Posted on June 19, 2022 by Mark Kille
Each traditional Quaker testimony – simplicity, peace, integrity, community, equality, and stewardship of resources and the Earth – compels us as Quakers in North America to understand and acknowledge all of the ways that we have participated in… Read More
Posted on April 26, 2022 by Clear Hearts Quaker Circle
We have had a couple of months of returning to in-person worship with the pandemic easing, but we have had full Zoom rooms and fairly sparse in-person attendance! Rather than continuing to pay rent for so few people… Read More
Posted on March 5, 2022 by Clear Hearts Quaker Circle
On Sunday, March 6th, we are resuming in-person 11:45 am worship at the Encorepreneur rental space. If you have never come to Clear Hearts Quaker Circle, please remember to bring your vaccination card with you and wear a… Read More
Posted on February 6, 2022 by Clear Hearts Quaker Circle
Out of an abundance of caution, we are giving Omicron a little more time to subside before meeting in person again. But we plan to be back to in-person/hybrid Zoom meetings the first Sunday in March! Grateful for… Read More
Posted on October 13, 2021 by Mark Kille
“There is nothing more ‘real’ about worship than actively engaging with the world and one’s neighbors as they are, instead of as one wishes they might be.”
Posted on August 10, 2021 by Clear Hearts Quaker Circle
Members/Attenders-Only Resources: We have been working behind the scenes to make some new members/attenders-only resources available on the web site. Now you can register to access Clear Hearts Quaker Circle’s lending library and our member/attender directory, to submit… Read More
Posted on June 23, 2021 by Clear Hearts Quaker Circle
Since deciding to create this community, so many pieces have almost magically been falling quickly into place. We have a mailing address, a place to meet on Sundays, people who are stepping up and offering wisdom and support… Read More
Posted on June 17, 2021 by Clear Hearts Quaker Circle
Having been connected with several Quaker meetings in the Portland area, we feel the need for a new group that prioritizes inclusion, welcome, and anti-racism work as core to its origins as well as its function over time…. Read More
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Posted on August 27, 2023 by Mark Kille
Statement on the Irredeemability of the United States Police and Prison System
Adopted at Meeting for Worship with Attention to Business on June 4, 2023 US society is addicted to surveillance and punishment, and our police and prisons are their institutional embodiment. They channel the human need for safety into… Read More