Churches Together in Birmingham City Centre are offering a virtual ‘walk of witness’ this Good Friday, reflecting on the Stations of the Cross. There are details on the website of the Archdiocese of Birmingham, as well as a link to Read More …
For the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Quakers from Thirsk in Yorkshire have created this 15 minute reflection, Stillness Through Creation. If you’d like to join in locally, Birmingham Churches Together invite us to join 24 minutes of prayer Read More …
Barbara Forbes, Bull St Quaker and board-member of Church and Peace reports on their ongoing discussion on racism and peacework: Following on from the Church and Peace (C&P) September zoom conversation on why racism must be a priority for peace Read More …
Coventry Quaker David Fish reflects on the service of remembrance for Hiroshima, on 6th August 2020. Coventry Quakers have co-ordinated this remembrance for 34 years now – Coventry Quaker Ann Farr asked if I remembered that in the early years Read More …
Claire Bowman reports from the recent Church & Peace AGM. The Church and Peace AGM was held by zoom this year due to Covid 19. This is an organisation of communities, training centres, peace organisations and peace service agencies as Read More …
Quakers from Central England are proud to join this message of blessing for Birmingham Pride. Although the physical parade and festival couldn’t go ahead this year, a virtual pride took place, and we are happy to join with Christians at Read More …
22nd April 2020 saw the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, and Footsteps, in partnership with Central England Quakers and others, marked the occasion with an online gathering: Our Cities and Climate. There were nearly 150 participants in total over three Read More …
A reflection on offering ‘spiritual direction’ by Eleanor Jackson, a member of Cotteridge Quaker Meeting and a Woodbrooke Associate Tutor. This article was originally commissioned for ‘News from the Centre’, the next edition of which we hope can be printed Read More …
Claire Bowman reports on a talk on ‘retail chaplaincy’ in Birmingham: At the most recent meeting of Churches Together in Birmingham City Centre, Elaine Hutchinson (pictured) delivered a very interesting talk on her retail chaplaincy work. Elaine is part of Read More …
Claire Bowman, Central England Quakers’ Ecumenical & Interfaith Coordinator, reflects on an interfaith event connecting with our local environment and a hub for sustainable energy. St Cyprian’s church in Tyseley sits beside a new retail park. A few rows of Read More …