Our dear Friend Anne Gray died peacefully on Wednesday, August 13 surrounded by her family. There will be a memorial reception on Monday, August 25 from 2-5 pm at the Clubhouse at Westminster Canterbury. Her family extended a special invitation to our meeting...
News and Activities
Reading Between the Lines (Bible Workbench), September 7
The Adult Spiritual Education committee will hold a one-hour Reading Between the Lines (formerly known as Bible Workbench) on Sunday, September 7, through Zoom, from 9-10 am. We will discuss Philemon 1-21: the power of a personal letter clearing the way for a person...
Meeting for Weeding, Saturday, August 9
Please join the RFM garden team for our August 9 Meeting for Weeding from 8 am - 10 am. We can use your help to keep our grounds looking lovely! Come for as little or as long as you like. We promise good company and the satisfaction of seeing your work achieve...
Some Committee Service Needs/Opportunities
Please contact any member of Nominating Committee for information or interest in these positions: Margaret Edds, Anna Marie Bolin, Diane Bowden, Don Miller, Carolyn Moul, and Catherine Roseberry. Religious Education Needs Religious Education’s (RE) greatest need right...
Policy Regarding the Display of Quaker/RFM Banners in Demonstrations
(The following policy was approved in Seventh Month meeting for business.) Our Richmond Friends Meeting banners are approved for display at demonstrations and marches, with the following stipulations: 1. Our banners are used in gatherings that...
EarthCare Working Group Fall Hikes for the Quaker Community
The EarthCare Working Group is hosting three Quaker Community Hikes this fall, hoping to continue them in the Spring and beyond. Saturday, October 11, Yike! Hike 8:30 pm (after dark) at Larus Park- Looking for luminescent fungi and critters...
Peace & Social Concerns and Religious Education Committee Needs
Please contact any member of Nominating Committee for information or interest in these positions: Margaret Edds, Anna Marie Bolin, Diane Bowden, Don Miller, Carolyn Moul, and Catherine Roseberry. Religious Education Needs Religious Education’s (RE) greatest need right...
From Ministry and Worship Committee
A recent court decision now allows religious bodies to endorse political candidates and take part in partisan politics without the threat of losing their tax-exempt status. This ruling does not change meeting's long-standing practice of eschewing partisan politics...
Reading Between the Lines, August 3
The Adult Spiritual Education committee will host a one-hour Reading Between the Lines (formerly Bible Workbench) on First Day, August 3, from 9-10 am on Zoom. We will discuss Luke 10: 25-37: receiving help when one is hurt, sometimes from unlikely sources. We will...
Growing In Anti-Racism with Children in Meeting, Family, & Our Lives
A Religious Education Sponsored Workshop for Everyone Richmond Friends Meeting acknowledges that anti-racism is a needed part of all we do in our Meetings. The RE committee strives to support our children as they seek to understand their own spiritual life. This...
