2025 calendar of regular meetings
check diary for current week's events and changes to regular schedule
Sundays 10.30 – 11.30 am INVERNESS LM MEETING FOR WORSHIP held at the Tree House, Carsegate Road (by the canal) Inverness IV3 8EX. There is plenty of parking, the car park code is 3795. One of us will be on duty at the front door for those whoneed to use the lift.
Sundays 10.30 - 11.45 am NORTH SCOTLAND AM MEETING FOR WORSHIP. The Meeting room is open at 10.15 am.
NSAM zoom link https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82719726745?pwd=aJoIuFx7SSZbaNMXHZY3FeUt3U8kpH.1 Meeting ID: 827 1972 6745 Passcode: 953563
Fridays 7.00 – 7.30 pm INVERNESS LM MEETING FOR WORSHIP: Skye Zoom Link
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86540217504?pwd=dE1RTVlHNTRVZVlMaVg4QVhrb3ZLZz09 Meeting ID: 865 4021 7504 Passcode: 608126
Last Thursday in month -7.00 – 7.30 pm MEETING FOR WORSHIP hosted by Dublin: followed by DUBLIN POETRY GROUP at 7.40 pm
Dublin zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/8069306406?pwd=RzBnT1g2OVU1NXJhbUtqMitFQTBHQT09 Password 1624
Last Saturday in month: 2.00 pm DINGWALL MEETING FOR WORSHIP in Dingwall Community Centre.
Last Tuesday in month - 6.45 for 7.00pm HEALING GROUP, upholding our Friends in need. Contact Oriole if interested
Are you a new Attender and would like to know more about Quakers? Register here for on line zoom sessions 7 pm every Tuesday
NOVEMBER 2025
NOVEMBER NOTICES
Inverness LM on line Meeting for Worship every Friday 7.00 - 7.30 pm:
There’s a general feeling that without new folk coming along and joining in, the Friday evening will be denied some of its energy. So, this is a plea to others out there to dip their toes in the free-ranging exchanges of personal spiritual understandings that follow the 30 minute MfW.
Quakers in Scotland Read here the minutes of the first meeting of Quakers in Scotland, QiS, our new Area Meeting, held by zoom on 6th November 7 and by zoom and in person at Edinburgh Friends' Meeting House on 8th November. QiS has now taken on the area meeting functions for East Scotland, North Scotland and West Scotland Area Meetings.
The Discussion Group: will meet on Friday 28th, venue to be decided.
Charity of the Month: Highland Gateway: NB donate button on homepage goes to Home Page on Just Giving.
Food Bank: Reverse Advent Calendar: Laura writes that they will not be issung a specific lists of requests in November or December, but "run with this in November so that any Christmas specific items can be included in food parcels in the lead up to Christmas, giving a little bit of a treat alongside the main items which are given". Open the Calendar here
Research into Quaker beliefs: Michael writes: "We’re trying to help a young French student (Dimitri Wiart, mail to wiart.dimitri2@gmail.com) undertake his research for a Master’s degree on how Quakers develop their belief system and the relationship between faith and other aspects of a person's life ... His research may be of interest to us in helping us see ourselves and our collective needs. If you are interested in exploring with him a supervised group discussion I’d be grateful if you could contact Dimitri direct (we have his permission to publicise his email address), or through myself. Don’t feel obligated to do so, but any assistance will be appreciated. Dmitri has already met Central Edinburgh Friends and is planning to come over her in the next year to talk to Friends individually."
Changes to Yearly Meetings: In case you missed it, the last issue of Quake! in October has an article on changes to Yearly Meetings and how meetings can raise concerns and keep in touch under the new arrangements.
Quake! 13th November
NOVEMBER DIARY
Sunday 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd & 30th at 10.30 am: NSAM MEETING FOR WORSHIP (NSAM zoom link) Meeting ID: 827 1972 6745 Passcode: 95356
Sunday 2nd*, 9th, 16th, 23rd & 30th** at 10.30 am: INVERNESS LM MfW at the Tree House Carsegate Road Inverness IV3 8EX. *November 2nd: Meeting for Business following Meeting for Worship, no lunch after; ** November 30th: All Age Meeting, followied by Bring and Share lunch
Location see here; the car park code is 3795. Entry by open staircase at the back of the building or lift via front door for those who need it, one of us will be on duty to help.
Friday 7th, 14th, 21st & 28th at 7.00 pm: INVERNESS LM MfW (Skye zoom link) all are welcome to join in this short MfW which is followed by free-ranging exchanges of personal spiritual understandings
Thursday 27th MEETING FOR WORSHIP 7.00pm, followed at 7.40 pm DUBLIN POETRY GROUP hosted in Dublin, (Dublin Zoom link) Meeting ID: 8069 3064 06 Password 1624
Saturday 29th at 2.00 pm: Dingwall Worshipping Group MEETING FOR WORSHIP in Dingwall Community Centre
Monday 3rd & 24th at 7.30 pm EXPERIMENT WITH LIGHT (Skye zoom link)
Tuesday 17th at 11.30 am INVERNESS POETRY GROUP All Welcome. (Skye zoom link)
Tuesday 24th at 6.30-6.45 for 7.00pm HEALING GROUP upholding our Friends in need.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89679200278?pwd=UGgrTTUrbEFNSCtBRVRNVzh6UGdVUT09
Meeting ID: 896 7920 0278 Passcode: 181124
OCTOBER 2025
OCTOBER NOTICES
Advance notices for November:
INVERNESS LM Meeting for Worship for Business after usual MfW on November 2nd. Consequently there will be no bring and share lunch on that Sunday, but there will be on the last Sunday on November which will alson be an all age Meeting.
Thursday 23rd October at 7pm online: Quakers in Scotland: A special Meeting on our Advocacy through the Parliamentary Engagement Working Group (PEWG), online at 7pm on Thursday 23rd October 2025.This meeting is to help find ways of maintaining our testimony and witness in Scotland and supporting our Parliamentary Engagement Officer through fostering a strong PEWG. We need new convenors and members of the group for 2026 onwards. More details here
Zoom link for meeting: Meeting ID: 862 0716 5554 Passcode: 922207
Friday 24th October at 11.00am the Discussion Group will meet at the home of Kathleen Quinn, followed by a bring and share lunch . We will continue to follow the Kindlers booklet, "Living Adventurously" beginning at Page 10.
Area Meeting on Saturday 25th October will start at 11am in Aberdeen Meeting House, 98 Crown Street, AB11 6HJ. AM will also be blended join online here: Meeting ID: 682 300 4031 Passcode: 953563 After a few matters of business, the meeting will discuss whether we want our Trustees to make the final steps to laying down North Scotland as an Area Meeting and become part of Quakers in Scotland
Charity of the Month: ADD international : Action for Disabilities & Development in Africa & Asia: DONATE here
Quake! 30th October
Dingwall Worshipping Group will not meet in October but there will be two Meetings for Worship in November.
The October issue of the Scottish Friend: includes calling letter and registration details for QiS on the 8th November in Edinburgh/by Zoom, as well as an online preparatory meeting on the 6th November. Please remember to register in advance of the meeting on the 8th, however you will be attending.
OCTOBER DIARY
Sunday 5th, 12th, 19th & 26th,at 10.30 am: NSAM MEETING FOR WORSHIP (NSAM zoom link) Meeting ID: 827 1972 6745 Passcode: 95356
Sunday 5th*, 12th, 19th & 26th** at 10.30 am: INVERNESS LM MfW at the Tree House Carsegate Road Inverness IV3 8EX. *On Sunday 5th we holding an All age Worship, followed by a Vegan bring and share lunch; **following MfW on Sunday 26th there will be a meeting for business.
Location see here; There is plenty of parking, the car park code is 3795. If you are able to walk please use the open staircase at the back of the building. If you need to use the lift, one of us will be on duty at the front door, as we are unable to give out entry codes.
Friday 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th & 31st at 7.00 pm: INVERNESS LM MfW (Skye zoom link)
Thursday 30th MEETING FOR WORSHIP 7.00pm, followed at 7.40 pm DUBLIN POETRY GROUP hosted in Dublin, (Dublin zoom link)
https://zoom.us/j/8069306406?pwd=RzBnT1g2OVU1NXJhbUtqMitFQTBHQT09
Meeting ID: 8069 3064 06 Password 1624
Monday 20th at 7.30 pm EXPERIMENT WITH LIGHT (Skye zoom link)
Tuesday 21st at 11.30 am INVERNESS POETRY GROUP All Welcome. (Skye zoom link)
Tuesday 28th at 6.30-6.45 for 7.00pm HEALING GROUP upholding our Friends in need.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89679200278?pwd=UGgrTTUrbEFNSCtBRVRNVzh6UGdVUT09
Meeting ID: 896 7920 0278 Passcode: 181124
SEPTEMBER 2025
SEPTEMBER NOTICES
Quakers in Scotland: final minutes of GENERAL MEETING FOR SCOTLAND held on Saturday 20th September 2025 at the Soutar Theatre, Bell Library, York Place, Perth PH2 8EP, and by video conference. This meeting laid down GMS and inaugurated Quakers in Scotland.
September Charity: Medical Aid for Palestinians
Quake! 25th September
Harvest 2025 : Food bank needs for September, and please donate on any bags for life you can spare
Discussion Group: The discussion group will meet on Friday 26th September at 11 am using the Kindlers booklet by David and Rosemary Brown on "Living Adventurously", followed by a bring and share lunch. The venue is still to be decided.
SEPTEMBER DIARY
Sunday 7th, 14th, 21st & 28th at 10.30 am: NSAM MEETING FOR WORSHIP (NSAM zoom link) Meeting ID: 827 1972 6745 Passcode: 95356
Sunday 7th*, 14th, 21st & 28th at 10.30 am: INVERNESS LM MfW at the Tree House Carsegate Road Inverness IV3 8EX. Location see here; There is plenty of parking, the car park code is 3795. If you are able to walk please use the open staircase at the back of the building. If you need to use the lift, one of us will be on duty at the front door, as we are unable to give out entry codes.
*After MfW on Sunday 7th Bring and share lunch
Friday 5th, 12th, 19th & 26th at 7.00 pm: INVERNESS LM MfW (Skye zoom link)
Thursday 25th MEETING FOR WORSHIP 7.00pm, followed at 7.40 pm DUBLIN POETRY GROUP hosted in Dublin, (Dublin zoom link)
Meeting ID: 8069 3064 06 Password 1624
Saturday 27th at 3.00 pm: Dingwall Worshipping Group MEETING FOR WORSHIP will be at 3, Bridgend, Strathconon. Please let Oriole know if you intend to be there and if you have any dietary requirements for lunch.
Monday 1st and 22nd at 7.30 pm EXPERIMENT WITH LIGHT (Skye zoom link)
Tuesday 16th 11.00am INVERNESS POETRY GROUP All Welcome. (Skye zoom link)
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Tuesday 30th 6.30-6.45 for 7.00pm HEALING GROUP upholding our Friends in need.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89679200278?pwd=UGgrTTUrbEFNSCtBRVRNVzh6UGdVUT09
Meeting ID: 896 7920 0278 Passcode: 181124
AUGUST 2025
AUGUST NOTICES
Pluscarden Area Meeting in Pluscarden (30th August): Piers writes: please see, linked here some draft minutes. Due to the limitations on WiFI signal at the village hall we are not going to try and blend this Area Meeting. So, if there are particular matters that interest you and you want to know more, let me know, or look out for the agreed minutes after the weekend.
For those joining us for the weekend, please remember to bring something that is meaningful to you that you could share or talk about on Friday evening, if you are not going to Compline.
Answering Friends questions about transferring to QiS
Michael Hutchinson has written about the request to members of the four Scottish area meetings to join Quakers in Scotland (QiS), and members and attenders to give permission for their data to be transferred from General Meeting for Scotland to QiS. Several Friends have sent queries as to the nature and purpose of this transfer, and how it fits with Quaker membership and process. We hope we have replied helpfully on the queries, but we know there may be others unsure about aspects of all of this. Hence we are arranging a special online meeting on Wednesda, Thursday 27th August at 7pm for any Friend interested in talking through these matters. QiS trustees and members of the Co-ordinating Group will be present to respond and explain.
Membership and data transfer meeting: Aug 27, 2025 07:00 PM
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84773734387?pwd=ARlyHYWoGWj8ReosDJwxLWBav5pdyV.1
Meeting ID: 847 7373 4387 Passcode: 937013
Quakers in Scotland: Make sure you sign up!
Have you had an email from General Meeting asking you to confirm that you wish to join the new Quaker body, Quakers in Scotland (QiS), when GMS is laid down on 21st September? To enable QiS to pick up GMS's current responsibilities and to hold its first general Members meeting on 20th September it must have Members! Please ensure that you sign the statement attached to the email by 8th September. Members need to sign two statements; the membership one stating their wish to become members of Quakers in Scotland, and the data consent one consenting to their data being passed to Quakers in Scotland. Attenders need only to sign the data consent statement. More details will be found here Please tell the GM administrator (scotfriends@gmail.com) if you have not received the email.
LM minutes August 10 read here
August Charity: Highland Hospice
Vigil to stop Rosebank
Andrew Dames, a Jesus Lane Friend, is walking the 700 miles from Esha Ness lighthouse in Shetland to the Supreme court in London. He started on 3rd August and finishes in London on 13th Septemeber. He will be in Edinburgh on 21st August and at a vigil to be held at 7.30 am outside the Court of Sessions. See more details of his walk and how to support here
Harvest 2025
Read Food bank needs for August and September, and please donate on any bags for life you can spare.
Quake! 28th August
Latest News from Local Development Worker Zoe
Books for August (scroll down attachment to see choices for August)
AUGUST DIARY
The annual NSAM Residential Area Meeting based at Pluscarden Abbey will take place over the weekend 29th - 31August: If you would like to come please book by 4th August using form here: Accommodation at the Abbey and St Scolastica's now fully allocated, there is still space for camping. If you need accommodation nearby and are struggling to find anything online, let Piers know.
LM MfW on Sunday as usual, NB no discussion this month. Dingwall MfW on 23rd August.
Sunday 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th & 31st at 10.30 am: NSAM MEETING FOR WORSHIP (NSAM zoom link) Meeting ID: 827 1972 6745 Passcode: 95356
Sunday 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th & 31st at 10.30 am: INVERNESS LM MfW at the Tree House Carsegate Road Inverness IV3 8EX. Location see here; There is plenty of parking, the car park code is 3795. If you are able to walk please use the open staircase at the back of the building. If you need to use the lift, one of us will be on duty at the front door, as we are unable to give out entry codes.
After MfW :
Sunday 3rd Bring and share lunch
Sunday 10th INVERNESS LM MfW for BUSINESS: Agenda here
Friday 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd & 29th at 7.00 pm: INVERNESS LM MfW (Skye zoom link)
Thursday 28th MEETING FOR WORSHIP 7.00pm, followed at 7.40 pm DUBLIN POETRY GROUP hosted in Dublin, (Dublin zoom link)
https://zoom.us/j/8069306406?pwd=RzBnT1g2OVU1NXJhbUtqMitFQTBHQT09
Meeting ID: 8069 3064 06 Password 1624
Saturday 23rd at 2.00 pm: Dingwall Worshipping Group MEETING FOR WORSHIP in Dingwall Community Centre, Wee End Room
Monday 11th at 7.30 pm EXPERIMENT WITH LIGHT (Skye zoom link)
Tuesday 12th 11.30am INVERNESS POETRY GROUP All Welcome. (Skye zoom link)
Tuesday 26th at 6.45 for 7.00pm HEALING GROUP upholding our Friends in need. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85870021997?pwd=3NQ5KsbdOoDbZMzV8JBYQaGysjNwXe.1
Meeting ID: 858 7002 1997 Passcode: 283232
