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Celebration Of Christmas

Tuesday, December 24, 5:00-5:30pm, Meetinghouse


A Celebration of Christmas will be hosted by Bridge City Friends Meeting at the Multnomah Meetinghouse. There will be Christmas carols, Scripture readings, candle-lighting, and worship to share together. A short fellowship time with tea and cookies will follow until 5:30. Everyone is welcome — please join us!

Winter Solstice Celebration Sign Up!

Saturday, December 21st, from 1 to 3pm, we will be hosting a Winter Solstice sit down dinner for our lunch guests complete with a cellist followed by caroling afterwards. We need your help to even come close to the magnificent Thanksgiving celebration led by Cynthia Gilliam. Please take a look here and note that there are two sections, the first being food offerings, followed by time on the floor serving, greeting, cleaning etc. In determining your food choices, it may help to know that Pat will be serving ham and scalloped potatoes. Thank you for your generous time and efforts, and the pleasure of being able to work and serve together on behalf of our beloved lunch guests. If you have any questions or suggestions, please feel free to contact any one of us below. Thanks so very much.
Winter Solstice Celebration Team. For more information, email friendslunch@multnomahfriends.org.

Friendly Readers Book Party

Tuesday, December 10th, 7 pm, Zoom only

Our MFM book group, Friendly Readers, is having a book party. Come share about a book that you enjoyed or that impacted your life. Come to hear about books from others. Afterwards, we will send a list of all the books discussed to everyone who attended. All are invited, whether you are part of Friendly Readers or not. Let’s celebrate the joy and wisdom found in books. For more information contact friendlyreaders@multnomahfriends.org.

Friendly Readers Book Party

Tuesday, December 10th, 7 pm, Zoom only

Our MFM book group, Friendly Readers, is having a book party. Come share about a book that you enjoyed or that impacted your life. Come to hear about books from others. Afterwards, we will send a list of all the books discussed to everyone who attended. All are invited, whether you are part of Friendly Readers or not. Let’s celebrate the joy and wisdom found in books. For more information contact friendlyreaders@multnomahfriends.org.

Going Global: Storytelling From The World Plenary

Sunday, December 8, 12:15pm
Meg Cody will be sharing their experiences from attending the Young Adults Friends gathering and the World Plenary, both of which were held in South Africa this past August. This meeting will be hosted in-person at Multnomah Monthly Meeting and on Zoom.
 
 
 
 

FCNL Update on Actions for Middle East Peace

In the midst of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s recent address asking for more US support for the devastating war in Gaza, there was a flood of actions calling for an immediate ceasefire and release of the hostages:
• As a member of Churches for Middle East Peace, FCNL hosted a vigil before the address to call for and pray for peace and a ceasefire
• Hostage families demonstrated, testified before Congress and met with individual lawmakers calling for an immediate cease fire and release of the hostages;
• Jewish Voices for Peace led a demonstration in the capital with over 400 participants engaged in non-violent resistance and getting arrested;
• At a press briefing, Hassan El-Tayyab, joined Common Defense and Breaking the Silence uplifting a petition signed by more than 5000 Israel and American veterans and military family members calling for a permanent cease fires in Gaza
• Hassan also shared powerful messages form Palestinian children at the Ramallah Friends School in the West Bank.
• At another briefing co-hosted by FCNL for Congressional staff, two former US officials who resigned over the administrations Gaza policy, shared how profoundly destructive the war is and much it is damaging US credibility and security.
• FCNL has facilitated over 680,000 letters to Congress calling for a cease fire and more than 90 members of Congress have to date signed on in support of a permanent cease fire.  
• In Oregon delegation, Senator Merkley has a been a key leader in working for a ceasefire, release of the hostages and full funding for organizations aiding Gaza since the very beginning of the war.  Recently, it is reported, that Senator Wyden has shifted his position to supporting a cease fire and restored funding to UNRWA, the United Nations Palestinian relief organization that provides critical aide for Gaza.  

Action: Contact Senator Wyden and thank him for supporting a ceasefire and restoration of funding to UNRWA.  Encourage him to publicize his position. 
 

End Nuclear Madness: Hiroshima/Nagasaki Day

August 6, 2024
Please plan to come and add your presence to this peace event which our meeting co-sponsors with Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility, Veterans for Peace, and the Japanese-American Museum of Oregon. This year’s event is being dedicated to Carol Reilly Urner, beloved member of Multnomah Friends Meeting, long-time Quaker, and internationally-known peace activist, who passed away at the age of 93. Carol was instrumental in organizing the early Hiroshima – Nagasaki memorials in the 60’s and through the 2010’s. It will be Tuesday, August 6th from 6-7:30 pm at the Japanese American Historical Plaza at the Portland waterfront near NW Couch Street.

Navigating Difficult Conversations

Braver Angels Session
Sunday, August 4, 1pm, West Hills Friends Meetinghouse
Braver Angels is leading the nation’s largest cross-partisan, volunteer-led movement to bridge the partisan divide. The title of the session is Navigating Difficult Conversations – Handling the challenge among family, friends, neighbors, and colleagues. The Peace Committee of West Hills Friends is offering this one-hour session as both an introduction to Braver Angels, as well as a “mini-experience” of what happens in one of their longer experiences. During the session, the audience is presented with the problem of polarization and learns how Braver Angels workshops are structured to address this problem. They then get to practice an essential skill in a difficult conversation. We will then have some unstructured time to talk about what else would be supportive to the group in any further sessions.
This meeting is free. Light refreshments will be served. Further information and registration is available at:  https://braverangels.org/event/navigating-difficult-conversations-2/  West Hills Friends Meetinghouse 7425 SW 52nd Ave. Portland, OR 97219 

Community Visioning for Climate Resilience

Friday, July 12, 12:30-2pm
Meeting Room
Recent reports from the International Panel on Climate Change say that we have less than three decades to drastically reign in greenhouse gas emissions. At the same time we also have to adapt to climate changes that we are already seeing. This means recreating our communities to make them climate resilient and environmentally sustainable. Accomplishing this is an all hands, minds, and hearts on deck effort that begins with envisioning what we need and want our communities to look like by mid-century. This session looks at creating models to make our visions tangible. It also looks at organizing community events to communicate our visions to local, national, and international agencies.
This session will be originating from the meeting house here in Portland for the in-person component of the event.  While attending virtually is definitely an option, in-person attendance is encouraged for those of us living in the Portland area.  The in-person attendance will include a closer look at a traveling exhibit (model of a climate resilient community) meant to be a catalyst for our exploration.

Community Visioning for Climate Resilience

Friday, July 12, 12:30-2pm
Meeting Room
Recent reports from the International Panel on Climate Change say that we have less than three decades to drastically reign in greenhouse gas emissions. At the same time we also have to adapt to climate changes that we are already seeing. This means recreating our communities to make them climate resilient and environmentally sustainable. Accomplishing this is an all hands, minds, and hearts on deck effort that begins with envisioning what we need and want our communities to look like by mid-century. This session looks at creating models to make our visions tangible. It also looks at organizing community events to communicate our visions to local, national, and international agencies.
This session will be originating from the meeting house here in Portland for the in-person component of the event.  While attending virtually is definitely an option, in-person attendance is encouraged for those of us living in the Portland area.  The in-person attendance will include a closer look at a traveling exhibit (model of a climate resilient community) meant to be a catalyst for our exploration. 

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