Meeting for Exploration: Communicating well and resolving conflict. An introduction to NVC

Sunday, 21. June 2026 - 12:00 to 13:00
Disley Meeting House
Meeting for Exploration
Communicating well and resolving conflict. An introduction to NVC   Date: 21 June @ 12pm

One of the themes in British Yearly Meeting has been ‘How do we resolve conflicts peacefully?’ Not just the conflicts in wider society but also how do we with work with conflicts and differences within our  Quaker communities? The underlying question is: How do we build a bridge of communication to another person when we are in conflict with them?

Paul will be exploring with us the approach of Nonviolent communication (NVC). It is in part a way of being and in part a set of concepts and communication strategies. They are designed to help to restore communication when there is conflict, so that healing and mutual understanding can take place.

But NVC has value beyond conflict resolution. It is a way of communicating with clarity and sensitivity and so has the potential to add a richness to all our interactions with others.

Paul has studied NVC and used it as a tool for conflict resolution in schools.

Disley Friends’ link with Methodists in Edale

Seven Disley Friends joined worshippers at the chapel. We had been asked to offer some introductory ministry and hold the silence. Prepared ministry included 2:12 (Pierre Lacout) from Quaker Faith & Practice about Quaker worship.



It was good to be there. We felt there was a warm friendship and acceptance of the worship we had shaped with Kate. We all enjoyed the two hymns which opened and concluded the worship. 



 

 

Edale Methodlist Chapel invitation

Sunday, 31. May 2026 - 15:00 to 15:45
Methodist Chapel, Barbour Booth, Edale

Friends are invited to the restored methodist chapel at Barbour Booth, Edale, for their service at 3pm, where we hope to include some Quaker worship.

Disley Premises Committee

Sunday, 31. May 2026 - 12:00 to 13:00
Disley Meeting HOuse

Please contact Jackie Barker if you have any issues you would like raised

Quiet Garden Day: Sacred Spaces

Saturday, 11. July 2026 - 12:00 to 15:00
Disley Meeting House garden

This year's theme for quiet garden day is Sacred Spaces. We will be led by Jan Vulliamy who will be sharing a talk, "Sacred Spaces: Coming to our Senses".

Please bring your own lunch (Tea/coffee will be provided) 

Schedule

12-2pm: Arrival and bring your own lunch

2-3pm Jan Vulliamy: "Sacred spaces: coming to our senses"

3:00pm: End

  

 

Live screening Swarthmore Lecture: Stuart Masters

Saturday, 2. May 2026 - 18:30 to 20:30
Disley Meeting House

Join us at 6:30pm on 2nd Matt for tea/coffee and a live screening of the 2026 Swarthmore Lecture. Please arrive promptly so the start of the lecture at 7pm is uninterrupted. There will be popcorn (!) and worship sharing afterwards. 

2026 Lecture

Tangled Roots: Navigating the Complex Legacy of Early Quakers By Stuart Masters

In his lecture, Stuart Msssters will explore the diverse mix of characteristics visible in the early Quaker movement that produced several creative tensions which subsequent generations have had to navigate. These include the tensions between inward experience and outward tradition, communal order and individual freedom, the quietist and the charismatic, and the new creation and the world.

He will argue that engaging with these issues can help Friends better appreciate the diversity present within the global Quaker family and enable them to discern how to respond to these dilemmas today

Monthly collection Disley: March and April

During March we are collecting for the Quaker Tapestry, https://www.quaker-tapestry.co.uk/category/museum/ which is in need of funds following the closure of Museum in Kendal at the end of 2025.  The Trustees hope there will be a viable future for the Tapestries.
 
During April we will be collecting for the Human Rights Protection Fund https://www.hrpf.org.uk/ which is a UK charity providing financial and practical assistance to prisoners of conscience and human rights defenders

 

 

Book Aid International

As in previous years, Disley Quakers are helping raise funds for Book Aid International by donating unwanted books in good condition.
This charity works with partners around the world, supporting libraries, training teachers and helping to spark a love of reading everywhere.  
Our collection point (a box in the snug!) will be open until the end of March, and we thank Heidi Chiang who is organising a book sale in Buxton - proceeds going to Book Aid International.

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