When we return to the building, some RE classes will be making collages. The teachers are asking all of you tokeep magazines with pictures of people, nature, multi-cultural images, food, etc. Please put the magazines asidenow and we'll pick them up later or you'll be...
Quaker House UpdateQuaker House (https://quakerhouse.org/) is in a time of a strategic planning. We hope to continue to nurture current programs and grow into new opportunities for programs that serve the organization's missionPossibilities include: working with...
At Fourth Month business meeting, the ad hoc COVID-19 Committee brought a new policy for use of the meetinghouse which was accepted.Consistent with the latest CDC guidelines: Rooms in the Meetinghouse will be open for meeting-related gatherings of small groups (25...
Richmond Friends Meeting’s Spring Retreat Committee is pleased to announce we will be having an intergenerational retreat over Memorial Day weekend! Most of the retreat will be held virtually via Zoom, but we will have an in-person, safely distanced component as...
Please Help Us Open Camp Sign up for a workday! Invite friends and family! Let’s be clear. It is OUR job to do the physical work to open our BYM camps. Work is available for all abilities and skill levels. Sign up and invite others! Announcements will go out in...
Donna Knicely Bequest Mini-GrantsRound 2 New application submissions are from March 21- June 21, 2021 Requests should be guided by the Quaker testimonies of simplicity, peace, integrity, community, equality and stewardship of the environment. Funds may be requested...
We found that the severe challenges of 2020 inspired growth and creativity for Richmond Friends Meeting. Members found fruitful paths in both activism and contemplation. Many of us made both practical and spiritual adaptations to difficult circumstances. After...
New application submissions are from March 21- June 21, 2021Requests 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...
Beginning in April, worship at The Clearing will take place on the first and fourth Sundays. This change will provide an opportunity for Religious Education teachers to participate once a month.
Over the past month, our work has focused on a large number of conscientious objection cases at varying stages of the process. In one case, we have had the privilege of supporting a Muslim conscientious objector. She is the first CO we have worked with who is part of...