London Quakers Annual General Meeting will be held on October 5th immediately after the Meeting of the 7 AMs of London at Friends House. The business will be to appoint officers for 2024 and 2025 and accept the Annual Report and Accounts for 2023.
The London Link Committee would like to invite our London and beyond 11-18 year olds to a fun packed weekend in South London!
We start on Saturday morning at the Horniman Museum & Gardens – a special place which promises global artefacts, natural wonders – including a famous walrus, and even an Adolescent Wonderland exhibition. https://www.horniman.ac.uk Bring a picnic to share – hopefully in the garden, in the sun!
Around 1pm we will make tracks to Forest Hill Meeting House for an afternoon of games and activities, biscuits, and chill out time together. Evening entertainment to be decided but we will end with an Epilogue to help prepare us for a night of camping on the Meeting House floor (don’t forget your sleeping bags and PJs).
After a leisurely Sunday breakfast we will join with Forest Hill meeting. We will then have a final meal together before heading off mid-afternoon – probably a bit tired but hopefully very happy.
For an idea of previous events - see here https://londonlinkgroup.org.uk/
To book for Forest Hill - see here https://londonlinkgroup.org.uk/events/fun-in-forest-hill/
The event costs £10 - please contact us if you need support to attend.
Further details will be provided closer to the event but if you have any questions please contact Rebecca Fricker (clerk of London Link Group) at clerk@londonlinkgroup.org.uk.
Building a London-wide Quaker Community
You are invited to attend
a joint area meeting of the seven London Area Meetings
Organised by the clerks’ group of the seven London Area Meetings
on Saturday October 5th, 10.30 - 1.30
Hilda Clark Suite Friends House NW1 2BJ
Also blended online
Gather from 10.00 to start meeting for worship for business at 10.30
Proposed agenda to include
● 15 minutes all age worship
A parallel meeting for children and young people will then be facilitated by Julia Stacey
(London Children & Youth Development Worker)
Parents and Carers are asked to complete a consent form when registering
● Introduction by the Elders and Clerks for this meeting
● Invitation for questions about the origin and form of the joint meeting
Previous papers and minutes available on the London Quakers website
https://londonquakers.org.uk/pan-london-governance/
● Community Building
● Coffee Break
● Are we ready to form a Nominations Committee?
● Appointment of the proposed names (up to two from each AM) to form the Nominations
Committee
● Consideration of the Terms of Reference for the London Development Group
● Report on the work of the London Development Group and Q & A
● Proposal to hold monthly Meetings for Worship for the Joint Area Meeting
● Date of next meeting(s) of the seven London area meetings
● Closing Worship with the children sharing their activities
Please register your attendance at
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/londonquakers/1373506
for logistics and to receive the Zoom link
You are welcome to eat your lunch in Friends House
or maybe go out with new and known friends
London Area Meeting Development Group
The main menu has change so there is a page for the development group. Minutes and announcements on it. THe former Steering Group has laid itself down.
Papers from the previous phase of work are now to be found under Commitment Papers. Someone told us that Commital is not to do with intention but with mental unwellness. Sorry.
What London Quakers
plan for 2024
London Quakers plan to run events as well as supporting meetings of the 7 AMs overseen by the London Area Meeting Development Group.
The Steering Group of London Quakers recognise that there's plenty to talk, discuss and learn about apart from governance, important though that is.
We will hold
- An active Hope workshop - September 28th
- Another event about reparations after Yearly Meeting when we have a better sense of the direction of travel of Quakers in Britain.
Where have the PLG papers gone to?
The Steering Group of Pan London Governance has laid itself down. Each of the 7 Area Quaker Meetings of London has been asked to appoint two members of a Development Group to take forward work on the governance of the Quakers of London.
We hope that names of these Development Group appointees will be known by the time of the meeting on 3rd February.
The PLG page and Plungs Papers page still contain:-
1 The very brief summary of the decision of the London AMs to move towards forming a single AM for London.
2 A summary of the decisions by the AMs plus a summary of ‘reservations’ retrieved from the AM minutes
3 A compilation of the minutes from the seven Area Meetings giving responses to the Invitation to Commit
4 Links to the papers upon which the Invitation to Commite was based.
We were reminded recently abot the August 2024 plenary meeting in South Africe of Friends World Committee for Consultation. These FWCC meetings bring together a group of Friends from all corners of the world. More information at https://fwcc.world/event/world-plenary-meeting-2024/ The theme of the World Plenary Meeting is ‘Living the spirit of Ubuntu: Responding with hope to God’s call to cherish creation – and one another’.
Welcome. Are you a Quaker living in or visiting London? Or someone who wants to find out more about Quakers, or find a meeting?
We aim to keep Quakers across London in touch with one another, and to give us a voice in addressing the wider world by organising events and helping us keep in touch with one another.
There are about forty Quaker meetings in London, grouped into seven Area Meetings. Most meet for worship each Sunday, and sometimes at other times too. Any of them will be glad to see you whenever you come.
Come and join us! Most of our events are open to all, just turn up. They are free, although some may have a collection. But if you cannot afford it, or don’t want to contribute, please don’t. We’d rather have you than not. (Courses are the exception – they have a small charge and need to be booked.)
Find your nearest Quaker meeting in London using our map facility.
Visit https://quakermeeting.org for an interactive tool to locate meetings throughout Britain.
Quakers are a free-thinking faith organisation with a long tradition of challenging accepted norms, helping the disadvantaged and working for peace.
Quakers seek to balance their inner and outer lives. We seek meaning and purpose by sitting in silence and stillness, waiting for promptings to guide our lives. For many, this leads to being actively involved in working to help others and change society for the benefit of all.
If you are already part of the Quaker community and would like to get involved in our initiatives or need help with your outreach, Discovering Quakers opens new insights.you can find out more here.
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Upcoming Events
Sat 5 October
Meeting of the 7 AMs of London
10:00-16:00
Venue: Friends House
Building a London-wide Quaker Community
You are invited to attend
a joint area meeting of the seven London area meetings
Organised by the clerks’ group of the seven London Area Meetings
on Saturday October 5th, 10.30 - 1.30
Hilda Clark Suite Friends House NW1 2BJ
Also blended online
Gather from 10.00 to start meeting for worship for business at 10.30
Proposed agenda to include
● 15 minutes all age worship
A parallel meeting for children and young people will then be facilitated by Julia Stacey CYP at London AM | London Quakers
(London CYP Development Worker)
Parents and Carers are asked to complete a consent form when registering
● Introduction by the Elders and Clerks for this meeting
● Invitation for questions about the origin and form of the joint meeting
Previous papers and minutes available on the London Quakers website
https://londonquakers.org.uk/pan-london-governance/
● Community Building
● Coffee Break
● Are we ready to form a Nominations Committee?
● Appointment of the proposed names (up to two from each AM) to form the Nominations
Committee
● Consideration of the Terms of Reference for the London Development Group
● Report on the work of the London Development Group and Q & A
● Proposal to hold monthly Meetings for Worship for the Joint Area Meeting
● Date of next meeting(s) of the seven London area meetings
● Closing Worship with the children sharing their activities
Please register your attendance at
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/londonquakers/1373506
for logistics and to receive the Zoom link
You are welcome to eat your lunch in Friends House
or maybe go out with new and known friends
Sat 5 October
Lonodon Quakers AGM
13:45
Venue: Friends House - Marjorie Sykes
After the end of the Meeting of the 7 AMs of London on 5th October from 10:30-13:30 there will be a short AGM of London Quakers to discern the acceptability of the Annual Report and Accouns for 2023.
Sun 6 October
Young Adult Quaker Meeting
17:00-18:00
Venue: Westminster Quaker Meeting House, 52 St Martin's Lane, London WC2N 4EA
3 March 2024 at 17:00 – 18:00
London Young Adult Quaker Meeting provides a supportive and nurturing space for young Quakers aged between 18 and 35 to connect, reflect, and share in silent worship.
It's also a great way to meet others who share our Quaker values and beliefs.
Takes place the first Sunday in every month at Westminster Quaker Meeting House