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Woodbrooke provides opportunities for Quaker learning, research and worship across the world - offering adult education since 1903.

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Explore creative writing as a tool for spiritual reflection and development through a range of reflective writing activities. Writing prompts and exercises will guide you to write from the heart rather than the head.

Book your place: https://www.woodbrooke.org.uk/courses/write-from-the-heart/
Pen and paper Write From the Heart 12 January - 2 February £60
November 20, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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How does the social structure of patriarchy, in which men and masculinity are valued above women and femininity, affect our religion and spirituality? Explore this question with ideas from Christian, Jewish, and Pagan feminist and womanist theologians.

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Feminist spelled out in scrabble letters Feminist Theology for Quakers 12 January - 9 February £75
November 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Thinking of postgraduate study? Meet one of our graduates to hear what doing a PhD is like. In this live interview, Paul Harris shares his experience of studying the nineteenth-century Quaker theologian Joseph John Gurney as a Woodbrooke research student.

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Meet the Students: Paul Harris
Thinking of postgraduate study? Meet one of our graduates to hear what doing a PhD is like. In this live interview, Paul Harris will share his experience of...
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November 18, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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Keith Helmuth, 1990
Quaker Faith & Practice 25.14
Challenging market economics with a Biblical sense of the goodness of God in creation is to join a spiritual struggle. Faith in God, solidarity with the suffering poor and all other forms of life demands that we take a stand and say, ‘This destruction must stop.’ We must be perfectly clear about the implications of undertaking this responsibility. It is more than just setting up household recycling bins, growing organic vegetables or riding a bike to work. It is more than a talking job. It is a renovation which will change everything: the way we do business, the way we eat, the way we travel, the houses we build, the products and services we can expect and the prices we pay for them, the way we feel about trees and the way we worship God. Keith Helmuth, 1990 Quaker Faith & Practice 25.14
November 16, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Parenting can be one of life’s deepest spiritual journeys. How do we “take heed of love and truth” with the young humans in our care? This course is for parents who wish to be more present and compassionate with themselves and their families.

Book your place: https://ow.ly/Z6xt50XqCnm
Image of a parent and child walking in a wood Parenting: A Spiritual Quest 8 January - 12 February £60
November 15, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Perhaps joy is a gift, a grace, as well as something to be cultivated? How can we put ourselves in the way of joy? Over four sessions across four months, we will create a shared space together to reflect on joy and engage in joyful practices.

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Illustration of flowers Space for Joy 10 January - 11 April £48
November 14, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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All Quaker communities experience change, whether small or significant. Change can open up new possibilities, but it can also bring challenge. In this course, we will create a supportive space to share experiences and explore ways forward together.

Book your place: https://ow.ly/VEng50XqBh3
Image of a compass Navigating Change Well as Quaker Communities 7 January - 28 January £54
November 12, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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S Jocelyn Burnell, 1989
Quaker Faith & Practice 22.50
Some situations which cause pain or suffering are avoidable, so part of our learning must be to analyse the situation and see if this is such a case. If it is, we must try to prevent it happening again. But perhaps the most painful situations are those that are apparently beyond our control. Another part of our learning is to recognise that there is unfairness, uncertainty, fear, loneliness and hurt in this world; learning to accept that this is the nature of the world can, of itself, be painful. Initially we may be able to do little, bound up in an acute, self-centred pain. As we try to cope with the anger, the pain and grief that come through some unhappy experience, we can learn a lot about the less-well-articulated, darker sides of our personality. These darker aspects should not be ignored. Although we tend to equate evil with darkness, we should remember that in the plant world roots grow in the dark. Darkness (and shadows) are as much a part of the natural order as light. S Jocelyn Burnell, 1989 Quaker Faith & Practice 22.50
November 9, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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It's Trustees Week across the UK! If you are a new Quaker Trustee who is looking to increase confidence in your role join us next Saturday to explore the role of Trustee with a focus on both its spiritual grounding and practical responsibilities.

Find out more: https://ow.ly/zKMq50XnPKi
Quaker Trusteeship in a Nutshell £40 Saturday 15 November 10:00-16:00 Chairs and tables in a room
November 6, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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This week marks Trustees Week in the UK, a time for us to come together to celebrate the contributions of Trustees.

At Woodbrooke, we are grateful for our Trustees who help shape our vision, ensure good governance and support our work.
November 4, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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Ursula Franklin, 1979
Quaker Faith and Practice 23.32
I have never lost the enjoyment of sitting in silence at the beginning of meeting, knowing that everything can happen, knowing the joy of utmost surprise; feeling that nothing is pre-ordained, nothing is set, all is open. The light can come from all sides. The joy of experiencing the Light in a completely different way than one has thought it would come is one of the greatest gifts that Friends’ meeting for worship has brought me. Ursula Franklin, 1979 Quaker Faith and Practice 23.32
November 2, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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✨Join us for online meeting for worship! ✨

UK times shown, Friends welcome from around the world!

Find out more information on our website: www.woodbrooke.org.uk/worship
ONLINE WORSHIP WITH WOODBROOKE MONDAY 9:30 TUESDAY 7:00 & 19:30 WEDNESDAY 7:00 & 9:30 THURSDAY 11:00 (1 Hour) & 19:30 FRIDAY 13:00 & 21:00 SUNDAY 10:30 (1 Hour) & 19:30 www.woodbrooke.org.uk/worship
October 30, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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John Macmurray, 1942
Quaker Faith & Practice 22.10
In friendship we are beyond law and obedience, beyond rules and commandments, beyond all constraint, in a world of freedom. But did not Jesus say, ‘Ye are my friends if ye do whatsoever I command you’? Yes, he did. We, on our side, are apt to miss the quiet humour of his paradoxes. ‘These are my commandments,’ he goes on, ‘that ye love one another’. In other words, the friendship of Christ is realised in our friendships with one another. His command is that we rise above commandments, and therefore his obedience is perfect freedom. Make service your centre, with its laws and duties and self-sacrifice, and life is a bondage. Make friendship the centre and life is freedom. John Macmurray, 1942 Quaker Faith & Practice 22.10
October 26, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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How accessible are our Quaker meetings? What attitudes towards disability might be harmful, and how can we do better?

This session explores these questions through a disability justice lens, centring the lived experiences of disabled Friends.

Book your place: https://ow.ly/Fcmy50XhI4M
A sign which reads 'Disabled people for future' Moving Beyond Disability Access to Disability Justice Saturday 1 November 11:00-15:00 (UK time) Pay as Led
October 24, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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Next Wednesday, I begin a new course (ably Eldered by @goodquakerpirate.bsky.social) for @woodbrooke.bsky.social on the life & #philosophy of the Early #Quaker Anne Conway. There's still time to sign up.
The Enchanted Christianity of Anne Conway - Woodbrooke
Conway’s life offers contemporary Friends a fascinating microcosm of the theological and existential problems that captivated religious radicals and
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October 23, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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Join us this Halloween to explore Quakers and the Supernatural! 👻

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October 21, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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Had the absolute pleasure of facilitating a panel sharing thoughts on "Quakers and Anabaptists: Peacebuilding Today" for @woodbrooke.bsky.social
Stone heart with peace etched on it lying on moss by a drystone wall.
October 15, 2025 at 7:29 AM
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At the end of October, I start a new course for @woodbrooke.bsky.social, exploring the life & #philosophy of the early #Quaker & #Platonist Anne Conway. Sign up below. ⚗️📚
The Enchanted Christianity of Anne Conway - Woodbrooke
Conway’s life offers contemporary Friends a fascinating microcosm of the theological and existential problems that captivated religious radicals and
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October 1, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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As tensions rise and divisions deepen across the UK and beyond, Quakers are inviting everyone to pause, reflect, and act on one simple but radical idea: Love Your Neighbour.

Find out more about Quaker Week and this year’s theme: www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
Quaker Week 2025: Love Your Neighbour - a call for compassion in a divided world
As tensions rise and divisions deepen across the UK and beyond, Quakers are inviting everyone to pause, reflect, and act on one simple but radical idea: Love Your Neighbour.
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September 23, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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We’re excited to share that applications are now open for Equipping for Ministry. This two-year learning journey offers Friends the chance to deepen their understanding of Quakerism and explore how ministry can be lived out in community and the wider world.

Applications close 12 October 2025
Equipping for Ministry - Woodbrooke
Equipping for Ministry aims to give you a solid grounding in thinking about what it is to be a Quaker in the world today and how you are personally to live out that calling.
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September 18, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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Join us for this free online bible study program with Woodbrooke and Barclay Press on October 18th!
This session is an opportunity for Illuminate authors to share what led them to write and what inspired them most about the theme of ‘creation’. Register for the link at pendlehill.org/calendar/chr...
September 16, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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In mid-October @woodbrooke.bsky.social & @pendlehillusa.bsky.social are partnering up to deliver this fabulous event. The session explores themes of divine #presence, #creation, and #earthcare, drawing on the wisdom of Scripture. 🌰📖
Christ and Creation - Woodbrooke
This session is an opportunity for the Illuminate authors to share what led them to write, and what inspired them most about the theme of 'creation'. The
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September 14, 2025 at 7:46 AM
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📣 The first session in the Simpler Meeting series starts tonight!

Simpler Meetings: Starting With Fundamentals introduces the key ideas of simplification and offers a starting point for thinking about doing things differently.

➡️ Book your place: www.woodbrooke.org.uk/.../simpler-...
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🏡 Simpler Meetings
📅 September – October 2025

Is your Meeting feeling stretched? Too many roles, not enough energy? This series offers space to reflect, hear what others are doing, and explore practical, Spirit-led ways to simplify.

➡️Find out more: www.woodbrooke.org.uk/our-courses/...
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September 11, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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At last year's World Plenary Meeting in South Africa one our Associate Tutors caught up with previous participants of our course 'Being a Quaker Clerk: A Course For Friends From Around The World'.

To book your place on this year's course visit: www.woodbrooke.org.uk/worldclerks
September 8, 2025 at 10:19 AM