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A friendly meeting on a pleasant canal site in an attractive market town.
Meeting for worship Sunday at 10:30 am.
Children's Meetings are also held every Sunday.
Parking
Disabled access
Hearing aid loop system
Contact: Liz Hutchins, Warden
Telephone 01380 722 560
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Formally Quakers are the Religious Society of Friends and hence they often refer to each other as Friends. More than twenty seven thousand people attend Quaker meetings for worship in Britain. These quiet times of seeking the presence of God are held regularly in about 500 places, many of them Friends' Meeting Houses.
Our Meetings for Worship are central to the life of Quakers. The basis of the Meeting is a shared silence. Anyone may offer spoken ministry, a prayer or reading at any time during the hour-long meeting.
We in Devizes have a new, simple but attractive Meeting Room. Friends sit where they like within the circle of chairs. Meeting ends when an Elder shakes hands with the person sitting next to him or her. Notices will be read out by the Clerk, after which we have coffee and a chance to meet with one another. However, should some prefer to be left alone with their thoughts or to leave immediately we would, of course, respect this.
All Quakers share responsibility for the administration of the meeting. Elders are appointed to watch over the spiritual wellbeing of the Meeting; overseers are responsible for pastoral care.
The Religious Society of Friends warmly welcomes all, regardless of race, creed, gender or sexuality. We seek to make our Meeting a loving, caring community.
Families and Children are very welcome and we aim to make children feel part of the Meeting. Currently children have their own separate meeting with two or more adult Friends. Children join the adult Meeting at 10:30 am for the first ten minutes after which they depart to their own room where they have stories, drawing and crafts; children's meeting is not a Sunday school. The children's meeting ends at 11:30 am at which time they are invited to re- join the adult meeting and tell us of their activities.
Last updated: 02/08/2009
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