On Monday evening, October 7, Evan Welkin, the new Executive Secretary of the Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC), will be visiting Cincinnati Meeting. All are welcome to attend this "Meet and Greet" with Evan in the Library from 7:00-8:00 P.M. He will be sharing his vision for the Friends World Committee. This is a rare privilege to learn more about the Friends World Committee, and what Quakers are doing around the world. Following Evan's presentation, there will be coffee and cookies in the Fireside Room.  Learn more about Evan here.

Instructors: Jim Newby & Jeff Arnold

This class is for persons who would like a brief overview of how our Bible came to be, as well as a study of what books the Bible includes in what we call, “The Canon.”

This class will meet on Tuesday evenings, October 8. 15 and 22, beginning at 6:30 p.m. and concluding by 8:00 p.m.

October 8… Bible Beginnings and a Quick Journey through Hebrew Scripture

October 15...The Gospels...The Story of the Storytellers

October 22...The Letters of Paul

Please call or email the Meeting Office if you would like to participate.

"How Large the Wisdom, How Tender the Sympathy . . .” is a four-part spiritual retreat that will be led by Ron Rembert. It examines several Quakers whose lives and work speak in ways that continue to challenge us today.

Saturday, October 12, 2024 9:00 am-4:00 pm (coffee and snacks at 8:30 am)

John Woolman: Faith and Testimony

Thomas Kelly: Prayer and Seeking

Fritz Eichenberg: Art as Witness

Jessamyn West and Daisy Newman: Fiction as Teacher

Ron Rembert was born and raised in Texas, and has also lived in Connecticut, Georgia, and Ohio. He shares a wide range of seeking experiences across various religious communities, including Methodism, Quakerism, and Catholicism. A forty-year academic career afforded opportunities to teach and to do research in numerous settings—an elementary school classroom in Connecticut, a Methodist college, a school for hearing-impaired students in Texas, Wilmington College in Ohio, and a research unit focused on moral education in Oxford, England. One special teaching experience stood out, launching "Philosophy for Children," designed for elementary school students. Two other experiences involved creating/performing a one-person show, Socrates On Trial, based on the text of Plato's The Apology, as a theatrical introduction to philosophy for college students, and offering a course, "Baseball and Philosophy," at Wilmington College. Ron lives with his wife, Theresa, in Wilmington.

The Peace & Social Concerns Committee invites all members and attendees to join us after worship on October 27th to learn about the Human Services Fund of Cincinnati with David Mann (far right) and Mike Moroski (right).

Learn about the Human Services Fund:
This fund provides essential services like job training, housing, mental health support, and more for children, seniors, and persons with disabilities. Representing about 3% of the City’s General Fund, these investments complement other City services, making a critical impact on our community.

About Our Speakers:
David Mann is a former U.S. Congressman, Cincinnati Mayor, and long-serving City Council member. Mike Moroski is the Executive Director of the Human Services Chamber, advocating for over 70 service providers, and serves on the Cincinnati Public School Board.

We welcome you to this important and informative discussion. Light refreshments will be provided.

For more information, visit https://humanserviceschamber.org/

What? Help the Meeting assess the need for and assemble a proposal of responsibilities for an Education and Spiritual Nurture Committee.

How? Share your knowledge, your experience, your ideas with others who value and want to support education and spiritual nurture for all ages.

When? Group would meet as individual schedules allow. This can be a short-term commitment.

Contact? Linda Daigle ldaigle3@yahoo.com if you are interested.

On the first & third Sundays of each month we welcome all to join together in the Fireside Room for fellowship and a potluck lunch after meeting for worship. Feel free to bring any type of "potluck" food to share (prepared dishes you can readily set out). Please join us!

Coffee will be offered after every Sunday service in the Fireside room to give folks a chance to mingle.

~ The Hospitality Team

Food Pantry Sundays

Cincinnati Friends Meeting supports local food pantries by collecting non-perishable food and personal care items at our meetinghouse. (Plastic tubs for contributions are located in the entryway.) Although we collect these donations throughout the year, we put special emphasis on doing so on the second and fourth Sundays of each month. On these day, we give particular thought to the hungry in our community.

The Peace & Social Concerns Committee is contributing CFM’s donations to the Loveland Life Pantry.  Currently, Freestore Foodbank does not accept individual donations.

Current greatest need at Loveland Life Pantry: 

SENIORS: Ensure/Boost

FOOD: Canned Chicken, Canned Fruit, Mixed Vegetables, Canned Carrots, Cereal, Coffee, Flour, Manwich/Sloppy Joe, Ramen, Spaghetti

HOUSEHOLD & PAPER GOODS: Dish Soap, Laundry Detergent, Paper Towels