Community Groups & Partners

Area meetings are advised to permit and encourage the use of their meeting houses for educational and other suitable purposes which serve the needs of the people living in their neighbourhood.

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Pamphlets

Note: During the current Coronavirus pandemic a number of our community groups have temporarily suspended their meetings at 43 St Giles’. Please contact a group directly for up-to-date information about its arrangements.

Our premises provide a home for a diverse range of friendly community groups that meet here on a regular basis. Some, but not all, groups are listed below (as described by their coordinators).

If you would like more information about a particular group, please get in contact with its coordinator(s) directly. If you are making a special journey to Oxford Quaker Meeting House for a class or event, do check the details with the group concerned.

If you run or wish to start a group and would like to use rooms at the Quaker Centre, please get in contact.

Fossil Free Oxfordshire

Fossil Free Oxfordshire LogoFossil Free Oxfordshire is a group of citizens calling on our local government to move investments out of companies that extract and explore for fossil fuels—to move money away from the cause of climate change and into solutions.

Oxford Thich Nhat Hanh Sangha

We are a friendly group that practises mindfulness and meditation together in Oxford as taught by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh. Everyone is welcome.

Sri Chinmoy Meditation Centre

sri-chinmoy-meditation-centreThroughout the year, we offer free meditation courses in which people are welcome to come and learn about meditation and meditate with us.

 

Clear Space for Me Decluttering Workshop

clear-space-for-meSmall -group discussion of individual members’ experiences of independent decluttering.

Creative Writing: Fictional Narrative

Pile of booksWhatever kind of writing you do, you share with all writers the same key challenges. By focusing on a single skill set, it is possible to isolate a range of techniques that you can adapt to foster your own aims and your own voice—regardless of your style or subject.

Oxford Friends of the Earth

Friends of the earthOxford Friends of the Earth is a voluntary group of local residents working to promote a healthy and sustainable environment.

  • Meets: Second Wednesday of each month (except August) from 7.30pm to 9.00 pm
  • Contact: info@oxfoe.co.uk
  • Further information: www.oxfoe.co.uk

Zen Space

This Rinzai Zen group works with nature and local communities—in particular, to maintain, develop, and create green spaces.

Oxford Insight Meditation Monday Sitting Group

A drop-in group rooted in the traditions of Mindfulness and Buddhist Insight Meditation. Meditation, teaching, and discussion, usually teacher-led. All welcome.

Oxford Evangelical Presbyterian Church

We meet for traditional Christian worship, including hymns, psalms, Bible readings, prayer, and Bible teaching, always followed by tea, coffee, and biscuits! All are welcome.

Oxford Local Quaker Meeting
43 St Giles’
OXFORD
OX1 3LW
United Kingdom

Phone 01865 557373
 
office@oxfordquakers.org

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