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Talk: Quakers in the Monkstown and Dun Laoghaire area (6.00pm, Oct. 2)

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 “Quakers in the Monkstown and Dun Laoghaire Area”, presented by Robin Goodbody. “There has been a Quaker presence in the Monkstown/Dun Laoghaire area since the early days in the development of Dun Laoghaire. The talk identifies the Quaker families that lived in the area and explores the impact that they made locally and further afield.

The talk is free of charge and will start 6.00pm.

Culture Night with a Quaker Twist (Sept. 20)

Culture Night is this Friday, September 20. A great variety of cultural events will be held all over Ireland, including two taking place at Quaker venues:

In Dublin, you can join a Tour of the Friends (Quaker) Burial Ground, Temple Hill, Blackrock, Co Dublin A94 HH93 at 5.30pm or 7.30pm. For more information, see https://culturenight.ie/event/quaker-burial-ground-tour/

In Cork, you can Celebrate Culture through International Folk Dance by stopping round the Cork Quaker Meeting House any time between 19.00 and 21.00. For more information, see https://culturenight.ie/event/cork-quaker-meeting-house-celebrating-culture-through-international-folk-dance/

World Quaker Day is Coming Up on Sunday October 6!

Friends are reminded that the 6 October is World Quaker Day, providing an opportunity, on this the 400th anniversary of George Fox’s birth, to celebrate as a Meeting and also to raise awareness about our faith. You can find more information at  https://fwcc.world/event/world-quaker-day-2024/

In previous years, Irish Meetings have done a variety of activities, such as organising Meetings in local parks, worshipping with other Meetings, both within Ireland and in other YMs and organising Children’s Meeting activities. Enjoy whatever you do to mark World Quaker Day!

Talk: The Quaker Response to the “Troubles” in Northern Ireland (18th Sept, 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 each Wednesday evening of the exhibition.

The talk on September 18 will be “The Quaker Response to the “Troubles” in Northern Ireland”, presented by Felicity McCartney. The talk is free of charge and will start 6.00pm.

Feel free to use this flyer to let those who may be interested know about this talk!

Theology after Gaza: Decolonizing the Bible (Sept 25)

This talk organised by the Irish School of Ecumenics and the Loyola Institute will be given by Rev. Prof. Mitri Rahel during 6 – 7.30 pm, Wednesday, 25 Sep 2024 in the Robert Emmet Theatre, Arts Building, Trinity College Dublin.

Rev. Prof. Mitri Raheb (Author of Faith in the Face of Empire) is the most outspoken and widely published Palestinian liberation theologian (authored and edited over fifty books) who is the Founder/President of Dar Al-Kalima University in Bethlehem. He served as the senior pastor of the Christmas Lutheran Church in Bethlehem for thirty years.

The Lecture will be Chaired by Prof. Siobhán Garrigan Loyola Institute Chair and Professor of Catholic Theology in the School of Religion, Theology, and Peace Studies, Trinity College Dublin. 

For registration please contact: Diogo Vara, varad@tcd.ie

Growing Old Gracefully – And Beyond (10 Sept.)

Churchtown Meeting will host a talk at 7pm on Tuesday 10th September, in which three Friends will share their experiences of getting older gracefully – and beyond. The three speakers will be Janice Johnston, David Kingston and Iris Taylor.

Following worship, each contributor will give a short talk. There will be time for questions followed by a discussion. Refreshments will then be served before finishing by 9.00 pm.

The event will be in a blended format. See this link for further information.