Anne Watson

– with Friends from Other Meetings

I have been attending the Living in the Spirit sessions for the whole of OSAM, our Area Meeting. These last about an hour and take place by Zoom at 19:30 on the first Wednesday of the month. Like the Oxford sessions, they start with a short reading that has some meaning for the person who chose it; these can be Quaker writings, poems, biblical readings, or readings from other traditions. There is then a sharing of responses. I enjoy being with people from across our Area with whom I do not normally worship, but even so there is a lot that we talk about of our deeper selves – the kinds of insights and understandings that are not explicitly revealed in conversations over a cup of tea, or even in spoken ministry, and which I often only know by implication. I get a real sense of being in a community in which things of the spirit are openly and equally shared.

If you would like to join in, contact John Mason (john.mason@open.ac.uk) and he will put you on the mailing list so you can be given the link a couple of days before.

— with Friends from Oxford Meeting

The Oxford Living in the Spirit Meetings take place by Zoom at 16:00 on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month. John Mason (john.mason@open.ac.uk) is also the contact for these if you would like to be added to the mailing list.

More articles in this month’s newsletter:

• May 2022
• Living in the Spirit
• Mutual Support Group – ‘Getting Older’
• Britain Yearly Meeting is Seeking a Youth, Children, and Families Development Worker
• Note From the Gardening Team
• Monthly Appeal May 2022
• Reflections during a zoom meeting 3 April
• The politics of place – and some local witnessing
• In Penn’s Shadow (1680-1720) – Philadelphia: The Great Experiment
• Addressing Environmental Issues as a Spiritual Community
• The Quakers: The Whites that helped the slavery abolishment
• Community Noticeboard Online, May 2022
• From Quaker Faith and Practice 24.21
• Meetings for Worship May 2022
• Meeting for Worship 24 April
• Four Delusions and a Plea
• Waiting
• ‘Friendly Persuasion’

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Forty-Three Newsletter • Number 517 • May 2022
Oxford Friends Meeting
43 St Giles, Oxford OX1 3LW

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Copyright 2022, Oxford Quakers

Rolf Lange

Sunshine
Windswept bridge
One man on the wheel
Singing.
Lonely, unusual,
Eastern and haunting.
We are waiting
For the body of a friend
From a far country.
Everything is sad,
Blue sea haze like glass.
We are waiting.

Some background on the author:
My late husband Rolf Lange grew up in Nazi Germany. Although not Quaker, he was a peaceful man who passionately believed that a united Europe would eliminate the need for war between nations. How sad he would have been to know of Brexit and the tragedy unfolding in Ukraine. I published his poems in the book “Walking With the Sun” as a tribute to him after his sudden death six years ago in Spain, where we lived for 22 years.

Carol Lange

More articles in this month’s newsletter:

• May 2022
• Living in the Spirit
• Mutual Support Group – ‘Getting Older’
• Britain Yearly Meeting is Seeking a Youth, Children, and Families Development Worker
• Note From the Gardening Team
• Monthly Appeal May 2022
• Reflections during a zoom meeting 3 April
• The politics of place – and some local witnessing
• In Penn’s Shadow (1680-1720) – Philadelphia: The Great Experiment
• Addressing Environmental Issues as a Spiritual Community
• The Quakers: The Whites that helped the slavery abolishment
• Community Noticeboard Online, May 2022
• From Quaker Faith and Practice 24.21
• Meetings for Worship May 2022
• Meeting for Worship 24 April
• Four Delusions and a Plea
• Waiting
• ‘Friendly Persuasion’

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Forty-Three Newsletter • Number 517 • May 2022
Oxford Friends Meeting
43 St Giles, Oxford OX1 3LW

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Copyright 2022, Oxford Quakers

BYM Quakers in Britain

SALARY:  30,271 per annum
CONTRACT: Permanent, full time
HOURS: 35 hours per week
LOCATION: Based in Oxford office and working throughout the Thames Valley

Quakers in Britain is looking for a community development worker to initiate, facilitate, and deliver a range of opportunities for children, young people, and families in the Thames Valley.

Could you work with children and young people to build community effectively? Could you promote participation among different age groups and empower Quaker communities to engage with and respond more readily to younger people?

We need someone who can plan, deliver, and monitor work with children, young people, and community groups. You will be able to build positive relationships and communicate effectively with young people, colleagues, and stakeholders.

For details of how to apply, go to
www.quaker.org.uk/job-opportunities/jobs.
For more information about our Youth, Children, and Families team, visit www.quaker.org.uk/cyp.

Closing date: 1 June 2022
Interviews: 10 June 2022 (online)

Britain Yearly Meeting is committed to safeguarding children and adults at risk, and expect all our staff and volunteers to share and uphold this commitment.

Quakers have a faith commitment to equality, and encourage and welcome applications for posts from all sections of society. You do not have to be a Quaker to apply for this post, but we expect you to uphold the values of our organization.

Britain Yearly Meeting is committed to equality in all of its employment practices.

More articles in this month’s newsletter:

• May 2022
• Living in the Spirit
• Mutual Support Group – ‘Getting Older’
• Britain Yearly Meeting is Seeking a Youth, Children, and Families Development Worker
• Note From the Gardening Team
• Monthly Appeal May 2022
• Reflections during a zoom meeting 3 April
• The politics of place – and some local witnessing
• In Penn’s Shadow (1680-1720) – Philadelphia: The Great Experiment
• Addressing Environmental Issues as a Spiritual Community
• The Quakers: The Whites that helped the slavery abolishment
• Community Noticeboard Online, May 2022
• From Quaker Faith and Practice 24.21
• Meetings for Worship May 2022
• Meeting for Worship 24 April
• Four Delusions and a Plea
• Waiting
• ‘Friendly Persuasion’

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Forty-Three Newsletter • Number 517 • May 2022
Oxford Friends Meeting
43 St Giles, Oxford OX1 3LW

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Copyright 2022, Oxford Quakers

Jacqui Mansfield
and the Gardening Team – May 2022

Friends may notice disruption to the front lawn over the coming weeks. We are returfing an area that has become very worn. Please keep off this area while the new turf settles in.

You may also notice a large amount of comfrey in the garden. Comfrey (a green plant with hairy leaves and small white flowers) is wonderful and has many uses, but it does have a tendency to take over. We welcome extra hands to help us manage this and other boisterous plants in the garden!

Join us on Thursdays at 43 St Giles any time between 10:00 and 15:00. Coffee, lunch, chat, and cake available. No experience or expertise needed. If you have any questions please contact Jacqui at office@oxfordquakers.org .

We hope everyone is enjoying the gardens.

More articles in this month’s newsletter:

• May 2022
• Living in the Spirit
• Mutual Support Group – ‘Getting Older’
• Britain Yearly Meeting is Seeking a Youth, Children, and Families Development Worker
• Note From the Gardening Team
• Monthly Appeal May 2022
• Reflections during a zoom meeting 3 April
• The politics of place – and some local witnessing
• In Penn’s Shadow (1680-1720) – Philadelphia: The Great Experiment
• Addressing Environmental Issues as a Spiritual Community
• The Quakers: The Whites that helped the slavery abolishment
• Community Noticeboard Online, May 2022
• From Quaker Faith and Practice 24.21
• Meetings for Worship May 2022
• Meeting for Worship 24 April
• Four Delusions and a Plea
• Waiting
• ‘Friendly Persuasion’

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Forty-Three Newsletter • Number 517 • May 2022
Oxford Friends Meeting
43 St Giles, Oxford OX1 3LW

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Copyright 2022, Oxford Quakers