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- Epistle of the Quaker Community in Southern Africa Yearly Meeting 2021 2 August 2021
- Quaker Community in Southern Africa endorses SACC statement 2 August 2021
- Statement on the Failed Insurrection and Civil Unrest in South Africa 2 August 2021
- Richard Gush Lecture 2021 20 June 2021
- SA Quaker News — June 2021 out now 14 June 2021
Category Archives: Quaker community
7 ways to welcome children and families to your Quaker meeting — from Quakers in Britain
AVERAGE READ TIME: 5 MINUTES Families and children are a vital part of the Quaker community. Mel Cook shares how meetings can extend them an even warmer welcome. Children and young people are a valued and vital part of our … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Modern living, Quaker community, Resources
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Memorial Service for our departed Friend John Schmid, 24 June 2018 at BQM House
The Bulawayo Quaker Meeting held a memorial service for our late Friend John Schmid on Sunday 24th June 2018 at the Meeting House. It was well attended by 43 people drawn from members of the meeting, Kelita’s family members, former … Continue reading
Posted in Departed Friends, Friends' News, Quaker community
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International Quaker Day on 7 October 2018 in Pretoria
We each brought our friends and relations and had a record attendance of 26 at meeting for worship. We renewed contact with some lovely people we had not seen for a long time and made new contacts with equally lovely … Continue reading
YM 2018 Minutes available
Please follow the link on the SAYM page to download the Minutes file. At present only the Minutes, with page references to the YM 2018 Handout/Agenda document are available. The Minutes will be integrated into the Handout/Agenda and the complete … Continue reading
Posted in Quaker community, Quaker history, Reports, Yearly Meeting
Tagged Africa, Hartbeespoort January 2018, SAYM 2018
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SAQN December 2017 AND Quaker Handbook 2018 now available
Please visit the Publications & Resources page to download the latest SAQN and the updated Quaker Handbook.
Posted in Publications, Quaker community, Resources, SAQN, Spirituality
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SAYM 2018 delegates’ pack available for download
The Pack that will be distributed to Yearly Meeting attendees has gone to the printer. For those Friends who wish to read the contents in advance, please download the PDF file from the link below. SAYM Pack 2018 — PDF file … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, African issues, Alternatives to Violence Programme (AVP), Calendar items, Children, Environment, Ethics, Lectures, Online issues, Publications, Quaker community, Reports, Resources, SAFCEI, Spirituality, Stewardship, Uplift and outreach, World community, Yearly Meeting, Young Friends
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The Tickle of God
How do Quakers take decisions collectively? We don’t vote or aim for consensus. We believe we are led by (and here individual Quakers will insert their own word for…) God/the Spirit/the Guiding Light/Presence/Christ to discern the way forward…or to wait … Continue reading
Press Statement from Friends Church in Kenya
Holding Kenya in the Light. Click the link below to read it. PRESS STATEMENT FRIENDS CHURCH IN KENYA
Posted in African issues, FWCC, Modern living, Quaker community, World community
Tagged Africa, elections, Kenya, Quakers in Kenya, Racism, repeat elections
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On Quaker outreach
Words by Friends: Emily Provance | Friends General Conference On her blog Turning, Turning, Emily Provance of Fifteenth Street Meeting (and Interim Young Adult Field Secretary for New York Yearly Meeting until early November) explores an outreach model for Quaker meetings that is geared towards the experience … Continue reading
World Quaker Day at CWMM
‘We invited a Muslim group to Meeting for Worship yesterday and ten members came from the Ahmadiyya Jama’at group in East Rondebosch. They are an unusual Muslim group and have experienced persecution by other Muslims in Pakistan where they originated … Continue reading