Southern East Anglia (SEA) Area Meeting (AM) refers to the group of Friends living within Southern East Anglia and to the business meetings they hold. Local Meetings report to the Area Meeting and together discern matters of common interest. SEA AMs are held every two months in different Meeting Houses.
Local or Area Meetings for Worship for Business are conducted in what is called the Quaker business method. These meetings begin in silence and allow time between contributions for silent and respectful reflection and for spiritual discernment. This leads to a sense of shared understanding and unity in decision-making. The outcome is not necessarily one that everyone agrees with, but one that all present can accept, in the knowledge that their views have been heard and considered.
Find out more about the Quaker business method:
- “In Right Ordering” – an Introduction to Meeting for Worship for Business, by the Elders of Colchester Meeting
- Quaker Business Method, described by the Quakers and Business Group
- Quaker faith and practice Chapter 3 “General counsel on church affairs” passage 3.04:
- Meeting for Sufferings Papers; the main work of Quakers in Britain
Recent business information
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Appointments
In preparation for our next Area Meeting
Preparing for the next Area Meeting
AGENDA
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Quakers’ abbreviations
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DownloadAM Documents
Download the following documents relevant to our Area Meeti
- AM governing doc
- AM Memorandum of Understanding
- SEAQM Safeguarding Policy 12.06.2020
- Annual Report and Accounts 2017
- AM Annual Report & Accounts 2016
- AM Annual Report and Accounts 2015
- AM Annual Report and Accounts 2014
- 2018 Bursary Application form
- funeral-wishes-form~11-2018
- 2018 Guidelines for Elders, Overseers etc Bursary Appns
- Sudbury MH Booking Form – March 2017
- SEAQM final accounts 2019
Reports
2018 Reports
Meeting for Sufferings (MfS) reports:
Meeting for Sufferings (MfS) reports:
Reports of Quaker conferences:
Quaker Life Representative Council October 2017
QLRC questions digest for QLCC 4 pages
A Report on the Quaker Life Representative Council 14
2016 Reports
Report on a vision for criminal justice
November 2016 Meeting for Sufferings report
End of Life Issues Report to July Area Meeting 2016
February 2016 Meeting for Sufferings Report
January MfS report Robert Parkes
Meeting for Sufferings Report September 2015
Meeting for Sufferings Report July 2015
Alternatives to Trident Report March 2015
Meeting for Sufferings Report February 2015
First Contact For Funeral Arrangements
Charles Bather
Melanie Read
Rod Usher