Bideford
Meeting for Business
Events
Notices
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Meeting for Worship Time: 10.30 a.m. Children’s Meeting Times: Address: E Mail: wendy-ward@homecall.co.uk
Clerk: Wendy Ward
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On average, about fifteen people are present at Meeting for Worship.. This lasts for about an hour, and, as in other Quaker Meetings, the worship is based in a still silence, with few spoken words. At Bideford, unlike many other Quaker meetings, the hour is followed by a few minutes of "Afterthoughts" during which anyone present can talk about what might have been in their mind during the meeting, even though they did not feel prompted to speak during the hour's worship. This is a sharing exercise, not a discussion, and can sometimes be inspiring, or heartwarming. After Meeting, refreshments are served and there is lots of time for chatter and exchange of news. |
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A monthly study group has been taking place at the Quaker Meeting House at 17 Honestone Street, usually on the third Thursday of the month. Currently, however, the group has transformed itself into a Sustainability Group which meets to examine ways in which we can all live more sustainability, and to help each other in this. The next meeting of this group is at 11 Old Barnstaple Road, Bideford on Friday 26th February at 2.30 pm On Friday 12th March, the film, THE AGE OF STUPID will be given a public showing at Bideford Baptist Church at 7.30 pm. Entry is free, but there will be a collection to cover costs. "Described by international media and politicians alike as ‘essential viewing to anyone who cares about the survival of our planet’ The Age of Stupid stars Oscar-nominated Pete Postlethwaite as an old man living in the devastated world of 2055, watching ‘archival’ footage from 2008 and asking, ‘why didn’t we stop climate change whilst we still had the chance?’
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