Regional Gathering at Brentwood Friends Meeting House

Regional Gathering at Brentwood Friends Meeting House, 49 Hutton Road, Shenfield, CM15 8NF

Saturday 28th February 2015

Our theme for this year is ‘Quakers 2015’

We are exploring current Quaker concerns

In February we are exploring the concern for end of life, death and dying. We have two facilitators, Martin Pennock who is leading this work for Quaker Life, and a speaker from Quaker Concern around death and dying.

11.30 Meeting for Worship

12.00 Martin Pennock to introduce the theme and speakers and outline Quaker Life Central Committee’s discernment and proposals concerning end-of-life issues.
Leading into discussion. (In preparation please consider Qf&p 17.06, 21.49 and 22.95.)

1.00 Lunch (Please bring your own, Brentwood Friends will provide drinks.)

2.00 Nick Wilde to talk on the work of the Quaker Concern Around Dying and Death and of his experience with Death Cafés. (He runs a Death Café in Bedford.)

2.30 Group discussions in the style of a Death Café.

3.30 Pulling the threads together – followed by final Worship.

4.00/4.30 Tea, provided by local Friends.11.30 Meeting for Worship

We hope to see as many F/friends as possible.

Clerk: Susan Garratt
Tel:01277 623271
sue@fairfield10.plus.com