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Yearly Meeting - "Faith, community and action"
The annual gathering of Quakers in Britain will for the first time this year be a blended event, held online and at Friends House in London from 27-30 May.
Yearly Meeting - "Faith, community and action"
Westminster attack
Following events today in London, Paul Parker, Recording Clerk for Quakers in Britain, made this statement.
Westminster attack
Summer fun and connections for young Quakers
As the new school year gets underway, young Quakers are looking back on summer residentials spent with friends old and new, expanding their understanding of Quaker life and beliefs.
Summer fun and connections for young Quakers
Make 2017 a turning point for peace
At the close of a turbulent year, Paul Parker, Recording Clerk for Quakers in Britain, has spoken publicly following recent attacks in Berlin, Egypt and elsewhere.
Make 2017 a turning point for peace
Quakers protest human cost of arms trade
Quakers are protesting outside a huge arms fair in east London which is going ahead despite appalled opposition from the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan.UPDATE: Several Quakers were arrested on Thursday, 7 September, during Meeting for Worship at No Faith in War Day.
Quakers protest human cost of arms trade
“Simple. Radical. Spiritual.” – Quakers take faith back to basics
This Quaker Week, Quaker communities up and down the country are showcasing how their simple spirituality helps them work for radical change.
“Simple. Radical. Spiritual.” – Quakers take faith back to basics
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Witnessing for peace at a time of Remembrance
As Remembrance Day approaches Quakers may find themselves having to consider whether or not to attend community commemorations, church services, parades or participate in wreath-laying. As Quakers, our natural inclination is to stay away from events which seem to glorify Britain's military past. Instead we may wish to focus on events that focus on the cost of war, and that encourage people to work for peace.
Witnessing for peace at a time of Remembrance
Quakers say there’s ‘room for more’ at the meeting house table
Whether they're in the centre of towns or the outskirts of villages, Quaker meeting houses are a familiar sight for many across Britain. But for the majority of passers-by, what actually goes on in them remains a mystery. This Quaker Week we're hoping to change that: to share the warm welcome that awaits people if they enter our meeting houses, and to let them know that we have room for more.
Quakers say there’s ‘room for more’ at the meeting house table
‘May love be amongst us’ as we walk the many pathways of faith
For me, the finding of the Quaker pathway of stillness and silence as the gateway to transcendence was criss-crossed with walking – sometimes running – along other pathways of faith. These explorations have been a real joy in my life. But since being a member of the Quaker Committee for Christian and Interfaith Relations (QCCIR) I have deepened that joy by meeting each person of faith, just as they are.
Walking the many pathways of faith