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Shalom Zone and Recycle Force E-Waste Collection ~ Clean out your basement, garage, and closets—and recycle responsibly! Join Shalom Zone and Recycle Force on Saturday, October 18, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the Allisonville Christian Church parking lot (7701 Allisonville Road). Recycle Force accepts a wide range of electronics and small appliances, including computers, phones, televisions, printers, power tools, and more. A $25 donation is required for items containing Freon (such as refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners, and dehumidifiers), as well as for monitors and televisions. Other monetary contributions are gratefully accepted. This is a wonderful opportunity to clear out clutter while caring for our planet!
Oak Leaf: Meeting for Reading would like you to join us as we discuss A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them by Timothy Egan (432 pages)
Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Best History & Biography.
A historical thriller by the Pulitzer and National Book Award-winning author that tells the riveting story of the Klan's rise to power in the 1920s, the cunning con man who drove that rise, and the woman who stopped them.
The Roaring Twenties--the Jazz Age--has been characterized as a time of Gatsby frivolity. But it was also the height of the uniquely American hate group, the Ku Klux Klan. Their domain was not the old Confederacy, but the Heartland and the West. They hated Blacks, Jews, Catholics and immigrants in equal measure, and took radical steps to keep these people from the American promise. And the man who set in motion their takeover of great swaths of America was a charismatic charlatan named D.C. Stephenson.
Stephenson was a magnetic presence whose life story changed with every telling. Within two years of his arrival in Indiana, he’d become the Grand Dragon of the state and the architect of the strategy that brought the group out of the shadows – their message endorsed from the pulpits of local churches, spread at family picnics and town celebrations. Judges, prosecutors, ministers, governors and senators across the country all proudly proclaimed their membership. But at the peak of his influence, it was a seemingly powerless woman – Madge Oberholtzer – who would reveal his secret cruelties, and whose deathbed testimony finally brought the Klan to their knees.
A FEVER IN THE HEARTLAND marries a propulsive drama to a powerful and page-turning reckoning with one of the darkest threads in American history.
We will gather in the parlor and simultaneously via Zoom starting at 7 pm EST on Tuesday, October 28 led by Rhonda C.
ARE YOU A NEW ATTENDER here at First Friends and have never been to a New Attenders Dinner? Please feel welcome to attend our next dinner on Thursday, October 30, 6pm-7:30pm, in Fellowship Hall. We would love to know more about you and answer any questions you might have about the Meeting. Child care will be provided. The event is hosted by the Connections Team. Contact the office for details or if you have questions.
Join the Multi-Faith Habitat for Humanity Build Friday, October 31 ~ You’re invited to take part in a special Multi-Faith Habitat for Humanity Build at Second Presbyterian Church on Friday, October 31! Volunteers from across faith communities will come together to build wall panels for future Habitat homes—no experience necessary, just a willingness to serve. Two shifts are available: 8:30–11:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m., and spots are still open for both. Volunteers must be at least 16 years old. To sign up, visit https://vhub.at/ShalomZone. Join us in this meaningful day of community, compassion, and hands-on service!
Quaker Nexus: An Intergenerational Camp Experience
Western Yearly Meeting invites you to Quaker Nexus (QNX), happening November 7–9 at Quaker Haven Camp! QNX is an intergenerational camp experience that is all about connections.
All youth must attend with a participating adult responsible for them. Registration is open! Learn more and register online here.
MSPC Fall Festival: Fun for All! Maple Seeds Preschool Coop (MSPC) invites you to their Fall Festival on Saturday, November 1, from 4-6pm, right here at First Friends Meeting! Enjoy a bouncy house, a chili cook-off, pumpkin painting, crafts, face painting, and more fun activities for everyone. This is a family-friendly event, and all are welcome to attend!
Quaker Nexus: An Intergenerational Camp Experience ~ Western Yearly Meeting invites you to Quaker Nexus (QNX), happening November 7–9 at Quaker Haven Camp! QNX is an intergenerational camp experience that is all about connections. All youth must attend with a participating adult responsible for them. Registration is open! Learn more and register online here.
Oak Leaf: Meeting for Reading meets on the last Tuesday of the month in the Parlor. If you’d like to be on the monthly email list, contact the office at office@indyfriends.org.
January 28 ~ Night Watch by Jayne Anne Phillips
February 25 ~ The Measure by Nikki Erlick
March 25 ~ Better Living Through Birding by Christian Cooper
April 29 ~ Dinners with Ruth by Nina Totenberg
May 27 ~ Maus a Survivor's Tale by Art Spiegelman
June 24 ~ James by Percival Everett
July 29 ~ Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
August 26 ~ Democracy Awakening by Heather Cox Richardson
September 30 ~ The Women by Kristin Hannah
October 28 ~ A Fever in the Heartland by Timothy Egan
November 25 ~ Shakespeare by Dame Judi Dench
December 30 ~ The Delgado Connection by Gary J. Rhyne