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Worship Sharing Circle on “Spirit and the Environment”
On Sunday, April 12, at 9:30 in the Community Room, Adult Spiritual Education and Peace and Social Concerns will hold a Worship Sharing Circle on "Spirit and the Environment" using Joanna Macy's essay "The Greening of the Self" (found in the anthology Spiritual...
Spring Equinox Bible Workbench
The Adult Spiritual Education committee will hold a one-hour Spring Equinox Bible Workbench, on Sunday, March 22, at 9:30 in the Community Room. We will discuss Jeremiah 31: 31-34. You don't need to read the scripture in advance, or be Christian or knowledgeable about...
March is Quaker House Month at the Thrifty Quaker
March is the month that Thrifty Quaker will donate sale proceeds to Quaker House. You can drop off items yourself at Thrifty Quaker in early March. Or you can bring them to meeting on Sunday, March 1 and Sunday, March 8 and we will deliver them to the store for you....
Food Drive for the Fan Free Clinic in March
Employment numbers are up. Gas prices are down. Stock market is up. It seems like the hard times are over… for me maybe, or you. But, in Richmond, where 26.3 % of its residents live below the poverty line, many go to bed hungry and many children go to school...
Meeting for Business Minutes for February 2015
Meeting began with silence at 11:00 am. Forty-four (44) members and attenders were present. Barbara Myers was greeter. Mary Julia Street from Ministry and Worship sat on the facing bench to hold Meeting in the Light. Doug Reed, Shea Allen Moore, Laura Wead, Kaylee...
Legislative Update from Peace & Social Concerns regarding Virginia General Assembly Bills being tracked by Virginia Interfaith Center (VICPP), Environmental Groups and CURE
There were 14+ Quakers at the VICPP Day for All People on January 20th from 7 different Monthly Meetings in Virginia - Alexandria, Herndon, Hopewell Centre-Winchester, Maury River - Lexington, Midlothian, Richmond, and Virginia Beach. The following attended from...
Due to The Thrifty Quaker and Friend$hare, local Quakers are:
Creating a public “information center” about Quakers; a public outreach by Quakers to seekers Providing our locality a Quaker place for community service and volunteering Encouraging recycling by providing donated thrift items at very low prices Helping provide food...
Scholarship Funds and Guidelines for Adult Spiritual Education
Jean Jones Andersen's passion for spiritual education led her to leave our community funds to support adults in taking classes, retreats, workshops, etc. to further their spiritual education. If you have an idea, vision, or leading towards some kind of spiritual...
Upcoming events sponsored by Peace and Social Concerns Committee
From P&SC, Upcoming Events 1. On Sunday February 22nd the same co sponsorship will present the film Five Broken Cameras at RFM. Refreshments will be available at 5:30 and the film will follow at 6PM. 2. On Sunday February 1st at 9:30, P&SC will present a PVS...
Meeting for Business Minutes January 2015
MWB Minutes, January 2015
Bible Study Schedule for 2015 (through June)
Bible Study will meet in one of the upstairs classrooms on the following dates/times. Schedule for 2015 (through June): January 4 9:45 am -10:45 am February 22 9:45 am - 10:45 am March 22 9:45 am - 10:45 am April 26 9:45 am - 10:45 am May 24 9:45 am - 10:45 am...
BYM Faith & Practice review: ad hoc Committee report to RFM
Editor’s Note: The following report was accepted at business meeting on 16 November, 2014. Following 2013 Baltimore Yearly Meeting (BYM) annual session, Richmond Friends Meeting (RFM) learned that the BYM Faith & Practice draft was not approved and the committee...
ASE presentation on Humans in the Natural World – January 11th
Humans in the Natural World will be the subject of a presentation by Dr. Harry Wistrand, Professor of Biology, Emeritus, Agnes Scott College on January 11 at 9:30-10:45. The talk/discussion is part of the environmental series being sponsored by Adult Spiritual...
Scholarship Funds for Adult Spiritual Education
Jean Jones Andersen's passion for spiritual education led her to leave our community funds to support adults in taking classes, retreats, workshops, etc. to further their spiritual education. If you have an idea, vision, or leading towards some kind of spiritual...
RFM Winter Retreat at The Clearing: Writing Your Spirituality
The committees of Ministry and Worship and Adult Spiritual Education invite you to.... ....Save the date! Saturday, February 28th 2015......for a Winter Retreat day at The Clearing! Lynn Domina, poet and teacher, will lead us in a day of finding spiritual and creative...
Child Safety Policies (approved in 12th Month, 2014, Meeting for Business)
Child Safety Policy—Approved Final Policies Ad hoc committee members: Trustees: Ada Hammer, Gordon Davies, Sanford Hostetter Nursery: Janet Thoroman RE: Catherine Roseberry, Diane Bowden, Barb Adams Advising: Steve Bricker Background The RE committee and Nursery...
Invitation to a Fall Men’s Retreat at The Clearing
Several men in our Meeting have expressed an interest in having another Men's Retreat at The Clearing this fall. The retreats are held under the broad oversight of Ministry and Worship. A small committee plans and facilitates the retreat. This is an invitation to all...
An Invitation to Remember Jean Jones Andersen
Jean Jones Andersen was a lifelong student of the Bible, world religions and spirituality. In her later years, she initiated and facilitated many spirit-led groups in her home which she called “Questers Lodge”, including dream work, Jungian studies, Islamic studies,...
Peace and Social Concerns announcements (September 2014)
Announcements from Peace & Social Concerns Committee A climate change summit is being held at the United Nations in New York City on Saturday and Sunday September 20-21. The organizers of a rally planned for Sunday are hoping to have massive, record-breaking...
White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack
WHITE PRIVILEGE: UNPACKING THE INVISIBLE KNAPSACK by PEGGY McINTOSH (Introduced by Marilyn Gilmore) (Edited by Pat Schenck) Peggy McIntosh, a White feminist scholar, identified a long list of societal privileges that she received simply because she was White. She did...
Currently featured in the library:
The Library Committee plans to feature periodically books that may be of particular interest to Friends. Currently featured are two books about Margaret Fell: Undaunted Zeal: The Letters of Margaret Fell, editor and introduction by Elsa F. Glines Margaret Fell and...
Query and Voices for 7th Month
Baltimore Yearly Meeting Proposed Queries on Diversity Does your vision of a just society include people living their lives without fear of discrimination based on who they are, what they believe, and whom they love? Are we willing to be in communion with each other,...
Child Safety Policy: Criminal Background Checks
Child Safety Policy: Criminal Background Checks Adopted by Richmond Friends Meeting on June 15, 2015 The purpose of this policy is to ensure child safety. BYM encouraged such a policy and the insurance company required it. One aspect of a child safety policy is...
MWB Minutes for 2014
Richmond Friends Meeting Meeting for Worship with Attention to Business First Month 19, 2014 Meeting began with silence at 11:00 am. Fifty-five (55) members and attenders were present. Barbara Myers was greeter. Ted Heck from Ministry and Worship sat on the facing...
Friends, Unitive Justice, Ending Mass Incarceration
On June 1, Sylvia Clute gave a talk at RFM on "Friends, Unitive Justice, Ending Mass Incarceration." Below is a brief introduction to her talk and a description of unitive justice. Common phrases, like “the punishment must fit the crime,” “I want to get even,”...
Religious Education Announcements June 2013
Religious Education Announcements Summer RE – There will be no RE on Sunday, August 31st, during the Labor Day holiday. June 1st to end of summer – Young Friends Book Sale Young Friends will be collecting book donations for their Book Sale, which begins June 1st and...
Adult Spiritual Education Committee Guidelines for Funding Scholarships
The following are the guidelines established by the Adult Spiritual Education Committee for funding scholarships to Quaker programs. Adult Spiritual Education Committee Guidelines for Funding Scholarships The Scholarship Fund intends to facilitate RFM’s adult...
The Baltimore Yearly Meeting Spiritual Formation Program: Deepening the Spiritual Experience of Modern Friends
The Baltimore Yearly Meeting Spiritual Formation Program
Spiritual State of the Meeting report for 2013
Each year Meeting sends a report to Baltimore Yearly Meeting that addresses the spiritual state of Meeting. The report is developed as a proposal by the Ministry and Worship Committee after a morning retreat with all members and attenders who choose to participate....
RFM Financial Policies and Guidelines
Follow this link to thee RFM Financial Stewardship Committee's document that guides how Meeting deals with financial issues. Meeting Electronic File and Document Repository (Committee Files/Financial Stewardship)
Responsibilities of Committees and Position Holders and Current Assignments
Richmond Friends Meeting operates with no paid staff. The work of the Meeting is done by committees and position-holders staffed by volunteer members and attenders. The staffing of committees and position-holders changes each calendar year. Click here to see a...
Marriage Equity Minute
The following marriage equity minute was approved in Meeting for Worship with a Concern for Business on 3/16/2014: In keeping with our Quaker testimonies of integrity and equality, Richmond Friends Meeting offers the same marriage under the care of Meeting to all...
RPEC dinner and auction is November 8
Meeting House – Usage Information
The Richmond Friends welcome your use of our Meetinghouse and ask that you adhere to the procedures delineated below. Please note that these policies apply not only to Richmond Friends but to all who utilize the Meetinghouse. It is important that each group using...
Categorizing Books in the Library
Because of generous donations from you, and from the collection of Jean Jones Andersen, our stock of books has mushroomed. Many more categories have been added to assist you in your search for the book you are looking for, or for the book that is looking for you! A...
Tour of the Meeting House
This is the entrance to the Meeting Room for Worship, located at 4500 Kensington Avenue. We began worshiping here in 1957 and most people find our Meetinghouse timeless, quaint, and charming in its simplicity. Our facility is comprised of two buildings, the Meeting...
MWB minutes for 2013
MWB Minutes for 2013
Quaker Testimonies
"Testimony" is used by Friends to describe actions and attitudes based on the realization that there is "that of God in everyone," that all human beings are equal, and that all life is interconnected. It is affirmative but may lead to action that runs counter to...
Disaster Relief groups
For a number of years, groups of mostly RFM members and attenders have spent one-week in the spring working at sites affected by natural disasters, including the gulf coast (Hurricane Katrina), Ider, Alabama (tornadoes), and Crisfield, Maryland (Hurricane Sandy). The...
Bequest Use Policy
In her will, Jean Jones Anderson offered a bequest to Meeting, with the stipulation that it be used for adult spiritual education. After much consideration, in November 2011, Meeting approved the following policy governing the use of the bequest. Recommendations from...
RFM Travel Policy
Richmond Friends Meeting Travel Policy Proposed by Financial Stewardship Committee Approved Eleventh Month, 2010 This paper lays out the manner in which Richmond Friends Meeting members and attenders may request financial support for travel related to voluntary...
History Highlights
Richmond Friends Meeting (RFM) organized in 1795, and soon built its first Meeting House at 19th and Cary Street in Church Hill. This was the second oldest “church” in Richmond. We have a long history of religious observance and social justice within the Richmond...
Newsletters – Archive
The Newsletter Archive is available through the Meeting Electronic File and Document Repository.
Richmond Friends Meeting History Highlights
Richmond Friends Meeting (RFM) organized in 1795, and soon built its first Meeting House at 19th and Cary Street in Church Hill. This was the second oldest “church” in Richmond. We have a long history of religious observance and social justice within the Richmond...
Living Out the Peace Testimony
Friends affirm a Biblical basis for the peace testimony. A Prince of Peace was prophesied who would bring in a Peaceable Kingdom. “Thou shalt not kill” is one of the Ten Commandments. Jesus taught and lived peacemaking and love of enemy. George Fox similarly counseled...
Quaker Bibliography
Friends for 350 Years BY HOWARD BRINTON, WITH AN HISTORICAL UPDATE BY MARGARET HOPE BACON Overview of basic Quaker understandings and practices. Topics covered include the light within, meeting for worship, vocal ministry, reaching decisions, the meeting community,...
Linda Heacock’s Kenya Journal
Linda Heacock's Kenya Journal 2006
Response to the First Month 2006 Query by Jean James
Responding to the Baltimore Yearly Meeting First Month Query By Jean James Are meetings for worship held in expectant waiting for Divine guidance? Are Friends encouraged to share spiritual insights? Are special gifts of ministry recognized and encouraged? Do...
Response to the Twelfth Month 2005 Query by Bob Rugg
Personal Reflections on BYM Query #12 The Environment by BobRugg © Robert D. Rugg December 24, 2005 Personal Reflections on BYM Query #12. The Environment Are you concerned for responsible use of natural resources and their nurture for future generations? Do you try...
Response to the Eleventh Month 2005 Query by Rita Willett
Responding to The Baltimore Yearly Meeting 11th Month Query by Rita Willett, RFM Ministry and Worship Committee Do you provide religious education, including study of the Bible and of Friends' history and practices, in your Meeting? Do you ensure that schools under...