by leweslqm01 | May 21, 2019 | Uncategorized
One of the early Quaker testimonies was the refusal to use titles (Mr, Mrs, Lord, etc), addressing others only by their Christian and family names. That was a challenge to the convention that John Smith would be addressed as “Mr Smith” if he was a social superior and...
by leweslqm01 | Mar 10, 2019 | Uncategorized
At the February meeting for worship for church affairs (to give ‘business meeting’ its full title) the subject of Quaker jargon was aired. In case helpful, particularly to those newer to the Society of Friends, here’s a bit of demystifying: Meeting...
by leweslqm01 | Jul 2, 2018 | Uncategorized
I found two interesting items in ‘The Friend’, 06.04.2018. Quaker Life advertised for an ‘Engaging Young Adult Quakers Project Officer’. The advert says: ‘Young adults have been less visible in the Religious Society of Friends in recent decades. The way they relate...
by leweslqm01 | Apr 23, 2018 | Uncategorized
The Quaker way of doing business is often cited as one of the important techniques that Quakers can offer the world. By this we do not, of course, mean something that can be taught at – say – the Harvard Business School that will make us as commercially...
by leweslqm01 | Dec 19, 2017 | Uncategorized
Since the Lewes local meeting website launched in October of 2016, regular updates have been made to the information we share with the public on-line. Have you had a look around the website recently? In the first 11 months of 2017, there were 3,465 “hits” to our...
by leweslqm01 | Sep 24, 2017 | Uncategorized
Me and Louis attended Senior Conference where we explored the theme of diversity within Quakerism. We heard from speakers Tony Clapp, Sam Walton and a representative from Quaker World Relations Committee, who told us about the variation in Quaker meetings within...
by leweslqm01 | Sep 24, 2017 | Uncategorized
Ella and I attended Junior Yearly Meeting as the representatives of East Sussex at the end of July this year. Ella was also a Base Group Facilitator and part of organising Junior Yearly Meeting. We were grateful to Local and Area meeting for their support in enabling...
by leweslqm01 | May 8, 2017 | Uncategorized
We do not own the world, and its riches are not ours to dispose of at will. Show a loving consideration for all creatures, and seek to maintain the beauty and variety of the world. Work to ensure that our increasing power over nature is used responsibly, with...
by leweslqm01 | Mar 5, 2017 | Uncategorized
I have been asked to write a few thoughts about laying down the role of Clerk, and on the balance between inner spirituality and the outer life inherent in that role. This is a challenging question not just for the clerk but for the whole community, especially in our...
by leweslqm01 | Nov 21, 2016 | Uncategorized
In 1651 George Fox told the Church Commissioners that he “…lived in the virtue of that life and power that took away the occasion of all wars….” (Quaker Faith and practice 24.01) and it is for the peace testimony that Quakers are probably still best-known. In 1947...
