October 2022 – Black History Month People from African and Caribbean backgrounds have been a fundamental part of British history for centuries. Black History Month celebrates the vast contribution of Black men, women and children to British society; contributions that have been long overlooked. This month-long celebration recognises the events and people who have shaped … Read more
September 2022 – Being Ready for Quaker Week: Welcoming Families Quakers believe there is that of God in everyone. We can think of it as a light shining inside us. The light shows us things that are important. We are all very different and our light will look different to those around us. How do … Read more
March 2020 – Climate Activism The issue of climate change is important and urgent for all of us but young people have taken up this concern as something they feel passionate about and maybe very worried about.
January 2020 – Privilege Where we are born, the body we have, the family who raise us, our gender, class, race and beliefs, the society in which we live…all of these things affect our life chances.
November 2019 – Children’s Voices – The boy Jesus in the Temple This issue is the first in a series which focus on children’s voices and how they can be heard in their meetings, their communities and our world. It reflects on the story of the boy Jesus in the temple and encourages us to … Read more
May 2019 – Room for All – Gardening This issue looks at how gardens and gardening can be a way of creating hope by reaching out to the wider community around us and by offering spiritual growth and healing.
March 2019 – Room for All – Mental Wellbeing This edition of Journeys in the Spirit continues the theme of ‘Room for All’ and focusses on children’s mental well-being.
January 2019 – Room for All – Hospitality and Welcome This edition is part of the series “Room for All” and this issue is looking at hospitality and welcome. Advices and Queries 26 Do you recognise the needs and gifts of each member of your family and household, not forgetting your own? Try to make … Read more
November 2018 – Room for All – Diversity This issue is the first in a series, which focusses on the theme of ‘Room for All’. As Quakers, our table is already rich with good things, but who is missing? How can we let people know that there’s a space for them and a space for … Read more
July 2018 – Hope in Turbulent Times – Dementia explored Dementia is an issue for us all: we may worry about our own capabilities or that of people we love. We may know people or there may be Friends in your Meeting experiencing dementia.
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