Woodbrooke

As we consciously embrace a substantial period of silence we open ourselves to things we need to see and acknowledge, whether that’s old hurts and habits or new paths and projects. Life-changing surprises and deep insights become possible.

Find out more and book: https://www.woodbrooke.org.uk/courses/time-set-aside-an-individually-guided-retreat/

Due to a cancellation, one place has become available on our sold-out retreat, To Everything There Is a Season: Deepening Our Faith in Later Life, which begins tomorrow!

If you'd like to join us, you can book here: https://www.woodbrooke.org.uk/.../to-everything-there-is.../

Friends’ meetings have indeed been to me the greatest of outward helps to a fuller and fuller entrance into the spirit from which they have sprung; the place of the most soul-subduing, faith-restoring, strengthening, and peaceful communion, in feeding upon the bread of life, that I have ever known.

Caroline E Stephen, 1890
Quaker Faith and Practice 2.02

In 2021, British Quakers made a commitment to building racial justice in our faith community; in 2022 we committed to exploring reparations. In 2026, what is now the national and global context for these commitments? Why are they still important?

Join us on Thursday as we revisit the foundations of racial justice work and explore why these commitments still matter. We'll hear from speakers representing Black Lives Matter UK, Quakers in Britain and Woodbrooke.

Explore embodied spirituality through gentle body-based contemplative prayer, deepening body awareness and felt-sense listening, attending to the language of the body and noticing how the Sacred moves and meets us in our bodies.

Find out more and book: https://www.woodbrooke.org.uk/courses/listening-through-the-wisdom-of-the-body/

Being a Quaker elder can be inspiring but also challenging. This is a monthly space for those with eldership responsibilities to come together to consider and learn how to serve as an effective elder in your Quaker community. The focus of this session is 'Serving as a Quaker Elder and Vocal Ministry'.

For more information visit: https://www.woodbrooke.org.uk/courses/essentials-of-quaker-eldership-aug/

We see our meetings for church affairs not as business meetings preceded by a period of worship, but as ‘meetings for worship for business’. Ideally the sacred and the secular are interwoven into one piece. Believing that all our business is brought before God for guidance we deprecate all that may foster a party spirit or confrontation. We therefore seek for a spirit of unity in all our decision making.

London Yearly Meeting, 1986
Quaker Faith and Practice 2.88

Join Stuart Masters for a day of reflection and discussion exploring Tangled Roots, the 2026 Swarthmore Lecture.

📍 Edinburgh – Saturday 4 July
📍 Oxford – Saturday 11 July

Find out more and book: www.woodbrooke.org.uk/research/swarthmore-lectures/

🌟 Could this be your next role? 🌟

We are looking for a Programme Coordinator – Faith and Spirituality to help develop and coordinate programmes that support people in exploring Quaker worship, spirituality and faith in practice.

This is an exciting role that provides the opportunity to contribute to our expanding vision to reach a global audience with new and innovative opportunities for learning.

📅 Closing date: 5pm, Thursday 25 June

Find out more and apply: www.woodbrooke.org.uk/vacancies/

Please share with anyone who might be interested!