Tekijä: Ari K

In order to maintain our mailing list up to date and easy to use also for the list members, we have opened
two mailing lists: One for the Quaker matters in whole Finland and another for Helsinki worship group/
those interested in quakerly activities in the capital region.

The idea of these lists is that information can be spread to all the subscribers on the list through one e-
mail address, and the subscribers themselves can also send messages to the list, without a need to know
everyone’s e-mail address separately. Everyone can subscribe and unsubscribe to the list independently, but
anyone having difficulty with that can also ask us to do it by mailing us at suomenkveekarit [at]
gmail.com.
The lists are primarily meant for sharing information on Quaker matters but also any other thing that one
wants to share specifically with Quakers, or for example invite the others on the list to a demonstration,
forest hike, worship or why not a birthday party!
You’ll find more information on the lists and subscription option through the following links:
Finland: Finlandkveekarit
Capital area: Helsinkikveekarit

Jotta pystyisimme pitämään postituslistamme ajantasalla ja helposti käytettävissä myös listan jäsenille,
olemme perustaneet kaksi sähköpostilistaa: yhden koko Suomen kveekariasioille ja toisen Helsingin
hartausryhmälle/ pääkaupunkiseudun kveekaritoiminnasta kiinnostuneille.

Listojen ideana on, että yhden sähköpostiosoitteen kautta tieto leviää kaikille listalaisille, ja listalaiset
voivat myös itse lähettää viestejä listalle, ilman että tarvitsee tietää toisten sähköpostiosoitteita. Listoille
voi liittyä ja siltä erota itse, mutta jos tämä ei onnistu, voi pyytää listalle liittämistä tai erottamista myös
lähettämällä pyyntönsä suomenkveekarit [at] gmail.com -osoitteeseen, jolloin me hoidamme asian
puolestasi.

Etupäässä listat on tarkoitettu tiedotustarkoitukseen, oli sitten kysymyksessä suoraan kveekareiden asiat
tai vaikkapa jokin muu asia, jonka haluaa jakaa kveekareiden kanssa, tai kutsua toisia listalaisia mukaansa
mielenosoitukseen, metsäretkelle, hiljentymään tai vaikka syntymäpäivilleen!

Lisätietoa listoista ja liittyminen onnistuu seuraavien linkkien kautta:
Suomi: Finlandkveekarit
Pk-seutu: helsinkikveekarit

Dear Friends,
Unfortunately we have to cancel our Yearly Meeting weekend planned for 17-19.April in Ilkko,
Kangasala.

Also the weekly Silent Meetings for Worship in Tampere and Helsinki are cancelled until further notice.
We aim to increase online Finnish Quaker events soon!

Gladly though, the opportunities for international online participation in Meeting for Worship are increasing, as for example Woodbrooke and EMES is now organizing it 6 times a week and the daily 1-hour Meeting for Worship at Pendle Hill that can be joined online.

We warmly recommend everyone to these this options!

Latest news from Friends from Europe and Middle East:

Meet the new EMES Assistant Secretary (from April 2020)
Read the full story here:
https://www.fwccemes.org/news/emes-appoints-a-new-assistant-secretary

2. Latest news from the FWCC world office
You can view the latest newsletter here:
https://mailchi.mp/e7171a31a8de/invitation-to-join-world-quaker-day-3785337?e=07e8495501

3. Friends House Moscow
Have a look at the latest news from Russia:
https://mailchi.mp/7e0b2226999f/winter-newsletter-3203529?e=d4c83230fe

4. Church & Peace
The latest from our friends at Church & Peace:
https://www.church-and-peace.org/en/2019/10/birmingham-day-2020/

5. Experiment with Light
Read their latest newsletter:
http://www.experiment-with-light.org.uk/news.htm

6. Britain YM
Have a read of their latest news here:
https://mailchi.mp/quaker.org.uk/quake-dec-19?e=842d894e4f

1. Among Friends

I emailed you last week about the latest edition of Among Friends – here is
a reminder!  You can download it here:
https://www.fwccemes.org/news/among-friends-issue-146-autumn-2019

2. Latest from Stop Fuelling War
You can read the latest news from Stop Fuelling War here:
https://mailchi.mp/077c6e240adb/news-from-stop-fuelling-war?e=a162d00382

3. EMEYF summer gathering: 18-25 July 2020
Europe & Middle East Young Friends have now set the date for their spring
gathering next year, which will this time be in the summer.  More details
here: https://www.fwccemes.org/calendar/emeyf-summer-gathering

4 Britain YM
The latest newsletter from Britain yearly meeting is available to download
here:
https://mailchi.mp/quaker.org.uk/quake-nov-2019?e=842d894e4f

5. Church & Peace
Here are some of the latest updates from Church & Peace:
– Neda Popovic and Mihael Secen, individual members of C&P and directors of
Intero Centar Croatia, are setting up a podcast studio for making podcasts
about LGBT and faith. They will offer an affirming message of God’s love in
their own language, a lifesaving message of hope – because Christ is
all-inclusive. For more info or if you want to become part of this project
by supporting it with your thoughts, prayers and financial contribution,
get in touch with Mihael and Neda via interocentar@gmail.com.

– Brethren Service Europe office, one of the founding members of Church and
Peace, will be closed at the end of 2019. With this Kristin Flory retires
after 33 years as its representative.

Read more about the office
(http://www.brethren.org/news/2019/brethren-service-europe-office-to-close.html)
and about Kristin’s work
(http://www.brethren.org/news/2019/kristin-flory-retires-from-europe-office).

– Book ”Revolutionary Peacemaking: Writings for a Culture of Peace and
Nonviolence” by Daniel Jakopovich. Join the book launch on Nov 27 in London
with the author. The book investigates the contemporary ”culture” of
violence and how we can build a culture of peace and nonviolence. More info
on the book and the event at
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/revolutionary-peacemaking-book-launch-with-author-daniel-jakopovich-tickets-79931279609

– In 2020, Bienenberg Theological Seminary in Switzerland is offering a
Learning Tour to Israel/Palestine from 30 May to 10 June 2020. Further
information and registration at:
https://de.bienenberg.ch/sem/learningtour-israel-palaestina

As always, if you have any news you would like sharing around the Section
please send it to us, emes@fwcccemes.org.

In friendship,
Michael