by WebPost | Oct 23, 2021 | Announcement
Jim Thoroman and Allen Lee are teaming up to work with RFM members and attenders who may wish to apply for Comcast’s publicly available program, Internet Essentials. It provides internet service to qualified individuals at $9.95/month (plus tax) or about $120/year (plus tax). Care & Counsel may provide grants to qualified members or attenders of meeting to pay for this internet service.
Jim and Allen can help an interested person apply to the Internet Essentials program as well as contact Care & Counsel for a grant to pay for this internet service.
Anyone who is interested should contact Jim Thoroman or Allen Lee.
by WebPost | Oct 23, 2021 | Announcement
We will hold a Meeting for Remembrance at The Clearing on the first Sunday of November, November 7, at 11:00 am. This special worship session, sponsored by Care & Counsel and Ministry & Worship, will differ from a typical Meeting for Worship because we expect the messages shared to be memories and stories of Friends who have worshipped with us in the past but are no longer with us.
Call them our ancestors, the people who have come before us or once worshipped here among us. Each has shaped the life of this Meeting, just as we all do by our very presence. As Quakers, we’re called to show up-- for ourselves, for each other, for our world. We share our stories of Friends who have died to keep alive the spirit and work of those who have come before us, and perhaps to inspire us as we go forward. Meeting for Remembrance is more than just a chance for old-timers to swap memories; it’s a chance for newcomers to learn more about this community we call Richmond Friends Meeting.
It's also a great opportunity for us to gather together on a fall day at The Clearing, especially since we will not be holding our usual fall retreat there! Religious education for the children will also take place at The Clearing while we are holding the Meeting for Remembrance. Please join us at The Clearing, 14006 Genito Road, Amelia Court House, VA 23002. Give yourself plenty of time to arrive by 11:00 am. Depending on where you live, the drive could take 40 minutes to an hour. Bring a lawn chair and/or blanket and we’ll sit outside. If it’s chilly we can make a fire in the pavilion. Plan to stay afterwards to socialize! Bring your lunch, and we’ll have cookies and hot apple cider to share. We hope to see you on November 7.
by WebPost | Oct 20, 2021 | Announcement
From the Peace & Social Concerns Committee
RACE TO PEACE and support Quaker House
Quaker House provides counseling and support to service members who are questioning their role in the military; educates them, their families, and the public about military issues; and advocates for a more peaceful world. On October 24, at the Rise of Meeting, let’s gather and walk as participants in the Race to Peace event to raise money for Quaker House. Sign up and pay a $20 registration fee for the virtual race at: https://runsignup.com/Race/NC/Fayetteville/TheQuakerHouse5KPeaceRace There will be 2 routes: 1) A 3.4 mile loop where we will walk from the Meetinghouse up Grove Avenue to Libbie and return down Patterson. Or 2) A 1.4 mile loop where we will walk from the Meetinghouse up Grove Avenue to Wisteria Ave and return down Patterson. (A map is attached) Wear Your Richmond Friends T‐Shirt if you have one!. Quaker House will send you a 5K Peace Race T‐Shirt too!
The Peace & Social Concerns Committee looks Forward to Seeing you on the 24th for this fun event! Invite your friends to join us. Don’t forget to bring a water bottle.
Please email Rhonda Ligon ([email protected]) if you will be joing us
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by WebPost | Sep 23, 2021 | Announcement
Spiritual Formation Registration Deadline is First Day September 26! You can email the form below to Jim Thoroman at [email protected], or call him at 804-349-8231. Spiritual Formation is available on Zoom or in person.
If you have not yet registered, consider how you may be called to "Spirit and Earth: Journeying towards Right Relationships." Between climate crisis problems and action solutions is the crucial spiritual work of discerning how the proposed solutions do or do not fit with your values and beliefs. This discernment process is the focus of spiritual formation this year..
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Please complete this registration form and submit electronicallyto [email protected].
What is your name?
Phone Number
Email Address
What is your first choice for monthly small group meeting time? *
- ( ) Weekday daytime
- ( ) Weekday evening
- ( ) Saturday
What is your second choice for monthly small group meeting time? *
- ( ) Weekday daytime
- ( ) Weekday evening
- ( ) Saturday
Friends are encouraged to attend both large and small group meetings – but we know sometimes scheduling for 8 months can be a challenge. Let us know at this time if you are able to attend:
The large group meetings monthly yes no ___________________________
The small friendship group monthly yes no _____________________________
If you have additional questions or concerns about the program, or scheduling is a challenge for you, please ask or describe below, and Mary Fran or Katy from Spiritual Formation Committee will get back with you:
by WebPost | Sep 9, 2021 | Announcement
Please join us for our first in a series of six programs focussed on Earthcare and the Climate Crisis, hosted by the Earthcare Working Group and the Climate Change Friendly 8s. All programs will be held via ZOOM (until safe otherwise), the second Fridays of the month 7:00 -8:30 pm.
This Friday, September 10th 7:00 - 8:30 (Flyer attached) Bound Issues: Environmental Injustice, Racism and the Climate CrisisCome hear noted speakers: Dr Mary Finley Brook - U of R professor of Geography, Environmental and Global Studies; Board member of VA EJ Collaborative, Rev Dr Faith Harris - VA Union assistant professor of Theological Studies; Director, VA Interfaith Power & Light, Elizabeth and Anderson Jones - Pittsylvania County NAACP and fenceline landowners to a proposed gas pipeline compressor station