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

QM + Creative conversation Thursday 4 September – Are nontheists irrelevant?

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Dear Friends,

Welcome back to our Creative Conversations. We hope summer treated you well!

Please join us on Thursday 4 September at 7PM BST/2PM EDT for our next QM+CC.  Tim Regan and Al Palmer will share their thoughts on, “Are nontheists irrelevant?”

NOTE: Please use the new Zoom link for this season of our QM+CC. As a friendly reminder, we will resend the Zoom link to registered participants only, the day of the Meeting.

Please email clerk@nontheist-quakers.org.uk to register if you have not already done so.
You may unregister/unsubscribe from our monthly Meetings or NFN communication at any time by replying to this email address:  nontheistfriend@gmail.com

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

MfW+ Creative Conversation – Thursday 2nd November

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Dear Friends,
We hope this note finds you well.  Many thanks to tom kunesh for reminding us of the radicalness of ‘quiet communalism’, especially in challenging times. We hope you will join us for our next Quaker Meeting and Creative Conversation in November.  
2 November QM+CC at 7PM GMT/3PM EDT by Zoom, will introduce the concern, Reflecting on the State of Your Spirituality. 
(Note: UK clocks go back 1 hour on 29th of October.  US clocks do not go back until the 5th of November)

From Al Palmer, “Many nontheists avoid the terms “spiritual” or “spirituality” because of their links to mysterious or god like activities.  However, it might be possible to define both in ways that refer to some more common processes of thought and reflection that might be helpful in organizing and managing our lives.  Here is a link to an essay that you might find interesting.  https://tinyurl.com/nhax7pvv”
And here: NFNpresentation-AlPalmer

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, 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