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Staffordshire Quaker Newsletter – October 2023

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  • Seeking to know one another – Editorial and more
  • Opening up in Uttoxeter – Cath Hayes (Uttoxeter Meeting) on opening up the Meeting House for Heritage Open Day
  • A special visitor in Lichfield – Berry Dicker (Lichfield Meeting) reports on a visit in June from Anthony Wilson who now lives in Borneo.
  • Make polluters pay – Cath Hayes (Uttoxeter Meeting)
  • Understanding the impact of child abuse – anonymous
  • A journey of reconciliation and healing – Anthony Wilson (Sabah, Borneo)
  • Fact, opinion and CLASP – a reflection on dealing with difference in belief both within Quakerism and in wider Christianity by Stephen Petter (Wolverhampton Meeting, CLASP rep)
  • Simplification of Staffordshire Area Meeting – Stephen Petter (Wolverhampton Meeting)
  • Wildflowers, butterflies and bees – John Nicholls (Wolverhampton Meeting)
  • The latest from our local development worker – Hilary Topp (Quaker Life)
  • The why of membership – Helen Buckley
  • Fairtrade: an update – Peter Kent-Baguley (Leek Meeting)
  • Vigil for the Arms Fair in Telford – John Babb (Wolverhampton Meeting)
  • Quaker Mondegreens – Roger Oldfield (Stafford Meeting)

Staffordshire Quaker Newsletter – June 2023

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  • Come In – Open Day at Stafford Meeting House by Gayle Yeomans (Stafford Meeting)
  • Excerpts from the funeral of Joan Holland, co-founder of Stone Meeting
  • Uttoxeter and Burton Meeting and Churches Together – Cath Hayes (Uttoxeter Meeting)
  • Quaker Life Representative Council: An Insiders View – Stephen Petter (Wolverhampton Meeting)
  • What is my religion? – Helen Buckroyd (Lichfield Meeting)
  • Faith in Practice: Ukraine – Some questions from Quaker Peace and Social Witness and some suggestions of possible interventions by John Nichols (Wolverhampton Meeting)
  • Faith in Practice: Asylum – Staffordshire Quakers join counter-protesters in support of asylum seekers housed at Cannock hotels
  • Can nature recover from us – Gayle Yeomans (Stafford Meeting)
  • Relishing a Fallow Day and the Art of Pottering – Kate Passey (Stafford Meeting)
  • Stafford Welcomes Refugees – Maureen Alecock (Stafford Meeting)

Staffordshire Quaker Newsletter – February 2023

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  • Trees of Faith – David Morgan (Stafford Meeting)
  • Bob Dew, 1941-2022 – Funeral Address
  • A Long Remembered Sunday – Bob Dew (Stafford Meeting) an article from 2000 Stafford Meeting Newsletter
  • Christmas 2022 – Peter Ramsdale (Stoke Meeting) reflections on his Christmas day visit to Farfield Quaker Meeting House, near Ilkley, West Yorkshire.
  • Glimpse – a poem by Sandra Chambers (Stafford Meeting)
  • Why do I need to own books? – Helen Buckroyd (Lichfield Meeting)
  • Reaching Out: The Quaker Service Memorial – John Babb (Wolverhampton Meeting)
  • Quaker Links with Christianity and Other Faith Groups – Stephen Petter (Wolverhampton Meeting)
  • Quaker Life Representative Council – Stephen Petter (Wolverhampton Meeting)
  • Sustainable Palm Oil, it’s not simple – Gayle Yeomans (Stafford Meeting)