Thanks Clare for a thought provoking question! I think friends should be careful not to restrict the religious practice of other faith groups if we allow them to use our premises without compromising their friends values. As a Christian myself I'm heartened by your Meetings response and of others in this chain. I would also like to point out for Meetings that adhere to a strict no alcohol policy for the sake of building users such as AA groups, that they could request their hirers substitute alcohol of grape juice. Many churches use red grape juice to allow child and alcoholics to participate in communion, so this shouldn't be seen as a burdensome or meddlesome request. Kind regards, Martin Lacey Meeting House Manager Norwich Quaker Meeting House Upper Goat Lane Norwich NR2 1EW 01603 624854 Weekdays 9 - 1 07857 167322 On 10/09/2023 14:27, Clare Barnett wrote:
Hi all, We have a standard clause in our lettings policy, as I am sure many meetings do, saying no alcohol. We have had an enquiry from a group of clergy who wish to hold a gathering at the meeting house and as part of this hold communion. They wanted it know if it would be possible for them to use the communion wine in the ceremony. At business meeting today no one seemed to have any objections to this, but we said we would explore further what other meetings do. It feels like it is something which probably doesn't arise very often but I wondered if anyone had any thoughts or indeed any meetings have a letting policy which doesn't say that alcohol is prohibited? Kind Regards Clare Barnett Premises committee, Hartshill Local Meeting
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