Hello Friends! Spring Retreat is coming soon, on the weekend of May 27 - May 29, and this year we have an online registration form that you can access at this address. Our theme is Telling Our Stories, and we'll have opportunities for you to tell stories or listen to...
News and Activities
Young Friends’ Letters of Conscience
In March, the Meeting minuted support of six youth (Emma Blake, Max Thoburn, Dorsey Crocker, Justin Sykes, Jordan Keller and Olivia Duncan) who had shared their written personal statements of conscience. As follow-up to this moving testimony, members and attenders...
Request for Feedback from the Adult Spiritual Education Committee
Friends: The Adult Spiritual Education Committee is seeking your feedback on the series “Living the Quaker Life." If you attended one or more sessions, please let us know how you experienced it and your ideas for the future. Reprints of the form below will be...
American Friends Service Committee Seeking Support to End Mass Incarceration
The following is an excerpt from letter from Shan Cretin, General Secretary, American Friends Service Committee (AFSC). No other country imprisons more people than the United States. In 2014 over 1.5 million people were incarcerated in the U.S. at a cost of $80...
Richmond Peace Education Center Opportunity for Children and Teens
For Grade 6 and above: Richmond Youth Peace Summit Saturday, April 30, 2016 The Richmond Peace Education Center will hold its 2016 Youth Peace Summit on Saturday April 30, 2016, at St. Paul's Baptist Church--Southside Campus, 700 E Belt Blvd., Richmond, VA 23223. The...
2016 BYM Annual Session
Theme: Discernment and Action in Spiritual Community Spend Some Time With Friends This Summer! Retreat and plenary speakers will offer their various insights into the theme. Workshops and interest groups will educate and challenge us. Business sessions will carry on...
Sixth Session of Living the Quaker Life
The sixth session of “Living the Quaker Life” will be held this coming First Day, April 24th, in the Community Room and will begin at 9:00 am. Coffee and tea will be available prior to the start. Also, be assured that all are welcome to participate even if you have...
Bible Workbench
The Adult Spiritual Education committee will hold a one-hour Bible Workbench on Sunday, May 1, at 9:30 a.m. in one of the upstairs classrooms. We will discuss John 14: 23-29: a “farewell discourse,” the Advocate, the link between love and behavior. You don't need to...
Spring Retreat of BYM Spiritual Formation Program
Registration is now open for the Baltimore Yearly Meeting Spiritual Formation Program Spring Retreat. For more information, go to: https://bym-rsf1-org.presencehost.net/events/spiritform/
Fifth Session of Living the Quaker Life
The fifth session of “Living the Quaker Life” will be held this coming First Day, April 10th, in the Community Room and will begin at 9:00 am. Coffee and tea will be available prior to the start. Please note the assigned readings in Faith and Practice 2013 for the...
