German below, Dutch version published in “De Vriendenkring” This article is a cooperation between QCEA and Willy&Penn and is published on both the QCEA blog and here. If you have the time, check out the QCEA blog for inspiring posts about European policy, human rights and peace work: https://qceablog.wordpress.com/. When I was reflecting on my … More Hospitality at Quaker House / Gastfreundschaft im Quäkerhaus
German below Today, we share another contribution from the EMEYF gathering in last Autumn. This limerick was written by Marcie Winstanley. Her prompt was: “What does the Soul look like?” There was a dove from everywhere To remind us that someone else cares As humans we know When we let our love show It’s from … More A Limerick | ein Limerick
This song was composed by Paul, Leyna and Vitek during our Annual Meeting in November 2019. We sang it in a round during our last epilogue while Vitek played his mandolin to accompany us. It gave us a strong feeling of calm and togetherness. The text is as follows: It’s easy to live a simple … More A New Quaker Song To Sing In A Round | Een nieuw Quakerlied om in canon te zingen
English below Hallo liebe Freund*innen, Ich schreibe euch über meine Teilnahme am EMEYF annual meeting in Brüssel. Als ich ankam, waren schon Esther und Leyna aus Deutschland da, die anderen habe ich erst später kennen gelernt. Das Quäkerhaus ist wunderschön, es ist ein hundert Jahr altes Gebäude. Die Wände sind mit Tapeten bedeckt, und es … More EMEYF AM in Brüssel / Brussels
Deutsch unten Today we’re sharing with you another piece of art that was made at EMEYF AM last autumn. Lisette from The Netherlands has made a tube map of her core values. Transcription: Integrity, Honesty, Sustainability, Fairness, Love, Kindness, Community, Respect, Diversity, Communication, Learning, Growth. Heute teilen wir mit euch ein weiteres Kunstwerk, das im … More A Tube Map of Core Values | Grundwerte nach Fahrplan
Today Oliver writes us about the connection of the meeting for worship and sustainability. #TestimonyTrain … More Sustainability and silence │ Nachhaltigkeit und Stille │#TestimonyTrain
Today we present another work that was created at the last EMEYF autumn meeting. … More Meeting according to a tube map│ Treffen nach Fahrplan
by Kirsten Stuhr Deutsch unten “Love is the hardest lesson in Christianity; but, for that reason, it should be most our care to learn it.” William Penn, 1693 To serve the community is an act of love —something we’re all still learning to do better— and clerking has been said to be the best way … More Challenges and Joys of Clerking | Herausforderungen und Freuden des Schreiberamtes
Deutsch unten Today, we are sharing another contribution made at the workshop (a workshop about creative expressions of our beliefs) at the last EMEYF gathering in Brussels. The following picture is a drawing that I (Lena) made at the gathering. Maybe you would like to look at it first without any additional information about what … More Abstract Art – The Light|Abstrakte Kunst – Das Licht
Deutsch unten At EMEYF Annual Meeting 2019 the Willy & Penn editorial team held a workshop about creative expressions of our beliefs. Each participant was asked to draw a card from a pile of prompts and one from a pile of mediums, and then to combine the two. Many amazing contributions came out of this … More Spiritual Self Care A-Z | A-Z Der Spirituellen Selbstfürsorge
