Each February, the Ministry and Worship Committee of Richmond Friends Meeting writes a Spiritual State of the Meeting report for the previous calendar year. Most years, we hold a worship sharing session on a Saturday morning to reflect and share our experiences of the past year. This year, our meeting to share about 2017 will be held on Saturday, February 9. Bagels, juice and coffee will be available starting at 9 am. We will be seated and begin settling by 9:30 am to hear guidelines for worship sharing from the facilitator before we begin considering queries. The worship sharing will end by noon.The themes expressed during worship sharing will be recorded by members of Ministry and Worship and considered during the drafting of the spiritual state of the meeting report. The report will be brought to Meeting for Worship with Attention to Business for approval before being sent to in April to the Ministry and Pastoral Care Committee of Baltimore Yearly Meeting for use in their preparation of the report for annual sessions.Each year Baltimore Yearly Meeting sends suggested queries for sharing about the spiritual state of the meeting. This year’s queries will be distributed prior to the gathering.All members and attenders of our meeting are encouraged to attend this gathering and share. We welcome every voice. If you are not able to attend, you are invited to send reflections in writing to the clerk of Ministry and Worship Committee, Denna Joy, by email, or you may leave letters in the mailbox for Ministry and Worship