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Quaker meeting + Creative conversation Thursday 8th January

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Dear Friends,

Please join us on Thursday, January 8  at 7PM UK/2PM EDT for our next conversation.
David Parlett will be talking about Samuel Butler (1835-1902*) as “a nontheist before his time.”

*I’m assuming this is the Samuel Butler (cf. Erewhon) David means. If he means Samuel Butler (1613-1680) or some other Samuel Butler then we might be in for a 17th century or other surprise.

David has now offered Butler exerpt(pdf) from Samuel Butler’s Erewhon revisited to read in advance.

We look forward to a lively conversation and hope that you will come and add your voice.

If you have not already registered,
Please email clerk@nontheist-quakers.org.uk to register.

We are still looking for someone who would be willing to share their spiritual journey to nontheism at a creative conversation in the spring.

We would also like to have a creative conversation about how nontheist Quakers utilize the silence.  Is that something that you might like to explore with us?

We welcome your thoughts about how to make these conversations more meaningful.  Address your comments to the working group at 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
NOTE: You may unregister/unsubscribe from our monthly Meetings or NFN communication at any time by replying to either of the email addresses given above..
Yours,
NonTheist Friends Network Quarterly Meeting Steering Committee
Creative Conversations Working Group

(The QM+CC Working group 2026 is Al Palmer, William Purser, Gisela Creed, Jim Cain and  Tim Regan. Steering Group to be confirmed or appointed at AGM in  February)

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Quaker meeting and Creative conversation Thursday 4 December – How do (nontheist) Quakers deal with, avoid or celebrate Christmas?

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Dear Friends,

Please join us on Thursday, December 4, at 7PM BST/2PM EDT for our next conversation.  We will be exploring the question, “How do nontheist Quakers deal with, avoid or celebrate Christmas?”    We look forward to a lively conversation and hope that you will come and add your voice.

We welcome your thoughts about how to make these conversations more meaningful.  Address your comments to the working group at nontheistfriend@gmail.com.

Yours in Friendship,
NonTheist Friends Network Quarterly Meeting Steering Committee
Creative Conversations Working Group

If you have not already 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
NOTE: You may unregister/unsubscribe from our monthly Meetings or NFN communication at any time by replying to nontheist friend nontheistfriend@gmail.com

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Quaker meeting and Creative conversation Thursday 6th November – “Hope and expectation in the life of a nontheist.”

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Dear Friends,

Please join us on Thursday, November 6, 2025 at 7PM BST/2PM EDT for our next conversation.  We will be exploring the question, “Hope and expectation in the life of a nontheist.”  We look forward to a lively conversation and hope that you will come and add your voice.

We welcome your thoughts about how to make these conversations more meaningful.  Address your comments to the working group at nontheistfriend@gmail.com.

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

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 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

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Nontheist religious experience and updates to this NFN website.

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I apolgise for my delay in updating.

Jim Cain has kindly shared texts with 3 slightly different versions of his presentation of 5 June on Nontheist religious experience in PDF, Word and powerpoint formats.

By scrolling through our Events page, and following links there, it is possible to find details of our past events for some years (2017-2025) and in some cases texts for earlier talks or audio recordings of the first 11 talks in 2021-22. There is still a gap in this record between Nov 2023 and Sept 2024 and I will try to get this filled in in coming weeks.

Our Articles and Newsletters page takes you back to NFN events as far as 2012.

Trevor

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QM + Creative conversation Thursday 5 June 2025 – Nontheist Religious Experience

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A friendly reminder!

-your QM+CC WG

We welcome you to join us on Thursday 5 June at 7PM BST/2PM EDT for our next QM+CC.  Jim Cain will share his thoughts on “The Nontheist Religious Experience”.

Jim has kindly shared texts with 3 slightly different versions of his presentation in PDF, Word and powerpoint formats.

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
You may unregister/unsubscribe from our monthly Meetings or NFN communication at any time by replying to nontheist friend <nontheistfriend@gmail.com>

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QM+Creative Conversation Thursday 1 May 2025 – 7 Types of Atheism

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Dear Friends,
Many thanks to William Purser for sharing his thoughts on HOPE and inspiring our creative conversation in April.

We welcome you to join us on Thursday 1 May at 7PM BST/2PM EDT for our next QM+CC.  Catherine Carr will share her thoughts on Seven Types of Atheism.
 
Please note this will be our last QM+CC for the season as we do not have a speaker for June and we take a summer holiday for July and August.  We will resume on 4 September.
 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: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

MfW+Creative Conversation Thursday 3 April 2025

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Dear Friends,

Many thanks to Penny Lilley for sharing her original artwork and personal reflections on bereavement in March which led to meaningful and deep exchanges between participants.

We welcome you to join us on Thursday 3 April at 7PM BST/2PM EDT for our next QM+CC.  William Purser will begin our Worship Sharing with a few thoughts on HOPE.
 
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 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: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

MfW+Creative Conversation Thursday 6 March 2025

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Dear Friends,

Many thanks to Catherine Carr for leading our Worship Sharing.  If you would like to read Foreshore Thoughts by Philip Rack, mentioned during the meeting, please find it attached below.

We welcome you to join us on Thursday 6 March at 7PM GMT/2PM EST for our next QM+CC with presenter Penny Lilley who will share her original artwork and thoughts on Facing up to bereavement and grief as a non-theist.
 
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
MfW+Creative Conversation, NFN Events, NFN website

Updates to website and next meeting

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I have now updated our ‘Organisation‘ page and am in the process of updating the rather neglected ‘Events‘ page where you can now see a ‘preview’ of our next meeting.