Upcoming events for the Port Townsend Friends Meeting, and events held at the PTFM meetinghouse. Our parking lot is rented to Salish Coast School at school opening and closing time for student drop-off & pick-up. Select Event Type (green Categories button) Click calendar icon to display Day/week/month
Jefferson County Palestine Solidarity presents: a 3-part speaker/discussion series with Peter Lumsdaine, “Gaza and Global Escalation”
Tuesdays — April 16, 23, and 30
7:00 – 9:00 pm
at the Friends Meetinghouse, 1841 Sheridan, Port Townsend
** Setup at 6:00 pm **
Jefferson County Palestine Solidarity presents: a 3-part speaker/discussion series with Peter Lumsdaine, “Gaza and Global Escalation”
Tuesdays — April 16, 23, and 30
7:00 – 9:00 pm
at the Friends Meetinghouse, 1841 Sheridan, Port Townsend
** Setup at 6:00 pm **
This is an inclusive activity for fun, fellowship, and service!
We will be making banners and posters to participate in Rhody Parade (the parade is on May 18).
Bring craft materials to share in crafting banners and posters. Drop in for however much time you have and bring friends.
Feel free to bring refreshments items. We will be making ice cream sundaes, and will have information for members of IDD community to become members of Aktion club.
Sponsored by PT Friends Outreach.
Jefferson County Palestine Solidarity presents: a 3-part speaker/discussion series with Peter Lumsdaine, “Gaza and Global Escalation”
Tuesdays — April 16, 23, and 30
7:00 – 9:00 pm
at the Friends Meetinghouse, 1841 Sheridan, Port Townsend
** Setup at 6:00 pm **
setup 6:00 pm
Celebration and Launch for Empty Bowl release of Memory’s Vault: The Poetic Heart of Fort Worden. Includes a presentation by artist Richard Turner and readings by local writers.
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PT Friends event host: Caroline Wildflower
Sat, May 18
Open bldg – 6:00 pm
Event start – 7:00 pm
Lock up – approx 9:00 pm
Readings at the MeetingHouse will take place on Thursday, May 23, at 7:00 p.m. in the worship room.
Admission is free and open to the public.
For more information about the poets and about this series of readings, check out the newsletter here: Readings at the MeetingHouse. You may receive the newsletter by email at this link: Subscribe
The Golden Rule peace boat is a National Project of Veterans For Peace, aiming to advance opposition to nuclear weapons and war.
This speaker event is sponsored by the Peace and Social Concerns committee of the Port Townsend Friends Meeting.
(submitted by Caroline Wildflower)
Doors open 6:30; Event starts 7:00 pm
Book Launch for Plum Blossom Wine: Poems of Li Qingzhao, translated by Sibyl James and Kang Xuepei
More info:
Plum Blossom Wine: Poems of Li Qingzhao
[setup at 6:00 pm]
Aktion Club: Fall Social and Project Jump Start
An inclusive activity for fun, fellowship, and service! For more information, contact Curtis Wheeler: curtis@casconnections.org
The Port Townsend Aktion Club is a service club for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Hosted by: Port Townsend Friends Meeting Outreach Committee
[setup at 12:30 pm]
Kathy Railsback, Co-Clerk of Friends Peace Teams'(FTP) African Great Lakes Initiative, will speak on her work co-facilitating trauma education workshops for South Sudanese refugees with FPT partners in East Africa. A Q&A session will follow the presentation.
Kathy has traveled to the region roughly a dozen times over the past 11 years. In 2023, she won a service award to work with FPT partners in Kenya and Uganda to offer trauma education workshops for approximately 600 refugees and to train dozens of South Sudanese facilitators.
Article on Kathy’s work from the Friends Peace Teams website: Trauma Education with South Sudanese Refugees in Uganda & Kenya
For more info contact Kathy Railsback: railsback.kathryn@gmail.com or 208-949-3004
[setup time 12:00 noon]
An inclusive activity for fun, fellowship, and service!
The Port Townsend Aktion Club is a service club for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
For more information, contact Curtis Wheeler: curtis@casconnections.org
Hosted by: Port Townsend Friends Meeting Outreach Committee
Sponsored by: Port Townsend Kiwanis Club and Cascade Community Connections
Fun Day at the Meetinghouse
Sat, October 26, 2:00 to 4:00 pm (after the Food Drive)
Show and Tell, bring a game to share, enjoy some snacks!
Call Dorn, Katy, or Norma for more info.
[setup at 1:30 pm; cleanup at 4:00]
[setup time 12:00 noon]
An inclusive activity for fun, fellowship, and service!
The Port Townsend Aktion Club is a service club for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
For more information, contact Curtis Wheeler: curtis@casconnections.org
Hosted by: Port Townsend Friends Meeting Outreach Committee
Sponsored by: Port Townsend Kiwanis Club and Cascade Community Connections
A series of readings presenting writing in all genres, Readings at the Meetinghouse will take place on the following dates, at 7:00 pm:
Thurs, November 21, 2024
Thurs, January 16, 2025
Thurs, March 20, 2025
Thurs, May 15, 2025
Admission is free and open to the public.
For more information about the authors and about this series of readings, you may sign up for the email newsletter at this link: Subscribe-RFM
(setup 6:30 pm)