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Deb recently recorded a short (3 minutes) introductory talk about Quakers and silence for Radio Oxford. It offers thoughtful listening even if you are a longstanding Friend. When you click the ‘Listen…’ link below, a new tab will open in your browser. If the talk doesn’t start automatically, click the ‘play’ icon. When the talkContinue reading “Quakers and silence: a short talk by Deb Arrowsmith”

If you are new to Oxford Quaker Meeting for the first time, and your first meeting will be via Zoom, we invite you to read our page First Time at Meeting via Zoom?. You will find out what happens when you enter the Zoom meeting, and how the meeting will unfold (it’s very much likeContinue reading “Attending a Meeting via Zoom: information for newcomers”

In-house Meetings for Worship have restarted alongside our Zoom meetings, with both Sunday meetings and weekday meetings on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. For further information, please visit Meetings for Worship During the Coronavirus Pandemic.

Quaker bookworms will be pleased to learn that it is once again possible to borrow books and pamphlets from the Library at no. 43. It will not be possible for you to go in and browse, so we have published the ‘handlists’ – categorised lists of the holdings – online on the Using our LibraryContinue reading “Meeting House Library re-opens for borrowing”

Chris White writes on behalf of Elders: We are writing to share with you the planning process for the re-opening of 43 for Meetings for Worship, especially in the light of the news from the Government that places of worship can re-open from July 4th.  Before we can re-open we will need to have in place measures that enableContinue reading “Plans for re-opening the Meeting House are under way”

Two of our popular regular events are moving online while the coronavirus lockdown is in force. The Zoom URLs and codes are the same as for Sunday morning Meetings for Worship. If you don’t already have the codes, please email office@oxfordquakers.org Friday with Friends Friday 17th April at 7pmSpirituality & Mathematics: Participants will be invited toContinue reading “Zoom into Friday with Friends and Enquirers’ Meetings”

Friends will have recently received a forwarded email from Tabitha Driver and David Irwin, Librarians at Friends’ House. The message provides links to a treasure-house of Quaker – and non-Quaker – resources for us to explore while meeting houses and their libraries are closed. The list is extensive, even daunting, and many sites are definitelyContinue reading “Online Quaker resources to explore during the lockdown”

On 18th March Elders sent the following message to Oxford Friends: “Although all Meetings for Worship at Oxford Meeting House are currently suspended, Elders still intend to sit, at home, in worshipful silence at the usual times of our regular Meetings for Worship. We would like to encourage Friends to join us at the same time inContinue reading “Worshipping at home, including via Zoom”

Chris White, Co-Clerk to Elders of Oxford Friends’ Meeting, has sent the following email to Friends. We reproduce it here for general information: In the light of the advice from the Government on Monday 16th March, Elders have come to the conclusion that we need to immediately suspend having all further Meetings for Worship inContinue reading “Coronavirus: Meetings for Worship suspended”

In light of the current of the Covid-19 outbreak, regular Tuesday soup lunches (normally 12:30-1:30) have been suspended for the time being. We’ll let Friends know when normal service resumes.