free packs of materials are available to help meetings doing Quaker Week work - look at the resources guide below for more information.

Documents for download: Resources for Outreach and Quaker Week

Documents for download: How To guides for Outreach and Quaker Week

Resources

  • We produce posters, leaflets, badges, balloons and many other outreach resources, many of which are available free. Get a guide to the resources available for outreach here - Resources for Outreach and Quaker Week
  • Our range of outreach leaflets is now available to view on line.
  • A free information pack is available for people wanting to find out more about Quakers. Packs can be requested here.
  • The outreach staff team runs a national advertising campaign and can advise on local campaigns.  
  • Material for Friends visiting schools and for Meetings being visited by schoolchildren is available. We particularly recommend Schools Journeys, a special edition of Journeys in the Spirit jointly published with the CYP team. Download Schools Journeys [PDF: 79KB - new window] and Schools Journeys: activity sheets [PDF: 207KB - new window].
  • Three or four National Enquirers Gatherings are held each year, as are occasional outreach skills weekends. Assistance is also given to meetings planning their own gatherings. We can give you details of any local enquirers who have contacted Friends House, so you can invite them to local events – contact Carmel on the details below.

This page is maintained by the outreach staff team of Quaker Life. Contact Carmel Keogh, phone 020 7663 1017 or email carmelk@quaker.org.uk (fax 020 7663 1001) or by post Friends House, 173 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BJ.