CLARA. stands for Calm, Listen, Affirm, Respond and Add. It is a guide many Friends use to create respectful dialogue about difficult issues. It sounds simple, but using it takes practice. We’ve held four small sessions at MFM practicing open, good-faith conversations on topics like houselessness, immigration, and trans experiences. These have deepened understanding and […]
Wednesday, May 13, 2:00pm, Meeting RoomHave you ever wondered what a Quaker guided senior living community would be like? Come and meet some friends from the Kendal Corp, who are interested in meeting us. Kendal has been a not-for-profit leader providing support to communities, programs and services that advocate for and empower older adults to […]
Sunday, April 19Please join Friends and friends on Sunday, April 19 for an afternoon walk to raise funds and awareness about hunger. The route is about 3 miles, family friendly, and it starts/ends at Saint Mary’s Academy downtown. The local beneficiary of this walk’s fundraising is Northeast Emergency Food Program (part of Ecumenical Ministries of […]
Sponsored by the Northwest Quaker Israel-Palestine Network. Register at https://tinyurl.com/3ptfnj77. What is international law? Why and how was it established? How does it apply to Gaza? Paul O’Brien, Executive Director of Amnesty International, will offer insights and stimulate discussion on these topics, including recounting how Amnesty International came to its conclusion that genocide is happening […]
Sunday, February 22, 11:45am, Room 23Join us to consider queries about how our Meeting can respond to the spiritual concerns in our community. These queries include: 1. What do I mean by Spirit or spiritual? Do others in our group mean something else? How do we react to that diversity? 2. Does my manner of […]
Monthly, Second Sundays, 11:15am Social Hall Monthly second-Sunday potlucks are held in the Social Hall after 10 am worship. . Please bring a dish to share. Spend time with your community.
Daily at 7 pm until the end of January The Elders of West Hills Friends invite Quakers in the Portland area to join us in hosting a daily Quaker Meeting with Attention to Peace at 7pm through the remainder of January. Submitted by Gillian George, Clerk of Elders, West Hills Friends Zoom link.
Third Saturday of each month 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. We will gather at Elizabeth Caruthers Park at 4:00pm and walk silently to the facility. Please note: change of date […]
Monday, January 19, 7pmThe Quakers for Justice group invites all to sing songs of protest and freedom at ICE on Martin Luther King Day, Monday, January 19, starting at 7 pm. Songsheets provided. Gather at S Moody Ave and S Bancroft St. Since there may be disruptions or altercations at protests and rallies, Friends are […]
Every 4th Saturday 10–11:30 Meeting RoomWe invite you to explore using movement as part of your spiritual practice. In Worship Sharing with Movement, we will share the experience of pausing, grounding and listening, with curiosity and care, moving as we are led. We will move in solitude, in dyads, and in community. We will move […]