Australian Quaker Centre (AQC)

Latest news

2010 Visiting Friend

Elaine Emily Elaine Emily, a Friend from the USA, is our special overseas guest this year. Friends will remember her workshops in many Australian meetings in 2008.

Elaine has been teaching at Pendle Hill this last year. With the support of Friends General Conference, she offers workshops on eldering and healing. Elaine is generously offering to give workshops for local and regional meetings, while she is in Australia. Please let us know if your meeting would like to invite her.

Elaine will run three courses at Silver Wattle: Eldering Stories (4 nights), Eldering and Being Eldered (6 nights) and Quaker Healing (6 nights). She will also be our Resident Elder for some of her stay. Afterwards, she will give workshops in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Courses and retreats

Our Spring Course Season will run from 15 September to 13 November. Registration can be made at any time and a deposit of $100 is requested to hold your place. Please use the Registration Form (doc 119kb).

Anytime
 You are welcome to come and help with some contributary work with full board and the small contribution of $22 per day, for private comfortable accommodation.

AQC Library

Explore the AQC's holdings or visit Quaker libraries in Australia

Spring 2010 - Resident Elders

Resident Elders will be Elaine Emily (see above), Barbara Rautman (CRM), Brenda Roy (WARM), David Carline (QRM), Beryl Homes (VRM), Susan Addison (QRM) and Trish Johnson (QRM).

Course Leaders and Administrators

Spring Courses will be led by Lyndsay Farrall, Dale Hess, David Johnson, Mark MacLeod, Barbara Rautman, James Strong and Jean Talbot.

Jim Palmer (VRM) and Anne Felton (CRM) will be our Administrative Officers, for 4 weeks and 7 weeks respectively.

Would you like to be a Friend-in-Residence?

Ten Friends are now appointed as FIRs for the Spring Season, ranging from 5 days to 4 weeks. The preferred minimum is 2 weeks. Being an FIR includes full board and attendance at one course. In return, FIRs help with hospitality and housekeeping and, if you can, with technical support and gardening.

Will you offer to fill some of the gaps - 30 September to 9 October? or 23 - 30 October?

Write now to the Director: aqcdirector@quakers.org.au.

Cooking - how about you?

Two cooks are appointed so far: Cate MacMahon (VRM) and Maxwell Ketels (VRM). Caz Bowman (WARM) and Tina Namow (SARM) will also do some cooking while being a FIR.

Will YOU cook for us? Cooks receive full board and a weekly allowance in recognition of your work at Silver Wattle. This income is normally not taxable.

If you are interested, please contact the Director as soon as you can, to discuss dates: aqcdirector@quakers.org.au

 
Helen Bayes
 AQC Director
aqcdirector@quakers.org.au