{"id":2847,"date":"2022-04-28T02:14:44","date_gmt":"2022-04-28T01:14:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oxfordquaker.com\/newsletter\/?page_id=2847"},"modified":"2023-02-08T19:29:15","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T19:29:15","slug":"may-2022","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oxfordquaker.com\/newsletter\/may-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"May 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Click to Download May 2022 PDF Version<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Reflections during a Zoom Meeting 3 April<\/a>
\nRoy Bateman<\/strong>
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Love<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Meeting for Worship 24 April<\/a>
\nRoy Bateman<\/b><\/p>\n

Prayer<\/p>\n

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The Politics of Place and Some Local Witnessing<\/a>
\nJuliet Henderson<\/b><\/p>\n

Recently, like many, I have become more alert to the politics of public monuments, particularly in relation to our historical consciousness of colonialism, racism, and slavery. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Monthly Appeal – May 2022<\/a>
\nQuaker Council for European Affairs (QCEA)
\n<\/strong>Richard Seebohm<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is still a respected partner among the rather few Brussels NGOs witnessing to humane and principled policies for people, economics, and public life<\/p>\n

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‘Friendly Persuasion’<\/a>
\nJuliet Henderson<\/b><\/p>\n

…a film that recounts how the pacifist beliefs of a Quaker family were tested during the American Civil War. <\/p>\n

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Mutual Support Group – ‘Getting Older’<\/a>
\nPastoral Care Group<\/b><\/p>\n

The Pastoral Care Group has been asked whether it would be possible to set up a mutual support group for members of our Quaker community who live on their own, and are concerned about the problems of getting older.<\/b><\/p>\n

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Four Delusions and a Plea<\/a>
\nKeith Wilson<\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cWe have no rules\u201d
\n“We encourage you to think for yourself\u201d
\n\u201cWe have no hierarchy\u201d<\/p>\n

…rather than attempting the futile task of eliminating our delusions, let\u2019s acknowledge them and act accordingly. <\/p>\n

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Note from the Gardening Team<\/a>
\nJacqui Mansfield and the Gardening Team – May 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n

Join us on Thursdays at 43 St Giles any time between 10:00 and 15:00. Coffee, lunch, chat, and cake available<\/p>\n

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Britain Yearly Meeting is Seeking a Youth, Children, and Families Development Worker<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Quakers in Britain<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Waiting<\/a>
\nRolf Lang<\/b><\/p>\n

My late husband Rolf Lange grew up in Nazi Germany. Although not Quaker, he was a peaceful man who passionately believed that a united Europe would eliminate the need for war between nations.<\/em><\/p>\n

Carol Lange<\/p>\n

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Living in the Spirit<\/a>
\nAnne Watson<\/b><\/p>\n

…with Friends from Other Meetings<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>In Penn’s Shadow (1680-1720)<\/a>
\nPhiladelphia: The Great Experiment<\/a>
\nHistory Making Productions<\/b><\/p>\n

He is at once a radical Quaker, political prisoner, visionary city planner, absent landlord, and a slaveholder. <\/em><\/p>\n

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Addressing Environmental Issues as a Spiritual Community<\/b><\/a>
\nJackie Bonomo<\/p>\n

Thoughts on this important issue from Jackie Bonomo, State College Friends Meeting, Lemont, Pennsylvania <\/span><\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>The Quakers: The Whites that Helped the Slavery Abolishment<\/a>
\nHB Martinson<\/b><\/p>\n

Professor Harold Boukary-Martinson explains in detail the whites that sacrificed against all odds to support the end to slavery. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Community Noticeboard Online, May 2022<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

From the Office<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>From Quaker Faith and Practice 24.21<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The dilemmas of the pacifist stand<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Meetings for Worship<\/b><\/a>
\nApril 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Back to May 2022 Newsletter Main Page<\/a><\/p>\n

Forty-Three<\/em> Newsletter \u2022 Number 517 \u2022 May 2022
\n<\/strong>Oxford Friends Meeting
\n43 St Giles, Oxford OX1 3LW<\/p>\n

newsletter@oxfordquakers.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Copyright 2022, Oxford Quakers<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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