Brighton Quakers
Brighton Friends' Meeting House
Quakers in BrightonQuakerism is a way of life rooted in a transforming experience of the Divine. From this we seek to live out our principles of truth, peace, simplicity and equality. Our Meeting offers a place of welcome, encounter and spiritual exploration. Our testimonies encourage us to work for a more just, peaceful and sustainable world. It's not always easy to live this way, but as Quakers we try to encourage each other to keep trying. We hold regular meetings for worship and all are very welcome to attend. Our worship is the time spent with others when we attend quietly to the divine spark within. Others may call this a listening to the inner voice or being open to the inner light. "Come regularly to meeting for worship even when you are angry, depressed, tired or spiritually cold. In the silence ask for and accept the prayerful support of others joined with you in worship. Try to find a spiritual wholeness which encompasses suffering as well as thankfulness and joy. Prayer, springing from a deep place in the heart, may bring healing and unity as nothing else can. Let meeting for worship nourish your whole life." |
NewsNuclear weapons ban treaty
Brighton's Quaker community, in conjunction with members of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, is celebrating the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. This becomes international law on 22nd January and comprehensively prohibits participation in any nuclear weapon activities. Quakers have been campaigning for decades to rid the world of these weapons of mass destruction. Although the treaty is only binding on the countries (so far 50 of them) that join it, its entry into force will also affect countries, such the UK, which have refused to engage with disarmament. It will help to stigmatise nuclear weapons, and it reflects the breadth of opposition to them across the world. Brighton’s planned gathering of multi-faith and peace groups in New Road to mark this occasion has had to be put on hold due to Covid restrictions, but Quakers are inviting individuals to reflect privately on this historic step during the day. More information about the treaty can be found on the Quakers in Britain website.
Pat Norman 1924 – December 2020
A video interview with Pat can be seen here
Brighton Quakers newsletter
Holocaust Memorial Day 27th January 2021
‘Be the Light in the Darkness’ This year we will not be hosting our vigil to remember all the people who have died through genocide around the world. In the Holocaust, in Bosnia, Rwanda, Darfur, Cambodia and other places millions of people have been murdered and others have endured and survived with their lives changed forever. The national ceremony to mark Holocaust Memorial Day will take place on line and those wishing to attend please register on the home page of the HMD website. This year’s theme is Be the Light in the Darkness and we are all encouraged to light a candle and place it in a window at 8.00pm on Wednesday January 27th to honour all those who died and those who survived and to express our commitment to a world without genocide. A candle will be lit in a window at the meeting house that evening. |
Hiring RoomsFor those who are looking to hire rooms, we can usually offer two large rooms on the ground floor, and 4 smaller upstairs rooms. There is a café/servery area, a catering standard kitchen, and the front garden can also be hired. Sadly, because of the Covid Pandemic, we are not taking any new bookings before Christmas but are making plans to re-open to new events from the New Year. This will include adaptations related to health and safety during the Pandemic :-
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