The Ad Hoc Committee on Reparations to Indigenous Peoples was formed in February 2025 and charged with recommending a financial contribution of no less than $5,000 as a form of reparations to one or more indigenous tribes. The charge listed multiple items to be...
News and Activities
Coming Together Virginia Participation
The Racial Justice Team promotes participation in various activities of Coming Together Virginia, an organization whose mission is to open hearts and minds to the ongoing presence of systemic racism through education and constructive, facilitated dialogue among people...
Sunday Singing in December
We will be singing each First Day in December between meetings for worship, from about 10:35 to 10:55. Why? Because it is such a great season for song! Please join us around the piano.
Religious Education Announcements
December 7 - We are planning a Holiday Train Station Exploratory. If you celebrate a specific holiday during December (Chanukah, Kwanzaa, Bodhi Day, Christmas, Winter Solstice, etc.) and are interested in sharing it with our children, please talk to Elizabeth Price....
Genocide in Gaza statement endorsed by RFM
Richmond Friends Meeting endorsed the statement on genocide in Gaza at Meeting for Worship with Attention to Business on November 16, 2025. The statement available at this link -- Quaker organizations discern genocide is occurring in Gaza and urge courageous action.
Last Gardening Opportunity for 2025, Saturday, November 15, 9-11
This Saturday, 11/15 is your last chance to do some gardening at the Meetinghouse this year!!! The garden team will be planting bulbs, moving a couple of plants, doing some final weeding and tidying before we put the garden to bed until spring. Come anytime between...
From the Racial Justice Team — Food Drives for Redd Elementary & Feed More
Please consider donating food to help the growing numbers of people experiencing food insecurity, especially during the federal government shutdown. We offer two ways at Richmond Friends Meeting: You can support the Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy (VICPP)...
November Food Drive for FeedMore
Hello Friends! Perhaps you heard Rev. LaKeisha Cook, executive director of the Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy (VICPP), interviewed on public radio about the need for food in Central Virginia. Richmond Friends Meeting (RFM) is a VICPP congregational...
Reading Between the Lines (Bible Workbench), November 2
The Adult Spiritual Education Committee will host a one-hour Reading Between the Lines (formerly known as Bible Workbench) on First Day—Sunday, November 2—through Zoom—from 9-10 am. We’ll talk about Luke 19:1-10: the story of Zacchaeus: stature, a...
Amazon Ecology and Peruvian Crafts, November 9
On November 9, at rise of meeting, Peace and Social Concerns Committee will sponsor a presentation plus a sale of Peruvian crafts to support native artisans, strengthen communities and promote forest conservation in the Peruvian Amazon. Campbell Plowden is the...
