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Christmas Sing Along

Sunday, December 24, 11:45am at the Meetinghouse
Friends are invited to strike the harp and join the chorus following Meeting for Worship. We will gather in the Meeting Room for some jolly caroling. Please contact Meg Cody or Peter Ford for further information. Hope you can join us.

Oud Music for Palestine

Tuesday, December 19, 6-9pm at the Meetinghouse
Join kindred spirits: a group in London is offering a 24 hour oud concert for Palestine. We can listen to hours 14-16 here in Portland even though it will be 2 am in London. You can drop in for an hour or stay the whole time. The social hall is reserved for us to listen to the music and room 12 is reserved for those who want to share a listening and grieving space. The oud is a Middle Eastern short-neck lute-type, pear-shaped, fretless stringed instrument. It is the most central instrument in the Middle Eastern music tradition. Sponsored by QPIN

Jewish Voice for Peace Community Forum

Sunday, December 3rd, 3 pm
Social Hall, Blended
You are invited to attend a Jewish Voice for Peace-Portland event: A Community Forum on Ending the Cycle of Violence in Palestine and Israel. Join us for the opportunity to listen to three respected speakers and then meet with others in small, guided discussion groups.
·  Joel Benin will speak from an historical perspective.
·  Mohammed Nabil will share his perspective as a Gazan.
·  Noa Grayevsky will share her journey to anti-Zionism
If you would like to join via zoom, please email with your name, affiliations (if any) and email address. The zoom link will be sent to you on December 1st. This event is co-sponsored by the Quaker Palestine Israel Network-Multnomah.

Friendly Festivities!

Sunday, December 3, Rise of Meeting-2pm
We invite you to join us for a time of fellowship and refreshment as we create wreaths and other greenery decor, origami cranes, snowflakes etc for the holidays.  We welcome you to bring greens and other material to share for the projects, as well as a favorite snack if you wish. Grateful for this time together!
 
 

Learn More About the Israel/Hamas Conflict

Many have asked how they might learn more about what is happening in Gaza. These resources are a good place to start. You may also want to join the QPIN listserv which sends out information about local rallies and actions. To be added to the QPIN listserv contact Cynthia Gilliam at
AFSC’s Israel & Gaza resources page:  afsc.org/topics/gaza-israel
Register for AFSC Action Hour: bit.ly/3ueKdoG
USCPR’s Take Action page: uscpr.org/take-action/
JVP’s Act Now page:  bit.ly/3FQbRem 

Transgender Day of Remembrance Interfaith Vigil

First United Methodist Church
1838 SW Jefferson Street
Sunday, November 19,  4-5:30 pm
An interfaith service featuring local spiritual leaders, public officials, music, and a candle-lighting ceremony or the fallen. This TDoR service is open to the entire community and is being hosted by transgender and interfaith allies. We invite all people, transgender or cisgender to join us in this reverent observation. Anna Fritz will give the message for Friends. Sponsored by First Unitarian Universalist Portland, First United Methodist Church, Congregation Shir Tikvah and Multnomah Friends Meeting

FCNL & AFSC on Israel & Palestine Conflict

Related to Middle East events,  FCNL has released an on-line petition at FCN: bit.ly/3RXhUoB “The U.S. Must Act to De-Escalate the Violence in Israel and Palestine”) and AFSC has released a background essay (“To end violence in Palestine and Israel, we must address root causes”  AFSC statement: bit.ly/3QffCzZ.  We urge Friends to read about this escalating crisis and continue to hold the people of Gaza and Israel in the light.

Quakers in Politics

Sunday, November 12  Noon Meeting Room, blended

Carl and Marge Abbott will talk about their new book on Quakers in Politics–why they wrote it, how they researched it, and what they found. Barbara Segal will join them to talk about the work of the Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL), which figures prominently in the book and the lives of all three presenters. Note: Make-your-own-sandwich fixings will be provided after 10am Meeting for Worship for those staying for this program.
Sponsored by the Adult Religious Education Committee.  Zoom Link: https://bit.ly/3FqIn6O  Meeting ID: 893 0632 6850; Passcode: 601509

Fall Newcomers Gathering

Friday, October 27th 6:30-8:00pm, Blended

Care & Counsel Committee invites all newcomers, especially those folks who've started attending Multnomah Meeting in the past 6 months or so, to the fall Newcomers Gathering. (“Old timers” are welcome, too.) This is a sort of orientation to the Meeting, with time for introductions along with questions and answers. The gathering will be held in person at the Meetinghouse with a blended component on Zoom. There will be dessert at the in person gathering. Zoom:  bit.ly/48z9AS8 Meeting ID: 893 7466 2694  Passcode: 600829

Serving and Being Served: Learning from the Unhoused

Wednesday, October 11, 5:30 optional soup and salad dinner provided
6:30 – 8:30 Workshop, blended, Meeting Room and Zoom
Facilitators: Pat Schwiebert and Meg Cody
Pat and Meg will share with us their journeys working with unhoused people, and lead us in an exploration of what calls us to serve others and how we are served by this work. This workshop is for everyone.
Zoom: bit.ly/46Fb8s3   Meeting ID: 835 3157 7237     Passcode: 981144

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