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News and Activities
Black Quaker Leaders series
Beginning on Feb 12, 2022, continuing every other Saturday, until April 9, 2022, the American Friends Service Committee will offer a films series, Black Quaker Lives Matter. Each film will focus on an...
FCNL
Friends Committee for National Legislation (FCNL), the Quaker organization that advocates on Capital Hill for legislation that reflects our testimonies, is reaching out to Meetings across the country in order to solicit input regarding which national issues Friends...
New Friendly Eight Groups
Healing Prayer, Pearl Ball convenorPearl Ball feels a calling to initiate a Healing Prayer group for members and attenders of Richmond Friends Meeting. RFM has held such meetings in the past, and Pearl feels that the time is right to revive a focused practice. She...
Donna Knicely Bequest Mini-Grants
Round 3
New application submissions are from February 1- May 1, 2022Requests should be guided by the Quaker testimonies of simplicity, peace, integrity, community, equality and stewardship of the environment. Funds may be requested for (but not limited to) the development of...
FCNL Information
Every two years, FCNL asks Friends around the country for help in setting the focus of our advocacy. From now until April 12, you and your community can participate in this discernment process for the 118th Congress (2023-2024)! In January’s Quaker Changemaker...
Meetings for Worship: January- February
Ministry and Worship Committee announces that meeting for worship on Sundays will be conducted virtually, on Zoom, for the months of January and February, 2022. We will not hold early (9:30) worship during this period. The committee will meet in February and decide...
Worship at The Clearing
Worship at The Clearing will take a break over the winter and resume in the spring, in either March or April. Watch for forthcoming announcements.
Worship for the next three Sundays, December 26, January 2, and January 9
Dear Friends,Ministry and Worship Committee has decided that, for the next three Sundays (December 26, January 2, and January 9), worship on Sunday mornings will be on Zoom only. This is an interim policy until the 2022 Ministry and Worship Committee...
Update: Online Christmas Eve Worship, Friday, December 24, 5pm – 6pm
Ministry and Worship needs once again to change the format for Christmas Eve worship. In only the last few days, several Friends have had close contact exposures and some are awaiting the results of tests.Accordingly, Christmas Eve worship will be entirely on Zoom...