Jesus Lane Friends Meeting Calendar and Notices, September 2011 MEETINGS FOR WORSHIP: Sundays at 10:30 a.m.

; Wednesdays at 1:15 1:45 (preceded by Soup & Cheese Lunch

from 12:30), and the third Tuesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. OTHER MEETINGS: Sundays at 10:30 a.m. at 91 Hartington Grove; at Pembroke College Library; and at The Old Dispensary, St. Marys Street, Ely. LOCAL MEETING FOR BUSINESS: First Sunday of the month at 12 noon. OTHER MEETINGS AND EVENTS: Area Meeting: Saturday, 3 September at 11:a.m. at Hartington Grove Sunday 4th Sept.: Meeting for Worship. Elder available: Graham Spinks Collection for: Friends World Committee for Consultation (Delia Suffling) Sunday, 11 th : Meeting for Worship. Elder available: Janet Scott Collection for: Quaker Council for European Affairs (Sheila Hague) Wardenship Committee Open Meeting after MfW. See Page 3. Sunday, 18 th : Meeting for Worship. Elder available: Volker Heine Collection for: Quaker Disability Equality Group (Jolien Veldwijk) Singing Together, approx. 12:00, led by Celia Waterhouse Meeting Lunch, approx. 12:30. If you are intending to join in, please let Christopher Barrow (01223 369 776) know in advance, as he will be coordinating contributions. Tuesday, 20 th: Evening Meeting for Worship at 7:30 p.m., with 45 minutes of worship followed by coffee and discussion on Varieties of Belief, led by Janet Scott. Sunday, 25 th : Meeting for Worship. Elder available: Tim Brown. Collection for: Jesus Lane Local Meeting (Ian Tod) Sunday, 2nd Oct:Meeting for Worship. Elder available: Jeremy Symes. Collection for: Amnesty International (Anna Newton)

Regular Groups:
Friends Fellowship of Healing: Poetry Group: Young Friends: Freda Whitehead Jane Wheatley Fionna Tod 01223 359 100 01223 564 687 01223 367 118

Doorkeeping 4 Sept: 11 : 18 : 25 : 2 Oct:

Barbara Eacott Helga Tomkins Melissa Murray Jane Wheatley Anna Newton

Flowers
Mary Hope Helga Tomkins Sonia Spinks Rosmarie Hill Nancy Smith

Tea & Coffee

Erika Salmon & Sheila Hague Jeremy Symes & Chris Wolff Bea Doubleday & Sonia Spinks Rosmarie Hill & Robert Hill Barbara Eacott & Nancy Smith

Younger Childrens Meeting 4 Sept: 11 18 25

Bea Doubleday & Mary Hope Ione Evans & Mary Hope Celia Waterhouse & Mary Hope Nick Tischler & Mary Hope

Older Childrens Meeting

Amy & Dan Ellis Melissa Murray & Mick Johnson Sandra Cross & Graham Liz Barrow cooking

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Membership News: We warmly welcome new member Fionna Tod. We are sorry to learn of the death of our friend Jenny Holmes. Open Afternoon: Sunday 4 September, 12:30 4:30 p.m. at Mary Hopes house. Light refreshments. Dolls houses on display. Donations in aid of East Anglian Childrens Hospices. Saturday, 24 September, Friends House, London, 10 a.m. 5 p.m.,. Conference on Economic Justice and the Sustainable Global Society, organized by QPSW (Quaker Peace & Social Witness). Among the speakers will be Jonathan Dale, social activist and Swarthmore Lecturer, 1996, and Hilary Wainwright, research director of the New Politics Programme at the Transnational Institute. They will discuss how economic structures contribute both to personal and community issues that can create insecurity, civil strife, global poverty, and conflict. The conference is open to all, costs 20, and can be booked online. Further information is available from Anne Wilkinson, QPSW, tel.: 020 7663 1062. Sunday, 25 September, 2 5 pm at Hartington Grove. Philip Lewis, keynote speaker on Muslim-Christian relations and why these have been difficult. He is Inter-Faith adviser to the Anglican Bishop of Bradford, Lecturer in the Peace Studies Dept. of Bradford University, Principal of Bradford Churches for Dialogue and Diversity, author of Young, British and Muslim, and an engaging personality. Also invited is Dr. Michael Mumisa, a South African Muslim associated with the Woolfe Institute in Cambridge University. It is hoped and expected that the presentation will help Friends see what the real issues are and give us the confidence to engage more readily in activities such as the Bridge Building which is already going on in Cambridge. Friends from other Meetings are invited QUAKER WEEK, 1 9 OCTOBER: see below. Advance Notice: 17th October, Ecumenical LGBT Service in St. Edwards Church, Peas Hill. Please sign the Government e-petition sent in by Abolition 2000 UK about a Nuclear Weapons Convention, on http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/12697 An E-petition is an easy way to influence government policy in the UK. You can create an e-petition about anything that the government is responsible for, and if it gets at least 100,000 signatures, it will be eligible for debate in the House of Commons. George Farebrother, Secretary, Eastbourne for Peace and Liberty, 67 Summerheath Road, Hailsham, Sussex BN27 3DR, tel. 01323 844 269. We are currently accepting applications for our 2011/12 part-time Advanced Diploma in the Study of Religion at the University of Cambridge Institute of Continuing Education. For further information, contact: Paul Ireland, pi217@ice.cam.ac.uk Apply by 16 September, 2011.

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WARDENSHIP COMMITTEE OPEN MEETING, 11 SEPTEMBER, 2011 AFTER MEETING FOR WORSHIP There will be a meeting to discuss all points of view regarding the possible appointment of new Wardens, and how much Friends want the Meeting House to be used. Come along and voice your ideas and concerns, to help us plan the future running and care of Jesus Lane Meeting House. Proposed Agenda Do we need to own and run our own Meeting House? Are resident Wardens necessary? Are there alternatives? How important are volunteer deputy wardens to Jesus Lane Meeting? Review how much the Meeting House is used. Could an external maintenance and booking manager replace Wardens and Premises Committee? Discuss clarification of responsibilities of Wardens and Premises Committee. Discuss restructuring of Wardenship Committee and review its duties and responsibilities. Sheila Hague, Convenor

CAMBRIDGE INTER-FAITH GROUP Founded in 1980. Open to people of all faiths who support sharing of information, mutual understanding, and good relations between faiths. Provides opportunities to listen to and talk with people from a variety of faiths and to see relevant literature. For the past several years the Group has organized a faith fair and an inter-faith celebration of community. We also arrange talks by invited speakers, discussions, and visits. Website: http://www.cam.net.uk/home/interfaith Secretary: David Wilman ddw@aber.ac.uk 01223 276 912 Next Meeting: Thursday, 22 September, 7 for 7:30 p.m. Talk by Prudence Jones and discussion on The cult of eternal youth. What does your faith say about old age? At Jesus Lane Friends Meeting House. Pat Carney
CAMBRIDGE & DISTRICT COMMUNITY MEDIATION SERVICE

A free service, working out of a small office in Llandaff Chambers on Regent Street, with 20 fully-trained volunteer mediators, who go out into local communities across Cambridgeshire, and offer people a structured process by which to deal with ongoing, often emotionally charged and long-term conflicts. Funded by local authorities and housing associations, but also completely independent of them. In these troubled times, any additional funding from other sources is very welcome. Sandra Cross

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HUMOUR FROM LAST YEARS FRIENDS DISCUSSION GROUPS Contributed by Volker Heine Turning to testimonies, we were reminded of the Yorkshire Quaker who answered his front door to loud knocking late one night. A man standing there started to say, I dont want to bother you, butat which point our Friend said,In that case,Goodnight to youand shut the door. Verily, let your nay be nay. Testimonies have their problems . There was the teenager who had left home for the first time, and on returning, said, Mother, you taught us to find that of God in every man, but you never told us about there being anything else!

PALM LEAF PRAYERS P. Solomon Raj

I was hungry and you formed a humanities club and discussed my hunger. I was imprisoned and you crept off quietly to your church and prayed for my release. I was naked and in your minds you debated the morality of my appearance. I was sick and you knelt and gave thanks for your life. I was homeless and you preached to me of the spiritual shelter of the Love of God. I was lonely and you left me alone to pray for me. You seem so Holy, so close to God. But I am still very hungry and lonely and cold.

QUAKER WEEK 1ST 9 TH OCTOBER 2011 PLANS FOR JESUS LANE MEETING
1. MAKE PEACE A WAY OF LIFE
350 years on, what does the peace testimony mean today? Saturday 1st October Outside the Guildhall, Market Square 10 a.m. 12 noon Silent Vigil for Peace 10 a.m. 1:00 p.m. *Peace Stall Saturday 1st October Jesus Lane Friends Meeting House *PEACE MEAL: Soup and cheese lunch served from 1:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. Workshop A new look at the Quaker Peace Testimony
A chance for Quakers and non-Quakers to consider the Quaker Peace Testimony and what it means for us today. TEA

c. 4:00 p.m.

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2. TURNING THE TIDE Nonviolence for a change

Turning the Tide works to promote awareness and practice of active nonviolence for positive social change. rd Monday 3 October Jesus Lane Meeting House 7:30 p.m. DVD followed by discussion led by Steve Whiting and
Zee-Zee Heine from QPSW Turning the Tide programme see www.turning-the-tide.org

Zee-Zee Heine is a nonviolence trainer with a long involvement in the Turning the Tide programme. Steve Whiting is Programme Manager of the Quaker Turning the Tide programme. Tuesday, Wednesday 4th5 th Octoberdaytime (for students in Cambridge)

3. *QUAKER EXHIBITION: Stall in the Mall

Cambridge Regional College, Kings Hedges

4. NOTES FOR PEACE Concert

*Friday October 7 , 7:30 p.m. Michaelhouse Centre, Trinity St., Cambridge
Performed by local Quakers and their friends, with readings illustrating the Quaker Peace Testimony. Retiring collection for the Quaker Congo Partnership.

You are warmly encouraged to attend all our events during Quaker Week. Bring your friends! *Volunteers invited to help at these events. See sign-up sheets, Jesus Lane Meeting House

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