November 2021 | Oxford Quaker Forty-Three Newsletter

Oxford Quakers Climate Action
Friday with Friends
12 November, 19:00
in the Meeting House
and on the
Zoom Afterwords link

Photo by Tijl Vercaemer via Wikipedia Creative Commons , cropped from original by M Hughey

Memorial Bench
Brighid Schroer

A war memorial under a warm September sun.

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The Newsletter Team

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November Appeal: Tabora League for Children, Tanzania

TLC’s vision is to help children to be “educated, empowered, safe, healthy, and happy” – and to grow into “independent young adults with improved life chances”.

Female Pilgrim
Teniers, David the younger (1610 – 1690)

Pilgrimage
Elisabeth Salisbury

As long as I can remember I have had a yearning to walk the pilgrim route to Santiago de Compostella, a longing I accept will now never be fulfilled.

Kinder Ground
Anne Watson

OSAM Session about the 2021 Swarthmore Lecture

Orange Hearts to Welcome Refugees
Sue Smith

Oxford and Headington Quakers came together last week to show our hearts and support the “Together with Refugees” Week of Action.

Portrait of Pablo Neruda by Karima Brooke

Pablo Neruda and Exile is Round
Karima Brooke

Exile is round in shape, a circle, a ring.

A Syrian refugee girl in Istanbul, Turkey. Photo by Alex Hill, 2016.

Seeking Sanctuary, Quakers, and Sanctuary Hosting
Juliet Henderson

In England, from the 12^th to the 16^th century, sanctuary was a legal procedure ensuring that once fugitives and felons had crossed the threshold of a churchyard the community was obliged to feed them and keep them safe for up to 40 days.

Poems from a Friend
Juliet Henderson

Michael Taylor’s work reveals to me the deeper spirit and essence in just about every aspect of our and others’ lives. I am moved to share this collection with Friends.

Sonnet 8, Intercambio Tango
Karima Brooke

It takes two to tango, the saying goes.
Cheek to cheek, hip to hip, closer, closer,
A quarter turn, then the tempo slows.
Who consents, submits, plays aggressor?

Resources on Advice for End-of-Life Planning
Anne Watson & Sherry Granum
on behalf of the Pastoral Care Group

Several Friends responded to our General Circulation message about making the worrying but necessary decisions about the end of life. We felt it might be helpful to give a brief list of sources of advice, collected by Quaker Life.

All Age Nativity: An Opportunity to Get Involved
Matthew Gee
Children & Young People’s Committee

We really hope that you will all take part in our all-age, single-meeting nativity play as part of our next all-age meeting for worship on Sunday 5 December at 10:30.

Ben Pink Dandelion
Quaker Author and Scholar
Woodbrooke, Birmingham, England

What are the Quaker Spices
Video

Simplicity
Peace
Integrity
Community
Equality
Stewardship

Debbie B. Ramsey
Stony Run Friends Meeting
Baltimore, Maryland

Serving Outside the Quaker Community
Video
Debbie B. Ramsey

I am very, very happy to know that where I worship speaks to many, many aspects of a community that is in need, that is in harm’s way, who are threatened, and that’s just how we put our faith in action.