Midlands Group February Presentation on ZoomFebruary 27, 2023 6:45 Announcements 7:00 Program We will consider the safety issues of the Oconee Nuclear Station and the risk posed by a possibleupstream earthen dam failure. We will learn about the risks of flooding at the reactor site andassociated potential for subsequent meltdown. Our presenters will be Diane…
Author: Nimda
February 26th Second Hour
During the Second Hour, Harry Rogers will introduce the concept of a listening project for CFM, describing the details of how it would work and the benefits it would offer to our Meeting. We will be Meeting for Worship on February 26 at 10:00, in person and virtually. The zoom link is:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2934909472 First Day School…
New Director for Interfaith Partners of South Carolina
Interfaith Partners of South Carolina Announces New ChairFor Immediate ReleaseFebruary 15, 2023 Columbia, S.C.—Interfaith Partners of South Carolina announces the appointment of a new board chair, longtime member Holli S. Emore, M.Div. Holli succeeds previous Chair Cheryl G. Nail who served in the role for several years and was previously the vice-chair to Dr. Adrian Bird. Emore…
2nd Hour SAYMA Queries
We will be Meeting for Worship on February 19 at 10:00, in person at the Meetinghouse and by way of zoom. The zoom link is:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2934909472 First Day School will be available for Young Friends. During the Second Hour, we will respond to the following queries from SAYMA, with our responses constituting our annual State of…
February FCNL Report
The SC Advocacy group call with FCNL this week discussed the emphasis this year tosupport the USAID budgets for a variety of efforts through the appropriation process: Peace building programs to prevent and reduce violent conflict Reconciliation programs between different ethnic, racial, religious or political groupsin areas of civil trouble and war. Preventing mass…
Black History Parade Feb. 25th
Black Quaker Lives Matter Film Festival & Forum
The BlackQuaker Project (BQP) is proud to announce the 2023 Black Quaker Lives Matter Film Festival & Forum, a groundbreaking exploration of Black Friends who made a difference throughout both USA and world history. This year’s festival-forum features themes of importance to African American Quakers and others concerned with truth and justice: abolition, retrospective justice/reparations,…
February 12th Meeting for Business
We will have Meeting for Worship on February 12, both by way of zoom and in person at the Meetinghouse, at 10:00. During the Second Hour we’ll have our monthly Meeting for Worship with Attention to Business, where we discuss and decide on many matters of great importance to our community. Please join us! https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2934909472
Simple Gifts Presents: Book Signing -w- Poet, Libby Bernardin & Appalachian Songsmith, Katie Godfrey
Tuesday, February 7th, 2023From 7:00 PM to 9:00pm outh Carolina poet Libby Bernardin is the author of Stones Ripe forSowing (Press 53, 2018) and two chapbooks, The Book of Myth (SCPoetry Initiative, 2009) and Layers of Song (Finishing Line Press, 2011). Journal publications include The Asheville Poetry Review, Southern Poetry Review, Kakalak. She has won…
Potluck Sunday Feb. 5th
During First Day School our Young Friends will prepare dishes to share at the Second Hour “Pot Luck.” The dishes will include peanut butter, since the Peace and Social Concerns Committee is suggesting our “Pot Luck” First Day will also be “Peanut Butter” First Day. Please bring, along with your “potluck” dish, one or more jars…