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On Sunday 3rd November we will hold our Alternative Remembrance Service at 10.30 a.m. in place of our usual Meeting for Worship. We will commemorate the victims of war, those who minister to them and all peacemakers in an hour's quiet music and readings, wrapped in silence. Tea and time to chat afterwards. All welcome.  On Sunday 13th October, following Meeting for Worship, Friends from Oxford Meeting will tell us about their building project to create a new garden room and Quaker centre at the Oxford Meeting House, 43 St Giles.
On Saturday 7th September Swindon Quakers will host a meeting of Quakers from the nine local Quaker Meetings which make up the Oxford and Swindon Area Meeting. The morning will be devoted to business. After lunch, we will hear from Heather Redington, Teacher of Heart Rhythm Meditation.
On Sunday 29th September after Meeting for Worship we will have a shared lunch and show a film of the 2019 Swarthmore Lecture given by Eden Grace.
Elspeth Wollen has written an article about her recent visit to Brussels to learn about the EU and Quaker witness in Europe.
Reflections on the Brexit Study Tour 26 – 31 March 2019 Quaker diplomacy at the heart of Europe was how Andrew Lane, director of the Quaker Council for European Affairs (QCEA), summarised the role of the team at Quaker House, Brussels, on the first morning of the special ‘Brexit’ Study Tour. With thirty participants, this was the largest tour run by QCEA and was timed to cover the day the UK was to leave the European Union after over 40 years of membership. We had come to learn more about the work of the EU in the current political context, to reflect on European cooperation and to be together to witness against the separation, isolation and hate crime that is on the rise across Europe. Leading our sessions and outings were Andrew Lane and Martin Leng from QCEA, and Maud Grainger, Woodbrooke’s Faith in Action Tutor. On 26th June 2019 Swindon Quakers and others took part in the mass lobby of Parliament to urge action on the climate emergency.  Wednesday 24th October 2018 Swindon Quakers meeting the 'Peace Train': a group of peace campaigners travelling from Hope in Wales to London, bringing letters and petitions urging the Government to sign the Nuclear Ban Treaty.
 Jesus: A Quaker Approach
Led by Timothy Peat Ashworth 24th February 2018 10.30 - 16.00 with a shared lunch. Swindon Quaker Meeting House This course will look at aspects of Jesus' life and teaching that resonate for Friends as well as the challenges that come when we give attention to the continuing impact of his life and death. It promises to be an interesting and challenging day. A Woodbrooke on the Road Event in Swindon. Contact clerk@swindonquakers.org.uk for information/ to book |
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