QUAKER MEETINGS & EVENTS: 2017
On this page you will find a summary of our Quaker Meetings and Events.
MEEting for worshiP
Meeting for Worship
Every Sunday: 10.30am to 11.30am
Every Tuesday: 6.30pm to 7.00pm (in the Quiet Room)
Every Sunday: 10.30am to 11.30am
Every Tuesday: 6.30pm to 7.00pm (in the Quiet Room)
MEETING for BUSINESS
Sunday 22nd January, 12.00
Sunday 7th May, 12.00
Sunday 23rd July, 12.00
Sunday 22nd October, 12.00
Sunday 7th May, 12.00
Sunday 23rd July, 12.00
Sunday 22nd October, 12.00
NORTH SOMERSET AREA - MEETING FOR BUSINESS
Sunday 12th February, 1.30pm, Weston
Sunday 14th May, 1.30pm, Clevedon
Sunday 13th August, 1.30pm, Sidcot
Sunday 11th November, 1.30pm, Claverham
Sunday 14th May, 1.30pm, Clevedon
Sunday 13th August, 1.30pm, Sidcot
Sunday 11th November, 1.30pm, Claverham
ELDERS & OVERSEERS
Sunday 12th March at Claverham Meeting House
Quaker National Day of Healing
Date: Saturday 18th March 2017, from 11.00am to 4.00pm.
Venue: Weston Friends' Meeting House (and all Meetings and Distant Healing Groups)
Perhaps as never before, what the world and all its people need is healing. Everywhere we look we see sadness, sickness, tragedy, starvation, homelessness, unnecessary killing and conflict. Add to that the damage caused by mankind upon the environment, and it would be impossible to deny that what the world needs now is indeed healing.
The National Quaker Day of Healing is an initiative of the Friends Fellowship of Healing. All are asked to participate.
See the leaflet and poster for further details.
Venue: Weston Friends' Meeting House (and all Meetings and Distant Healing Groups)
Perhaps as never before, what the world and all its people need is healing. Everywhere we look we see sadness, sickness, tragedy, starvation, homelessness, unnecessary killing and conflict. Add to that the damage caused by mankind upon the environment, and it would be impossible to deny that what the world needs now is indeed healing.
The National Quaker Day of Healing is an initiative of the Friends Fellowship of Healing. All are asked to participate.
See the leaflet and poster for further details.
QPSW Spring Conference - Journeys of Witness
Dates: 24 - 26 March 2017
Venue: The Hayes Conference Centre, Swanwick, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 1AU
Quaker Peace & Social Witness seeks to support Friends to translate faith into action and to be part of a movement for positive social change. Come and find out more about how we work in the world on behalf of Friends and how you can get involved. And you can tell us how we can best support you and your meeting.
Further information available from: www.quaker.org.uk/events/2017-qpsw-annual-spring-conference
Venue: The Hayes Conference Centre, Swanwick, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 1AU
Quaker Peace & Social Witness seeks to support Friends to translate faith into action and to be part of a movement for positive social change. Come and find out more about how we work in the world on behalf of Friends and how you can get involved. And you can tell us how we can best support you and your meeting.
Further information available from: www.quaker.org.uk/events/2017-qpsw-annual-spring-conference
BRITAIN YEARLY MEETING (BYM)
Dates: Saturday 29th July to Saturday 5th August
Venue: University of Warwick (Coventry, CV4 7AL)
A Residential Week including community building as Quakers in Britain, worship, Yearly Meeting sessions (meeting for worship for business), Junior Yearly Meeting, workshops and special interest meetings.
Attendance at BYM is open to all members of the Religious Society of Friends, and attenders who seek permission through their meeting Elders. We will be concluding our three year consideration of 'Living out our faith in the world' by focusing on movement building – working with others to change the world. We also aim to build a vibrant and joyful community across the whole Gathering.There will be opportunities to engage with aspects of movement building, both in and out of formal sessions, and for everyone to create their own mixture of activities and relaxation from a wealth of possibilities.
Further information is available from www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-events/ym.
See also: Yearly Meeting Gathering 2017 brochure (PDF).
Venue: University of Warwick (Coventry, CV4 7AL)
A Residential Week including community building as Quakers in Britain, worship, Yearly Meeting sessions (meeting for worship for business), Junior Yearly Meeting, workshops and special interest meetings.
Attendance at BYM is open to all members of the Religious Society of Friends, and attenders who seek permission through their meeting Elders. We will be concluding our three year consideration of 'Living out our faith in the world' by focusing on movement building – working with others to change the world. We also aim to build a vibrant and joyful community across the whole Gathering.There will be opportunities to engage with aspects of movement building, both in and out of formal sessions, and for everyone to create their own mixture of activities and relaxation from a wealth of possibilities.
Further information is available from www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-events/ym.
See also: Yearly Meeting Gathering 2017 brochure (PDF).
SWARTHMORE LECTURE
2017: Details awaiting confirmation.
First started in 1908, the Lectures were founded with a two-fold purpose; "...firstly, to interpret further to the members of the Society of Friends their Message and Mission; and secondly, to bring before the public the spirit, the aims and the fundamental principles of the Friends."
This first lecture presents Quakerism as a religion of experience and first-hand reality—a dynamic, practical religion of life. Further information on the Swarthmore Lectures are available here. (Wikipedia has a comprehensive list of the Lectures from 1908 to the present here.)
First started in 1908, the Lectures were founded with a two-fold purpose; "...firstly, to interpret further to the members of the Society of Friends their Message and Mission; and secondly, to bring before the public the spirit, the aims and the fundamental principles of the Friends."
This first lecture presents Quakerism as a religion of experience and first-hand reality—a dynamic, practical religion of life. Further information on the Swarthmore Lectures are available here. (Wikipedia has a comprehensive list of the Lectures from 1908 to the present here.)
World quaker day
Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC) invites every Quaker meeting and church from around the world to celebrate World Quaker Day (WQD). As the sun rises in each area of the world we want to remember that Quakers are worshiping through every time zone, celebrating our deep connections across cultures and Quaker traditions.
2017: Details awaiting confirmation.
2016: Programme
2017: Details awaiting confirmation.
2016: Programme
world quaker week
Quaker week is a national event in which meetings are encouraged to think about outreach and perhaps to organise an outreach event. Whilst many meetings do outreach all year round, Quaker Week offers a time to focus on all the things we do that enable people to discover more about Quakers and the Quaker way.
2017: Details awaiting confirmation.
2016: Programme (www.quaker.org.uk/events/quaker-week-2016)
2017: Details awaiting confirmation.
2016: Programme (www.quaker.org.uk/events/quaker-week-2016)