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Bury St.Edmunds Quakers @bsequakers.bsky.social · 2d

Quite a few people engaged with us at our stall outside the Meeting House last Saturday as part of Quaker Week. We also held our monthly Silent Witness for Climate Justice (first Saturday of every month, 10am Angel Hill). Find out more about Quakers at www.quaker.org.uk

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Bury St.Edmunds Quakers @bsequakers.bsky.social · 2d

We recently visited Glenthorne Guest House and Conference Centre in beautiful Grasmere. Run as a Quaker Charity but open to all. Glenthorne is a place where you would not feel alone if you come on your own. Very special atmosphere & stunning walks right from the door. 2026 programme now!

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Stuart Masters @stuartkmasters.bsky.social · 2d

Think how often injustice is related to inconsistency. Inconsistency has too often been the cradle of injustice and sociopathic behavior. So to speak of consistent compassion is to affirm the importance of a reliable and steady love for others, regardless of their station in life.

Philip Gulley

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Quakers in Britain @quaker.org.uk · 2d

On October 7th, we hold in our hearts all those whose lives have been lost and those who are still suffering, and pray for a just peace.

A prayer for 7 October

Find out about Quakers and how our faith translates into action.

www.quaker.org.uk

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Rachele @racheledf.bsky.social · Dec 18

Online talk in Feb and new free short course

* Prof. Hilary Cremin (Cambridge U Education Fac)

* New FREE OpenLearn short course 'Principles and Practice of Peace Education', an OU/Quakers in Britain collaboration - aimed at schools and educators

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/how-do-edu...?

How do educators build a culture of peace?

Prof Hilary Cremin,Head of the Faculty of Education at Cambridge University,joins us to mark the launch of the new Peace Education Course

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Quakers in Britain @quaker.org.uk · 6d

The theme of Quaker Week this year is Love Your Neighbour.

Listen to this beautiful episode of the BBC’s Daily Service, delivered by @timquaker.bsky.social – a Quaker and general secretary of @globalquakers.bsky.social – which reflects on the meaning and importance of loving your neighbour.

Daily Service - Love your neighbour - The Greatest Commandment - BBC Sounds

Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Tim Gee.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Quakers in Britain @quaker.org.uk · 7d

Violence is never right. Killing is never right. Targeting people because of who they are is never right.

We give thanks for all those, from all backgrounds, who have come together to oppose hatred and promote living together peacefully. It is vital that we all continue to do so.

Quaker statement in response to Manchester synagogue attacks on Yom Kippur

We offer our love, support and solidarity with the Jewish community, in Manchester and beyond, following the horrifying antisemitic attack on a Manchester synagogue on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in t...

www.quaker.org.uk

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Bury St.Edmunds Quakers @bsequakers.bsky.social · 11d

Find out more about Bury St.Edmunds during Quaker Week at our stall outside the Meeting House, St.Johns Street, IP33 1SJ 10-2 on Sunday, October 4th. All are very welcome. We are very F/friendly! For more information on Quaker Week nationally: www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...

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Quakers in Britain @quaker.org.uk · 16d

As tensions rise and divisions deepen across the UK and beyond, Quakers are inviting everyone to pause, reflect, and act on one simple but radical idea: Love Your Neighbour.

Find out more about Quaker Week and this year’s theme: www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...

Quaker Week 2025: Love Your Neighbour - a call for compassion in a divided world

As tensions rise and divisions deepen across the UK and beyond, Quakers are inviting everyone to pause, reflect, and act on one simple but radical idea: Love Your Neighbour.

www.quaker.org.uk

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Bury St.Edmunds Quakers @bsequakers.bsky.social · 13d

Saturday, 27th Sept marks the 200 anniversary of the of the Stockton & Darlington railway. Quakers played a major part in the development of railways. One reason for this involvement was the exclusion of Quakers from the professions hence the interest in business.

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Tim Gee @timquaker.bsky.social · 16d

I liked this, from Quakers in Britain Recording Clerk, Paul Parker, considering 'Who is my neighbour'?

Quakers in Britain @quaker.org.uk · 16d

“Living among these neighbours, and loving them all, is inextricably tied up with my faith. Through my relationships with my neighbours, I come to understanding something of the divine which is in us all.”

Paul Parker reflects on having neighbours and being a neighbour.

Loving your neighbour

Quaker perspective on loving your neighbour

www.quaker.org.uk

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Bury St.Edmunds Quakers @bsequakers.bsky.social · 13d

Talk at our Meeting House on Fast Fashion and Recycling by Sarah-Jane Clarke, West Suffolk Council, 7pm, Saturday 26th September. All very welcome. Refreshments. Organised by Bury St Edmunds Climate Cafe.

Bury St.Edmunds Quakers @bsequakers.bsky.social · 23d

Our wonderful Quaker Meeting House Librarian has chosen a few books to display to mark the International Day of Peace on the 21st September un.org/PeaceDay

Bury St.Edmunds Quakers @bsequakers.bsky.social · 25d

Plenty of cyclists and walkers visited our Meeting House during annual Rise and Stride event In aid of Churches Trust. Great outreach & a stark contrast with troubling events in London on the same day.

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ScouseLakes @scouselakes.bsky.social · 26d

Positive story time!

“Refugees from across the world have been lending their gardening skills and their muscles to Quakers in South Cumbria, helping to create biodiverse friendship gardens for both wildlife and visitors to enjoy.”

www.quaker.org.uk/communities/...

Friends from around the globe dig in to help Friends in Cumbria

Find out about Quakers and how our faith translates into action.

www.quaker.org.uk

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Bury St.Edmunds Quakers @bsequakers.bsky.social · Jun 26

Armed Forces Day is on Sat, 28th June. Quakers hold a Testimony to peace and all that makes for peace. We respect the courage of our armed forces & desire to do whatever may be possible to keep them from harm. We are concerned at the manner in which AFD is widely presented as family entertainment.

Armed Forces Day Banner outside the Meeting Hpuse

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Bury St.Edmunds Quakers @bsequakers.bsky.social · Apr 2

Please join us at our climate silent witness on Saturday, 5th April, 1130 to 1200 on Angel Hill, Bury St.Edmunds. You do not have to be a Quaker! All very welcome. We also wish to assert our historic right to hold peaceful witness & protest

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Quakers in Britain @quaker.org.uk · Apr 1

Join Quakers on Thursday at a meeting for worship outside New Scotland Yard, 12-1pm 🪧

Join us in responding to police aggression with love and peace 🙏🕊️

Details: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/scotland-y...

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Quakers in Britain @quaker.org.uk · Mar 28

🚨 Outrage as 20 police officers break into Westminster Quaker Meeting House and arrest six. 🚨
This shocking violation of a place of worship is a direct result of crackdowns on protest and dissent - freedom of speech, assembly and democracy are at risk.🕊️
👉 www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...

Quakers condemn police raid on Westminster Meeting House

Police broke into a Quaker Meeting House last night (27 March) and arrested six young people holding a meeting over concerns for the climate and Gaza.

www.quaker.org.uk

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Stuart Masters @stuartkmasters.bsky.social · Mar 10

We need to go beyond “welcoming”, with its “them-and-us” dynamic, and instead be prepared to hand power and agency over to historically marginalised groups to run and shape the church themselves.

Miranda Threlfall-Holmes

The image includes the quotation from the main post, plus a picture of Miranda Threlfall-Holmes (a younger white women in navy blue clerical dress).

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Bury St.Edmunds Quakers @bsequakers.bsky.social · Mar 10

Gardening in a Changing Climate Talk, Saturday, 15 March, 7pm, Friends Meeting House, St.Johns Street, Bury St.Edmunds.
Discover how to adapt your gardening practices to the challenges posed by a changing climate.
climatechangegardening.org

Spring flowers in our meetinghouse garden

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Paul Parker @rcquaker.bsky.social · Feb 26

Disappointing evidence that the new government isn't listening to campaigners as much as some of us hoped it would.

Charity campaigners lower expectations on government openness, survey says

www.civilsociety.co.uk

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Bury St.Edmunds Quakers @bsequakers.bsky.social · Feb 28

A bright spring day at our meeting house but homeless people including those sofa surfing & in temporary accommodation are still struggling. Photo shows tent in our town centre: At our meeting we are collecting for the Bury Drop-In charity provides much needed support. www.burydropin.org

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Bury St.Edmunds Quakers @bsequakers.bsky.social · Jan 24

We are not sure how the flowers ended up on our sundial in the meeting house garden but they do seem to symbolise hope and peace.

Flowers arranged sundial in meeting house garden

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Bury St.Edmunds Quakers @bsequakers.bsky.social · Jan 24

On Monday 27 January, St Edmundsbury Cathedral will hold a special service in the Abbey Gardens to mark Holocaust Memorial Day. This National Day of Remembrance is in honour of victims of genocide. The service will take place in the Peace Garden in the Abbey Gardens at 10.30 am.

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