by WebPost | Aug 22, 2017 | Adult Spiritual Education, Announcement
The Adult Spiritual Education Committee has planned a series of sessions for the Fall that will allow members of our community to share their spiritual journeys, interests, and gifts. Mark your calendars and plan on attending as many as you can. The sessions will be held in the Community Room and will begin at 9:30 and conclude by 10:45 in time for Meeting for Worship.
September 24
The Modern Plague: Voices and Images of the Early AIDS Epidemic
Presenters: Betsy Brinson and Kathy Yost Benham
October 8
Beyond the Comfort Zone: Three Years in Budapest
Presenter: Tom Ilmensee
Note: The following session has been rescheduled for the series starting next February.
How Quakers Think About God
Presenters: Dan Shaw, Don Miller, and Howard Garner
November 12
Memento Mori: On Life and Death
Presenters: Michael Pierce and Lynda Perry
December 10
Restoring Our Collective Spirit, One Circle at a Time
Presenter: Sylvia Clute
by WebPost | Aug 22, 2017 | Announcement, Committees, Peace and Social Concerns
As part of Richmond Friends Meeting’s support and welcome for people of all sexual orientations, gender identities, and gender expressions, the Visibility Coordinators, in collaboration with the Ministry and Worship Committee, have registered for a booth at VA PrideFest 2017. This year, PrideFest will be held Saturday, September 23, 2017, from 12-8 pm on Brown’s Island.
PrideFest is a free, family-friendly event with vendors, food, activities and entertainment, organized and operated by Virginia Pride to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community in Virginia. RFM planning for the event will begin in early September. For more information, contact Diana Cole, Julia Hebner or Jim Thoroman.
by WebPost | Aug 22, 2017 | Announcement, Committees
Maybe you’re wondering how to get to know people better at Meeting.
The Answer: Join a Friendly 8. Friendly 8s are self-governing groups of eight people (more or less) who come together, typically once a month for a few months, somewhere other than our meetinghouse.
You can sign up to join a Friendly 8 on forms in the back foyer. Anyone can suggest a topic/activity. That person agrees to convene the group for its first meet-up. The group decides how to proceed from there.
Past groups have included: movie going, birdwatching, book or theme discussions, biking, vegetarian cooking. A favorite is “Old Friends/New Friends Pot Luck”. Friendly 8s is a great way to find others who share your hobby or interest.
NEW for this fall—-The sign up forms ask whether or not this group has “Open Enrollment” which means the group agrees to accept new participants anytime throughout the fall and winter, allowing new or old attenders to jump in and become more friendly ie. More involved in the life of Richmond Friends Meeting. Care and Counsel Committee will continue to post and publicize these open groups.
Contact Monica Shaw of Care and Counsel with questions or comments.
by WebPost | Aug 2, 2017 | Announcement
Betsy Brinson, longtime member and current Historian of Richmond Friends Meeting, has collaborated with photographer Kathy Yost Benham to create an exhibit titled The Modern Plague: Voices and Images of the Early Aids Epidemic that will open at the Main Branch of the Richmond Public Library (101 E. Franklin) this Friday, August 4: 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm.
More information is available here.