May 2022

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Reflections during a Zoom Meeting 3 April
Roy Bateman

Love

 


Meeting for Worship 24 April
Roy Bateman

Prayer

 


The Politics of Place and Some Local Witnessing
Juliet Henderson

Recently, like many, I have become more alert to the politics of public monuments, particularly in relation to our historical consciousness of colonialism, racism, and slavery. 


Monthly Appeal – May 2022
Quaker Council for European Affairs (QCEA)
Richard Seebohm

It is still a respected partner among the rather few Brussels NGOs witnessing to humane and principled policies for people, economics, and public life


‘Friendly Persuasion’
Juliet Henderson

…a film that recounts how the pacifist beliefs of a Quaker family were tested during the American Civil War. 


Mutual Support Group – ‘Getting Older’
Pastoral Care Group

The Pastoral Care Group has been asked whether it would be possible to set up a mutual support group for members of our Quaker community who live on their own, and are concerned about the problems of getting older.


Four Delusions and a Plea
Keith Wilson

“We have no rules”
“We encourage you to think for yourself”
“We have no hierarchy”

…rather than attempting the futile task of eliminating our delusions, let’s acknowledge them and act accordingly. 


Note from the Gardening Team
Jacqui Mansfield and the Gardening Team – May 2022

Join us on Thursdays at 43 St Giles any time between 10:00 and 15:00. Coffee, lunch, chat, and cake available


Britain Yearly Meeting is Seeking a Youth, Children, and Families Development Worker

Quakers in Britain

 


Waiting
Rolf Lang

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.

Carol Lange


Living in the Spirit
Anne Watson

…with Friends from Other Meetings

 


In Penn’s Shadow (1680-1720)
Philadelphia: The Great Experiment
History Making Productions

He is at once a radical Quaker, political prisoner, visionary city planner, absent landlord, and a slaveholder. 


Addressing Environmental Issues as a Spiritual Community
Jackie Bonomo

Thoughts on this important issue from Jackie Bonomo, State College Friends Meeting, Lemont, Pennsylvania 


The Quakers: The Whites that Helped the Slavery Abolishment
HB Martinson

Professor Harold Boukary-Martinson explains in detail the whites that sacrificed against all odds to support the end to slavery. 


Community Noticeboard Online, May 2022

From the Office

 


From Quaker Faith and Practice 24.21

The dilemmas of the pacifist stand

 

 


Meetings for Worship
April 2022

 

 


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

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