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Quaker Service Australia
Friends in deed
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If you have any comments or are unable to find something within this website, please contact the Yearly Meeting Secretary,
PO Box 556,
Kenmore Qld 4069
Tel: 07 3374 0135
Fax: 07 3374 0317
If you have difficulty with links or the operation of the website, please contact our web troubleshooter.
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Quaker queries
Finding a Quaker Meeting for Worship
Quakers in Australia hold silent Meetings for Worship which are open to all. Click on the states below for a list of all Meetings.
Quaker News
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Emergency relief — how to help
Quakers within Australia do not have the resources to assist in emergencies. Instead, we recommend that Friends who wish to assist in some way go to the website of the National Council of Churches in Australia, of which Quakers in Australia are members. NCCA's Act for Peace is part of one of the world’s largest international relief and development alliances, the ACT Alliance. See their website http://www.actforpeace.org.au/.
Quakers ....... expressed their hope that the Marriage Act will be amended as soon as possible
to allow Quakers to support such couples to full legal recognition …more
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Who we are & what we believe
The Religious Society of Friends began in Britain in the 17th century with the teachings of George Fox, an itinerant preacher, and has spread to most regions in the world. There are half a million Quakers worldwide , most in Africa; in Australia, we have around 2000 people who worship in Meetings for Worship , of whom 1000 are in membership.
Austraiian Quakers have reflected on their faith, practice, life stages, challenges and history in 'This we can say; Australian Quaker life, faith an thought' . To read these reflections, click here.
Quakers and Social Issues
…we must accept responsibility for what is happening in our lives and in the world. We must liberate ourselves from old ways of thinking. We must be part of the community debate about domestic violence and rape, the deeds of minorities, and conflict resolution. (David Purnell, 1994, in ' This we can say; Australian Quaker Life, Faith and Thought ', AYM 2003.)
For media comments on these issues, contact the national office (email YMsecretary@quakers.org.au or telephone 07 3374 0135).
Read public statements from Quakers in Australia on these and other topics. Also check out our FAQ page .
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