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Click to Download the August 2023 PDF Version<\/a><\/p>\n

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Love in Action for Oxford Meeting<\/a>
\n<\/b>Denise Cullington<\/strong><\/p>\n

But as anyone who\u2019s run a household knows, there\u2019s always much to do under the surface which can be exhausting if left to a few, or enjoyable and companionable when shared.<\/p>\n

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Monthly Appeal August 2023<\/a>
\n<\/strong>Anne Watson<\/strong><\/p>\n

Peace Works Zimbabwe <\/strong>(emanating from Milton Keynes Quaker Meeting) is raising money to support Peace Education<\/strong> in Zimbabwe.<\/p>\n

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Hello<\/a>
\n<\/b>Phoebe Larcombe<\/strong><\/p>\n

I wanted to take a moment to introduce myself as the new Deputy Manager here at the Meeting House.<\/p>\n

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Photo by J Henderson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

August 11th Workshop – Exploring Quaker Christianity<\/a>
\n<\/strong>Matt Rosen<\/strong><\/p>\n

On 11 August, there will be a Friday with Friends workshop on \u2018Exploring Quaker Christianity\u2019. <\/p>\n

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Welcoming and Caring at 11 o’clock<\/a>
\nAnne Watson
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Welcomers are needed to ensure that those on their way to meeting, maybe for the first time, are really and truly welcome amidst this joyful mix.<\/p>\n

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Oxford Open Doors Outreach Event<\/a>
\n9 and 10 September 2023<\/a>
\nThe Office<\/strong><\/p>\n

Oxford Preservation Trust has been running Oxford Open Doors <\/strong>for 15 years. An annual weekend where places not always open to the public open to celebrate heritage and culture across all walks of the city\u2019s life. <\/p>\n

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Todd Drake<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Communal Living at Penington Friends House<\/a>
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\u2018<\/em>Penington Friends House was established by Quakers in New York City who wanted to offer visiting Friends a safe home-like environment, but in the 1980s it transitioned to a communal living model, accommodating people of various faiths\u2014while holding firm to its founders\u2019 Quaker values.<\/em>\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>From Quaker Faith & Practice 2.11<\/strong><\/p>\n

‘…there is a giving and receiving between its members, one helping<\/strong> another with or without words.’<\/em><\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Meetings for Worship<\/b><\/a>
\nAugust 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n

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This Month’s Forty-Three Newsletter Contents<\/strong><\/p>\n