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Cynthia Gilliam

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Quaker Palestine Israel Network Statements

In February of 2019, MFM approved a minute affirming our support for a just peace with respect and equal human rights for all parties in the Holy Land . The minute reads: Multnomah Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) holds Palestinians and Israelis both together in our hearts and prayers. Because our Quaker spiritual values and heritage affirm that of God in everyone, we seek to engage in meaningful solutions for a just peace with respect and equal human rights for all parties in the Holy Land and loving cooperation between both peoples. We seek the guidance of the Spirit in our work to end racism in our own community and country and to carry out our Testimony of Peace in relation to the United States government policies which impact the conflict in Palestine/Israel. We commit to take actions, in a spirit of nonviolence and reconciliation, to further peacemaking between Palestine and Israel.

     In addition, MFM has affirmed the Apartheid Free Communities pledge from AFSC:  The Apartheid-Free Communities pledge:

  • We affirm our commitment to freedom, justice, and equality for the Palestinian people and all people;
  • We oppose all forms of racism, bigotry, discrimination, and oppression; and
  • We declare ourselves an Apartheid-free Meeting and to that end,
  • We pledge to join others in working to end all support to Israel’s Apartheid regime, settler colonialism, and military occupation.

Peaceful Interfaith Protest at ICE Facility

Saturday, August 15, 7:00pm;  Meet at Elizabeth Caruthers Park
A group of Quakers, Buddhists, Jews, and other people of faith are again planning a peaceful interfaith protest at the ICE facility on Macadam Avenue. We will gather at Elizabeth Caruthers Park at 7:00pm and walk silently to the facility. We will walk by the facility three times, in silence, dropping flowers as we go to remember the taken and protest injustice. Then we will return to the park for some worship. The estimated end time is 8:00pm. Please bring at least three flowers, if you wish to drop flowers. This is a completely peaceful protest and no items that could be considered weapons should be brought. 

Participate In The Friends Committee On National Legislation (FCNL)Annual Meeting

FCNL will be hosting their Annual Meeting November 12-14 in Washington DC.  This year it will be both in person and online. This gathering is an opportunity to gather with hundreds of Quakers from across the country to learn about effective lobbying, to hear from FCNL lobbyists and young fellows, and to participate in policy discussions and worship sharing groups. Here is a link for more information and to register for the 2026  Annual Meeting: https://www.fcnl.org/events/annual-meeting-2026-deep-roots-bold-action.
We are seeking financial support to send one or two young Friends to the Annual Meeting.  We need support for the registration ($250 to attend in person), travel and lodging.  If you would like more information and/or able to offer some financial support please contact FCNL rep Barbara Segal.

Quaker Coalition for Uprooting Racism

Fall 2027 — Spring 2028, On Campus with Online Components
The 2027-2028 Quaker Coalition for Uprooting Racism cohort will meet in-person and online to build capacity, design liberatory interventions, and work for racial justice during this 8-month season. The Quaker Coalition for Uprooting Racism is a coalition of six Quaker organizations and Friends who are working together to accelerate the movement for, and capacity to create, racial justice through the Quakers Uprooting Racism Community of Practice Program. This eight-month program includes in-person retreats at Pendle Hill, online retreats, affinity groups, and more. The cohort is made up of Friends from across the U.S. and Canada, with 50% of participants being BIPOC Friends and 50% being white Friends. More information available here.

 

Meetinghouse Art Exhibit

Room 22 has a collection of art hung for your enjoyment. I hope you come and visit the space and use it for quiet contemplation or for a meeting. The art is lent to us by Meeting members and attendees and is rotating. If you have works of art that you would like to hang, please contact Harriet Wentz at property.clerk@multnomahfriends.org.

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Lunch Program Needs YOU

The Lunch Program has a new name – Eastside Community Lunch, a new website eastsidecommunitylunch.org, and new needs. 

  • Can you serve lunch on Tuesdays and Fridays from 12:30 – 2:30?
  • Can you make sack lunches? 
  • Can you help on our food prep teams onTuesday mornings at 9 or Thursday at 3 pm?
  • Can you do food pick-ups currently on Tuesdays at 8 am?
  • Can you help with computer skills such as making flyers, etc.?
  • Can you do some home baking for lunch?
Let us know if you want to help at eastsidecommunitylunch@gmail.com. And please spread the word to people you know. 

Chlldren’s Progam During the Summer

Weather permitting, most Sundays during the summer (through August 30) we will not have formal educational activities, but will have creative activities, games, and stories, often in concert with a walk to Laurelhurst Park (weather and staffing permitting). Volunteers are welcome and needed; the less structured setting provides a great opportunity to have fun with, and learn more about, our youngest Friends. For more information or to volunteer, please contact Lyn Gordon, Children's Program clerk, at childrensprogram.clerk@multnomahfriends.org

 

Upcoming Events and Meetings

Scheduled Gatherings (listed chronologically)

  •  Meeting for Worship in the Multnomah Garden 
    10 am on September 13. 

  • Palestine, A People’s Movement Shifting US Politics  Wednesday, August 19, 7:00pm, at First Unitarian Portland. QPIN is co-sponsoring Huwaida Arraf, a Palestinian American civil liberties attorney, who will speak on Palestine, A People’s Movement Shifting US Politics. The event is at Eliot Chapel, at the First Unitarian Portland (1011 SW 12th Ave., Portland, OR 97205).  It is free but it is helpful if you register at https://tinyurl.com/327ekw85. 

Regular Recurring Events (listed alphabetically)

  • Amigas Bible Study
    Wednesdays, 8am, Zoom: tinyurl.com/4nkt53ft
  • Community Qigong
    Mondays, 9:30-10:30am, Online
  • Film Discussion Group
    Tuesdays, 6-7pm, Online bit.ly/3nYFCSH
  • Friendly Readers Book Discussion
    1st Tuesdays, 7-8:30pm, Zoom: bit.ly/3nYFCSH
    3rd Tuesdays, 12-2pm at the Meetinghouse ; contact  friendlyreaders@multnomahfriends.org for more information.
  • Friends for Racial Justice    2nd Mondays, 4 pm, Online
  • FWCC Online Meeting to Pray for Peace
    Tuesdays, 5:30am. The Friends World Committee for Consultation: Europe and Middle East Section hosts a 30-minute online meeting for worship to pray for peace.  Register at fwccemes.org/calendar/peace-worship.
  • Hold in the Light Worship
    Wednesday 6-7pm, Zoom: mfmeet.ing/hitl
    The Friendly Care Committee invites Friends to join in a weekly gathering 
  • Meeting for Worship for Business
    3rd Sunday,  12:15 pm, Blended, Zoom: mfmeet.ing/mfb
  • MMM Friendship Group
    3rd Thursdays, 11-1 pm, Room 12 
  • Monthly Quaker Buddhist Meditation
    4th Monday, 7-8 pm, Zoom: tinyurl.com/2w9fc3ee 
  • Peace and Justice committee, 3rd Sundays at noon in the meeting room Please email any agenda requests to peace-justice.clerk@multnomahfriends.org. If you need childcare to attend, you will be reimbursed for the expense. Zoom:  bit.ly/3fTiOBY
  • Quaker Palestine Israel Network, 2nd Sundays at noon in the meeting room
  • Second Sunday Potluck
    2nd Sundays, 11:15am, Social Hall
    Bring a dish to share
  • Short Story Discussion Group
    Fridays, 6-7 pm 2nd & 4th, Online
  • Singalong Sundays
    1st & 3rd Sundays, 9:15am, Room 12
    We end in time to join worship. We choose from Rise Up Singing or the FGC hymnal, Worship in Song. New voices, tunes, and instruments welcome.
  • SMAD
    1st & 3rd Sundays Zoom only: mfmeet.ing/smad
    2nd, 4th, & 5th Sundays, 8:30am, Room 12, In person or Blended on request
  • Weekly Bible Study
    Mondays, 7-8am, Blended
  • Women’s Circle of Friends
    2nd & 4th Thursdays, 6:30-8 pm, Online
  • Worship Sharing with Movement
    Saturdays 10-11:30 am in the Meeting Room on the 1st Saturday

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