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2012 CINCINNATI FRIENDS MEETING
GROUPS & CLASSES

Quakerism 101

Facilitator/Teacher:   Donne Hayden
Times:  Every Thursday, 6:30pm- 8:30pm (January 19- February 23)
Description:  Following the Quakerism 101 curriculum designed by Philadelphia Friend, Shirley Dodson, we will explore together what it means to be a Quaker. This course involves a good deal of reading: Friends for 350 Years by Howard Brinton is the main text, and there are readings from various other sources (on handouts). Topics include:

Seekers and Finders: The Experience of Early Friends
The Light Within
Quaker Universalism
Worship and Ministry
Living in the Light: Quaker Witness
Getting Down to Business (i.e., Meeting for Worship with Attention to Business)

To sign up, contact Donne at 513-207-5353 or dhayden@cincinnatifriends.org

Comfort of Friends

Facilitator/Teacher:   Donne Hayden
Times:  Every third Sunday, 12:30pm- 1:30pm beginning December 18, 2011
Description: The group will focus on dealing with the serious illness and/or death of someone close to us.  If you are interested in participating in such a group, please contact Donne Hayden (513-207-5353 or cfmpublicfriend@gmail.com). We are reading a book by Joan Halifax titled Being With Dying: Cultivating Compassion and Fearlessness in the Presence of Death--short chapters, and we're only on chapter 2. Anyone who wishes is welcome to join us. Every Third Sunday after Meeting for Worship ~12:30-1:30. A simple meal (soup & bread) will be provided.

Quaker Conversations

Facilitator: Dean Gardner
Times: Every third Sunday, 4:00pm- 5:30pm
For more information, contact Dean Gardner atquakerzilla@gmail.com or 859-250-7713, or Donne Hayden at cfmpublicfriend@gmail.com or 513-207-5353. All Friends And Friends Of Friends Are Welcome To Join The Conversation.

Turtlebox Group, Session 2

Facilitator/Teacher: Cathy Barney
Times: Every Tuesday, 7:00pm- 8:00pm, beginning February 7

Message from Cathy Barney: “I am offering a labor of love in the next session of the Turtlebox Stories Nurture Group, beginning Tuesday, Feb. 7 at Cincinnati Friends Meetinghouse from 7 to 8:30 pm. I understand how busy our lives are, but why not spend an hour-and-a-half a week over eight weeks being nurtured in building your relationship with God/Spirit and others at a safe and intimate level?

Consistently showing up builds deep community. The ripples of that commitment and the richness we co-create will travel so many places, including our own monthly meeting and spilling into other parts of our lives.

I am currently away on retreat and understanding, at another level, just what this turtlebox idea is all about: our ability to nurture the place inside where God resides. I am energized and eager to begin this next session! Your love, support and participation (I’ll take prayerful support whether or not you can join the group) help me bring the work to which I am called out into the world.

Please contact me if this does, indeed, speak to you. Also let me know if you plan to attend (513-576-6265) and show up with an open heart and something to write with/on.”