Saturday, August 6, 2022 – 5 pm to 6 pm Light refreshments and fellowship followingColumbia Friends Meetinghouse120 Pisgah Church Road, Columbia, SC 29203 Join with others to remember the 140,000 lives lost in the devastating atomic bombing of Hiroshima on August 6th, 1945, to remind ourselves of the continuing threat of nuclear weapons even today,…
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Being in challenging times
The conversation regarding ‘Being in Challenging Times’ will continue on August 20th 2022 at the Columbia Friends meeting house. We will also take a look at tools that could assist us during this process. 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 am Join Us at the Quaker Meeting House or via Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2934909472
May 8, 2022, Minute
Horry Friends approved concurrence with CFM’s Minute on Nuclear Weapons June 5, 2022 As South Carolinians, we feel a special responsibility to speak out against the production of plutonium pits and Tritium Producing Burnable Absorber Rods (TPBARs) in our state. Plutonium pits would be produced at Savannah River Site (SRS) in Aiken, South Carolina, and…
Native Plants
On July 31st, 2022, Columbia Friends Meeting Intergenerational Program will be a presentation by Jim Kessler on Native Plants. Jim Kessler is a member of Grinnell Friends Church (Iowa Yearly Meeting -FUM) and just retired from teaching at Iowa Valley Community College – Grinnell earlier this year. He taught High School Biology for 36 years, retired, and…
Simple Gifts
Poetry & Original lyric songs7-9 pm, Tuesday, July 5th (Monthly)Columbia Friends Meeting House120 Pisgah Church Road Columbia, SC, 29203Featuring: Poet, Jane Zenger & Songwriter, Steve BennettFollowed by open mic (original poetry and music only)hosted by Poet, Al Black & Larry Rhu Facebook link: https://www.facebook.com/events/2022774198110484/?ref=newsfeed
Bad Bug Education Event
Learn about invasive insect species and what you can do to help. Saturday July 16th 11:00-12:30pm RSJoin us for a talk with local USDA Officers about traps, like the ones at the Orchard, and learn more about how we can protect our local trees, plants and crops from other invasive pests that harm them, like, invasive…
In response to multiple mass shootings in 2022
Our country continues to be devastated by mass shootings. The Gun Violence Archive showsthat the number of all gun violence deaths is rising with each passing year, with 692 individualskilled in mass shootings in 2021. The Center for Disease Control and National Institutes ofHealth report over 45,000 deaths due to gun violence in 2020. The…
Palmetto Friends Gathering 2022
SAYMA Subsidized Tickets
Tickets with promotion codes receive a 100% discount at check out. *ENTER PROMOTION CODE AT TOP OF APPLICATION Children 12 and under attend SAYMA Sessions & Retreat free of charge. Register for a child’s ticket package. Young Adult Friends SAYMA attendance is free for Young Adult Friends [YAF] through a bequest from the Suzane and…
Living in Challenging Times
Many of us are questioning how to cope with the many changes that are happening simultaneously like climate change, the economy, family structure and wars. We have been given instructions through the ages from different sources on how to live a well examined life, i.e.: 1. The Bible Ecclesiastes Chapter 3 A right time for…