The Quaker Universalist Group organises one major event a year namely the annual conference.
This page may include events from other related organisations. If you have an event you would like to be publicised through QUG please let use know via the email address contact@qug.org.uk .
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Fri08May2020Sun10May2020Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre, 1046 Bristol Road, Birmingham, B29 6LJ
The draft program is as follows:
Friday 8th May
16:00 to 18:00 – Arrivals
18:15 – DINNER
19:15 – Welcome and house rules – Cadbury Room
19:30 – A speaker from a Christian perspective
20:30 – Breakout groups
21:20 – Break
21:30 – Epilogue – Cadbury RoomSaturday 9th May
07:45 to 09:00 – BREAKFAST
08:30 to 09.00 – Meeting for Worship – Quiet Room
09:15 – Sharada Sugirtharajah – from a Hindu perspective
10:15 – Tea/coffee
10:55 – Regather in Cadbury Room
11:00 – Murray Corke – from a Buddhist perspective
12:00 – Breakout groups
13:00 – LUNCHFree time
15:30 – A speaker from a Muslim perspective (from the Al Mahdi Institute)
16:30 – Conference photo – Cadbury Room
16:45 – Tea/coffee
17:15 – QUG AGM – Cadbury Room
18:15 – DINNER
19:45 – Music, poetry and prose in the Cadbury Room or practical meditation session in the Quiet Room
21:30 – Epilogue – Cadbury RoomSunday 10th May
08:00 to 09:00 – BREAKFAST
09:00 to 09:30 – Meeting for Worship – Cadbury Room
09:30 – for those departing today all rooms should be clear by 09:30
09:45 – Julian Barbour – from a Scientific perspective
10:45 – Tea/coffee
11:15 – Breakout groups
12:00 – Plenary session, led by Peter Varney – drawing things together from an anthropological perspective
13:15 – LUNCH and departureFull details of how to apply for the 2020 conference, including an application form, will be available on this website in the next few weeks. For enquiries please contact Glen Gates at gleng@qug.org.uk