York wildlife

One of the delights of YMG09 is the abundant wildlife around the campus. The other evening, for example, there were rabbits grazing outside on the lawn whilst I ate my evening meal in the Galleria dining room. Then there are the wildfowl which live on the lakes. There are various types of ducks and geese, [...]

Open Majk

Open Majk (pronounced mike) is open for Quakers at YMG from 7:30pm to 9:15pm on Friday 31 July at the Jack Lyons concert hall. It’s a bring and share entertainments show. Here Majk gives us a taster of his beetroot song:

God on facebook

God is on facebook.

Colin gives Karen a ride

Colin Billett lets his hair down a bit (edited 3 August 2009). I’ve edited this one to suit the comment that goes with it. I hope no one minds.

Friends Quarterly essay competition

http://www.thefriend.org/articledisplay.asp?articleid=4058 Read about the essay competition on the future of British Quakers.

Presence in the midst: Swarthmore Lecture 2009

A review of the Swarthmore Lecture is now online at the Friend. Presence in the midst, by Peter Eccles: ‘is a book about discernment, how we use the experience of God as a guide to living our lives and making decisions, both as individuals and as Quaker Meetings’, writes Anna Sharman, see the link above [...]

Committed relationships

Committed relationships article on our JYM blog.

Quaker Centre Parcs

A Friend says, a large campus-style venue, around a lake, lots of activities, people riding bikes, the catering facilities, children care facilities, meeting people you know or people you’re not sure if you know then realise you know them from home. Easy to get lost or nearly lost but still know roughly where you are [...]

day five in the big quaker house

Its day five in the Big Quaker House, with only 2 more whole days after today before Saturday’s eviction, when errr everyone is evicted from the Big Quaker House. Today, to take their minds off the upcoming eviction Friends are heading off on all sorts of trips. Some are going walking at Robin Hood Bay, [...]

Generosity and grace: York Two

Generosity and grace: York Two The difficulty with Yearly Meeting Gathering is there is so much going on. I am reacting by trying to do the right amount, whatever that is. There are also the pressures of family – although the children’s activities are excellent, the children don’t want to be in them all the [...]