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QiL Newsheet 6
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Our meeting Needs You!
Our Nominations Committee is looking for Friends to fill several roles in the life of Quakers in London – and we need your help to find them. The roles we are currently seeking to fill are: If a name comes to mind, whether it’s your own or someone else’s, please do use the form below. All nominations are handled with…
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Friendly Welcome’s mission to support Palestinian students
Friendly Welcome was formed in 2021 by a group of North West London Quakers with a simple but powerful idea: that working together we can change lives. Their first project saw them sponsor a Syrian refugee family to build a new life in the UK. Now, they’ve turned their attention to Gaza. The situation there is heartbreaking – and for…
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London Development Group update March 2026
This group has been working together on the development of the single London Area meeting since March 2024, all the minutes of our meetings can be found on the QiL website. We now have three part-time paid free-lancers supporting our work: Sarah Donaldson focusing on project management and legal matters; Linda Craig working on the financial aspects and Kayla Hemsley…
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Notices Copy & Paste – April
Clerks are busy people. To make their lives a little easier this page gives a list of up to date events and updates that can be copied and pasted into your own newsletters or after meeting notices. Quaker dialogues A series of events hoping to bring Quakers together from across London over shared interests. These could be one-off conversations, or…
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Quaker Family Together Day – 8th March 2026
Simply Joyful: Quaker Families Together at Walthamstow Meeting Hello, I’m Julia, the London Children and Youth Development Worker. As part of my job I work with local meetings from across London to run Quaker Families Together Days (QFTD) At these events families come together to enjoy all-age worship, shared lunch and fun activities, all while exploring the Quaker testimonies. Recently…
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Attending the Newcomers Course at Bunhill Fields – Lucy Cane
I do not remember exactly why I walked into a Quaker meeting for first time earlier this year. I do remember being struck by the peaceful atmosphere of the simple room behind a hectic high street, the way the silent worship created space in my mind, and the willingness of Friends to chat about politics after the meeting. When I…
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Focus: Being Quaker
It has been exciting to see so many people across the city express an interest in our Quaker Way, with most of London’s Local Meetings reporting an increase in new Friends, especially among young adults. This poses the question – how well are we welcoming our new friends? Whilst some Local Meetings are able to put on their own newcomers…
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Online Worship In North Wales
Could London Have an Online Quaker Meeting? Lessons from Around the World When North Wales Quakers recently set up a fully online Local Meeting, it raised an intriguing possibility. If a Quaker meeting can exist entirely online in North Wales, could the same idea work in London? At first glance it might seem unnecessary. London already has many meetings. But…
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Trellis and Vine
From all corners of London, we anchor the frame, A trellis of purpose, a shared Quaker name. The lifting is heavy, the seasoning slow, But we build the foundation so the Spirit can grow. From reliable wood, our green vine takes flight, Seeking through structure to search for the Light. but in this garden we’re not bound to stay; Our…