Welcome
Welcome to Multnomah Friends, a spiritual home for Quakers in Portland.
As members of the Religious Society of Friends, we gather in silent waiting. In the stillness, we listen for that “still small voice” that reveals the wisdom within each of us. This individual quest is nurtured in our collective worship, where we aim to create a safe space for all Friends to freely commune with the Divine.
Multnomah Friends has an active youth program from newborn through high school supporting our children’s self-discovery with stories, songs, crafts, discussions, and companionship.
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Our Meeting
Last spring, Jon Watts from Thee Quaker Project spent a weekend with us interviewing and filming for a video introduction to Multnomah Meeting. All that footage is now seven-minute video featuring some familiar faces. He hopes to make other videos for other Meetings, but we and Downingtown Meeting in Pennsylvania are the pilot projects. We will be the first to go live on their YouTube channel on Friday, October 25
Events
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.
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.
Over recent years, Alaska and Sierra Cascades Friends have worked to recognize the harm Quakers have done historically to Alaska indigenous people. This panel will speak from that work, including truth tribunals, resurrecting a historical book, facing family histories, and contributing to a cultural center in an indigenous community. Following the panel, small breakout groups will provide an opportunity for Friends to share their own concerns and actions to address harm with care, and the group will gather for closing observations.