This Dublin Area Quaker Community discussion will take place at Monkstown Meeting House on Wednesday 21st February at 7pm. a number of Friends will speak, with time for open discussion.
All are welcome. If you haven’t attended a Quaker discussion before, please contact Susanna at monkstownpm@gmail.com.
Date and Time: Thursday, 22nd February, 6:00pm to 7:15pm (Irish time).
This webinar will delve into the intricacies of the upcoming EU Elections, shedding light on key issues at stake and exploring their intersections with Quaker concerns. Our aim is to provide participants with knowledge about the elections and help discover ways to actively engage with candidates on issues that matter to Quakers.
Here is a link that provides you with more information about the webinar.
If you would like to participate, please register HERE (there is no charge for registration).
Please feel free to disseminate information about this webinar through your groups and networks to others who may be interested. QCEA hopes that their webinars will not only serve as informative sessions but also strengthen our sense of community and shared purpose.
A reminiscence by Felicity McCartney of South Belfast Meeting of activity on the Frederick Street Quaker Meeting site during the Troubles.
In August 1969, women and children whose homes in North and West Belfast had been firebombed, sheltered in the Meeting House. This was the first of a multi-level response by Quakers, in Belfast and throughout Ireland, during the Troubles. The web of connections and practical service that had been developed during the Famine, and the level of trust built up at that time, was a foundation for the response to a different crisis, a century later.
Felicity was a community worker with the Centre for Neighbourhood Development when it was based in Frederick Street Meeting’s Institute building. She is co-editor of Coming from the Silence: Quaker Peacebuilding Initiatives in Northern Ireland 1969-2005 (Sessions of York, 2009).
The event is part of the North Belfast Festival and will take place at the Frederick Street Meeting House on Sunday 25 February 2024 at 2-3pm.
Tickets are £5, and you can get tickets at the link https://www.tickettailor.com/events/thenorthbelfastfestival/1138732?
You can also pay at the door on the day!
The Quaker Tapestry Museum is inviting children and Young Friends to celebrate the 400th Anniversary of George Fox’s birth by contributing to a special digital exhibition.
They are looking for art inspired by the teachings of George Fox or by the Quaker Tapestry. This can be your own tapestry panel, drawings, craftwork, photos or poems.
All images of artwork created are to be sent to info@quaker-tapestry.co.uk before 15th February 2024.
All artwork will be displayed as part of the digital exhibition.
The Quaker Tapestry Museum will be delighted to receive images from Ireland.
Are you interested in supporting Young Friends across the island of Ireland?
Ireland Yearly Meeting is looking to employ a self-starter with excellent communication skills. This person needs to be enthusiastic about encouraging and supporting young people across IYM to explore and deepen their spiritual development. The role includes supporting adult volunteers who work with young Quakers.
You can get more information about the requirements of the post, application form, etc at our Youth Support Worker page.
Applications should be submitted to iymec@quakers.ie by no later than 26th February. Suitable candidates will be invited for interview towards the end of March.
Former Clerk of Ireland Yearly Meeting Denise Gabuzda was interviewed recently about the Religious Society of Friends for an article about smaller faith groups in Ireland. Representatives of two other minority religions were interviewed for the article – Indian Orthodox and B’hai, as well as Damian Jackson, the General Secretary of the Irish Council of Churches. You can read the article at the following link:
https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/people/arid-41317306.html
A pdf copy of the article will be posted later if one can be obtained.
This brief commentary on Galations written by Kevin Philp (Cork Meeting) provides background information and an interpretation of this text from a Quaker point of view.
The World Office of the Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC) seeks a brilliantly organised, highly motivated, digitally savvy person to support the 2024 World Plenary Meeting in South Africa and online.
Start date: ASAP
Contact length: 8 months
Location: FWCC World Office in London with regular work from home negotiable. We regret we are not able to arrange relocation to the UK for this role.
Applications: Please send a CV and covering letter (1000-2000 words) to generalsecretary@fwcc.world explaining how you meet each of the essential and desirable skills listed in the World Plenary Communications Manager job description.
A small group of Friends met in Monkstown last Autumn, inspired by our Friend Fran Brady of Eustace Street, for an informal conversation on the topic of “Sustainability”. We agreed to organise future discussion opportunities.
The theme for this meeting on 31st January will be “Listening to children and young adults talk about the Earth”.
You are encouraged to chat with younger family and friends and, with their permission, bring their thoughts for sharing.
All are most welcome. Please contact office @quakers.ie for further information about the venue and time.
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