During Liz Newby’s first tenure at Cincinnati Friends Meeting in the 1970s, she published a book called A Migrant with Hope. It told the story of her life as a daughter of migrant workers, her encounters with discrimination, and her embrace of a faith that could meet her inner spiritual
Profiles
Stories about new members and attenders, as well as memorials
Remembering Allison Rodgers
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, and I have remained faithful. ~ 2 Timothy 4:7 (NLT) Those words from 2 Timothy aptly describe Allison Rodgers—Alli to her close friends and family. Last June, at 61, she lost her 11-year battle with stage 4 kidney
Faith, Friends, and a Garden of Love
Allison Rodgers first came to Cincinnati Friends Meeting in 1999. Baptist by background, she initially found the silence of the Quaker way of worship intimidating. Over time, she grew to love the silence and the peace, “the stillness inside that God gave me. I enjoyed the sermons and the peace
Quaker Roots Ground Kent Grad in London Experience
On May 9, Autumn Barney graduated summa cum laude from Kent State University with a Bachelor of Arts in fashion. She watched the online ceremony from her rental house in Kent, as her family viewed it from their home in Milford. Her cap and tassel arrived in Milford after the
A Tribute to Suzanne Johnson
Although she never gave herself credit for the warmth and depth of her poetry, Suzanne Johnson was expressive and personal in her writing. This is one of her poems that speaks of her life as a young girl: Where I’m From By Suzanne Johnson I’m from hollyhocks and tobacco fields