Wider Quaker Fellowship

The Wider Quaker Fellowship (WQF) is an association of people of diverse backgrounds, Quaker and non-Quaker, wanting some connection with the Religious Society of Friends.

Quaker life is based on community, gathering in local Meetings (also referred to as worship groups), Monthly Meetings, Yearly Meeting, Summer Gathering, Junior Young Friends' and Young Friends' camps, workshops and seminars.

There are many people in New Zealand who consider themselves to be Quakers, but for some, reasons of distance or health may be prevented from attending Quaker Meetings and events.

The Wider Quaker Fellowship aims to keep these Friends in touch by correspondence.

Contact is maintained via Wider Quaker Fellowship Letters, emailed or posted.
Letters are based on themes relevant to the Quaker Way, giving information and comment about personal, local and national Quaker activities. It is hoped that these may encourage isolated Friends and other people with an interest in Quaker thinking to join the Fellowship.
The letters are written, collated and distributed by the WQF Clerk.
Comment and financial donations are welcome.
You can email the Wider Quaker Fellowship Clerk at wqf@ym.quakers.nz

Read a selection of Wider Quaker Fellowship Letters here

Letter 161 May 2025 Witness in These Times of World Wide Difficulty

Letter 160 Dec 2024 A Time to Remember
Letter 159 Aug 2024 This isn't August

Letter 158 Dec 2023 Thinking about Christmas
Letter 157 Jul 2023 Truth

Letter 156 Dec 2022 The Quaker Handbook
Letter 155 Jun2022 Confusion

Letter 154 Dec 2021 Memories Prayers - A Sense of Place
Letter 153 Aug 2021 Quotes Aphorisms and Excerpts
Letter 152 Jan 2021 What Do I Know

Letter 151 Sep 2020 The Sky is Falling
Letter 150 Feb 2020

Letter 149 Aug 2019
Letter 148 Mar 2019

Letter 147 Nov 2018
Letter 146 Aug 2018
Letter 145 May 2018
Letter 144 Feb 2018

Letter 143 Nov 2017
Letter 142 Aug 2017
Letter 141 May 2017
Letter 140 Feb 2017

Letter 139 Nov 2016
Letter 138 Aug 2016
Letter 137 May 2016
Letter 136 Feb 2016

Letter 135 Nov 2015
Letter 134 Aug 2015
Letter 133 May 2015
Letter 132 Feb 2015