Jenny Haughton will speak to this topic at a Churchtown Coffee Morning on Tuesday 4th November during 10.30-12.00.
Friends are also welcome to join on Zoom.
You can find more information, including the Zoom link for joining online, in this flyer.
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Short Film “The Light Within” – An Irish Quaker Story (Oct 27)
The short film “The Light WithIn – An Irish Quaker Story” will screen on RTÉ 2 Shortscreen on Monday October 27th at 23:30.
It will also be available on the RTÉ Player for Two Years.
Proudly supported by the Laois Short Film Fund, Laois County Council and Creative Ireland Laois.
You can spread the word using this poster.
Quakers and Creeds: The Role of Creeds in Church and State (Oct. 27)
The emperor Constantine called the Council of Nicaea for the unity of the church, but he also saw the value of having one religion contributing to the unity of the Empire. This session looks at examples of how the intermingling of church and state has worked in practice, and asks what the relationship should be now.
This online Woodbrooke course will run during 7.30-9.00pm on October 27. There is no fee for attending, but participants are invited to pay as led.
You can click on the following link to obtain more information, including how to register for the Zoom link.
Interfaith Seminars on Combating Antisemitism and Anti-Muslim Hatred (30-31 Oct)
The InterMu-Se project is a European Commission initiative responding to the rise of antisemitism and anti-Muslim hatred across the EU.
Implemented in Cyprus, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, and Spain, the project fosters cooperation and friendship between Jewish, Muslim, and Christian communities – embracing faith as a bridge for dialogue.
A series of capacity-building seminars is being organised as part of this project, at various locations around Europe. InterMu-Se Interfaith seminars will be held Thursday 30 October and Friday 31 October at Trinity College Dublin.
Why Participate?
• Deepen your knowledge of intercultural and interreligious dialogue.
• Develop skills such as active listening & conflict resolution.
• Engage in joint reflection and action planning.
• Contribute to sustainable interfaith coalitions.
Who Can Apply?
• Religious leaders & representatives of Christian, Jewish, and Muslim communities, and civil society actors.
• Interfaith practitioners from all diverse faiths, beliefs and backgrounds.
Your Commitment
• Participation to both seminar days.
• Active engagement in learning modules & discussions.
• Openness to collaboration and joint action.
More information can be found on this InterMu-Se flyer.
October 2025 newsletter from AVP Ireland now available
Here is a link to the AVP Ireland newsletter for October 2025.
News from QUNO – October 2025
The latest newsletter from the Quaker United Nations Office includes the following items:
The opening of the UN General Assembly spotlights a desire for peace in Israel and Palestine
A Call for Climate Action: Protect human rights and decrease military spending
A new year begins at the UN, a new group of Programme Assistants rises to the challenge
Renewed calls for independent human rights monitoring at international borders
Marking Milestones: Reflecting on 80 years of the UN’s work for women, youth, and climate action
Building the New Myanmar: QUNO hosts a public event with Myanmar’s National Unity Government
QUNO Geneva seeks a Peace & Disarmament Representative
You can also download the full newsletter in a single pdf file.
No More Hiroshimas (Oct. 15)
This event hosted by Afri (Action from Ireland) and Irish CND, with the support of Irish Quakers, presents testimony and reflections on nuclear disarmament.
The event will take place at the Eustace Street Meeting House on Wednesday 15 October during 2.00-3.30.
Public Silent Quaker Peace Witness (Saturday Nov 8)
Dublin Monthly Meeting Peace Committee plans to hold another Silent Quaker Peace Witness on Saturday Nov 8 from 11.30am to 12.30pm, outside the gates of St Stephen’s Green at the top of Grafton St, Dublin. Friends from all Meetings, and their friends, are once again very welcome.
We are mindful that the following Tuesday 11th November is Armstice Day, which commemorates the ending of World War One in which 15 to 20 million individual people lost their lives. And how may individuals and families lived with severe physical and mental injury for the rest of their lives? Was this the war to end wars?
I would like to share with you a reflection given by our Friend Fiona Murdoch recently to the Ireland Interfaith Forum on Peace. I hope you will find a way to share this with many people of all faiths and of none.
Where do we find the divine — the source of peace?
Did Elijah hear God in the storm, the earthquake, or the fire?
No. It was only when silence fell, did “a still, small voice” emerge.
That same “still, small voice” lives in us all,
called God, Allah, Yahweh, or another name.
Small, yet powerful —
encouraging us to become channels of peace and love.
What if we took time each day to listen in stillness and silence to that voice?
And what if we dared to act on its promptings and leadings?
What if we listened to one another with empathy and respect,
seeing light in every soul,
embracing our differences,
treating all as equals,
speaking love, not fear?
Because the still, small voice is love.
Love for Earth
and for the web of life that holds us all —
human and other-than-human,
seen and unseen,
one sacred whole.
What kind of world might we create
if we tuned into that “still, small voice” within —
and followed its leadings?
If we chose to live with integrity and generosity,
seeing the world’s resources as something to share,
not fight over?
Could we — would we — find the courage
to fan the flames of justice and peace?
To rise, to speak, to act —
and begin to weave a new world?
One not built on fear or greed,
but rooted deeply in love?
It will be then—and only then—
that we can truthfully call ourselves peacemakers.
Thanks
Sean Kinsella, Dublin MM Peace Committee
Quaker Relief during the Great Famine (Oct 13)
This talk by Rob Goodbody, organised by the Donaghmore Historical Society, explores how the Society of Friends responded with compassion and courage during Ireland’s darkest years providing food, clothing, and dignity to those in need. It’s a story of faith in action that continues to inspire.
The talk will take place at the Heritage Centre Donaghmore at 8pm.
☕ Tea, biscuits and a chat afterwards – everyone welcome, especially those new to the Society!
You can also join by Zoom via Eventbrite:
👉 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/quaker-relief-during-the-great-famine-tickets-1767200737979
You can help publicise the event using this poster.
Coffee Morning: The Work of MECPATHS – Countering Child Trafficking in Ireland (Oct. 7)
Child trafficking has been documented in every country across the globe, and Ireland is no exception. Child victims of trafficking can be “hidden in plain sight” within cities, towns and villages.
JP O’Sullivan will speak about this important topic at a Churchtown Coffee Morning on Tuesday 7th October during 10.30-12.00.
Friends are also welcome to join on Zoom.
You can find more information, including the Zoom link for joining online, in this flyer.
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