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We welcome all visitors.  We believe there is that of God in each one of us, which leads us to be welcoming of diversity and inclusive of all people.  We feel that the rich diversity of religious expression and experience in our Meeting is one of our strengths.

Community Friends Meeting is a welcoming faith community in the Quaker (Religious Society of Friends) tradition. As Friends, we believe that every person has the capacity to inwardly experience and faithfully respond to God’s love and guidance.  Recognizing that we may name and experience God in diverse ways, we seek to nurture a sense of being joined to the Divine, to one another, and to all of creation.

At the heart of our spiritual community is the practice of deep, prayerful listening based in silence. During this time together, which we call “meeting for worship,’ some may feel led by the Spirit to speak out of the silence and to share a message with those gathered. We have the expectation that in opening ourselves to the presence of the Divine, spiritual revelation occurs which can transform ourselves and our world.

Living a life grounded in the Spirit is understood by Quakers to issue forth in commitments to nonviolence, equality, simplicity, integrity, community, and care for creation. We seek to foster creative peacemaking in our families and communities and to work for a more just and ecologically sustainable world.  Our Meeting is LGBTQ+ welcoming and affirming.

May second hours

May 5th – Carry In Meal (aka Potluck) Unity with Nature requests Friends label their food, especially local, organic, vegetarian or vegan, and gluten-free

May 12th – Meeting for Business AND Mother’s Day

May 19th – Happy 400th Birthday George Fox

May 26th – Living the Israel-Gaza Minute – Exploring how to live our Quaker values in the world

Community Friends Minute on Conflict in Israel and Gaza

Quakers are led by Divine guidance to cherish peace, and to testify against all wars and the use of violence to pursue political ends.   As members of the human family, we grieve with all those who are suffering from the terrible violence in Israel on October 7, 2023 and in Gaza and the West Bank and Israel since then.

We join with dozens of other Quaker Meetings across the United States to bring our historic Peace Testimony into living action by upholding the following truths:

  • Our shared humanity enables us to recognize and protect the Inner Light in everyone.
  • Violence has not resulted in lasting peace or security for anyone in the region.
  • Every Israeli and every Palestinian is a victim of this current violent outbreak which is an outgrowth of ongoing strife from before the British Mandate for Palestine in the 1920s until today.  We mourn the losses and suffering that all have endured for decades.
  • In humility we admit that the United States has much peace and justice work to do at home, and that our country has helped perpetuate instability in the Middle East through military action and aid, diplomatic pressure, and lack of leadership.

Based on these truths we call on Palestinian and Israeli leaders and their foreign enablers, including the US government, to recognize the justice issues behind both Palestinian and Israeli territorial and national claims.  Specifically, we call on the United States to:

  • Assist in establishing a mutual agreement among the partisan groups so Palestinians and Israelis can live either together or side by side in peace and safety.
  • Reject Islamophobia and anti-Semitism both at home and abroad.  Fearlessly seek and value objective truth while tenderly protecting people’s lived experiences and honoring their right to have opinions. Study history so it is not repeated.
  • Address polarization and fear through cross-cultural dialogue.

We urgently call for:

  • An immediate ceasefire and end of unchallenged military aid.
  • Return of all hostages.
  • Ongoing humanitarian aid proportional to the need.
  • Respect for international law and accountability for human rights violations, including genocide.
  • Help from trauma-informed peace teams.
  • A global commitment to finding peaceful ways to resolve conflict.

Community Friends Meeting calls on each of us to work for understanding, seek opportunity for dialogue, repudiate violence, and remain steadfast in our commitment to peaceful resolution of this and all other conflicts.

April second hours

April 7th: Carry In (potluck)
April 14th: Meeting for Business
April 21st: Where are we now: Reflections on our Sustainability Minute with Unity with Nature Committee
April 28th: Introducing Quaker Elise Boulding led by Pam Cobey

January and February second hours

January
7Meal
14Business Meeting
21Spiritual JourneyEira Tansey
28Miami Quarter 
February 
4Meal 
11Business Meeting 
18Quaker ProcessLisa Cayard for Ministry & Counsel
25The Power and Potential of Nonviolent ActionJohn Sniegocki

Community Committee items

Saturday, Jan. 13. 10:00 AM. Quaker Pamphlet Reader Group. Meets at Bean & Barley coffeehouse. All are welcome to join as available. See anyone on the Community Committee to get more information or sign up.

Monday, Jan. 15. 7:00 PM. Cincinnati Observatory Tour. Free. See anyone on the Community Committee to get more information or sign up.