Everyone present contributes to Quaker meeting

“Every member of a Meeting, whatever his formal status […] contributes to the Meeting. Sometimes this contribution is spoken; generally it is silent.”

— Geoffrey Hubbard, 1974
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Today’s Invitation

Bring your presence, knowing that even your silence is a valuable contribution.

This Week’s Query

How do you use silence outside of Quaker worship?

What role does it play in your daily life?

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  • Geoffrey Hubbard

    Geoffrey Hubbard (1923 – 1998) was director of the National Council for Educational Technology (now called "British Educational Communications and Technology Agency") and Chair of the National Extension College's trustees from 1989 to his death in 1998. He was also a well-known, active Quaker. He gave the Swarthmore Lecture at London Yearly Meeting 1991, published as Patterns and Examples. Quaker Attitudes and European Opportunities. He also wrote an introduction to the Quaker faith: Quaker by Convincement(1974).  

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