by Eva | Oct 3, 2024 | My Life As A Quaker, Quaker, Sutton Quaker Meeting
With a scientific education, I was used to questioning ideas, theories and assumptions. I knew that I sensed there was more than the apparent facts that we humans teach each other at any point in history—doubt and uncertainty have always existed and many of the...
by Helen | Apr 17, 2024 | Quaker, Sutton Quaker Meeting
When I visit different Quaker Meetings around Britain, I find they all seem alike in some ways, but they also all have their own distinct characters. So, like most Quaker Meetings, Sutton holds Meeting for Worship for about an hour on Sunday mornings, 10:30 to 11:30,...
by Helen | Oct 26, 2020 | Quaker
Some substances are prized for their ability to stretch, twist, give, returning to their original shape when the forces that distort them have gone. They are pliant, responsive, when under pressure. Then afterwards they ‘relax’. Elastic bands, for instance, work...
by Helen | Jul 23, 2020 | Life in Action, Quaker
When my husband called me over to watch the video of Colston’s statue being pulled down and unceremoniously tipped into the river, I felt what I can best describe as shocked delight. It’s very personal for me. Not only am I a Bristolian born and bred, but my secondary...
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