Dear Friends, After Debussy’s death Alfred Cortot played the composer’s preludes to his widow and daughter. Then he asked, “Did your papa play them like that?” Chouchou replied, “No. Papa … Message from the Pastoral Care and Eldership Team (PaCET) for Sunday Meeting 16th July 2023
Dear Friends, The passage below is taken from Beyond Majority Rule, voteless decisions in the Religious Society of Friends (1996) by Michael Sheeran, an American Jesuit priest who became very … Message from the Pastoral Care and Eldership Team (PaCET) for Sunday Meeting 9th July 2023
Dear Friends, Peace is a process to engage in, not a goal to be reached. Sydney Bailey 1993 Qf&p 24.57 A group of us gathered the other day to explore … Message from the Pastoral Care and Eldership Team (PaCET) for Sunday Meeting 2nd July 2023
Dear Friends, I was recently introduced to a quotation:“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our … Message from the Pastoral Care and Eldership Team (PaCET) for Sunday Meeting 25th June 2023
Dear Friends, Listening According to the section in the Hebrew Bible known as I Kings (chapter 3), soon after Solomon became king he had a dream during which God appeared … Message from the Pastoral Care and Eldership Team (PaCET) for Sunday Meeting 18th June 2023
Dear Friends, Desiderata – Words for Life Go placidly amid the noise and haste,and remember what peace there may be in silence.As far as possible without surrenderbe on good terms with … Message from the Pastoral Care and Eldership Team (PaCET) for Sunday Meeting 11th June 2023
Dear Friends, Last Sunday was Pentecost in the church calendar. If Quakers observed such “times and seasons”, I think this would be the one we would recognize as key to … Message from the Pastoral Care and Eldership Team (PaCET) for Sunday Meeting 4th June 2023
Dear Friends, John Woolman was an 18th century American Quaker, well known for his opposition to slavery. His journal is a Quaker classic. During a period of sickness, … Message from the Pastoral Care and Eldership Team (PaCET) for Sunday Meeting 28th May 2023
Dear Friends, At a recent MFW a Friend ministered on his thoughts and beliefs regarding Quaker faith and the challenges he faces in balancing this with his background in science, … Message from the Pastoral Care and Eldership Team (PaCET) for Sunday Meeting 21st May 2023
Dear Friends, ‘We were reckoned, in the north part of England, even as the outcasts of Israel, and as men destitute of the great knowledge, which some seemed to enjoy; … Message from the Pastoral Care and Eldership Team (PaCET) for Sunday Meeting 14th May 2023
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