Yearly Meeting Gathering 2009

• 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…

• 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

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

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

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!

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!