This past October, our Peace and Social Concerns Committee organized a candlelight vigil in remembrance of Valeria, the toddler who drowned along with her father Oscar as they tried to cross the Rio Grande River, as well as all those who remain in detention at our country’s southern border. We
Articles by Judy Leasure
Welcome to a New Young Friend
Our Young Friends enjoyed getting to know more about each other during our summer Game Night. We welcomed one of our newest Young Friends, Sara Ann Myers. Sara is now in the fourth grade in Milford. She enjoys reading, riding her bike, music (including a love for classical music that
Aid for Immigrants
With generous spirits, we at Cincinnati Friends Meeting have donated more than $1,100 in gift cards to Cincinnati Immigrant Transit Assistance (CITA). These gift cards have been used to help meet the basic needs of immigrants as they are passing through our area. CITA volunteers greet immigrants several times a
Support for Puerto Padre
More than $30,000 has been raised to help Friends in Puerto Padre, Cuba, renovate the old Wilmington School that was built there in 1909. That amount may will increase after all the Mason jars full of coins and bills have been collected from Meetings throughout Wilmington Yearly Meeting (WYM), and
108 Dolls and One Small Cross
Symbols and rituals are not part of our usual Quaker faith and practice. Many have been the times, however, when I have found a symbol, an artifact, to be central to my continuing faith journey. Somewhere in me resides this window, or perhaps it is a door, with the smallest