A weekend of meetings
Jul. 7th, 2024 04:28 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
heleninwalesYesterday was an all day Quaker Area Meeting in Machynlleth. I didn't really want to go, but felt I ought to because it was an important meeting where important things would be discussed. The Quakers in Wales have spent the last few years restructuring things so that instead of five charities (one for each Area Meeting) there is now just one for the whole of Wales. It would have been a slow and complicated process for any organisation, but Quakers do things very slowly and thoroughly, so it took us even longer. However, the end is in sight so this AM was to take stock and think about how things will work in the future with the new structure.
Then this morning was our monthly Local Meeting. We thought there would just be two of us there because one member had an old friend visiting and another had to look after a grandchild, but we had four visitors! Because we're in a popular tourist town, we do sometimes get Quakers who are on holiday joining us for Meeting for Worship. So it turned out better than we expected and we had very interesting chat over the tea and biscuits that always follow the silent worship part.
Walking to Rivendell
Miles travelled yesterday: ½
Miles travelled this week (up to last Friday): 12½
Miles travelled from Bag End: 197
Miles still to go: 261
Percentage complete: 43%
Point reached on journey: We are still in the Midgewater Marshes. While we were camped in eastern part we saw flashes of light in the east during the night. We didn't know what it was though.
Then this morning was our monthly Local Meeting. We thought there would just be two of us there because one member had an old friend visiting and another had to look after a grandchild, but we had four visitors! Because we're in a popular tourist town, we do sometimes get Quakers who are on holiday joining us for Meeting for Worship. So it turned out better than we expected and we had very interesting chat over the tea and biscuits that always follow the silent worship part.
Walking to Rivendell
Miles travelled yesterday: ½
Miles travelled this week (up to last Friday): 12½
Miles travelled from Bag End: 197
Miles still to go: 261
Percentage complete: 43%
Point reached on journey: We are still in the Midgewater Marshes. While we were camped in eastern part we saw flashes of light in the east during the night. We didn't know what it was though.
