Curious about Quakerism? This course offers an introduction to the essentials of the Quaker way. Together we’ll explore Quaker worship, discernment and witness, with space for questions, discussion and reflection on how these practices shape daily life. Book your place: https://ow.ly/LfKZ50Zh3xp

Do we have buried feelings around money? Are our relationships troubled by it? Do our money behaviours embody our true selves? This course offers a supportive space to explore money through the Quaker values of Simplicity, Equality, and Sustainability. Book your place: https://ow.ly/nK9150Zh3u6

Do you feel despair or numbness at the state of the world? Join us to develop a deliberate practice of ‘active hope’, that helps overcome feelings of helplessness in these turbulent times. Book your place: https://www.woodbrooke.org.uk/courses/hope-as-a-practice/

Who are you today? What do you want to do? How do you get there? This session offers time for self-discovery and discovery of possible future directions, with opportunities to share ideas and learn from the experiences of others in a confidential space. https://ow.ly/8XZY50Zh2iz

We are building towards the climax of crisis. The spiritual crisis is folding into the ecological crisis and the ecological crisis is folding into the economic crisis... Keith Helmuth, 1990 Quaker Faith and Practice 25.14

What does it mean to be truly welcoming when people experience the world, faith, and community differently? This course opens a thoughtful, honest conversation about neurodiversity and the Society of Friends. Find out more: https://www.woodbrooke.org.uk/courses/welcoming-difference-neurodiversity/

As we consciously embrace a substantial period of silence we open ourselves to things we need to see and acknowledge, whether that’s old hurts and habits or new paths and projects. Life-changing surprises and deep insights become possible. Find out more and book: https://ow.ly/6JRm50ZeAM9

Caroline E Stephen, 1890 Quaker Faith and Practice 2.02

Join us on Thursday as we revisit the foundations of racial justice work and explore why these commitments still matter. We'll hear from speakers representing Black Lives Matter UK, Quakers in Britain and Woodbrooke.

Explore embodied spirituality through gentle body-based contemplative prayer, deepening body awareness and felt-sense listening, attending to the language of the body and noticing how the Sacred moves and meets us in our bodies. https://ow.ly/ZfL450Z9WlY

This is a monthly space for those with eldership responsibilities to come together to consider and learn how to serve as an effective elder in your Quaker community. The focus of this session is 'Serving as a Quaker Elder and Vocal Ministry'. https://ow.ly/fkoa50Z9WfK

London Yearly Meeting, 1986 Quaker Faith and Practice 2.88

The ebook version of 'Tangled Roots: Navigating the Complex Legacy of Early Quakers' is now available to buy for only £5.00! bookshop.quaker.org.uk/tangled-root...

Could this be your next role? We are looking for a Programme Coordinator – Faith and Spirituality to help develop and coordinate programmes that support people in exploring Quaker worship, spirituality and faith in practice. Find out more and apply: www.woodbrooke.org.uk/vacancies/

From the beginnings of the Quaker movement, Quakers refused to be buried in consecrated ground, believing all ground to be God's ground. In this session, we explore how early Quakers met with challenges regarding where and how they wished to inter their dead. See https://ow.ly/ErNk50Z72GX

Advices and Queries 17 Quaker Faith and Practice

✨Join us for online meeting for worship! ✨ UK times shown, Friends welcome from around the world! Find out more information on our website: www.woodbrooke.org.uk/worship

Have you ever wondered about something “beyond”, a place of peace that you can find with your eyes closed, a place that can elicit ecstasy and that is sometimes found to be stunningly useful? Welcome to mathematics and its place in spirituality! To find out more visit https://ow.ly/Tfu350Z4HkQ

On Friday 12 June at 15:30, we’re holding an information session offering a glimpse into our Silence and Spirituality module, delivered in partnership with The Queen’s Foundation. Book your place: https://ow.ly/rzfc50Z5xW6 Find out more about the modules: https://ow.ly/hGrN50Z5xW5

The Bible is not all sweetness and light! This session is part of a series which engages critically with difficult, perplexing, even offensive, material – setting the passages in context, exploring their reception history, and giving permission to disagree with the Bible. https://ow.ly/nVRJ50YGzip

Testimony concerning Amy Lewis (1893–1951) Hardshaw East Monthly Meeting, 1951 Quaker Faith and Practice 22.23

Simple melodies and words sung over and over can be extraordinarily powerful, especially when each chant emerges from and returns to deep silence. Become part of a sacred river of sound and silence, trusting the current to take you where you need to go. For more info visit https://ow.ly/SGOh50YYRNJ

In a new kind of session for Woodbrooke, we are inviting whole meetings to gather together after Meeting for Worship and join us in an exploration of radical welcome through shared learning and reflection. For more information visit https://ow.ly/1Tt450YYRIz

Published in 1942, “The Screwtape Letters” is a satirical collection of letters from one devil to another. In this book group we will read C.S. Lewis’ “theological fantasy,” discussing together the thought-provoking insights lying beneath the comically demonic surface. https://ow.ly/c63g50Z47nE

Stillness lies at the heart of Quaker practice, but can be hard to achieve. This session offers practical approaches to settle the mind and open to Spirit. For more information visit https://ow.ly/bfn050YYRFg

Being a Quaker elder can be inspiring but also challenging. This is a monthly space for those with eldership responsibilities. The focus of this session is 'Serving as a Quaker Elder and Meeting for Clearness and Threshing Meeting'. For more information visit https://ow.ly/clyE50YYRzx

Val Ferguson, 1987 Quaker Faith and Practice 28.12

✨ Woodbrooke is recruiting! ✨ We’re looking for a new Programme Coordinator – Faith and Spirituality to join our team. 📅 Closing date: 5pm, Thursday 25 June Find out more and apply: www.woodbrooke.org.uk/vacancies/

Enquiring Into: Deepening Worship: Two linked sessions with Rosie Carnall using the Philosophy for Communities (P4C) method. For more information visit https://www.woodbrooke.org.uk/courses/enquiring-into-deepening-worship/

Jennifer Kavanagh’s recent Pendle Hill pamphlet explores what prevents us from being open to the Spirit, and the joy and freedom that come with letting go. This session offers time for small-group discussion and questions as we reflect together on this theme. Visit https://ow.ly/JYMN50YYR3N

Marion C Fox, 1914 Quaker Faith and Practice 24.13

The Bible is not all sweetness and light! This session is part of a series which engages critically with difficult, perplexing, even offensive, material – setting the passages in context, exploring their reception history, and giving permission to disagree with the Bible. https://ow.ly/7pR850YVrj9

As Britain Yearly Meeting moves to continuing Yearly Meeting sessions, the way we gather to make decisions together is changing. This session offers a helpful introduction for Friends who want to understand what these changes will mean in practice. Find out more: https://ow.ly/CnWY50YYHuO

This session explores the lives of Margaret Fell's seven daughters through their personal documents, tracing their connection to Swarthmoor Hall and the ways they faced challenges such as imprisonment, childbirth, and bereavement, while supporting their mother. See https://ow.ly/6TN450YVr9V

Do we still have the power to turn the world upside-down? Let it be so! Extract from the Epistle of Britain Yearly Meeting 2026 Find the full written text at: https://www.quaker.org.uk/ym/documents

In this course, Friends will be introduced to the enigmatic Book of Jonah. Learners will be invited to consider how its themes of receptivity, restoration and reconciliation can be creatively applied to both our personal lives and our Quaker communities. For more info visit https://ow.ly/hBpe50YSoLy

This year’s Swarthmore Lecture focused on the faith and practice of the first Friends and explored how their complex legacy presents Quakers today with a range of challenging choices and dilemmas. Join these day events to explore the main lecture themes in more detail. https://ow.ly/xmo350YSs5Q

Join us this evening at 19:00 for the YouTube premiere of Stuart Masters’ 2026 Swarthmore Lecture, Tangled Roots: Navigating the Complex Legacy of Early Quakers. The recording will be available to watch at any time afterwards. Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCInrgAf_ck

Thank you to everyone who joined us this weekend for Stuart Masters’ 2026 Swarthmore Lecture, Tangled Roots: Navigating the Complex Legacy of Early Quakers. We hope you found it thought-provoking. Photo Credit: Mike Pinches for Quakers in Britain

Are you about to start, have just started or returning after a gap as a Treasurer for a Quaker Meeting, group or organisation? This one-day online course will give clear information about what the role entails and guide you through the basics of how to carry out your role. https://ow.ly/JFUb50YSoS9

Stuart Masters The 2026 Swarthmore Lecture - Tangled Roots: Navigating the Complex Legacy of Early Quakers

The 2026 Swarthmore Lecture is happening later today! 📺 Watch live at 19:00 (UK time): https://www.youtube.com/live/9H6pXLydMpM

✨ The 2026 Swarthmore Lecture is almost here ✨ Join us tomorrow for Tangled Roots: Navigating the Complex Legacy of Early Quakers, given by Stuart Masters. 📅 Saturday 2 May 🕖 19:00 (UK time) 📍 Friends House, London & streamed live 🔗 www.woodbrooke.org.uk/swarthmore

Quakers often talk about holding something or someone in the Light, or upholding a person or situation, when people in other religious traditions might talk about prayer or sending good thoughts or energy. What does it mean and why do Quakers say this? For more info visit https://ow.ly/uEfh50YOnnf

In 2021, British Quakers made a commitment to building racial justice in our faith community; in 2022 we committed to exploring reparations. In 2026, what is now the national and global context for these commitments? Why are they still important? For more information visit https://ow.ly/Zv8n50YOne1

Want to pray but don’t know where to start? Looking to refresh your prayer life? This course will introduce you to different ways of praying, using your body, words, images, and silence. By the end you will have developed your own personalised prayer practice. See https://ow.ly/nacT50YOn3r

London Yearly Meeting, 1988 Quaker Faith and Practice 25.02

This is an in-person opportunity for new Elders and Pastoral Care Friends to come together for learning and community. This ‘nutshell’ training course will help you gain understanding and confidence in serving your Quaker Meetings in these roles. For more information visit https://ow.ly/k4Aj50YKlni

One of the challenges as a Quaker Elder is knowing what needs to be said, and how to say it, on behalf of the Meeting to uphold its spiritual life. This course offers a supportive space where participants will cultivate the confidence and knowledge this requires. https://ow.ly/bJ0250YKlhF

Have you found yourself (whether inadvertently or as part of your role) addressing changes with significant impact in your Quaker communities? You are invited to join this online retreat for reflections and creativity to keep navigating them well on behalf of your meetings. https://ow.ly/Zmw350YKl8q