Posts by matthewC
Safeguarding our heritage
Chris Skidmore, formerly of Reading Quaker Meeting, maps how changing beliefs and practices over the past 350 years of Quakerism has influenced the architecture of our Meeting Houses. His book,…
Read More“Oh yes we can…!”
Quakers in Reading raised the roof with a wonderful pantomime, written during a gathering at Charney Mannor, and directed by Izzy Brimalow. During the Courtly celebration of the birth of…
Read MoreNurturing young Friends
Quakers from Reading and Wallingford were introduced to our new Youth, Children and Families Development Worker, Julia Dover, at a meet-and-greet event. Julia will be working within Mid-Thames and Oxford…
Read MoreO tidings of comfort and joy!
A warm and joyful celebration of Christmas was had by all at the Quaker Meeting House in Reading, which was our first in-person since the pandemic. We heard amusing words…
Read More‘Bienvenue les amis’
We welcomed Sylvette and Richard Thompson to our Meeting for Worship in Reading, after not having seen them for five years. They were visiting from Congénies Quaker Centre, in Languedoc, South of France.…
Read MoreSign of the times
The Premises and Outreach Committees at Reading Quaker Meeting have put up a plaque with a brief history of Quakers in the town, who first arrived in 1654. We also…
Read MoreInterfaith in the Mayor’s Parlour
National Interfaith Week was marked in Reading by a gathering hosted by our Mayor, Councillor Rachel Eden. Events throughout the country provide opportunities for people of all faiths and beliefs to come…
Read More“Moments out of time”
The annual Quaker Mental Health Forum is coordinated by Alison Mitchell, Mental Health Development Officer, and supported by the Quaker Mental Health Fund. This year around sixty friends from all over Britain, including…
Read MoreQuakers and Methodists
Matthew Callow from Reading Meeting Outreach Committee gave a talk to thirty members of the Wesley Guild at Tilehurst Methodist Church. Our radical Quaker origins were presented in the context…
Read MorePink Dandelion and renewal
Educator and academic researcher ‘Ben’ Pink Dandelion led Friends and guests at Wokingham in considering the renewal of our core understanding of the Quaker way. We also explored our hope…
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