Britain Yearly Meeting
Quakers in Britain will be joining with others for PRIDE events up and down the country. Quakers are comitted to equality for all.
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Quakers in Farnham offer these meditations on Advices and Queries to connect and nuture us at this time: Apple podcasts: https://soundcloud.com/user-384138623/advices-and-queries-1-7-review
THE ANNOUNCER
This is our monthly round up of local Quaker events and news. If you would like to receive the Announcer directly by email please let Amanda Goody know. amandagoody91@gmail.com
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Quaker Time Together.
A regular Monday online event. A time to meet and talk on a variety of topics that we decide on between us, usually in the form of creative listening (CL -see guidelines below). The link is open from 4.15pm, the formal start is 4.30pm and the session lasts about an hour. We always aim to end by 5.30pm. You are welcome to join in whether or not you wish to make a spoken contribution.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86974312526?pwd=MU5oTUNydkNxUkpMYytreTl6S2FWUT09
Meeting ID: 869 7431 2526
Passcode: 057515
Wednesday evening meditation
On the second and fourth Wednesday each month we meet from 7.30 – 9.00pm at the Meeting House and online via zoom. For more details see the Announcer.
The pictures below show a small selection of the type of regular and
occasional events and activities that take place.
Standing up for our testimony to sustainability as part of the Bedford Climate Change Forum. Seem here with MP Mohammed Yasin.
We have regular Simplicity lunches to raise funds for charities
Sharing information and experiences
Visit to Friends House Euston Road.
Five friends from Bedford learning more about the
Ecumenical Accompaniement Programme for Palestine and Israel (EAPPI)
Quakers are encouraged to be individual thinkers. A quote from George Fox makes this clear “Christ saith this, and the apostles say this; but what canst thou say?” The full quote can be found in Quaker Faith and Practice https://qfp.quaker.org.uk/passage/19-07/