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Central England Quakers Events
Yearly Meeting 2024
All Day on 26/07/2024 - 30/07/2024 at Online and at Friends House, 173 Euston Road, NW1 2BJ.
Yearly Meeting (YM) is our annual opportunity for Quakers across Britain to come together in worship, learning and inspiration. Britain Yearly Meeting 2024 will take place in London over the weekend of 26–30 July. This year, we will ask Friends to consider Integrity and Truth and we will discern Yearly Meetings formal role in steering the Society of Friends and how this is best kept continuous and relevant. The podcast 'A Quaker Take' is a good way to review some of the issues that will come up at BYM. Yearly Meeting 2024 will be a longer event than in 2022 or 2023, allowing us to spend more time together, particularly in community events. It will run from Friday to Tuesday, with plenty of opportunities for discussions and fringe meetings. Preparation sessions and Special Interest meetings will be held online from Friday 5–Wednesday 10 July, 2024. Read more about YM 2024. The way in which Friends engage with Yearly Meeting has changed over the last few years. Yearly Meeting Agenda Committee has decided it’s important that Yearly Meeting remains open to those joining online, and so for the next few years it will continue to be held at Friends House where we are confident of our ability to manage the necessary technology. Friends are asked to reserve your place for Yearly Meeting whether you plan to attend online or in person. Junior Yearly Meeting (JYM) is a parallel event for young people that is open to anyone born between 1 September 2005 and 31 August 2008. JYM 2024 will be a residential event in central London, also on 26 – 30 July. Details of the event and how to apply are available now. The deadline for area meetings to make nominations and for open place bookings is Sunday 24 March 2024. Read more about Junior Yearly Meeting.
Hiroshima Day Service 2024
6:00 pm - 7:15 pm on 06/08/2024 at Coventry Cathedral, Priory St, CV1 5FB.
Lord Mayor of Coventry's Committee for Peace and Reconciliation invite you to a service of reflection for Hiroshima Day 2024. Coventry Quakers have long supported this event to remember those affected by the nuclear attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki and promote reconciliation. All are welcome at Coventry Cathedral. A message of friendship exchange between the Cities of Coventry and Hiroshima. There will be poetry, music and making Cranes of Peace. We welcome Councillor Mal Mutton Lord Mayor of Coventry, representative of the Embassy of Japan to the United Kingdom and our friends from the community of Japan in Coventry. After the Remembrance there will be a simple meal of food from Japan in the Coventry Priory Visitors Centre. £10 on the door. Please register via Eventbrite to help plan for numbers: Read more and register.
Devotional Area Meeting August 2024
2:00 pm on 17/08/2024 at Hartshill Quaker Meeting House, 112 Castle St, CV10 0SG.
A devotional Area Meeting, with no business, in which Quakers from across our area can worship together. This meeting for worship will also be a chance to mark the 400th anniversary of Quaker founder George Fox, who was born in Fenny Drayton, not far from Hartshill. The Meeting House will be open from 11.30am for those wishing to view the Fox@400 exhibition and Hartshill Quaker history exhibition or undertake a self-guided walk of Hartshill Quaker heritage sites. Lunch will be available from 12.30pm, with Meeting for Worship form 2pm until 3pm. Drinks will be available afterwards.
The Life & Work of George Fox
10:30 am on 07/09/2024 at Coventry Quaker Meeting House, Hill St, CV1 4AN.
An illustrated talk about the life and work of George Fox, with readings from his journal. George Fox was one of the founders of Quakerism, and Friends are currently marking the 400th anniversary of his birth. Refreshments available and participants are invited to contribute towards our building project. There will also be a chance to view a small exhibition about Fox, the precepts of the Quaker way and the history of the movement in Coventry (which has also been on display in the Chapel of Unity at Coventry Cathedral).
Midlands Green Quakers
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm on 17/09/2024 at , , .
Midlands Green Quakers is a network of Friends from across the region who share a concern about the climate and ecological emergency. For our autumn series of Zoom sessions, we’ll explore how our love for the earth is intertwined with our spiritual lives. Each month will draw upon imagery of different parts of a tree, to help us explore our ecological spiritualities in more depth. The sessions will involve a combination of simple creative exercises, personal reflection, and small-group discussion. This month: Ecological Spirituality - Roots Register to receive the Zoom details. Midlands Green Quakers is a peer support group for any Friends concerned about Climate Justice. It is open to the whole of the Midlands region (including CEQ), and is convened by Sarah Shaw, the East Midlands Local Development Worker. For further information about joining these sessions, or to sign up for the monthly e-bulletin, please contact Sarah Shaw at sarahs@quaker.org.uk
Campfire Quaker Meeting
10:30 am - 12:00 pm on 29/09/2024 at Cotteridge Park, Franklin Rd, B30 2HG.
Cotteridge Children and Young People's Meeting invite you to come and experience a Quaker Meeting around the campfire. Suitable for all ages. What to expect: A few minutes of quiet at the start. Activities exploring Quaker values of peace, equality, truth and simplicity. Marshmallows and popcorn!
Midlands Green Quakers – Earth Crisis day retreat
10:00 am - 4:00 pm on 12/10/2024 at Leicester Quaker Meeting House, 16 Queens Rd, LE2 1WP.
A one-day retreat organised by Sarah Shaw for the Midlands Green Quaker network. All are welcome. How might our spiritual lives help us to respond to the earth crisis? When so much of the news about our earth feels overwhelming and desperate, it can be difficult to hold on to a sense of courage, purpose, and possibility. Join us for this one-day retreat, where we’ll explore how our spiritual lives can help us to meet the earth crisis with hope, strength, and compassion. Our time together will feature worship, facilitated workshops, art activities, and opportunities for silent reflection. Tea and coffee will be provided, but please bring your own lunch. If you have any access needs, please let us know. To register to attend, or for further information, please contact Sarah Shaw: sarahs@quaker.org.uk. Midlands Green Quakers is a peer support group for any Friends concerned about Climate Justice. It is open to the whole of the Midlands region (including CEQ), and is convened by Sarah Shaw, the East Midlands Local Development Worker.