Peace vigils in Buxton

Quaker Friends in Buxton have organised a series of peace vigils in Buxton at  Turner's Memorial in the Crescent. The first 3 vigils will be on:
 
Saturdays 11am-12pm - 30th March, 6th April and 13th April.
 
 
We will stand (or sit) in an inward facing circle with spaces for others to join us. Ben Evens has made a fabulous poster that reads: "Stand with us in Stillness for Peace".
 
Please come and join us if you are free. Bring a chair if you need one (!)

The Fire and the Hammer planning meeting

Tuesday, 30. April 2024 - 19:00 to 20:00
Central Manchester Meeting House, Mount Street, Manchester

This is a planning meeting to consider putting on a performance in the Manchester area of the cantata The Fire and the Hammer by Tony Biggin (music) and Alec Davison (lyrics) to mark the 400th birthday of George Fox.  The cantata tells the story of the early years of George Fox and the beginnings of Quakerism.  More information in the attached leaflet.

Book Sale in support of Book Aid

Monday, 4. March 2024 - 10:15 to Thursday, 21. March 2024 - 10:15
The Dome, Buxton

Book sale in aid of Book Aid. A wide variety of books available. Do come along and have a browse and support Book Aid.

Venue: The Dome, Buxton, Derbyshire.

Role holder support sessions

Our Local Development Worker (Hilary Topp) has arranged a number of online role holder support sessions.  Dates and times are given at the end of the attached newsletter and you can from there register for the events in order to obtain the login details.

Racial justice: Quotations for spiritual reflection

The ECAM Racial Justice Group offer you a few quotations on racial justice that you may wish to contemplate, in order to explore what's involved in being anti-racist as a Quaker. Thank you to Ann Lewis for compiling them. 

You are welcome to download the full collection. 

"‘Our Quaker wish to believe in the fundamental goodness of each individual doesn’t help here. We can be as individually good as we like but unless we actively work to dismantle a system that maintains

white people in a global leadership role with a perceived right to extract wealth from countries that have already been made poor, we will continue to inadvertently act against our testimonies." 

Helen Minnis, Swarthmore lecturer 2022.

 

 

 

 

 

East Cheshire Meeting for Worship for Business

Saturday, 20. January 2024 - 10:30 to 15:00
Wilmslow Meeting House

This is a meeting for worship for business to consider the affairs of Friends in East Cheshire Area Meeting.

The business session in the morning will be followed by lunch provided by Wilmslow Friends prior to the afternoon session.

The agenda is attached along with some of the supporting papers (not the Trustee minutes).  For more information or for the login details to access the meeting via Zoom contact the clerk on eastcheshireaqm@gmail.com .

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