{"id":24,"date":"2019-01-02T19:09:13","date_gmt":"2019-01-02T19:09:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foxglovesystems.com\/Prototypes\/Cotteridge\/?page_id=24"},"modified":"2023-04-01T02:02:43","modified_gmt":"2023-04-01T01:02:43","slug":"our-lives-together","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/foxglovesystems.com\/Prototypes\/Cotteridge\/cotteridge-meeting\/our-lives-together\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Lives Together"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"24\" class=\"elementor elementor-24\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94e5775 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"94e5775\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc1d5c6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cc1d5c6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5090a50 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile_extra e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5090a50\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-382ac58 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"382ac58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We are always pleased to welcome visitors including children to our meetings. Every Sunday (apart from Christmas, Easter and summer breaks) members of our Children\u2019s Committee lead children\u2019s classes.<\/p><p>Cotteridge Meeting is a faithful community of diverse views. We try to listen to each other with love. We have a number of activities that help build our community and allow us to get to know each other better.<\/p><ul class=\"midlist\"><li>Shared lunch: on the third Sunday of each month everyone is invited to our shared lunch \u2013 don\u2019t worry if you forget to bring food, there are shops close by. We often have an invited speaker or session organised by members of the meeting after shared lunch.<\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: 100%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 100%;\">Coffee mornings: On the last Thursday of the month we hold a coffee morning in someone\u2019s home. All are welcome to come along for conversation and a catch up.<\/span><\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1676ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a1676ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/foxglovesystems.com\/Prototypes\/Cotteridge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/sharing-a-meal-2013-1759x1303.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjcxLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvZm94Z2xvdmVzeXN0ZW1zLmNvbVwvUHJvdG90eXBlc1wvQ290dGVyaWRnZVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAxOVwvMDFcL3NoYXJpbmctYS1tZWFsLTIwMTMtMTc1OXgxMzAzLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/foxglovesystems.com\/Prototypes\/Cotteridge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/sharing-a-meal-2013-1759x1303-768x569.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-271\" alt=\"sharing a meal\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foxglovesystems.com\/Prototypes\/Cotteridge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/sharing-a-meal-2013-1759x1303-768x569.jpg 768w, https:\/\/foxglovesystems.com\/Prototypes\/Cotteridge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/sharing-a-meal-2013-1759x1303-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foxglovesystems.com\/Prototypes\/Cotteridge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/sharing-a-meal-2013-1759x1303-1024x759.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/foxglovesystems.com\/Prototypes\/Cotteridge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/sharing-a-meal-2013-1759x1303.jpg 1759w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b70fe7 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-phone elementor-hidden-tablet_extra e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5b70fe7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-169be17 elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile_extra__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"169be17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We are always pleased to welcome visitors including children to our meetings. Every Sunday (apart from Christmas, Easter and summer breaks) members of our Children\u2019s Committee lead children\u2019s classes.<\/p><p>Cotteridge Meeting is a faithful community of diverse views. We try to listen to each other with love. We have a number of activities that help build our community and allow us to get to know each other better.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5c78cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f5c78cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/foxglovesystems.com\/Prototypes\/Cotteridge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/sharing-a-meal-2013-1759x1303.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjcxLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvZm94Z2xvdmVzeXN0ZW1zLmNvbVwvUHJvdG90eXBlc1wvQ290dGVyaWRnZVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAxOVwvMDFcL3NoYXJpbmctYS1tZWFsLTIwMTMtMTc1OXgxMzAzLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/foxglovesystems.com\/Prototypes\/Cotteridge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/sharing-a-meal-2013-1759x1303-768x569.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-271\" alt=\"sharing a meal\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foxglovesystems.com\/Prototypes\/Cotteridge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/sharing-a-meal-2013-1759x1303-768x569.jpg 768w, https:\/\/foxglovesystems.com\/Prototypes\/Cotteridge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/sharing-a-meal-2013-1759x1303-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foxglovesystems.com\/Prototypes\/Cotteridge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/sharing-a-meal-2013-1759x1303-1024x759.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/foxglovesystems.com\/Prototypes\/Cotteridge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/sharing-a-meal-2013-1759x1303.jpg 1759w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7852553 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-phone elementor-hidden-tablet_extra e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7852553\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4463c40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4463c40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"midlist\"><li>Shared lunch: on the third Sunday of each month everyone is invited to our shared lunch \u2013 don\u2019t worry if you forget to bring food, there are shops close by. We often have an invited speaker or session organised by members of the meeting after shared lunch.<\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: 100%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 100%;\">Coffee mornings: On the last Thursday of the month we hold a coffee morning in someone\u2019s home. All are welcome to come along for conversation and a catch up.<\/span><\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e8f853 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e8f853\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><span style=\"font-size: 100%;\">Spiritual journey groups: Many people in the meeting are members of spiritual journey groups. The groups usually consist of about 4-6 people.\u00a0 They meet regularly at times convenient to their members. They give us a chance to get to know each other at a deeper level. Some also meet regularly to read <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 100%;\">Quaker Faith and Practice<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 100%;\">, our book of Quaker and other spiritual writings.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: 100%;\">Study groups: Most years we arrange at least one series of meetings for study and discussion. Recently we shared and discussed some of our own spiritual practices, for example meditation and \u201ccrafting in the Spirit\u201d.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: 100%;\">Social events: We also enjoy occasional social events and outings.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: 100%;\">Away days: We have occasional days either at Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre or facilitated by Woodbrooke staff at our meeting house.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: 100%;\">Weekends away: Every two years a weekend away together strengthens us both in spirit and in community.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-size: 100%;\">Our library fills ten shelves in the classroom. It contains a very wide selection of books of chosen to inspire or inform. Anyone is welcome to borrow books by signing them out in the notebook provided. Our librarians select a few books each week to display in our entrance hall before and after meeting. A copy of our library catalogue is available online: <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.librarything.com\/catalog\/cotteridgemeeting\"><span style=\"font-size: 100%;\">www.librarything.com\/catalog\/cotteridgemeeting<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 100%;\">.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aded035 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"aded035\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are always pleased to welcome visitors including children to our meetings. Every Sunday (apart from Christmas, Easter and summer breaks) members of our Children\u2019s Committee lead children\u2019s classes. Cotteridge Meeting is a faithful community of diverse views. We try to listen to each other with love. 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