Wokingham
Quaker 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 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 MoreQCOP latest Newsletter now available on our website
The Spring Newsletter of QCOP (Quaker Concern Over Population) is now available on the Mid Thames Website. This newsletter concentrates on our response to Quaker Peace and Social Witness pamphlets…
Read MoreAn Evening with Bharti Dhir
Forty people, from a wide diversity of worldviews, gathered at our small Newbury Meeting House for an evening with Bharti Dhir on March 31st. Bharti started life as a foundling…
Read MoreDoing business, the friendly way
How do Quakers make corporate decisions? Our Meetings for Business (or Church Affairs) are done in the spirit of Worship, where we strive for patience, deep listening, and careful discernment.…
Read MoreThe spiritual heart of our shared humanity?
In a new eBooklet, ‘Our shared Humanity. Some inclusive spiritual perspectives’, Newbury Friend Howard Grace explores whether, in engaging together to address present-day challenges, we may find that our different…
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…
Read MoreKeep your Meetings
In 1662 when the adults of Reading Quaker Meeting were all in prison, the children kept the Meeting going. Today, because of the Covid-19 coronavirus all Quaker places of worship…
Read MoreWokingham Quakers now meet online
The Quaker meeting for worship at Wokingham is now by videoconference, after a successful experiment last weekend! It is possible to join such a meeting using a computer, smart phone/tablet,…
Read MoreMeetings suspended
Quakers won’t gather together for worship over the coming months. But our Meetings won’t stop. Some of us will wait in silence from our homes, at our normal times of…
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