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 saveNOTE: 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
Tag Archives: Events
QUG Meeting for Worship and Sharing – Wednesday October 16th at 7.00 p.m.
The next Quaker Universalist Group meeting will be on Wednesday October 16th at 7.00 p.m., when Peter Varney will talk under the title ‘My long spiritual journey – challenges and turning points’
I believe Peter began his journey in anthropology on (military) national service. He has also been an Anglican Vicar for much of his adult life, a prominent quaker and currently a member of the QUG committee. I think some NFN Friends may find his talk of interest. (Follow the link to register if not already registered with QUG)
https://qug.org.uk/meeting-for-worship-and-sharing-wednesday-october-16th-at-7-00-p-m-my-long-spiritual-journey-challenges-and-turning-points/
The next NFN meeting will be on Thursday 7th November.
QM + creative conversation – All Truth is a Shadow – Thur 3rd October with Jan Arriens
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.
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
QM + Creative conversation – Truth and Integrity – Thur 5 Sept 7pm
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
• 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
The QM+CC Working group (Gisela Creed, John Senior, William Purser, and Kiera Faber)
Nontheist Friends Network
Bhagavad Gita and Patanjali’s Yoga sutras
If any NFN Friends are interested in India, the Bhagavad Gita or Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras, they might like to have a look at the next QUG meeting for worship on Wednesday 19th June at 7pm UK time.
John Senior’s Spiritual Journey
NFN Friends may like to know that our very own (may I say that?) John Senior will be speaking to the Quaker Universalist Group next Wednesday about his spiritual journey (on zoom).
If you would like to be there, please register there:
‘Our (QUG) next meeting for worship and sharing is on Wednesday May 15th at 7.00 p.m. It will be introduced by John Senior who will be talking about his spiritual journey. John uses a variety of words to describe his journey, including Buddhist, Quaker, Nontheist and Universalist. A reminder and joining instructions will be sent out two or three days before the meeting.’ If you do not have the joining instructions and would like them please send an email to contact@qug.org.uk
QM+Creative conversation-Doubt-Thursday 2 May 7pm
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
• 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
QUG Conference and Centering Prayer
We (NFN) have not had a conference for some time. If NFN Friends are interested in the ‘Future of Religion’ (and Quakerism) they might like to attend the QUG Conference on 19-21 April.
In person attendance at High Leigh is now full but there are still online places available at £40. (There is a form to complete). Full details here: https://qug.org.uk/conferences/conference-2024-the-future-of-religion-worldwide/
If any NFN Friends are interested in Centering Prayer, at the next QUG MfW and sharing on Wed. 17th April at 7pm, Peter Bone, facilitator of the Chichester Centering Prayer group, will talk about Centering Prayer. (Relevant to Meditation as discussed at our NFN meeting on 4th January). A reminder and joining instructions will be sent out two or three days before the meeting. To register for this, email contact@qug.org.uk
MfW + Creative conversation Thursday 4 April – Exploring silence through collaborative arts.
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.
• 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
MfW + Creative Conversation Thursday 7 March – See heaven in a grain of sand
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
Nontheist Friends Network 