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Text of a Sermon Given on Remembrance Day 11 November 2022 at St Mary’s Church, Iffley, Oxford
Simon Fisher
My grandfather was killed in the Somme in 1916, before my father was born.
Monthly Appeal
Children’s Choice: Asylum Welcome
This December, the collection is for Asylum Welcome, which links with themes we have been exploring in the children’s meetings relating to refugees and peace.
Angel
Charles Worth
Inspired by an angel of the stunning Holy Trinity Church at Blythburgh, Suffolk.
Beyond Belief
Dave Dight
Here’s an evolutionary perspective on the perennial issue of belief in a ‘transcendent’ God, focussing on belief itself.
Calling All Friends to Sing
Anne Watson
On 4 December, as well as All-age Meeting at 10.30 there will be pre-Meeting singing in the Meeting House from 9:30.
Young Adult Friends Celebrate Friendsgiving
Matt Rosen
On the evening of 17 November, Young Adult Friends gathered in the meeting house to celebrate ‘Friendsgiving’, our Quaker take on the North American tradition of Thanksgiving.
Concerns We Can Share – Report from the Oxford Council of Faiths AGM
Richard Seebohm
The Oxford Council of Faiths held its AGM on Tuesday 15 November at the Richmond Road Jewish Centre.
In Praise of Shallow Silence
Stephen Yeo
Ecstatic rummaging,
deep inside a leather bag
someone touching keys, then coins?
What do Quakers Believe about God?
QuakerSpeak
What is God? We asked 20 Quakers, here’s what they said.
Reconnecting with Community Through Quaker Meeting
Aiham Korbage
QuakerSpeak
Going back to Quaker meeting and sitting in silence, waiting for that of God in everyone reminded me…
Quakers, Racisim and the Blessed Community
Vanessa Julye
QuakerSpeak
What is the blessed community?
Spiritual Nurture in Oxford & Swindon Area Meeting
John Mason
The group would very much like to know what might attract Friends to engage with issues beyond simply attending a Sunday or Weekday Meeting for Worship (MfW)
Oxford Community Land Trust: Friday with Friends
Anne Watson
One of the things that Oxford most needs to make it more liveable and sustainable is more genuinely affordable homes.
Oxford and Swindon Area Meeting Update on Children Youth and Families
Julia Dover
The best thing about winter darkness is how aware one is of the light.
The Stoll Pendleton Warner Fund
Caroline Worth
The fund can provide modest grants for members and attenders of Oxford Meeting to mitigate hardship, or facilitate worthwhile projects.
All-Age Meeting for Worship
4 December at 10:30
Matthew Gee
Our children’s meetings have been exploring a theme of peace during November, in preparation.
Service of Thanksgiving for the Life of Christopher Watson
Trio Watson
Anne, Natasha, Miranda and Trio warmly invite you to celebrate the life of their beloved Christopher, who died in August this year.
From Quaker Faith & Practice 24.35
…peacemaking involves having a relationship, often a close relationship, with people who are committed to violent solutions to their problems.
Meetings for Worship
December 2022
Forty-Three Newsletter • Number 524 • December 2022
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