Quakers have always kept records of their activities. There is a long tradition of journal writing that extends right back to the founder George Fox. The following entries relate to some future, current and recent activities of Clevedon Quaker Meeting.
168, 16 6, 2012 Clevedon Quakers are supporting the Clevedon Foodbank, together with other local churches under the auspices of the Trussell Trust. Appropriate food donations can be brought to the Meeting House on Sunday mornings before or after meeting for worship.
198, 17 7, 2011 North Somerset Area Meeting handles both practical matters (finance and premises) and Quaker concerns (social, spiritual) at a level beyond the local meeting. It is one of 71 Area Meetings in Britain Yearly Meeting, which is the national Quaker body. North Somerset Area Meeting consists of the membership of the local Quaker meetings at Clevedon, Sidcot and Weston-super-Mare and it owns those three meeting houses. There are also Quaker meetings held monthly at Claverham Meeting House (owned by the Claverham Meeting House Trust). North Somerset Area Meeting meets four times a year in one of our Meeting Houses or online. Attenders and enquirers not in membership can attend with permission from the Clerk of Area Meeting. The next meeting of Area Meeting is on Sunday, 9th February 2025 at Weston-super-Mare Quaker Meeting House. Agenda and documentation will be available on the Area Meeting Intranet site.
44, 13 2, 2011 Informal study and discussion groups were held periodically on a weekday evening starting with tea/coffee at 7.00 pm and finishing at 9.00 pm. Past themes included 'Deepening the life of the Spirit -- resources for spiritual practice', key passages from the Journal of George Fox, some questions in preparation for Yearly Meeting and the Sustainability Toolkit for our meeting. One series revisited our Quaker testimonies with sessions on 'Simplicity', 'Truth', 'Equality' and 'Peace'.
We also held a series of meetings entitled 'Becoming Friends'. Some study groups looked at the question of 'Assisted dying and Living wills', 'Responding to homelessness' and 'Responding to the refugee crisis'. We also learnt about aspects of the work of our Quaker Prison Chaplain.
We had a thought provoking session on the work of Alcoholics Anonynous and the 'Twelve Steps to Recovery' programme.
Since we have welcomed new attenders to our Meeting, we are holding a series of study groups on Quaker faith, practice and organisation.
Quaker Meeting House, 15 Albert St. Clevedon, BS21 7RP
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