Upcoming events for South Edinburgh Quaker Meeting. See newsletters for more details. Shortcut to this page: bit.ly/SEdQuakEvents
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| JANUARY | 2026 |
| Mon 5 Jan Thur 8 Jan | Open for Transformation Session 4 - Creative Review. Monday 7.30 pm at Alison Chalmers house, or Thur 2 pm at Ian and Rosamond Robertson's. |
| Thur 15 Jan | Book group - The Shepherd’s Life by James Rebank. 2 pm at Helen and Neil's. |
| Mon 19 Jan | SES Area Meeting - 7-9 pm, Edinburgh Meeting House. |
| FEBRUARY | 2026 |
| Sun 1 Feb | Workshop after Meeting - What does our meeting need? Led by Zoe Prosser. Workship preparation for next session of Open for Transformation, though relevant even if you can't make that. Bring a sandwich. |
| Sat 7 Feb | QiS meeting (online) - 9.30-13.30 |
| Mon 9 Feb Thur 12 Feb | Open for Transformation Session 5 - Monday 7.30 pm at Alison Chalmers house, or Thur 2 pm at Ian and Rosamond Robertson's. |
| Thur 19 Feb | Book group Woman in the Polar Night by Christiane Ritter. 2 pm, venue tbc. |
| Mon 23 Feb Thur 26 Feb | Open for Transformation Session 6 - Monday 7.30 pm at Alison Chalmers house, or Thur 2 pm at Ian and Rosamond Robertson's. |
| Sat 28 Feb | Quakers in Scotland (QiS) in person meeting - Perth - all day, venue tbc, online joining available. |
| MARCH | 2026 |
| Fri 6 Mar | World Day of Prayer - Alison B will be giving one of the readings at Morningside Church. Service 10.30 am. |
| Sat 14 Mar | Demonstration at Faslane |
| Sun 15 Mar | Meeting for Peace, Princes St Gardens - 10.30 am at the site of the Peace Tree. To coincide with Faslane meetings. Details at foot of this table. |
| Thur 26 Mar | Hustings at Edinburgh Meeting House |
| Sat 28 Mar | Quakers in Scotland (QiS) online meeting - details tbc |
| Sun 29 Mar | 5th Sunday - half hour Meeting, half hour worship sharing |
| APRIL | 2026 |
| Thur 2 April | Book Club - Ice by Ella Lena Lundberg. 2pm, venue tbc |
| Mon 13 April | SES Area Meeting - 7-9 pm, Edinburgh Meeting House |
| Sun 19 April | Meeting for Peace, Princes St Gardens - 10.30 am at the site of the Peace Tree. To coincide with Faslane meetings. Details at foot of this table. |
| Fri Apr 17-19 | Women's silent retreat at The Bield, Blackruthven, Perthshire. Details from Carol Jennings. (Postponed from October) |
| MAY | 2026 |
| Fri 1-4 May | Britain Yearly Meeting at Friends House, London |
| Thur 14 May | Book Club - Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro. 2pm, venue tbc |
| Sat 16 May | Quakers in Scotland (QiS) online meeting - details tbc |
| Sun 17 May | Meeting for Peace, Princes St Gardens - 10.30 am at the site of the Peace Tree. To coincide with Faslane meetings. Details at foot of this table. |
| Sat 30 May | Quakers in SESAM: living the vision, growing our future. Workshop to explore how we might let people know about their local Quakers and encourage them to join us. Facilitated by Elizabeth Allen and Rosemary Hartill. Sat 30 May, 10-1 (tea/coffee from 9.30) |
| Sun 31 May | 5th Sunday different - Weather permitting, some may wish to go to the grounds of the Astley Ainslie grounds for a short walk and then worship; meet at the Canaan Lane entrance at 10.30. At the Open Door start at 10.30; there will be worship sharing around 11 am following a shorter Meeting for Worship. |
| JUNE | 2026 |
| Sat 6 Jun | Quakers in Scotland (QiS) in person meeting - Glasgow - all day, venue tbc, online joining available. |
| Sun 14 Jun | Local Meeting for business after MfW, with a short break for lunch (bring something to eat or share). Details in email. |
| Sun 28 Jun | Meeting for Peace, Princes St Gardens - 10.30 am at the site of the Peace Tree. To coincide with Faslane meetings. Details at foot of this table. |
| JULY | 2026 |
| Sat 4 Jul | Tangled Roots: Engaging with the 2026 Swarthmore Lecture with Stuart Masters (the lecturer). At 7 Victoria Terrace, 10-4.30 (bring your own lunch). Booking (£40; young people £20) and more info at https://bit.ly/42BWAJC A recording of the lecture is available. |
| Sat 11 Jul | SES Area Meeting - 11-3.30, Kelso. |
| Thur 16 Jul | Book Group on The Glassmaker by Tracy Chevalier. 2pm, home of Alison Robertson Morish (postponed from June). |
| Sat 18 Jul | Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) meets in Manchester, 9.30-4.30. More info at www.quaker.org.uk/ym |
| AUGUST | 2026 |
| Sat 22 Aug | Quakers in Scotland (QiS) online meeting - time and details tbc |
| Sun 30 Aug | 5th Sunday outdoors - we will meet in Helen and Neil's garden, or indoors if weather says otherwise. Followed by shared lunch. No meeting at the Open Door. |
| SEPTEMBER | 2026 |
| Sun 13 Sep | Local Meeting for business after MfW, with a short break for lunch (bring something to eat or share). Details in email. |
| Thur 17 Sep | QiS online pre-meeting - 7-8.30 pm |
| Sat 19 Sep | Quakers in Scotland (QiS) in person meeting in Inverness, 10.30-4.30, online joining available. |
| Sun 20 Sep | Meeting for Peace, Princes St Gardens - 10.30 am at the site of the Peace Tree. To coincide with Faslane meetings. Details at foot of this table. |
| Sat 26 Sep | Open Doors Day - includes Edinburgh Meeting House (more info) |
| Tue 29 Sep | Peacebuilding in Palestine - Matthew Bittle will speak about his experience there and working with refugees in the UK. Edinburgh Meeting House, 7 Victoria Terrace, 7-8.30 pm, refreshments beforehand. More info and book via https://quaker29sept.eventbrite.co.uk |
| OCTOBER | 2026 |
| Sat 3 Oct | SES Area Meeting - 11-3.30, Falkirk/Polmont. Note clash with Inquirers Day - |
| Sat 3 Oct | Inquirers Day - a Scotland-wide day will be held in Perth. Also on Sat 3 Oct ... |
| Sat 3 Oct | Jack and Khadea wedding at the Steiner School |
| Wed 7 Oct | Becoming Benjamin Lay - film documentary and discussion at Edinburgh Meeting House, 7-9 pm. Lay (1682-1759) was a radical, controversial Quaker campaigner and abolitionist. More details and booking |
| Sun 11 Oct | Informal Social Event at Ros and Ian’s 5.30-8.30 pm - all are welcome but particular invitations to those new to Quakers or South Edinburgh, to meet Friends and have conversations about Quakerism. |
| Sat 17 Oct | Second outreach workshop - practical help with outreach. 10-1 (tea/coffee from 9.30) at St Columba’s by the Castle, 14 Johnston Terrace EH1 2PV. Contact Elizabeth Allen essallen [at] msn.com (essallen[at]msn[dot]com) and Rosemay Hartill rosemary.hartill [at] btinternet.com (rosemary[dot]hartill[at]btinternet[dot]com) |
| Mon 19, Thur 22 | Buddhist and Quaker dialogue with Sarah October: runs twice, pick either Mon 19 Oct 6.30 for 7-9 pm at Alison Chalmers, OR Thur 22 Oct 2-4 pm at Ros and Ian’s. |
| Sat 24 Oct | Quakers in Scotland (QiS) online meeting - time and details by email |
| Sat 31 Oct | Black: the Colour of Velvet - 7 pm at Edinburgh Quaker Meeting House. An evening of songs by Black composers accompanied by cello, African drum, and dance. More info and booking (Eventbrite). |
| NOVEMBER | 2026 |
| Thur 5 Nov | QiS online pre-meeting - 7-8.30 pm |
| Sat 7 Nov | Quakers in Scotland (QiS) in person meeting in Edinburgh, 1030 - 1630, online joining available. |
| Sun 8 Nov | Meeting for Peace, Princes St Gardens - 10.30 am at the site of the Peace Tree. To coincide with Faslane meetings. Details at foot of this table. |
| Fri 13-15 Nov | The work that reconnects – residential workshop at Wiston Lodge near Biggar. Details in October newsletter. Qs and signup via Lesley Morrison lesleyjmorrison3 [at] gmail.com (subject: from%20South%20Edin%20events) (lesleyjmorrison3[at]gmail[dot]com) |
| Sat 14 Nov | Climate: the People's Emergency Briefing: Documentary calling us to action - screening of a 50 minute film followed by discussion about practical actions we can take. 3-5 pm at Edinburgh Quaker Meeting House. Booking and further info (Eventbrite). |
| Sat 21 Nov | Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) meets in London. More info at www.quaker.org.uk/ym |
| Sun 29 Nov | 5th Sunday - we will meet at the Chaplaincy Centre at the Royal Edinburgh Hospital - 11 am start. Instead of at the Open Door. |
| Mon 30 Nov | First of several MfL to explore the draft revision of the book of Quaker discipline (currently known as Quaker Faith and Practice): runs twice, pick either Mon 30 Nov 6.30 for 7-9 pm at Alison Chalmers, OR Thur 10 Dec 2-4 pm at Ros and Ian’s |
| DECEMBER | 2026 |
| Sun 6 Dec | Local Meeting for business after MfW, with a short break for lunch (bring something to eat or share). Details in email. |
| Thur 10 Dec | Second opportunity for first meeting on new book of discipline, 2-4 pm at Ros and Ian’s (see also 30 Nov). |
| Sun 13 Dec | Festive party at Helen and Neil’s, 5-8.30 pm |
| JANUARY | 2027 |
| Tue 12 Jan | SES Area Meeting - 7-9 pm, Edinburgh Meeting House |
| FEBRUARY | 2027 |
| Sat 6 Feb | QIS online meeting - online only, 0930-1330 |
| MARCH | 2027 |
| Thur 4 Mar | QiS online pre-meeting 1900-2030 |
| Sat 6 Mar | Quakers in Scotland (QiS) in person meeting Glasgow, 1030-1630, online joining available. |
| APRIL | 2027 |
| xxx 3 April | QiS online 0930-1330 |
| MAY | 2027 |
| xxx 15 May | QiS online 0930-1330 |
| JUNE | 2027 |
| Thur 3 Jun | Online pre-meeting 1900-2030 |
| Sat 5 Jun | Quakers in Scotland (QiS) in person meeting AK Bell Library Perth, 1030-1630, online joining available. |
| JULY | 2027 |
| Events tbc | |
| AUGUST | 2027 |
| xxx 21 Aug | QiS meeting online 0930-1330 |
| SEPTEMBER | 2027 |
| Thur 16 Sep | Online pre-meeting 1900-2030 |
| Sat 18 Sep | Quakers in Scotland (QiS) in person meeting Aberdeen Meeting House, 1030-1630, online joining available. |
| OCTOBER | 2027 |
| xxx 23 Oct | QiS meeting online 0930-1330 |
| NOVEMBER | 2027 |
| Thur 11 Nov | Online pre-meeting 1900-2030 |
| Sat 13 Nov | Quakers in Scotland (QiS) in person meeting Edinburgh Meeting House, 1030-1630, online joining available. |
| JANUARY | 2028 |
| Events tbc | |
| FEBRUARY | 2028 |
| xxx 5 Feb | QiS meeting online 0930-1330 |
Princes St Garden meetings - Witness for peace and meeting for worship at Princes St Gardens, 10.30 am at the Peace Tree. These meetings are simultaneous with our regular meetings at the Open Door, and dates coincide with meetings at the North Gate, Faslane, where meeting starts at 11 am. The Peace Tree is towards the West end, between the bandstand and the Ross Fountain. For both Princes St Gardens and Faslane you need clothes appropriate for the weather, and something to sit on.