Calendar 2019
Meetings for Worship:
every Sunday 10:45 – 11:45 Meeting Hall, Canterbury FMH
every Thursday 13:00 – 13:30 Philcott Room, Canterbury FMH
| January | ||
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| Sun 13 | Appeal presented by Diana Strauss: Rising Sun, a local centre helping people who suffer domestic violence and abuse. | |
| Sat 19 | East Kent Area Meeting for Business followed by bring and share tea |
14:00 Canterbury FMH |
| Sun 20 | Meeting for Learning: Nurturing our Meeting; Nurturing Ourselves; introduced by Rosie Budd. | 12:00 – 13:00 Canterbury FMH |
| Sun 28 | Children’s Meeting | 10:45 Elgar Room, Canterbury FMH |
| February | ||
| Sun 3 | Canterbury Meeting for Business followed by free lunch |
12:00 Canterbury FMH |
| Wed 6 | Techniques of cardio-pulmonary resuscitation and use of a defibrillator. Training session for 12 people. Accredited trainer: Bob Giles. | 18:30 – 21:30 Canterbury FMH |
| Sun 10 | Appeal presented by Doreen Rosman: Quaker Council for European Affairs |
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| Sun 17 | Meeting for Learning: Virtue and Virtues: A Quaker View; introduced by Peter Hughes. | 12:00 – 13:00 Canterbury FMH |
| Sun 24 | Children’s Meeting | 10:45 Elgar Room, Canterbury FMH |
| March | ||
| Fri 1 | Canterbury Women’s World Day of Prayer: Women and men are invited to share in a service designed by Slovenian women and focusing on their situation, one of many services held this day throughout the world. A soup lunch will be available afterwards. | 11:00 St. Paul’s Church |
| Fri 1 | Talk by Maddy Allen, Field Manager of the Calais Warehouse: Two years on from the Jungle Camp…supporting refugees in Calais 2019. Maddy will be supported by Roy Clarke | 17:00 Grimond Building, University of Kent |
| Sat 2 | CANDIFA AGM and bring-and-share supper. Please bring labelled vegan, halal or vegetarian finger food. | 16:30 Canterbury FMH |
| Sun 3 | Canterbury Meeting for Business followed by free lunch |
12:00 Canterbury FMH |
| Sat 9 | Two cars driving to the Calais camp. Car One organised by Whitstable Calais Solidarity will return same evening. Car Two (Robin Townsend – free for Quakers) will return Sunday or Monday. Details from Robin or from Wendy Oliver, who will be collecting men’s waterproof jackets, men’s gloves and women’s leggings to take with them. | 07:25 Ferry from Dover to Calais |
| Sat 9 | Fair Trade Fair: Traidcraft stall – other ethically sourced goods – displays of artwork by local schoolchildren. Home-made soup lunch from 12:00 until 14:00. | 10:00 – 15:00 St Peter’s Methodist Church Hall |
| Sat 9 | Meeting for Worship in memory of Roy Simkins, followed by tea/coffee | 10:30 – 11:30 Canterbury FMH |
| Sat 9 | Art Sale and Auction of Affordable Items in aid of Canterbury Supports Refugees, which expects soon to welcome a Syrian family to Canterbury. | 19:30 St Mary Bredin Church |
| Sun 10 | Appeal presented by Sylvia Forster: Prison Phoenix Trust, which supports prisoners through training in yoga and meditation. | |
| Sat 16 | East Kent Area Meeting Elders and Overseers | 12:00 – 13:00 Ashford FMH |
| Sat 16 | East Kent Area Meeting for Business followed by bring and share tea |
14:00 Ashford FMH |
| Sun 17 | Meeting for Learning: Diversity and Inclusion in Our Meetings; introduced by Terry Wood | 12:00 – 13:00 Canterbury FMH |
| Wed 20 | Canterbury Contemporary Theology Group: Trevor Dennis (retired Chancellor, Chester Cathedral): The Bible as Art: how to enjoy it, how to play with it. £3.00 entrance charge. | 19:30 St Peter’s Methodist Church |
| Fri 22 | Interfaith religious worship in solidarity with the Muslim community of Christchurch, New Zealand | 13:15 Plaza opposite The Venue, University of Kent Canterbury Campus |
| Sun 24 | Children’s Meeting | 10:45 Elgar Room, Canterbury FMH |
| April | ||
| Sun 7 | Canterbury Meeting for Business followed by free lunch |
12:00 Canterbury FMH |
| Wed 10 | Becky Parker (physics teacher and visiting professor, who involves young people in scientific research): The Amazing Universe – Physics and Wonder and Belief. £3.00 entrance charge. |
19:30 St Peter’s Methodist Church |
| Sun 14 | Appeal presented by Jemima Hughes : Touchbase, a Folkestone-based organisation that helps people with complex disabilities fulfil their potential. |
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| Sat 20 | Musical Sharing Evening followed by meal at the Meeting House, organised by Social Committee. Further details from David Clarke (davidclarkeuk@aol.com). | 16:00 Canterbury FMH |
| Sun 21 | Meeting for Learning: The Quaker Testimony of Simplicity; introduced by Peter Hughes | 12:00 – 13:00 Canterbury FMH |
| Sun 28 | Children’s Meeting | 10:45 Canterbury FMH |
| Sun 28 | Picnic lunch followed by a walk among the bluebells in King’s Wood, accessible to all. | After MfW |
| May | ||
| Sun 5 | Canterbury Meeting for Business followed by free lunch |
12:00 Canterbury FMH |
| Sun 12 | Appeal presented by Rosie Budd: Christian Aid. For more than 70 years, Christian Aid has provided humanitarian relief and long-term development support for poor communities worldwide, while highlighting suffering, tackling injustice and championing people’s rights. |
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| Sat 18 | East Kent Area Meeting for Business followed by bring and share tea |
14:00 Folkestone: St. Paul’s Church Hall, Sandgate |
| Sun 19 | Meeting for Learning: Sustainability; introduced by Sarah Deakin | 12:00 – 13:00 Canterbury FMH |
| Fri 24 – Mon 27 | Britain Yearly Meeting | Friends House, London |
| Sun 26 | Children’s Meeting | 10:45 Main Hall then Elgar Room |
| Mon 27 | St. Martin’s-in-the-Fields Pilgrimage to Canterbury. Volunteers needed to welcome pilgrims and serve refreshments. | Canterbury FMH |
| June | ||
| Sun 2 | Canterbury Meeting for Business followed by free lunch |
12:00 Canterbury FMH |
| Sun 9 | Appeal presented by Wendy Oliver: Refugee Women’s Centre: The Refugee Women’s Centre is committed to supporting women, families and minors in and around Dunkirk and Calais. |
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| Sun 16 | Meeting for Learning: Quakers and Old Age; introduced by Dorothy Jerrome | 12:00 – 13:00 Canterbury FMH |
| Sun 23 | Children’s Meeting | 10.45 Elgar Room, Canterbury FMH |
| July | ||
| Sun 7 | Canterbury Meeting for Business followed by free lunch |
12:00 Canterbury FMH |
| Sun 14 | Appeal presented by Terry Wood: Woodbrooke: Our mission today is still fostering a vital Friends’ ministry. |
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| Sat 20 | East Kent Area Meeting Elders and Overseers | 12:00 – 13:00 Broadstairs FMH |
| Sat 20 | East Kent Area Meeting for Business followed by bring and share tea |
14:00 Broadstairs FMH |
| Sun 21 | Meeting for Learning: Testimony or Testimonies; introduced by Terry wood | 12:00 – 13:00 Canterbury FMH |
| Sun 28 | Children’s Meeting | 10.45 Elgar Room, Canterbury FMH |
| August | ||
| Sun 11 | Appeal presented by Jane Short: Friends House, Moscow An initiative of Friends worldwide, that seeks to encourage spiritual growth and the development of a civil society based on mutual trust and community co-operation. |
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| Fri 16 | Sunset at Tankerton. For further details contact David and Elizabeth Birmingham | 16:00 Beach Hut 19, Tankerton |
| Sat 17 | Carol Hall talking about her experience in Colombia, followed by a buffet | 16:30 Canterbury FMH |
| Sun 25 | Children’s Meeting | 10.45 Elgar Room, Canterbury FMH |
| Sat 31 | Memorial Meeting for Worship for Dorothy Graham | 12:00 – 13:00 Canterbury FMH |
| September | ||
| Sun 1 | Canterbury Meeting for Business followed by free lunch |
12:00 Canterbury FMH |
| Sun 8 | Appeal presented by Sarah Deakin: The Equality Trust: The trust works to improve the quality of life in the UK by reducing economic inequality. |
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| Sun 8 | Meeting for Learning: Equality, introduced by guest speaker, Martin Wilkinson of the Equality Trust (preceded by a free bread and soup lunch) | 13:00 – 15:00 Canterbury FMH |
| Sat 14 | Kent Churches Ride & Stride: cyclists and walkers visiting Kent churches for charity. Volunteers required to staff the event. |
10:00 – 18:00 Canterbury FMH |
| Sat 14 | Heritage Open Day: Canterbury FMH will be open for visitors to look around. Exhibitions and displays. Volunteers required to welcome visitors and serve refreshments | 10:00 – 16:00 Canterbury FMH |
| Sat 21 | East Kent Area Meeting for Business followed by bring and share tea |
14:00 Faversham: Fleur de Lis Centre |
| Sun 22 | Children’s Meeting | 10.45 Elgar Room, Canterbury FMH |
| October | ||
| Sun 6 | Canterbury Meeting for Business followed by free lunch |
12:00 Canterbury FMH |
| Sun 13 | Appeal presented by Peter Hughes: Catching Lives: An independent charity aimed at supporting rough sleepers, homeless people and those vulnerably housed in Canterbury and East Kent. Provision of a Winter Night Shelter for rough sleepers in Canterbury. |
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| Sun 20 | Meeting for Learning: ‘Forgiveness and Reconciliation as shown in the lives of Stanley Spencer’s daughters’, led by Lynn Blackmore | 12:00 – 13:00 Canterbury FMH |
| Sat 26 |
East Kent Area Meeting Away Day. Morning session to be facilitated by “Quakers Sharing Experience”; the afternoon to be used for our response. |
The Anne Robertson Centre, Canterbury |
| Sun 27 | Children’s Meeting | 10.45 Elgar Room, Canterbury FMH |
| November | ||
| Sun 3 | Canterbury Meeting for Business followed by free lunch |
12:00 Canterbury FMH |
| Sun 10 | Appeal presented by Carol Hall: L’Arche Kent: A community of people with and without learning disabilities based in and around Canterbury. | |
| Sat 16 | East Kent Area Meeting Elders and Overseers | 12:00 – 13:00 Canterbury FMH |
| Sat 16 | East Kent Area Meeting for Business followed by bring and share tea |
14:00 Canterbury FMH |
| Sun 17 | Meeting for Learning: ‘Power Flower’ led by Rosie Bud | 12:00 – 13:00 Canterbury FMH |
| Sun 24 | Children’s Meeting | 10.45 Elgar Room, Canterbury FMH |
| December | ||
| Sun 1 | Canterbury Meeting for Business followed by free lunch |
12:00 Canterbury FMH |
| Sun 8 | Appeal presented by Peter Smith: Quaker Homeless Action Christmas Shelter: Quaker Homeless Action (QHA) offers fellowship, practical assistance to and a voice for homeless and marginalised people in Britain | |
| Sun 22 | Children’s Meeting | 10.45 Elgar Room, Canterbury FMH |