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Winter Gathering


Friday evening February 7th:

6 to 9 pm at West Hills Friends, 7425 SW 52nd Ave, Portland, OR 97219. It’s across from Maplewood Elementary School.

All ages are invited to play games - board games, card games, Dungeons & Dragons, puzzles, etc. Feel free to bring your favorite one, and snacks to share. We will have a Dungeons & Dragons game for you to join. Please email registrar@scymf.org if you would like to attend.

Saturday, February 8th:

In person at West Hills Friends. Our worship, business sessions and two workshops will be online as well.

Zoom Link

Meeting ID:  896 9234 5092

Meeting link:  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89692345092

Advance Documents

Please read the documents here before attending meeting for business. The issues are complex; let the Spirit engage you as you read and reflect on them before meeting.

Schedule

9:00 to 10:30 am | Workshops

10:30 to 10:45 am | Break
10:45 to 11:30 am | Worship and music led by Laura Simmons (West Hills)
11:30 to 12:30 pm | Business session

12:30 to 1:30 pm | Lunch and book signing by Mica Coffin. Mica will be signing copies of her book, Light for the Journey.
1:30 to 5:00 pm | Business session

Workshops

Here are the workshop titles. Click here for their descriptions.

All Aboard the Allyship! Becoming a Better LGBTQIA Ally, with Christine Harms. In person and online

Playfulness for Grownups: Play as Worship, with Katherine Spinner and Mylène DiPenta. In person only

Queer, Quaker and Christian: holding on to Jesus in a queer-phobic and Christo-fascist world with Mark Russ. In person and online. Presenter will attend online.

Agenda

The order of these may change:

  • Finance—Spending Plan Report

  • Coordinating report (including nomination to Nominating Committee)

  • Nominating report/nominations

  • Structure & Processes Working Group recommendation

  • Discussion on:

    1. Proposed minute from E&I: Gender non-conforming and trans people 

    2. Proposed minute from E&I: Sanctuary and undocumented immigrants

    3. Freedom of religion lawsuit brought by Baltimore, New England, and Baltimore Yearly Meeting Quakers

  • Nurture of Ministry’s recommendation of Joe Tolton’s candidacy for recording, and beginning of 30 day comment period.

How to Register

Please email the following information to registrar@scymf.org by February 1st.

- Name(s) of those attending

- Church or meeting affiliation

- Age(s) if under 18

- Email addresses of those attending

- Are you attending in-person or on Zoom?

- Which workshop would you like to attend (you can change your mind, but this will help us plan)

- Whether you plan to attend the intergenerational game night on Friday evening

 

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