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Daily round-up – Thursday

simon — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 23:10:55 +0000

Gerry Millar went on the Coast & Cliffs Walk
Clare Scott Booth on the mid-point of the Gathering
Les Hereward prepared for the committed relationships consideration session, as did stagbeetle63
Gil Skidmore reflects on the management of and participation in large gatherings
A few reactions to the Swarthmore Lecture
Miranda Chadkirk interviews simon gray, Hank, and another Friend
John Ironside took pictures of his home group
William Heath has a confession to make…

Daily round-up – Wednesday

simon — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 23:10:05 +0000

stagbeetle63 sends a postcard from York and has been experiencing generosity & grace
Jez Smith compares the Gathering with both Big Brother and Centre Parcs!
Swarthmore Lecture reviewed
Colin Billett lets his hair down
Gerry Millar likes the York wildlife
Caddir went on a narrowboat trip, and didn’t make it to epilogue

Daily round-up – Tuesday

simon — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 23:15:44 +0000

Here’s our daily round-up of what we know about has been blogged elsewhere:

Jez Smith looked forward to Tuesday
Miranda Chadkirk explains the chatrooms
Ekklesia report on the opening of our consideration of Committed Relationships and also on the Salter Lecture
Gil Skidmore slows down
Les Hereward rounds up his Tuesday
Caddir is en-joy-ing herself!
Jez Smith on Discerning the Quaker way
Judy Kirby was in the Committed Relationships session
…as was Miranda Chadkirk

Daily round-up – Monday

simon — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 23:10:48 +0000

Here’s our daily round-up of what we know has been blogged about elsewhere:

Miranda Chadkirk on sessions with Steve Whiting & Jennifer Barraclough
Gerry Millar rounds up his first full day at the Gathering
Mat Penaluna on his Sunday at JYM
Les Hereward’s Monday highlights

Daily round-up – Sunday

simon — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 23:10:42 +0000

Here’s our daily round-up of what we know has been blogged about elsewhere:

Jez Smith discusses the first session of YMG
Roy Prockter talks about his tricycle and the Peace Tax Seven
Bridget Dommen compares Quakerism with Calvinism
Jez Smith writes about the Sunday morning introduction
Harriet Hart compares the opening session of YMG with that of Friends General Conference
Clare Scott-Booth gives her thoughts on the opening session, and is both disturbed and inspired
Hilary and Janet talk about New Jordans
Mat Penaluna rounds up Friday and Saturday of JYM
Gerry Millar was at the Salter Lecture
Gil Skidmore spent the day making connexions
Michael Wright had a piece in the Guardian
Les Hereward rounds up his Sunday
Watford Quakers (all of them?) have a lumpy mattress!

Daily round-up – Saturday

simon — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 23:05:30 +0000

Here’s our daily round-up of what we know has been blogged about elsewhere:

Oliver Robertson looks forward to the first YMG session
Miranda Chadkirk rounds up sessions one, two, and three of JYM
Gil Skidmore forgot about the geese!

Trusting each other, in church government

simon — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 16:53:50 +0000

Alice Yaxley reflects upon our discernment process:

“We have to practice the discipline of love for each other, if we are going to seek God’s will together and trust that the Meeting is discerning. The Meeting as a whole is expected to hold back from deciding until we find ourselves together in the unity that the Holy Spirit creates amongst us. I know I find it easier to trust the Meeting if I have heard the explanation of how our understanding and experience of God, the God of the oppressed, compels us to act as we are describing in the minute”.

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Who is God?

simon — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:56:42 +0000

Alice Yaxley ponders the question, ‘who is God?’

God is who brings us together, illuminates the unity we have in common, invites us into a deeper understanding of the Holy Life that transforms the world. God is the God of the oppressed, the outcast, the poor and those who are hated. God is the sure guide to the peaceable kingdom, though the path may go through storms.

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Welcome to the Yearly Meeting Gathering blog!

simon — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 10:49:48 +0000

From the outset it’s always been our hope that people will spend a year at Yearly Meeting Gathering – whether they will present at York for the full week, joining us for part of the week as day visitors, or prevented from attending on campus.

One way in which we hope Quakers across Britain and beyond will take part in Yearly Meeting Gathering is through our website – and we hope to cover the event like never before!

Using the latest social and collaborative media tools of blogging, Twitter, Flickr, YouTube, and others – as well as the usual session recordings and transcripts you’ve come to expect.

Keep an eye on this page – or subscribe to our RSS feed to learn more.