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Can Science and Faith Sit Comfortably Together? (14 & 21 Nov, 2024)

This is the title of the 2024 E.T.S. Walton Lecture on Science and Religion, which will be given by Prof. Andrew Bowie of Trinity College Dublin.

The lecture will be given twice, and is open to the public and free at both venues:

Thursday 14 November 2024
19:30, Trinity Church, The Exchange, 50 Gardiner Street Lower, Dublin

Thursday 21 November 2024
19:30, Fitzroy Presbyterian Church, 77 University Street, Belfast

Prof. Andrew Bowie will explore the relationship between science and Christian faith. Drawing from his personal journey a both a research scientist and a church leader, he will touch on topics such as evidence and truth, current controversies, recent developments, and current hope.

Andrew Bowie is Professor of Innate Immunology in the School of Biochemistry and Immunology. He obtained his PhD in Biochemistry from Trinity College in 1997, was elected a Fellow of Trinity College in 2008, and a member of the Royal Irish Academy in 2014. His research expertise is in the area of innate immunity, and work in his laboratory has shed light on how the innate immune system detects pathogens, how pathogens evade and subvert such detection, and also how innate immunity contributes to harmful inflammation. More information about his research can be found here. For many years Andrew has also been one of the volunteer senior leaders of Trinity Church in Dublin city centre.

You can find more information about the 2024 Walton Lecture at https://www.cis.org.uk/ireland/walton/

An A4 poster that can be used to advertise the lecture can be downloaded here.

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Appeal for Frederick Street Quaker Hub

Frederick Street Friends are currently running an appeal to raise funds towards the creation of a Quaker Hub at Frederick Street Meeting House.

The Quaker Hub will include space for Quaker Service, and will provide an exciting opportunity for outreach in the area, especially with the relocation of the Ulster University campus very nearby.

You can find more information in this fundraising leaflet, or by contacting  frederickstreetquakers@gmail.com.

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Youth Events Email List

If you are a young Friend under the age of 18, or are an adult working with young Friends under the age of 18, and would like to be kept up to date on upcoming youth events in Ireland, please send an email to Kit at youthsupport@quakers.ie to be added to the email list. You should indicate in your email your connection to Quakers in Ireland (such as the Meeting or Worship Group you attend).

Any young Friends under the age of 18 will require parental permission and are asked to include an email address for a parent/guardian when emailing.

GDPR Disclosure: The information you supply will be held in electronic format on a secure, password protected computer. The information will be kept for a maximum of two years. Information provided will NOT be passed without prior permission, and then only within the Society. If you are concerned about the way information is being handled, please contact the Data Controller who is the Clerk of Ireland Yearly Meeting Education Committee at iymec@quakers.ie. If you are still unhappy you have the right to complain to the Data Protection Commissioner (Ireland).

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Talk: The Quaker Contribution to Irish Education (Oct 9, 6.00pm)

The exhibition at the Lexicon Library, Dun Laoghaire “George Fox (1624-1691) and the Irish Quaker Tradition” is running over 6 weeks starting on Wednesday Sept. 4. A different talk is featured on most Wednesday evenings of the exhibition.

The talk on October 2 will be “The Quaker Contribution to Irish Education”, presented by Clodagh Grubb. From the start Quakers believed that education was of primary importance for all, rich and poor, male and female. In the early nineteenth century they were main movers in the development of the Irish National School system, and later Anne Jellicoe pioneered third-level education for women with the creation of Alexandra College.

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QCEA is looking for a new Communications and Programme Officer – App. deadline Sept. 26

QCEA is a non-profit organisation based in Brussels that aims to bring a vision of peace, justice and equality to Europe and its institutions. It was created more than 45 years ago by different Quakers Meeting through Europe. To this day, it is highly respected and, though small, it manages to have a place and a voice in Brussels. Within the team there is a strong feeling of commitment, collaboration and complementarity.

If you think you might be interested, please read this full job description, and feel free to pass it onto others you know to whom it may be of interest. You can also find a more comprehensive description of QCEA’s purpose, strategy and ways of working and dialoguing at the QCEA website, www.qcea.org