Community
Events
Tuesday, February 10th, 7 – 8:30 pm on Zoom only: Zoom link
Tuesday, February 17th, Noon – 2pm in-person only at Meetinghouse, 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. For February we are discussing the Multnomah County Everybody Reads book, Lovely One: A Memoir by Ketanji Brown Jackson. For more information about Friendly Readers, contact Kepper at
Sunday February 8, 11:45 am, Room 23
Eight Portland Quakers went to Antigua, Guatemala to participate in an English language intensive last month. Join them to find out about the Progresa College Scholarship Program, which serves mostly Mayan women in Guatemala, and the annual Progresa English Program. Beautiful photos taken by our own Joe Snyder will be featured. Contact Maye Thompson for more information.
Wednesday, Feb 11 7:00–9:00 PM in the meeting room.
Portland’s own Paul Reid will share his firsthand experience aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla, a 50-vessel aid mission to Gaza that was intercepted by Israeli forces in 2025. Reid, who began the voyage across the Mediterranean in late August, was detained along with several hundred others before returning safely to Oregon. He was part of a diverse international delegation that included Greta Thunberg, Mandla Mandela, former Barcelona Mayor Ada Colau, and several European lawmakers. Co-sponsored by QPIN and Friends of Sabeel North America (FOSNA)-Portland Metro. Donations to the AFSC Gaza Relief Fund are welcomed.
Saturday February 21, 10-4:30pm, Corvallis
Winter Quarterly is back! We’ll conduct a spirit-led dive into the business of WQM, including the finances and matters that emerged from WQM 2025. But not to worry, we will play, move, laugh, learn, share a meal, feel the warmth of Friendship, and strengthen our beloved community by reviving this mid-winter tradition.
Location: Corvallis Friends Meeting House – 3311 NW Polk Avenue. Accommodations: Most Friends will commute. Corvallis Friends will arrange lodgings for those travelling from distance. Cost: A $10.00 contribution per person will be welcome. CHILDCARE will be available. Questions: Bob Ward, Corvallis FM, by email to , with “WQM” in the subject line. Willamette Quarterly Meeting http://willamettequarterly.org/
Registrations: by email, phone, message. To register contact Laura Arcidiacono, Cell: 971-275-6019; Landline: 503-692-2904 Please answer all 6 questions, even if the answer is “No” or “None”.
- Your name and the names of others attending with you. Speak clearly and slowly by phone.
- Your email address and phone number for confirmation. Speak slowly and clearly by phone.
- Ages of people under 18 (or “None”)
- Dietary requirements for the lunch. What? (or “None”)
- Overnight Lodging needed? “Yes or No” – If yes, which night(s)? Friday February 20 / Saturday February 21. – Other requests, e.g., as a guest in a Friends’ home; motel or B&B advice; pet allergies; etc.
- Anything else we should know? E.g., mobility, hearing, late arrival, whatever.
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May 17-19, Mt Hood Kiwanis Camp
Join old Friends and meet new ones at Willamette Quarterly Meeting gathering on beautiful Mt Hood. Programs for children, youth and adults will be offered as well as plenty of unstructured time. The wonderful children's program will occur mostly in the forest surrounding the camp. Come to hear what other meetings are doing to deepen community. For more information and to register go to willamettequarterly.org. Registration is open through April 24. Cost is Pay as Led. Pay more if you can; less if you can't. Printable flyer on registration site.
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 .