Posts by matthewC
Cèilidh
A band and caller, reams of bunting, lots of cheer, 40 Quakers and friends, and 1800 square-feet of Meeting House floor space on which to dance. All ages gathered from…
Read MoreMaking history
The History of Reading Society were given a talk on Quakers in Reading and a guided tour of our Meeting House via Zoom. In addition to local social, economic, and…
Read MoreQuaker Worship… on the road
Quaker academic and author, Rhiannon Grant, facilitated an “on the road” course at Reading Meeting House looking at Worship, Ministry and Afterwords. This spiritually nurturing event was attended by Quakers…
Read MoreMarital tensions
Friends from Reading attended an online Quaker Family History Society talk by Chris Skidmore, Conflict over Quaker marriages in seventeenth-century Reading. “Between about 1685 and 1715 there were two antagonistic…
Read MoreFriendship and enjoyment
Young Adult Friends (YAF) in Oxford hosted a Regional Meeting of Quakers. We came together as a community from Meetings across five counties, and centred around the day’s theme: Friendship…
Read MoreMeeting for Worship, on Broad Street
World Quaker Day was marked in Reading with a climate-justice vigil, and by taking the peace of our silent waiting worship to Broad Street. This was followed by the procession…
Read MoreStanding up for juries
Quakers and friends in Reading protested outside Reading Crown Court, along with similar demonstrators nationally, to remind jurors of their right to make decisions according to their conscience. This right, first established in…
Read MoreConsidering prayer
The Minster Church of St Mary the Virgin, Reading, hosted the interfaith event ‘Dialogues on prayer’, which was well attended by Quakers, Hindus, Muslims, Jews and Methodist and Anglican Christian.…
Read MoreIn sickness and in health
Quakers in Reading welcomed Richard Bentley, Royal Berks Hospital Buddhist and Humanistic Chaplain, to Meeting for Worship and to give a talk on his work in healthcare. Richard leads on…
Read MoreCreativity unwrapped
Quakers of all ages in Reading unwrapped our creativity, the theme of this year’s Heritage Open Days, with an exhibition of our art. One of the King’s deputy representatives in…
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