Narberth Quaker Meeting // Cyfarfod Crynwyr Arberth, Sir Benfro // Pembrokeshire
Thursday 25 June 2020
Friday 6 March 2020
monthly notices 03/2020 hysbysiadau misol BYM
Listings
March 2020 editions
of Books of the Month LINK
TO PDF and Children & Young Adults Books of the Month LINK
TO PDF from the Quaker Centre Bookshop.
Woodbrooke Upcoming Courses March 2020 LINK
TO PDF
Charney Manor
weekend event:
Finding out about Quakers LINK
TO PDF
Reminder:
‘Prophets and Reconcilers’ conference
10–4pm,
Saturday 25 April 2020, Maria Fidelis Catholic School, London
The Network of
Christian Peace Organisations, of which Quaker Peace & Social Witness is an
active member, is holding a major conference on Christian and spiritual peacemaking
this year. Local and area meetings are encouraged to send delegations.
For information
and to register: https://prophetsandreconcilers.eventbrite.co.uk Daniel
Jakopovich, danielj@quaker.org.uk
Call for trustees
Become a Quaker
Social Action (QSA) trustee
Are you
looking for a small, influential organisation that will make the most of your
time, energy and skills? With 6% of the UK population trapped in deep poverty,
earning at least 50% below the poverty line, there has never been a greater need
for organisations like QSA.
See:
https://quakersocialaction.org.uk/taking-social-action/news/become-qsa-trustee
Climate justice
Taking action on COP26
This year,
the UK will host the COP26 UN summit on climate change in Glasgow in November. A
massive show of force is needed by the UK and global climate movements to spur
our governments to meet bolder targets and to place justice at the heart of their
response to climate change. Quaker Peace & Social Witness will be working alongside
Quakers across the country to push for bold leadership on climate justice and
to support the climate movement.
Have you got
plans or ideas for climate justice for 2020? Let us know
we’d like to
work with you!
Oonagh
Ryder, oonaghr@quaker.org.uk, 0207
663 1046
See the blog
‘Learning and leading: Quaker climate action in 2020’ at:
Climate justice
– a Quaker view
QPSW are
excited to announce that a new leaflet, ‘Climate justice
a Quaker view’
is now available both online and in print. The new leaflet explores what
climate justice means in practice and how QPSW supports Quaker climate action. LINK
TO PDF LEAFLET
Rebecca Woo, rebeccaw@quaker.org.uk, 0207 663 1107
Peacebuilding and human rights
Seeking human
rights monitors
We are
seeking human rights monitors to serve in Palestine and Israel for 3 months in 2021,
with the Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel. You would be
providing protection by presence, monitoring human rights abuses, supporting Israeli
and
Palestinian peace activists and working for an end to the military occupation
of Palestine. See www.quaker.org.uk/applyeappi
LINK
TO PDF LEAFLET
Invitation to
launch of book about Quaker international conciliation work.
6.30pm Thursday
12 March 2020, live stream & at Friends House Quaker Centre Bookshop.
We invite
you to the launch of: ‘Dining with diplomats, praying with gunmen; experiences
of international conciliation for a new generation of peacemakers’, a vital and
fascinating record of a little-known area of Quaker work. See flyer for full
details of booking and live stream.
The book costs
£10 from the Quaker Bookshop for individuals and meetings. www.quaker.org.uk/bookshop LINK
TO PDF FLYER
Grants
QPSW Relief grants
and Simmons grants
QPSW Relief
grant applications (up to £4,000) open in April for peacebuilding work, or for relief
of people who are suffering as a result of natural disasters, climate change, war,
conflict or social and economic deprivation, but not for immediate crisis relief.
Simmons grants (up to £1,500) open in May for projects that work to enable rural
young people overseas to live self-sufficiently.
Ann Pfeiffer, annp@quaker.org.uk, 020 7663 1053
William Gunn’s
Charity
A letter is
enclosed with information for overseers about William Gunn’s Charity. This
Charity exists to assist individual Members who are in personal financial need
by making grants of money to them or by paying for services and / or items
needed by them.
Grants
Secretary: Val Brittin 01905 25472 LINK
TO PDF COVERING LETTER
(Application
forms with Jill, Maura or Lucien and applications can remain confidential via
just 2 of these people if required)
Clerk to Trustees:
Jackie Fowler 01952 253378 williamgunnscharity@gmail.com
Community building and outreach
A Quaker Life
catalogue of support and resources
A catalogue offering
a rich range of resources, ideas, publications and
people to
help build thriving, intergenerational Quaker communities. Please share with elders,
overseers, Quaker chaplains and those involved in working with children and
young people. LINK
TO PDF
Patterns and
examples events in 2020
Saturday, 2 May
at Lampeter University | Saturday, 30 May at Norwich Quaker Meeting House | Saturday,
27 June at Lancaster Quaker Meeting House
Patterns and
examples are role holder (we do not have
role holders explicitly for our Shared Eldership & Oversight so if someone
has a particular interest please consider going) gatherings for all Quakers
but not aimed at those Friends very new to Quakerism. Come to make friends with
others wishing to learn and explore together.
Rhiannon Grant:
rhiannon.grant@woodbrooke.org.uk,
0121 4156 770
Oliver Waterhouse:
oliverw@quaker.org.uk, 020 7663 1007
Mel Cook: melaniec@quaker.org.uk, 020 7663
1014
Tuesday 28 January 2020
monthly notices 02/2020 hysbysiadau misol BYM & yearly gathering
Listings
February 2020 editions of Books of the Month LINK
TO PDF and Children & Young Adults
Books of the Month LINK
TO PDF from the Quaker Centre Bookshop.
Woodbrooke Upcoming
Courses February 2020 LINK
TO PDF
Swarthmoor Hall 2020
Programme Guide including residential retreats, courses and pilgrimages LINK
TO PDF and In Fox’s Footsteps: Planning 1652 Country Quaker Pilgrimages LINK
TO PDF
Conferences
QPSW Spring Conference
2020 – Journeys of Witness
20–22 March 2020, The Hayes Conference Centre, Derbyshire
Quaker Peace and Social Witness works with and on behalf of
Quakers in Britain to turn our faith into action. This is an inspiring and inspiriting
weekend and you will meet Friends from across Britain and hear about a range of
QPSW work, including climate justice, learning from peace activists in East Africa
and work in Israel and Palestine.
Keynote speakers will be Esther Leighton and Sam
Donaldson.
Please forward names of Friends who may benefit from this
conference to your Area Meeting or consider supporting their attendance as a
Local Meeting.
Invitation to Sustainability
Online Conference with Friends worldwide
Saturday 22 February 2020, 8am–11am
Join Friends around the world in FWCC’s Online Sustainability
Conference in order to gather the collective Quaker voice on sustainability. There
will be time for worship sharing.
Register on the eventbrite link fwcc.world/sustainability/conference2020
For further information: Faith Biddle, sustainability@fwcc.world, 020 7663
1198
Outreach
Finding out about Quakers
2020
April, October and November 2020
Quaker Quest runs events each spring and autumn for those
wanting to find out more about Quakers. Some are for those new to Quakers, others
are for those considering membership or deeper involvement. These reflective,
informative, guided weekends take place at Charney Manor in Oxfordshire and
Swarthmoor Hall in Cumbria.
Non Violence &
Peacemaking
Inspiring Nonviolence
– Online Course 2020
24 Feb – 5 April 2020
Turning the Tide GB and Woodbrooke Quaker Learning Centre
are working in partnership to facilitate an online course called ‘Inspiring Nonviolence’.
Whether you are an experienced activist wanting some space to reflect or you’re
wondering about how to make a difference – you are very welcome to participate.
For information and to book go to www.woodbrooke.org.uk/inspiring-nonviolence
turningtide.org.uk/inspiring-nonviolence
Major conference on
Christian and spiritual peacemaking
Saturday 25 April 2020, Maria Fidelis Catholic School,
London
The Network of Christian Peace Organisations, of which
Quaker Peace and Social Witness is an active member, is holding a major conference
on Christian and spiritual peacemaking. The conference, whose provisional title
is “Prophets and Reconcilers”, will take place on Saturday 25 April at the
Maria Fidelis Catholic School in London. We are encouraging local and area
meetings to send delegations to the conference to take part and help make it a success.
Daniel Jakopovich, danielj@quaker.org.uk
Grants
Adult Education grants for 2020–2021 academic year
Adult Education grants for 2020–2021 are available for members
and attenders taking a further or higher education course to equip themselves to
serve society and/or Quakers in Britain. To apply you should be a mature student
or graduate, either in membership of
Britain Yearly Meeting or an attender of at least five
years. You should be in need of financial support to take the course and the
course should be offered at a reputable institution within the UK.
Applications close 30 April 2020. www.quaker.org.uk/adult-education-grants
Contact: grants@quaker.org.uk
Families
Philosophy for Communities Family Weekend
21–23 February 2020, Woodbrooke
Philosophy for Communities Family weekend, all ages discussing life’s big questions together and having fun.
judea@quaker.org,uk, 020 7663 1160 www.woodbrooke.org.uk/P4C-Family
Yearly Meeting Gathering
At University of Bath 1 – 7 August LINK TO WEBSITE
Booklets with lots of information will be on leaflet
table
Nominations for Junior
Yearly Meeting 2020
Deadline for nominations 10 March, 2020
Please continue to consider whether there are young
people who might benefit from attending JYM at Yearly Meeting Gathering. They do
not need to be in regular attendance or consider themselves Quakers to be eligible.
This is because it is an important opportunity that is often a formative event for
their relationship with Quakerism.
Aleks Zawadzka, cypadmin@quaker.org.uk,
0207 663 1013
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