Taunton

TAUNTON MEETING

Friend’s Meeting House

Bath Place

High Street

Taunton

Somerset TA1 4EP

Meeting for Worship 10.30 Sunday Morning

There will be a short (appx 40 mins) Meeting for Worship on every Sunday at 6.00pm at The Friends Meeting House, Bath Place, Taunton . All Faiths welcome.

There is parking in the Crescent car park and wheelchair access from Bath Place.

Children’s Meeting on the 3rd Sunday in the month- see note below.

There is a small library from which to borrow books on Quakers and Quaker history, spirituality and the Bible etc.

We have tea and conversation after Meeting- Please stay and find out more! Business Meetings follow after Meeting for Worship on the first Sunday of each month.

Please contact 01823 272863 with any queries.


	Hire of Meeting House The Meeting House has 2 rooms which are available to hire to private groups of whose activities the Meeting does not disapprove. The main Meeting Room holds a maximum of 50 people and the smaller children’s Room up to 20. They can be hired either for single events or on a regular basis, subject to availability. The Meeting House is in central Taunton with easy access from the Crescent Car Park. We have recently put in a new tea making area and have a toilet suitable for people with disabilities. The present hiring agreement specifies that where some form of public meeting is held, no admission charge may be made although a collection may be taken. For further details including current fees please contact John Ainsworth on 07594 562 270; e-mail ainsworth.john@yahoo.com We will be happy to show you the premises if you would like to do so before hiring.

Children’s Meeting

Just to let everyone know I am starting a Children's Meeting for age groups 0-11 years old. During the Life Council I have managed to get a mentor from Bristol who runs such a group. The Children's Meeting will be at Taunton and is open to all parents in the Area Meeting.It takes place on the thrid Sunday of each month. I do not envisage parents going into Meeting and leaving their children. Instead I am breaking new ground in that the parents will stay in one half of the children's room and get to know one another while two people will look after the children's activities. I hope to issue a programme soon and a poster to put up in Meeting Houses. All Welcome. At the end of 50 minutes we will all enter the Meeting Room and take part in the last 10 minutes of the Meeting. Children are welcome to minister. Children will then share in the tea coffee and juice. If there are any dietary needs please can you let me know. zoeainsworth@aol.com. We could offer a plate of fruit perhaps.


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