Dear Friends, We are all deeply concerned for those in Gaza, and for the many struggling in the West Bank. We grieve also for the Jews who were killed by … Message from the Pastoral Care and Eldership Team (PaCET) for Sunday Meeting 3rd December 2023
Dear Friends, In 2003 I stayed in Haarlem in the Netherlands and while I was there I visited a watchmakers shop. It has been a watchmakers for more than a … Message from the Pastoral Care and Eldership Team (PaCET) for Sunday Meeting 26th November 2023
Dear Friends, The government is proposing longer sentences for some crimes. Even supposing that more severe punishment was the solution which I guess is not the case, where are these … Message from the Pastoral Care and Eldership Team (PaCET) for Sunday Meeting 19th November 2023
Dear Friends, A Lewes Friend rang to ask if I had come across Gerrard Winstanley, Ken Loach’s choice for Great Lives. Yes, I had: Tatiana Pavlova, a historian, a member … Message from the Pastoral Care and Eldership Team (PaCET) for Sunday Meeting 12th November 2023
Dear Friends, The paramount issue occupying most of our thoughts as I settle to write is the conflagration in Israel and Gaza, which is particularly dire and looks set to … Message from the Pastoral Care and Eldership Team (PaCET) for Sunday Meeting 5th November 2023
Dear Friends, What is ‘that of God in every one’? If Friends had to explain it we would probably come up with some very different words and ideas about what … Message from the Pastoral Care and Eldership Team (PaCET) for Sunday Meeting 29th October 2023
Dear Friends, The very major work that is being done on our Meeting House puts considerable pressure on many Friends. Sometimes it is hard to ensure that we all know … Message from the Pastoral Care and Eldership Team (PaCET) for Sunday Meeting 22nd October 2023
Dear Friends, What is ‘that of God in every one’? If Friends had to explain it we would probably come up with some very different words and ideas about what … Message from the Pastoral Care and Eldership Team (PaCET) for Sunday Meeting 15th October 2023
Dear Friends, When I can’t get to sleep at night, I often recite the first passage of ‘Advices and queries’ to myself: ‘Take heed, dear Friends, to the promptings of … Message from the Pastoral Care and Eldership Team (PaCET) for Sunday Meeting 8th October 2023
Dear Friends, I love bookshops. One small pleasure they offer is the accidental comedy that can arise from the combination of two adjacent titles. Here’s an example I saw online recently: a … Message from the Pastoral Care and Eldership Team (PaCET) for Sunday Meeting 1st October 2023
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