Caring for my boots!!
contributed by Anna Baker Anna lives in Birmingham, England and is a member of Selly Oak Quaker meeting. However she has family in Canberra and visits often and is getting to know Canberra Quakers. […]
Introduction to worship at the FWCC World Plenary, Peru, 2016.
From Jo Jordan, Australia Yearly Meeting These were Jo’s words when she introduced the unprogrammed worship organised by Asia West Pacific Section […]
Merryl Titus – Young Friend from Bhopal, India
My name is Merryl Titus. I have a concern as to how Young Friends in India are connected with Friends activities in the world and most important thing that there is lack of communication between Young Friends of other parts of the world. I want Young Friends to share with each other their concerns around [...]
Raising money in Bhopal, India for fixing the Meeting House
Story told by Ronald Titus, Bhopal Yearly Meeting The Meeting House of Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, was given a nominal lease rent by the King of Bhopal long back, which was purchased by Friends in 1939. This was an old building and was in a very dilapidated condition. Bhopal Friends took the decision in the years [...]
Offsetting the carbon costs of travel – the why, what and how
Contributed by Lainie and David Shorthouse, Canberra, Australia Yearly Meeting As we become more aware of climate change, many Friends want to take action to offset the carbon pollution related to their use of energy when travelling by car or air. We are familiar with the three-point plan for what we consume in our living: [...]
Walk cheerfully – Songs reflecting on Quaker testimonies.
1. Walk cheerfully Walk cheerfully over the world, answering that of God in everyone. Be patterns, be examples, in all nations, in all places. Let your life speak. 2. Simplicity Simplicity is the soul of the little child. Simplicity is the glow of an angel’s smile. Simplicity is the gift of the heart that is [...]
Meeting for Worship Online
Invitation to Meeting for Worship Online Meeting for Worship online is held every Thursday at 6 PM Australian Eastern Daylight Time. Time Zones Aotearoa/New Zealand 8.00 PM Australia (NSW) 6.00 PM Australia (Q) 5.00 PM Australia (WA) 3.00 PM Hong Kong 3.00 PM India 12.30 PM Philippines 3.00 PM Singapore 3.00 PM South Korea [...]
Where We Worship – compiled by Virginia Jealous, Australia Yearly Meeting.
The meeting houses in which Friends in the Australia West Pacific Section worship are as varied as the places where we live. Here’s a snapshot-in-words of some of the locations where we worship in the region. And please share your own for the next edition of the newsletter! Bohol, Philippines I worship with two other [...]
On Reading 381 Pendle Hill Pamphlets -Jean Rosenberg
I have read 381 of the Pendle Hill Pamphlets. It has taken me about 40 years or so, starting in my home meeting library (in Vermont, USA). Then when I came to Australia, I found a trove of them in the Canberra Meeting library, from the 1930s to the present, so I read through them. [...]
Newsletter 103 – March 2017
The Ecology of the heart The spiritual life itself is an experiment. It is not a path of certainty. It is a voyage of discovery, needing humility; a willingness to be open and a recognition of our limitations. It is not a straight line, but has many twists and turns. Its authenticity is tested out [...]