The Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in Ireland http://www.quakers-in-ireland.ie/home The official website of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in Ireland Sun, 29 Aug 2010 22:59:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Come and meet Quakers The Friends Meeting House in Hillsborough will be open from 10.0 am to 5.0 pm on European Heritage Open Day Saturday 11th September.  Local Quakers will be there to meet visitors.  Press here for details.

]]> http://www.quakers-in-ireland.ie/home/archives/2220 Grange Meeting – 350 ! Grange Meeting, not far from Dungannon in Co. Tyrone, is celebrating its 350th anniversary.  It is not looking backwards – being the first local Quaker Meeting in Ireland to set up its own website which has just come on line at:
www.grangefriendsmeeting.co.uk

]]> http://www.quakers-in-ireland.ie/home/archives/2049 Open Day at Dublin Meetings Quakers at their Dublin Meeting Houses in Eustace Street and Monkstown will welcome visitors all day on Saturday 9th October.  Details will be provided as soon as possible.

]]> http://www.quakers-in-ireland.ie/home/archives/2016 The Friendly Word The July-August issue of The Friendly Word bimonthly Irish Quaker magazine has appeared.  Press here for list of Contents and subscription contact.

]]> http://www.quakers-in-ireland.ie/home/archives/1993 Irish Council of Churches/Inter-church Meeting Post of Executive Officer – Senior executive position

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]]> http://www.quakers-in-ireland.ie/home/archives/1990 IYM Public Lecture 2010 The Public Lecture is a regular feature of Ireland Yearly Meeting and is usually presented as an evening session in the course of the meeting.  The lecture in 2010 was given by ANNE BENNETT

LIVING THE VISION – BUILDING PEACE – A PERSONAL JOURNEY

INTRODUCTION
I should like to thank Ireland Yearly Meeting for giving me this opportunity to give the Public Lecture for 2010.  I was asked to talk about building peace through my work at Quaker House Belfast and elsewhere.  This is not an academic exploration of the issues.  It’s about my experiences and stories of some of the people I have met during my work who have taught me so much. Towards the end of my talk I will explore some of the issues facing us today and in the future – the challenges for Quakers.

WHO AM I – WHAT MOTIVATES ME?
I am always…

]]> http://www.quakers-in-ireland.ie/home/archives/1986 Happenings at Moyallon Click here for information on two events: A weekend in May on the theme  “Allowing the spirit of God to take over in your Life” and a concert in June by South Ulster Sinfonia.

]]> http://www.quakers-in-ireland.ie/home/archives/1982 Ecumenical Accompaniers Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine & Israel (EAPPI) provides protection by presence, supports Israeli and Palestinian peace activists and advocates for an end to the occupation.  For job opportunities press here

]]> http://www.quakers-in-ireland.ie/home/archives/1956 Ireland Yearly Meeting Epistle – April 2010 The Yearly Meeting Epistle is a traditional greeting, written in the course of each country’s Yearly Meeting and agreed to by all the participants.  The Epistle is sent to Yearly Meetings throughout the world.

RELIGIOUS  SOCIETY  OF  FRIENDS (QUAKERS)

IRELAND YEARLY MEETING

Quaker House Dublin, Stocking Lane, Dublin 16
Fax/Phone/Answering – 01 4956889
e-mail – office@quakers-in-ireland.ie

To Friends everywhere

Dear Friends

We send loving greetings from Ireland Yearly Meeting met in spring sunshine from 8-11 April 2010 in Lisburn.  The underlying theme which emerged was one of being true to our vision.  Our Testimonies are a vision of a way of living.  They express our beliefs in words which leads to action. Jesus taught us to think positively and to live our lives in God’s enabling love.

Quaker House Belfast has been an example of Quaker witness stemming from a…

]]> http://www.quakers-in-ireland.ie/home/archives/1946 Friends’ Testimonies Quakers have agreed on testimonies on various mattes since their earliest times.  One of the most significant is the Peace Testimony of 1661.  Click here for a new article on the subject.

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