Bridgend Quakers - Crynwyr Penybont ar Ogwr

Meeting for Worship

 

 Quaker worship takes place when two or more

 people feel the need to be still together.

 

 The Bridgend Meeting for Worship takes place every

 Sunday at 10.45am at the Friends’ Meeting House on

 Park Street. This is on the right hand side as you go

 down the hill into Bridgend and almost opposite the

 entrance to the Coed Parc Reference Library. As can

 be seen from the photograph, it is clearly signposted.

 

 There will always be someone at the door to welcome

 you, and the meeting starts once the first friend is

 seated, and continues until 11.45, when it is

 terminated by the Friends shaking each other's

 hands. During this time, if anyone feels moved to

 speak, then he or she is free to do so. However, there

 are times when the whole meeting for worship passes

 by in silence.

 

 After this there is a time of silence and an opportunity

 to comment upon and discuss what may have been

 said in the meeting and this, in turn, is followed by a

 cup of tea or coffee and an opportunity to discuss

 matters of concern to the meeting.

 

 For those who find it difficult to attend the Sunday

 Meeting for Worship,  a mid-week Meeting is held on

 the second Tuesday in the month at 7.00 pm.

 

 On the fifth Sunday of the month (if there is one),

 there is usually a shared lunch after the Meeting and

 This provides an opportunity to meet Friends in a

 socially relaxed atmosphere.

 

Friends Meeting House

 

Please Note

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 A decision was recently taken to change the

 start time of the Sunday Meeting for Worship

 from 10.30 to 10.45am as from Sunday 4th Jan.

 2009.

 

 This followed a review of local Sunday Bus Service

 times and it was felt that the15 minutes shift will

 make it easier for people relying on public transport

 to arrive at the Meeting House in timely and unhurried

 fashion and to encourage others currently using

 personal transport to consider using public transport

 as part of their contribution towards improving the

 environment  and reduce their carbon footprint