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...
