Meeting began with silence at 11:00 am. Fifty-four (54) members and attenders were present. Clarisse Harton was greeter. Julia Hebner from Ministry and Worship sat on the facing bench to hold Meeting in the Light. Nick Martina read the Baltimore Yearly Meeting (BYM)...
April 19, 2015 Starting in February, 2014, the Adult Spiritual Education and Peace and Social Concerns committees of Richmond Friends Meeting began a series of sessions to read and discuss The New Jim Crow, by Michelle Alexander, and to feature guest speakers on the...
The applicant submits a letter of intent to the Clerk of Meeting. It is suggested that the applicant become familiar with BYM Faith and Practice and Friends for 300 Years if they have not already done so. The Clerk then submits the letter to Care and Counsel and a...
“The Hero’s Fight: African-Americans in West Baltimore and the Shadow of the State,” by Patricia Fernández-Kelly, was published Feb. 1, 2014, by Princeton University Press. See http://press.princeton.edu/titles/10328.html#.VPHv1BBwbLw.gmail. If you click on the link,...
There have been several celebrations and ceremonies marking the 150th anniversary of the end of the Civil War and the freeing of slaves in the south. These events note an important milestone as a step toward greater racial equality, and Virginia Friends were allies in...
Please Park as a Good Neighbor. The Meeting recently has been reminded that we are located in a residential community, and that our activities can disturb our neighbors. Parking is one of the primary issues. Please do not park in front of any neighbors’ homes. If...
Richmond Friends gathered for a half-day on 21st day, 2nd month, 2015 to consider the spiritual state of our meeting in a worship sharing format, centered around queries provided by Baltimore Yearly Meeting. Approximately twenty Friends participated. Richmond Friends...
An update on BYM summer camps: there are still openings for campers at Shiloh and Opequon this summer! In particular, there are may openings in the last session at Shiloh and the middle session at Opequon, There are even some work grant spots available! Please...
2015 FGC Gathering The FGC Gathering is a week of Quaker worship, workshops, and community for all ages. Quakers will gather from throughout North America and across the world to live for a week immersed in Quaker experience. In 2015, we begin our week on July 5 in a...
Richmond Friends Meeting Meeting for Worship with Attention to Business Third Month 15, 2015 Meeting began with silence at 11:00 am. Forty-four (44) members and attenders were present. Mary Graham-Landau was greeter. Michael Pierce from Ministry and Worship sat on...