Quakers are edging towards the revision of Quaker Faith and Practice and has appointed a “Book of Discipline Revision Preparation Group” to carry this process further. This group is persuading Friends to make a proper study of the book in its current form. It has produced this Reading Calendar to aid us in this.
We are studying the work together at various events:
See the red items on the calendar
Quaker Faith and Practice is available online at http://qfp.quaker.org.uk
October 2015 | Chapter 21: Personal journey |
November 2015 | Chapter 23: Social responsibility |
December 2015 | Chapter 3: General counsel on church affairs |
January 2016 | Chapter 2: Approaches to God – worship and prayer |
February 2016 | Chapter 5: Other Quaker groupings |
Chapter 6: Yearly Meeting | |
March 2016 | Chapter 10: Belonging to a Quaker meeting |
Chapter 11: Membership | |
April 2016 | Chapter 12: Caring for one another |
Chapter 17: Quaker funerals and memorial meetings | |
May 2016 | Chapter 16: Quaker marriage procedure |
Chapter 22: Close relationships | |
June 2016 | Chapter 13: Varieties of religious service |
Chapter 20: Living faithfully today | |
July 2016 | Chapter 26: Reflections |
August 2016 | Chapter 7: Meeting for Sufferings |
Chapter 15: Trusteeship | |
September 2016 | Chapter 8: The central managed work |
Chapter 28: Sharing the Quaker experience | |
October 2016 | Chapter 1: Advices and Queries |
Chapter 4: Area meetings and local meetings | |
November 2016 | Chapter 24: Our peace testimony |
December 2016 | Chapter 27: Unity and diversity |
January 2017 | Chapter 14: Stewardship of our material resources |
Chapter 25: Unity of creation | |
February 2017 | Chapter 9: Beyond Britain Yearly Meeting |
Chapter 18: Faithful lives | |
March 2017 | Chapter 19: Openings |
Chapter 29: Leadings | |
April 2017 | Introduction and Note on the history of the text |
Concluding questions |