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
Social Concerns
Beyond the Budget
We have had an amazing year of sharing, giving, and supporting at Cincinnati Friends Meeting. The giving for projects, drives, and events has been generous and filled with heartfelt care and love, thanks to all our members, attenders, and volunteers. Those we have been honored to serve must surely feel
Lessons from Behind the Walls
The words of Jesus from Matthew 25:36-40: “I was in prison and you came to visit me. … Whatever you did for the least of these, you did for me.” I felt nervous entering Plainfield Correctional Facility in Plainfield, Indiana in October. I believed that prisons were not at all
Inclusion Isn’t Optional
With openness, honesty, and a sense of peace, Sue Lucas met with us following meeting for worship on June 5 to share her deeply moving and inspirational story, a story that is still unfolding. From her time of sharing with her family that she could and would no longer keep
A Ministry Helps a Teen Change the World for the Better
One of our members, Cathy Barney, is now into her seventh year of ministry through Artsy Fartsy, which provides safe, creative community activities for fourth- through sixth-graders in Milford’s only subsidized housing for families. The group meets the second Saturday of each month to explore arts activities that elicit voice
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