World Quaker Day

World Quaker Day is Sunday October 5th, on the theme Love your neighbor with the supporting Bible passage Galatians 5:14:  "For the whole law can be summed up in this one command: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.’"

In times when environmental crisis and conflict, untruths and unfairness seem to dominate, let us see what Love can do – both through our words and as ‘doers of the word’ (James 1:22). Here are some ideas for how to participate:

• Support your neighbors: Organize an act of service to address needs in nearby communities. This might include standing in solidarity with refugees or migrants.
• Welcome your neighbors: Invite your local community or regular users of the meeting house or Friends Church to a service or Meeting for Worship, and use this poster to help get the word out to more people in your area.
• Share a message of love: Plan a meeting for learning, all-age worship or children’s session on Love your neighbor—words which occur eight times in the Bible.
• Connect with other faith communities: Plan a delegation to bring greetings to another place of worship in your area, and invite a reciprocal visit.
• Build international Quaker connections: Reach out to Friends in another country through a virtual or in-person visit, exchange letters or prayers, or learn about each other’s worship.