Winnipeg hosts national Quaker meeting

From the Winnipeg Free Press Winnipeg hosts national Quaker meeting Annual event serves to unify and connect friends from across the country By: Sharon Chisvin Posted: 08/24/2019 3:00 AM |  Quakers, or the Religious Society of Friends, are deeply committed to living their lives with integrity and simplicity. Equality, the pursuit of peace, the camaraderie of community and stewardship of the Earth are integral tenets of their faith movement. Quakers are a small Christian denomination that originated in England in the mid-17th century and have been present in Canada since 1834. Today, approximately 300,000 people worldwide identify as Quakers. About 60 of them, representing a variety of ages, ethnicities and experiences, live and worship in Winnipeg. Etienne Paul Mungombe Many of these local Quakers, or Friends, recently participated in the society’s national meeting, held at Canadian Mennonite University the first week of August. The national meeting has been an annual event in Canada for more than half a century. “The Canadian Yearly Meeting, or national meeting, is an extended meeting where Friends and guests gather together for business, worship, speakers, education and more,” Winnipeg Friend Glenn Morison says. The meeting serves to unify and connect Quakers from communities across the country, […]