Quakers in Bulgaria

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22-30 September 2007. These are the dates for National Quaker Week in the United Kingdom when Friends from Britain Yearly Meeting will be trying out new ways of Outreach. Click for details

Proposals for Action in Bulgaria:

These are the Proposals for Action that Quakers in Bulgaria are currently considering...

1. To establish a Worship Group in Sofia, which will then apply to be a Recognised Meeting. The next step would be, possibly with other Recognised Meetings in Eastern Europe, to establish a Recognised Monthly Meeting with the aim of establishing a new International Yearly Meeting.

2. To establish a new State-registered Charity in Bulgaria with a name such as "Quaker Service Bulgaria". The new charity would take on some of the responsibilities of Bulgarian Aid Project, would benefit from the goodwill generated since 1993 and could then build on this foundation so that, for example, the new Small Business Advice project could apply for funding and support. The new charity would also exercise Outreach in Bulgaria and South East Europe both through Online Video Meeting for Worship as well as through a new QRTV - Quaker Radio / Television as an online broadcasting medium.for Bulgaria and South East Europe..

3. We will start spreading the Quaker Universalist Message using a two-pronged approach. Firstly through publishing online and possible on paper in English. Secondly through starting a publishing programme in Bulgarian and Serbo-Croatian using Russian language texts in cooperation with other Universalist Friends in Eastern Europe.
 

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These proposals are a direct result of presenting a Paper and Proposals at the FWCC Triennial in Dublin, Ireland, August 2007 and the resulting discussions there. To read more click on the FWCC Proposals link and/or Quakers in Eastern Europe.