by WebPost | Oct 22, 2026 | Activity, Clearing, Current, Faith and Play, Friends we have lost, Ministry and Worship, Worship
We will gather in worship, tenderly holding the memories of dear Friends from Richmond Friends Meeting. Meeting for Remembrance is an opportunity to consider, with gratitude, the lives and light of those who have helped to nurture and shape our Quaker community.
Everyone is welcome! Bring your lunch and enjoy The Clearing with Friends after worship.
Religious Education will have a special Faith and Play experience at The Clearing November 1, so it’s a great opportunity for families with children to be at The Clearing.
Our usual waiting worship will be held at the Meetinghouse at 9:30 and 11 am that day.
Clearing worship: There will not be worship at The Clearing in the winter months, December through March. Worship at The Clearing will resume the first Sunday in April.
by WebPost | Oct 22, 2026 | Activity, Adult Spiritual Education, Bible Study, Current, Reading between the Lines
The Adult Spiritual Education committee will host two different Reading Between the Lines sessions: the first on Saturday, October 31 from Noon-1 pm and the second at our usual time of 9-10 am on Sunday, November 1. (We are trying to come up with a time that people who regularly attend the 9:30 Meeting for Worship can make.)
Both sessions will be through Zoom; the facilitator will send the links through the Newslist a few days before the sessions. On Oct. 31, we’ll discuss Luke 14: 1, 7-11: the words “taking a place,” “honor,” “exalt,” “abase,” “humble.” What happens after you’ve lost your preferred or perceived place in a community? How do you—if you have the choice to do so–work out what happened? On Nov. 1, we’ll discuss John 6: 37-40: to imagine living in a community where there is no “casting out.”
You are welcome to participate in both sessions if you’d like.