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General Quaker interest, MfW+Creative Conversation, NFN Events, Non-theism

MfW +Creative Conversation – Thursday 2nd January 2025

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Dear Friends,

Many thanks to Geoff Tansey for sharing about his extensive work and dedication to peace and specifically to the Quaker Peace Studies Trust.  This encouraged deep reflection and searching amongst participants.

We welcome you to join us on Thursday 2 January at 7PM GMT/2PM EST for our next QM+CC with presenter Mattias Karlsson. He will share his thoughts on nontheism.
A text for Mattias’ presentation (pdf) can be found here: nontheism-mattias.
 
NOTE: We are experimenting with a reoccurring Zoom link.  Please save the Zoom link sent to you as it will work for this season’s QM+CC through June 2025.
As a friendly reminder, we will resend the Zoom to registered participants only, the day of the Meeting.
You may unregister/unsubscribe from our monthly Meetings or NFN communication at any time by replying to this email address.

(We don’t publish the zoom link on the website. If you have not previously registered, Please email clerk@nontheist-quakers.org.uk to register.)

The evening’s plan is as follows:
• Zoom Room opens at 6:45PM (UK time), please arrive early.
• 7PM: Welcome and Quaker Meeting (~20 minutes): Sharing silence with one another for quietly gathering ourselves and connecting.
• Creative Conversation and Discussion (~1 hour): Concern introduced; followed by interactive discussions.
• Conclusion: Thoughts and a few moments to share silence.
• After Announcements the Zoom Room will remain open for friendly chats and community.
• Duration:1hr:30m-2hr:00m

We look forward to seeing you soon!
In Friendship,
The QM+CC Working group (Gisela Creed, John Senior, William Purser, Al Palmer, and Kiera Faber)
Nontheist Friends Network, UK
General Quaker interest, MfW+Creative Conversation, NFN Events

Quaker meeting + Creative Conversation – Should a Quaker Nontheist Pray? Thur 7th November

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Dear Friends,

Many thanks to Jan Arriens for sharing with us in October. We are grateful.
We welcome you to join us on Thursday 7 November at 7PM GMT/2PM EST for our next QM+CC with presenter Al Palmer, a member of our Working Group.  He will share his thoughts on “Could, Would, Should a Quaker Nontheist Pray?”
 
Al has written an essay for an informed creative conversation. Please read and enjoy this in advance of the meeting.
It can be found here:  https://tinyurl.com/4bmrukws Google doc pdf – download to save
 
NOTE: We are experimenting with a reoccurring Zoom link.  Please save the Zoom link you have been sent as it will work for this season’s QM+CC through June 2025.
As a friendly reminder, we will resend the Zoom to registered participants only, the day of the Meeting.
You may unregister/unsubscribe from our monthly Meetings or NFN communication at any time by replying to this email address.The evening’s plan is as follows:
• Zoom Room opens at 6:45PM (UK time), please arrive early.
• 7PM: Welcome and Quaker Meeting (~20 minutes): Sharing silence with one another for quietly gathering ourselves and connecting.
• Creative Conversation and Discussion (~1 hour): Concern introduced; followed by interactive discussions.
• Conclusion: Thoughts and a few moments to share silence.
• After Announcements the Zoom Room will remain open for friendly chats and community.
• Duration:1hr:30m-2hr:00mWe look forward to seeing you soon!In Friendship,
The QM+CC Working group (Gisela Creed, John Senior, William Purser, Al Palmer, and Kiera Faber)
Nontheist Friends Network, UK
General Quaker interest, MfW+Creative Conversation, NFN Events, Non-theism

QM + creative conversation – All Truth is a Shadow – Thur 3rd October with Jan Arriens

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Dear Friends,

Many thanks to the 65 or so participants who joined us for our first Quaker Meeting and Creative Conversation of this season on 5th September.  It was lovely to see new and familiar faces!
We welcome you to join us on Thursday 3 October at 7PM BST/2PM EDT for our next QM+CC with presenter, Jan Arriens who will share his thoughts on All Truth is a Shadow. 
 
NOTE: We are experimenting with a reoccurring Zoom link.  Please save the Zoom link received as it will work for this season’s QM+CC through June 2025.
As a friendly reminder, we will resend the Zoom to registered participants only, the day of the Meeting.
You may unregister/unsubscribe from our monthly Meetings or NFN communication at any time by replying to this email address.

(We don’t publish the zoom link on the website. If you have not previously registered, Please email clerk@nontheist-quakers.org.uk to register.)

The evening’s plan is as follows:
• Zoom Room opens at 6:45PM (UK time), please arrive early.
• 7PM: Welcome and Quaker Meeting (~20 minutes): Sharing silence with one another for quietly gathering ourselves and connecting.
• Creative Conversation and Discussion (~1 hour): Concern introduced; followed by interactive discussions.
• Conclusion: Thoughts and a few moments to share silence.
• After Announcements the Zoom Room will remain open for friendly chats and community.
• Duration:1hr:30m-2hr:00m
We look forward to seeing you soon!

In Friendship,
The QM+CC Working group (Gisela Creed, John Senior, William Purser, and Kiera Faber)
Nontheist Friends Network, UK

General Quaker interest, MfW+Creative Conversation, NFN Events

QM + Creative conversation – Truth and Integrity – Thur 5 Sept 7pm

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Hello Friends,

A warm welcome to new friends and familiar friends as we resume monthly meetings after our summer holiday.
Our next Quaker Meeting and Creative Conversation will be on Thursday 5 September at 7PM BST/2PM EDT.
 
We will engage in Worship Sharing with one another, informed by a prompt around Truth and Integrity.
(The following month, 3rd October, we expect the topic will be explored further by a guest speaker – details soon!)
NOTE: We are experimenting with a reoccurring Zoom link.  Please save the Zoom link as it will work for this season’s QM+CC through June.  As a friendly reminder, the Zoom link will be sent the day of the Meeting, so no worries if you don’t save the link.
You may unregister/unsubscribe from our monthly Meetings at any time by replying to this email address.
(We don’t publish the zoom link on the website. If you have not previously registered, Please email clerk@nontheist-quakers.org.uk to register.)

The evening’s plan is as follows:
• Zoom Room opens at 6:45PM (UK time), please arrive early.
• 7PM: Welcome and Quaker Meeting (~20 minutes): Sharing silence with one another for quietly gathering ourselves and connecting.
• Creative Conversation and Discussion (~1 hour): Concern introduced; followed by interactive discussions.
• Conclusion: Thoughts and a few moments to share silence.
• After Announcements the Zoom Room will remain open for friendly chats and community.
• Duration:1hr:30m-2hr:00m
We look forward to seeing you soon!
In Friendship,
The QM+CC Working group (Gisela Creed, John Senior, William Purser, and Kiera Faber)
Nontheist Friends Network
General Quaker interest, MfW+Creative Conversation, NFN Events

QM + Creative conversation – sharing our spiritual journeys – Thur 6 June 7pm

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Dear Friends,
We hope this note finds you well. Many thanks to Catherine Carr for sharing her creative conversation around Doubt and encouraging self reflection and introspection through various modalities.
We hope you will join us for our next Quaker Meeting and Creative Conversation in June.
Please note this will be our last creative conversation before we take a summer holiday for the months of July and August.  
The 6 June QM+CC at 7PM BST/2PM EDT by Zoom, will offer an opportunity to share about spiritual journeys.  We will invite participants to focus on one specific aspect that has had significant meaning in shaping their sense of self.
General layout: 
• Zoom Room opens at 6:45PM UK time, please arrive early.
• 7PM UK time: Welcome and Quaker Meeting (~20 minutes): Sharing silence with one another for quietly gathering ourselves and connecting.
• Creative Conversation and Discussion (~1 hour): Different participants will introduce a thought provoking, occasionally debatable question, brief statement, and/or reading.  This will be followed by an inspired discussion amongst all participants for creative exchanges and opportunities to disagree.
• Conclusion: Thoughts and a few moments to share silence.
• After Announcements the Zoom Room will remain open for friendly chats and community.
• Duration:1hr:30m-2hr:00m

Additional information about our QM+CC can be found on our website.

If you are interested in attending and have not registered for our Creative Conversations, please reply to this email. Our QM+CC Zoom links go out to registered participants only, thank you.

If you previously registered, there is no need to re-register, you are on the list.  You will automatically receive Zoom links to this and subsequent Meetings, approximately one week before each Meeting and a reminder the day of.  We ask that you please do not share the Zoom link with interested Friends, but encourage them to email the Clerk (clerk@nontheist-quakers.org.uk) to register. You may unregister/unsubscribe at any time by replying to this email address.

In Friendship,
The QM+CC Working group (Gisela Creed, John Senior, William Purser, and Kiera Faber)
Nontheist Friends Network, UK

AGM, General Quaker interest, MfW+Creative Conversation, NFN Events

NFN AGM 2024 7pm Thursday 23 May (online)

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Message from NFN clerk Tim Regan

The Nontheist Friends Network AGM, previously announced during notices after the last two Creative Conversations, will be at 7pm UK time on Thursday the 23rd of May. The AGM is open to all members of the network. Do let me know if there is anything you would like to add to the agenda, and I will send round a Zoom link nearer the time. Tim

And don’t forget our next ‘Creative conversation’ on Doubt tomorrow evening 2nd May.

General Quaker interest, MfW+Creative Conversation, NFN Events

QM+Creative conversation-Doubt-Thursday 2 May 7pm

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Dear Friends,
We hope this note finds you well. Many thanks to Philip Gross and Kiera Faber for sharing their collaborative creative conversation in April; drawing our attention to the space between words and images.
We hope you will join us for our next Quaker Meeting and Creative Conversation in May.
2 May QM+CC at 7PM BST/2PM EDT by Zoom, will introduce a concern around Doubt by Catherine Carr.

General layout: 

• Zoom Room opens at 6:45PM UK time, please arrive early.
• 7PM UK time: Welcome and Quaker Meeting (~20 minutes): Sharing silence with one another for quietly gathering ourselves and connecting.
• Creative Conversation and Discussion (~1 hour): Different participants will introduce a thought provoking, occasionally debatable question, brief statement, and/or reading.  This will be followed by an inspired discussion amongst all participants for creative exchanges and opportunities to disagree.
• Conclusion: Thoughts and a few moments to share silence.
• After Announcements the Zoom Room will remain open for friendly chats and community.
• Duration:1hr:30m-2hr:00m

Additional information about our QM+CC can be found on our website.

If you are interested in attending and have not registered for our Creative Conversations, please reply to this email.

If you previously registered, there is no need to re-register, you are on the list.  You will automatically receive Zoom links to this and subsequent Meetings, approximately one week before each Meeting and a reminder the day of.  We ask that you please do not share the Zoom link with interested Friends, but encourage them to email the Clerk (clerk@nontheist-quakers.org.uk) to register. You may unregister/unsubscribe at any time by replying to this email address.

In Friendship,
The QM+CC Working group (Gisela Creed, John Senior, William Purser, and Kiera Faber)
Nontheist Friends Network, UK

General Quaker interest, MfW+Creative Conversation, NFN Events

MfW + Creative conversation Thursday 4 April – Exploring silence through collaborative arts.

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Dear Friends,

Many thanks to Rosemary Kirk for sharing in March and opening up space for participants to consider their own deep convictions and feelings.

We hope you will join us for our next Quaker Meeting and Creative Conversation in April.

4 April’s QM+CC at 7PM BST/2PM EDT by Zoom is titled Exploring silence through collaborative arts.

Poet Philip Gross and artist Kiera Faber invite you to share and reflect on a taste of their creative conversation spanning over two years, weaving unexpected connections across time.

General QM+CC layout:
• Zoom Room opens at 6:45PM UK time, please arrive early.
• 7PM UK time: Welcome and Quaker Meeting (~20 minutes): Sharing silence with one another for quietly gathering ourselves and connecting.
• Creative Conversation and Discussion (~1 hour): Different participants will introduce a thought provoking, occasionally debatable question, brief statement, and/or reading.  This will be followed by an inspired discussion amongst all participants for creative exchanges and opportunities to disagree.
• Conclusion: Thoughts and a few moments to share silence.
• After Announcements the Zoom Room will remain open for friendly chats and community.
• Duration:1hr:30m-2hr:00mAdditional information about our QM+CC can be found on our website.

If you are interested in attending and have not registered for our Creative Conversations, please email clerk@nontheist-quakers.org.uk for the zoom link.

If you previously registered, there is no need to re-register, you are on the list.  You will automatically receive Zoom links to this and subsequent Meetings, approximately one week before each Meeting and a reminder the day of.  We ask that you please do not share the Zoom link with interested Friends, but encourage them to email the Clerk to register. You may unregister/unsubscribe at any time by replying to this email address.

In Friendship,
The QM+CC Working group (Gisela Creed, John Senior, William Purser, and Kiera Faber)
Nontheist Friends Network, UK

General Quaker interest, MfW+Creative Conversation, NFN Events

MfW + Creative Conversation Thursday 7 March – See heaven in a grain of sand

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Dear Friend,
We hope this note finds you well. Many thanks to Elaine Green for sharing in February. We were grateful for the conversation and introspection.
We hope you will join us for our next Quaker Meeting and Creative Conversation in March.
7 March QM+CC at 7PM GMT/2PM EST by Zoom, will introduce the concern, See heaven in a grain of sand, by Rosemary Kirk.
Title inspired by Auguries of Innocence poem by William Blake.

General format:
• Zoom Room opens at 6:45PM UK time, please arrive early.
• 7PM UK time: Welcome and Quaker Meeting (~20 minutes): Sharing silence with one another for quietly gathering ourselves and connecting.
• Creative Conversation and Discussion (~1 hour): Different participants will introduce a thought provoking, occasionally debatable question, brief statement, and/or reading.  This will be followed by an inspired discussion amongst all participants for creative exchanges and opportunities to disagree.
• Conclusion: Thoughts and a few moments to share silence.
• After Announcements the Zoom Room will remain open for friendly chats and community.
• Duration:1hr:30m-2hr:00mAdditional information about our QM+CC can be found on our website.If you are interested in attending and have not registered for our Creative Conversations, please email as below.

If you previously registered, there is no need to re-register, you are on the list.  You will automatically receive Zoom links to this and subsequent Meetings, approximately one week before each Meeting and a reminder the day of.  We ask that you please do not share the Zoom link with interested Friends, but encourage them to email the Clerk (clerk@nontheist-quakers.org.uk) to register. You may unregister/unsubscribe at any time by replying to this email address.

In Friendship,
The QM+CC Working group (Gisela Creed, John Senior, William Purser, and Kiera Faber)
Nontheist Friends Network, UK