June 2021


Voices for Peace in Israel and Colombia
Gwithian Doswell

Israeli conscientious objectors

 


New Project for OWNS
Elisabeth Salisbury

A new day-support centre to offer respite, hospitality, and encouragement to those who are homeless or vulnerably housed.


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Jill Green

A tribute to all the many kinds of keyworkers who have died during this pandemic.


What is the Good?
Elisabeth Salisbury

A thoughtful quote from Tom Stoppard’s The Dark Side.


June Charity Appeal: Friends of Hlekweni
Marieke Faber Clarke

The charity is closing but the work goes on.

 


Forty-Three Newsletter Goes Online !
Sherry Granum
Juliet Henderson
Michael Hughey

The new format allows comments on individual articles, audio tracks and videos.


9 Core Quaker Beliefs
Video

As a lifelong Quaker, Arthur Larrabee was frustrated that he couldn’t answer the question, “What do Quakers believe?” So he set out to do just that.


Safeguarding Children and Adults-at-Risk in Our Meetings
Sue Smith

Drafting new policy and practice guidelines.


Our House is on Fire
Jeanne Warren

We need to do more to respond to the climate crisis as a crisis.

 


What’s in a Street Name?
Juliet Henderson

Campbell Road, Lytton Road, Cornwallis Road, Clive Road. The men with these names were all employees of the East India Company.


 

Eid al-Fitr
Deb Arrowsmith

Decorations from Oxford University’s Islamic group celebration of Eid al-Fitr (Feast of Breaking the Fast) at the meeting house.


Reading the Qur’an as a Quaker
Video

How do Quakers “love thy neighbor”? For Michael Birkel, it meant crossing religious boundaries to have meaningful conversations with his Muslim neighbors.


43 St Giles Community Noticeboard Online, June 2021

From the Office

 


From Quaker Faith and Practice
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Are you open to new light, from whatever source it may come?

 


Meetings for Worship
June 2021

 

 

 


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Forty-Three Newsletter • Number 506 • June 2021
Oxford Friends Meeting
43 St Giles, Oxford OX1 3LW

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