Review of Quaker appeals process
Quaker faith & practice gives Friends the right to
appeal to Meeting for Sufferings about decisions
of an area meeting which affect them personally (section 4.25). Meeting for
Sufferings is currently reviewing the process
for this and
has appointed a small
group. That group has come up with
a number
of questions
to help it consider if the current process
works well or how it
could be changed. If you
would like to assist the group, then please get
in touch with me. The group will need responses by the
end of June.
Michael Booth,
michaelsb@quaker.org.uk, 020 7663
1023
Our faith in action: Quaker
work in 2016
Our faith in action gives a brief taste of the range of work carried out by Britain Yearly Meeting on behalf of Quakers in Britain last year.
We
hope that all
Friends will get a chance to read it and
that they will feel proud
of what has been
achieved in their name
Our faith in action and the 2016 financial statements
are available online at www.quaker.org.uk/annualreport. For paper copies please email resources@quaker.org.uk or phone
020 7663 1015.
Yearly Meeting Gathering places still available
29 July–5 August 2017, Warwick University
Come to Yearly Meeting
Gathering (YMG) and enjoy the packed programme. There
will be a variety
of talks and workshops
from George Lakey, Steve
Whiting, Bridget Walker,
Mairi Campbell-Jack, Ann Morgan and more.
Further details available
at www.quaker.org.uk/ym and a full timetable will
be online
from 1 June.
Online bookings will open
again on 1 June for remaining places. Spaces and bursaries
still available.
For bookings enquiries contact University of Warwick directly – email Quakers2017@warwick.ac.uk
For other YMG enquiries,
please contact ym@quaker.org.uk or phone
020 7663 1040.
Getting ready for Quaker Week 2017 In turbulent times: be a Quaker
29
September–8 October
Quaker Week is coming! Well, not yet
but it’s never too early to think about planning!
This Getting ready
for Quaker Week letter (PDF) contains a full list
of resources, support and contacts
to help you plan and advertise your Quaker Week events.
It includes information
about the new poster, ideas pack
and postcard pack that
will be sent to meetings
over the summer and
details resources to buy/download including our new
Quaker hoodies. It also outlines our speaker offer where we
can send you a speaker
to talk on a range
of topics such as
Quakerism today, our peace work and the history of the Society.
We encourage
Friends to add ‘#QuakerWeek’ on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook posts to
promote their events and
join the conversation!
Refugee Week
19–25
June, Friends House and across Britain
Quaker events to support
Refugee Week include a
Library open day at Friends House (Monday 19 June) and author
events in the
Quaker Centre
bookshop at 6.30pm on 19–22 June alongside all-age meetings
for worship, theatre performances
and discussion events in local
meetings across Britain.
There is a Journeys in
the Spirit resource for
children’s meeting. For full
listings visit
quaker.org.uk/migration or refugeeweek.org.uk.
If you are organising a Refugee Week
event and would like to list it on the quaker.org.uk/migration website, email timothyg@quaker.org.uk.
Membership Weeekend – finding out about Quakers
10–12 November 2017, Charney Manor, Charney Bassett, Oxfordshire
This weekend is for people who
have been around Quakers for a
while and want to explore
further. What does Quakerism mean to you? Do you
need to know more?
Is there any difference between
being an attender at Quaker meetings and becoming
a member?
