Multnomah Monthly Meeting of the religious Society of Friends (Quakers) joins with the Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) and others in condemning the unprovoked attack on Iran and calling for immediate deescalation.
“As Quakers, we affirm our longstanding opposition to war in any form. This opposition is rooted in the teachings of Jesus and our Quaker forbears. We urge the administration to pursue immediate deescalation and a swift return to negotiations. This war of choice is unnecessary, illegal, and immoral. Our faith declares that peace is possible. With FCNL and allies, we will continue working with Congress and peace advocates across the country to pass the Iran War Powers Resolution, end U.S. involvement in this war, and build a future grounded in international cooperation, justice, accountability, and lasting peace.”
The complete statement from FCNL can be found here: FCNL Statement
Children up to three years old are welcome. Children are not required to be vaccinated against COVID19.
CENTRAL FRIENDS
Central Friends (grades 6, 7 & 8) gather downstairs in Room 12 at 10:15 AM. This happens on 2nd and 4th Sundays after the first 15 minutes of worship. For more information please contact Ron Marson at .
JUNIOR FRIENDS
Junior Friends (grades 9, 10, 11, & 12) gather downstairs in the office at 10:15 AM. This happens on 2nd and 4th Sundays after the first 15 minutes of worship. For more information please contact Andrew Wardenaar at .
MOUNTAINVIEW WORSHIP GROUP 1st & 3rd Sundays, 10:00am
We welcome all to unprogrammed meeting for worship in person at the antique church at 601 Union St, The Dalles, OR. Contact: https://www.columbiagorgequakers.org/home
HILLSDALE QUAKERS MEETING FOR WORSHIP Sundays at 9:00am West Hills Friends Church
All are welcome! 7425 SW 52nd Ave. in the Maplewood Neighborhood, behind the West Hills Friends Church. Contact:
BRIDGE CITY FRIENDS MEETING MEETING FOR WORSHIP Sundays at 10:00am, Blended
LOWER COLUMBIA WORSHIP GROUP Sundays at 11:00am Ocean Park Library 1308 256th Ln, Ocean Park, WA
Lower Columbia Friends gather in the Community Room at the Ocean Park Library. Room opens at 10:30am. Information on video access can be obtained by contacting us at lowercolumbiaquakers@gmail.com.
CLEAR HEARTS QUAKER CIRCLE Sundays at 11:45am (Zoom)
Clear Hearts Quaker Circle has formed out of a need for a Quaker community in Portland that has its foundations in radical inclusion and anti-racism work. Currently meets for worship online.
MIDWEEK WORSHIP GROUP NOW BLENDED Wednesdays at Noon
For more information, please contact Marion Ward with any questions at . People in the Portland area are welcome to join those worshipping in person at Terwilliger Plaza (2545 SW Terwilliger Blvd.). Please be there 15-20 minutes early to sign in at the front desk and say you are attending the Mid Week Meeting in the Club Room. The staff can direct you to the Club Room on the second floor of the Tower Building. If a resident name is required you may use either Renee Stringham or Gini Stevens.
HOLD IN THE LIGHT WORSHIP (Zoom) Every Wednesday from 6-7pm
The Friendly Care Coordinator, Eddy Marie Crouch, a member of the Care and Counsel Committee, invites Friends to join in a Zoom Hold in the Light Meeting for Worship weekly on Wednesdays, from 6-7pm Pacific. For more information, email
Children are welcome to attend worship with their parents from 10am-10:15am, when formal class activities will start, continuing to 11:15am. The curriculum will focus on Friends’ testimonies, beginning with “Community. “We have teachers (at least two per Sunday) lined up for the next several weeks, but need and welcome more volunteers. If you have questions or would like to volunteer to work with the Meeting’s pre-K and school-aged children, please contact the Children’s Program Committee Clerk at .
Multnomah Monthly Meeting reminds Friends of our Minute on Racial Justice. In this time of universal mourning for the lives of black citizens who have been killed by and in the criminal “justice” system, we ask that friends take action to live our Minute. In addition to any specific action you are taking in response to the latest police killings of unarmed Black people, we especially encourage our white friends to please review this excellent article entitled “75 Things White People Can Do For Racial Justice.” The Meeting’s Friends for Racial Justice Planning Committee asks each of us to commit to doing one or two things from the list by a certain date.
Please share the things you commit to doing (and updates on your progress) either on the Meeting’s Racial Justice Facebook page or by emailing the information to Lori Patterson (), who will post it on the Facebook page. These are concrete things we can do to work against racism in our own community and beyond. You can access the page by joining Facebook and searching for Multnomah Quaker Meeting Racial Justice Study and Action Group. You will see a link that says “Join Group.”
Thank you, Multnomah Friends, for your support of Young Adult Friend and Advocacy Corps member Sitara Nath during Friends Committee on National Legislation’s 2017 Spring Lobby Weekend. We are grateful for your support of this incredible annual FCNL event which gathers young adults from across the country to Washington D.C. to experience advocacy firsthand. Friends were incredible in this support and faithful work!