Quaker Voluntary Action and Quaker Rainbow share an an epistle from their joint Gathering Retreat for LGBTQIA+ Quakers and Allies. To all Friends everywhere From 26 to 28 June 2026, 36 Friends and 3 Facilitators gathered at The Hayes, Derbyshire Read More …
CEQ Outreach and Communications (O&C) Committee have produced an Outreach & Communications Plan for 2026/2027. This sets out a vision and aims for our outreach, and lists some of the ways Area Meeting and Local meetings can support this. An Read More …
Hall Green and Solihull Quakers recently shared updates on the life of their Meetings. These are included on their Local Meeting pages, to share an insight into the worshipping community with those who might be interested in joining them. They Read More …
Roger Matthews reflects on recent Themed Worship on “truth”: Every fifth Sunday, Stratford Quakers hold a Themed Meeting for Worship. For a Themed Meeting for Worship, Friends are encouraged to read and think about a chosen theme ahead of the Read More …
Stuart Masters shares some of his experience of how Quakers today are shaped by the past – and might still turn things upside down. In the recent Swarthmore lecture, I explored how the complex mix of characteristics visible in the Read More …
The Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC) encourages fellowship and understanding among all the branches of the Religious Society of Friends. Ahead of the 2026 Meeting, Ethel Livermore, clerk of Europe & Middle East Section (EMES), reflects on attending all Read More …
Tangled Roots: Navigating the Complex Legacy of Early Quakers by Stuart Masters. The annual Swarthmore Lecture has two key purposes: to interpret to Quakers their message and mission and to make the wider public aware of the spirit, the aims, Read More …
Have you taken part in an event that was inspiring? Have you read a book / seen a film / listened to a podcast that raised interesting question? Or is there simply an aspect of Quakerism you’ve been thinking about Read More …
Discovering Quakers provide simple answers to the 10 things people wonder most about Quakers, with posters and leaflets available to order. The campaign will be run online (through Discovering Quaker’s social media, websites and newsletters) and through posters and leaflets Read More …
We hope that you have been enjoying a happy and peaceful Easter. While our Communications and Outreach Administrator is on an Easter break, we share this blog from 2018, in which Alistair Fuller at Quaker Life explains how his understanding Read More …