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Cynthia Gilliam

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MMM Friendship Group

Date: March 6, 2026 10:30 am 10:32 am
Thursday, March 19, 11-1pm,  Room 12
Topic: “This, I believe.” Presenter: Isabella Fischer; Facilitator: Annette Carter; light refreshments available. Gather and center around friendship and answering life’s questions together. We meet on the third Thursday of each month. Sponsored by the Adult Religious Education Committee.

Spring Parents’ Night Out

Friday, March 13, 5:30-8:30pm, Social Hall
Children’s Program Committee is planning our quarterly “Parents’ Night Out” (PNO) event for Friday, March 13th, from 5:30-8:30 pm in the Meetinghouse Social Hall.  PNO offers an evening “off” for parents or caregivers, while providing children (ages pre-K through 5th grade) a light dinner, fun activities, games, and a kid-friendly movie.  Please RSVP to Lyn Gordon by email at childrensprogram.clerk@multnomahfriends.org  by Wednesday evening, 3/11, so we know how much food to prepare and which age-appropriate activities to plan.

Friendly Readers Book Group

Tuesday, March 10, 7-8:30pm, Zoom only 

Tuesday, March 17, noon-2:00pm, Room 12
Friendly Readers is an open, drop-in book group, discussing books from a Quaker perspective and getting to know each other more deeply. Everyone is invited. You do not have to commit to regular attendance, or to have read the book. Our discussions are about the topics raised. We discuss one book each month over two meetings, which focus on different issues, so come to either or both. Zoom link: Zoom Meeting:  mfmeet.ing/3pgl Meeting ID: 299 858 805  Passcode: 333838.    
For March we are discussing the highly acclaimed book, “James”, by Perceval Everett. There is a book review in the March MFM monthly newsletter on page 13 along with our calendar of upcoming books on page 14. March issue
For more information about Friendly Readers, contact Kepper at friendlyreaders@multnomahfriends.org

Child and Youth Safety Training

March 8, noon-1:30pm
Children’s Program Committee members will present a training on the Meeting’s Child and Youth Safety Policy on Sunday, March 8th from 12:00-1:30 pm in Room 23.  This will be an in-person, hands-on training.  All current screened volunteers working with the Meeting’s children and youth who have not completed the online “refresher” version of the training are encouraged to attend, as are all prospective volunteers, whether you’ve begun the screening process or not.  For questions, if you need childcare, and/or to RSVP (by March 7th), please contact Lyn Gordon at childrensprogram.clerk@multnomahfriends.org.

Peaceful Interfaith Protest at ICE Facility

Saturday, March 28, 4:00pm
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 on Saturday, March 28. We will gather at Elizabeth Caruthers Park at 4:00pm 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 6:00pm. 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. Contact peace-justice.clerk@multnomahfriends.org  for further information.

Welcome Our New Hearthkeeper

date: February 13, 2026 2:49 pm
Our wonderful Hearthkeeper, Holly Jarvis, the organizational angel of the Meeting for several years, has decided to retire. We are so grateful to Holly for her insight and practical skills that has kept all aspects of the community purring along. We are delighted to welcome Meeting member Sabrina Freewynn as the incoming Hearthkeeper. Sabrina starts in the Hearthkeeper position on February 16.


MMM JOB FAIR!

Sunday, Feb. 15 and 22, March 1
Social Hour 
Joining a committee is a great way to become part of the life of Multnomah Meeting. You get to know other people and become informed about a particular aspect of what makes us who we are. Nominating committee is looking for interested people. On Sundays Feb. 15 and 22, and March 1, there will be representatives from various MMM committees in room 12 during the social hour following 10 o’clock worship. Please stop by to get information on committees you might be interested in. Contact the Nominating Committee: nominating@multnomahfriends.org.

Death Cafe

Sunday, February 8, 4:30pm, Social Hall
We host Death Cafes the second Sunday of each month to offer people in the Portland area space for an open, nonjudgmental discussion of our personal experiences with illness, death, grief and loss. The objective is to increase awareness of death with a view to help us make the most of our (finite) lives. For more information contact Ellen Simmons.

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