Quakers across Britain and across the world gathered recently, and shared their reflections in the form of epistles.

Britain Yearly Meeting

Britain Yearly Meeting took place 26–30 July, online and at Friends House, London. An epistle reflecting on how we can strive to be a loving body of Friends where we all support each other is available to read or watch / listen to below. Minutes are also available on the Yearly Meeting website.

Did you attended BYM in-person or on Zoom? The Area Meeting Clerks would love to hear your experiences, to be shared at our September AM: admin@ceaqm.org.uk

FWCC World Plenary Meeting

From 5th to 12th August, around 500 Quakers from 53 countries gathered in Johannesburg and online for business, worship and fellowship at the World Plenary Meeting of Friends World Committee for Consultation.

Participants enjoyed 75 sessions (and well over a hundred including those held in local hubs that joined online). In one of the final sessions, discernment from the three thematic streams—ubuntu, care for creation, and healing and repairing relationships in light of historic and continuing injustice—was woven carefully together, leading to the epistle available below, as well as a ‘tapestry’ document with a prayer.

Friends around the world are encouraged to read the epistle at their Friends meeting or church on World Quaker Day, 6 October.