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11 November 2024
A path to a better future: David Gray writes from Brummana High School in Lebanon
by David Gray
"Our students go to sleep to the sound of explosions and wake to the constant and nerve-wracking buzzing of drones in the morning sky, but nothing will stop them getting to school."
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4 September 2024
Sharing our lives and living in the Spirit: reflections from the Quaker World Plenary
by Adrian Glamorgan
Adrian Glamorgan, Executive Secretary for Asia West Pacific Section of Friends World Committee for Consultation, reports back from the Quaker World Plenary.
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7 August 2024
Dispatches from the Quaker World Plenary
by Marghuerita Remi-Judah
Marghuerita Remi-Judah describes life at the Quaker World Plenary being held in South Africa and online from 5-12 August.
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18 July 2024
Learning from other Yearly Meetings
by Sarah Donaldson & Michael Booth
Sarah Donaldson and Michael Booth discuss what they have learned from north American Friends about their structures in preparation for Yearly Meeting 2024.
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3 July 2024
5 reasons to celebrate the work of nominations committees
by Zoe Prosser
Zoe Prosser shares her love for the role of nominations committees in supporting Quaker work.
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12 June 2024
Meeting for Sufferings: a creative and vibrant body?
by Stevie Krayer
A recent blog post raised the question of whether changes to the role of Meeting for Sufferings in 2006 had freed it up to be a more creative and vibrant body over the longer term. Stevie Krayer, a former member of Meeting for Sufferings, reflects on that question.
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6 June 2024
Meeting for Sufferings: a changing body for changing times
by Chris Skidmore
Former Yearly Meeting Clerk Chris Skidmore reflects on Quaker history and its influence on our current structures.
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4 June 2024
Deepening community and building spiritual connections
by Oliver Robertson
Oliver Robertson reflects on what it means to 'be yourself' in a Quaker meeting and how this can impact someone's relationship with God.
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29 May 2024
Witnessing for peace at Yearly Meeting
by Alison Mitchell
Alison Mitchell reflects on why Quakers will be coming together to witness for peace during Yearly Meeting.
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14 March 2024
A continuing Yearly Meeting? Strengthening spirit-led discernment
by Robert Card
Meeting for Sufferings has just endorsed a proposal for a continuing Yearly Meeting. Robert Card, Clerk of Meeting for Sufferings, shares what this means and what will happen next.
