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28 August 2009

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An apple in the orchard next to Street Friends Meeting House. Photo: Laurel Townhead.

An apple in the orchard next to Street Friends Meeting House. Photo: Laurel Townhead.
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    US Quaker lobbyists ‘say it with flowers’
    Oliver Robertson
    Campaigners disappointed by lack of progress over UK arms export rules

    The spiritual side of gardens
    Oliver Robertson
    News round-up

    In the care of the Meeting?
    Laurie Michaelis
    Lockerbie grief and justice
    Julia Cadman
    The centrality of worship
    George Baines
    Letters

    Leaving Quakers…
    Sarah Pearce
    … beginning a journey with Friends
    Helen Smith
    Good Lourdes
    Matthew Biggs
    The pulse of God’s blood in our veins
    Gerard Benson
    Tricks, treats and choices
    Alison Leonard
    Tackling climate change together
    Gerald Conyngham
    A sideways glance at Yearly Meeting
    Joe Thwaites
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