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Volunteer Mentors Needed for Redd Elementary Students This Fall, Orientation September 4
Are you looking for a way to give back to our community, while working towards a more racially just society? Do you have one or two hours a week to share with a student? We’d love to have you join our team of volunteer mentors at Redd Elementary School this fall....
Fundraising Luncheon for Friends Association for Children, October 12
Peace and Social Concerns Committee is hosting a luncheon on October 12 at rise of meeting to benefit the Friends Association for Children. Please come and learn more about FRIENDS and our connection to it. Here’s some history about the organization which opened in...
BYM Spiritual Formation Fall Retreat 2025
Friday, September 19, 2025, 4 pm to Sunday, September 21, 2025, 1 pm Shepherd's Spring Retreat, Global Village & Camp Center, 16869 Taylors Landing Rd, Sharpsburg, MD 21782 Register Now Living in the Presence "Summoned or not, God is present." Carl Jung How do we...
From Care & Counsel Committee: Friendly Eights!
Friendly Eight sign-up sheets are on the bulletin board. Anyone wishing to serve as a convener for an interest group of your choosing, please start a sign-up sheet to let people know about your group. If you're new to the idea of Friendly Eights and want help getting...
Fall Retreat on “Spirit-Led Action” September 27 at The Clearing
The Adult Spiritual Education Committee invites you to attend Fall Retreat from 9:00 - 4:00, Saturday, September 27 at The Clearing. The theme of this year’s retreat is "Spirit-Led Action". Join us for an experiential workshop led by members of the ASE Committee, with...
International Day of Peace Celebration, September 20
RFM will hold our traditional Meeting for Worship and march around the neighborhood to commemorate the International Day of Peace Meeting for Worship on September 20 (not on September 21) at 6:30 pm. This is a sweet time together as we join to mark our Peace testimony...
Announcements from Religious Education (RE) Committee
Committee-Led Summer Sundays August 24 - Building & Grounds Committee August 31 - Hospitality Committee September 7 - Peace Celebration Day September 14 - First Day of Age-Level Classes September 21 - Faith & Play Teachers and assistants needed: The Religious...
Memorial Reception for Anne Gray, August 25
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...
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...
Summer Committee-Led RE Lessons
Here is the schedule of Religious Education classes for the remainder of the summer: Aug 24 - Buildings and Grounds Committee Aug 31 - Hospitality Committee
Meeting for Weeding: Saturday, July 12, 8-10 am
Saturday, July 12, is our (summer) monthly Meeting for Weeding and it’s your chance to show some love to our grounds by clearing away all the weeds that take moisture and nutrients from the native plantings and pollinators we are nurturing. We’re meeting from 8-10 am...
Memorial Minute for Al Simmons
Albert Lester Simmons was born in Tazewell County, Virginia, and grew up in Bluefield, West Virginia and graduated from Bluefield College. Al worked most of his career as a preschool teacher and child-care director. Children loved his invented games and silliness and...
Memorial Minute for Farid Alan Schintzius
Farid Alan Schintzius, a native of Buffalo, NY, died shortly after midnight on December 5, 2024. He was 76. Alan was a family man, a carpenter, a tireless activist, and a member of Richmond Friends Meeting. He became a foundational force in Richmond, helping to...
Kenneth Hunter Will Share Information on VICPP’s Higher Education in Prisons Initiative, July 13
Did you know that the Virginia Department of Corrections launches more people into Virginia’s workforce annually than our largest graduating university? Back in April, our Meeting agreed to be a congregational support for the Virginia Interfaith Center for Public...
Reading Between the Lines (Bible Workbench) in July
Reading Between the Lines (formerly called Bible Workshop) will not meet in July.
Play365 at Soar365, Saturday, July 5, 9:30-11 am
Everyone is invited to explore Richmond’s accessible playground at Soar365, located at 3600 Saunders Avenue, Richmond, VA 23227. The next day, Sunday, July 6, children attending RFM will learn about building community playgrounds and create their own wacky playground...
Meeting for Weeding, Saturday, June 21, 8-10 am
Our next Meeting for Weeding is June 21, 8-10 am, on the Meetinghouse grounds. Come get out your frustrations by digging and chopping pesky weeds and get instant gratification! Come for a little or as long as you like. All ages and abilities are welcome.
Dine, Chat, and Rescue the Fan Free Clinic (now Health Brigade)
Next first day, June 8th, Peace & Social Concerns is hosting a fundraising luncheon at rise of meeting. Have lunch, have fund, and help out the Health Brigade (formerly Fan Free Clinic) which just had its budget slashed by 1/3 due to cuts at HHS and the state....
Financial Stewardship Threshing Sessions
The Financial Stewardship Committee invites all members and attenders to attend one of the upcoming Threshing Sessions to voice your opinions on how best to disburse and/or invest the remaining Contingency Fund surplus of $25,600 and $20,000, respectively. There will...
Add your Pronouns to your Nametag
If you would like your pronouns listed on your nametag, pronoun stickers are now available on the table in the entry.Also, here are a few helpful links for understanding the use of pronouns: From Friends General Conference-...
Meeting for Weeding, Saturday, May 31, 9-11
It’s weed season and that means it’s time for Meetings for Weeding! We will hold our first weeding event on May 31 from 9-11. The RFM garden team will be there and we’d love to have you join us. It’s a great way to meet people and get out your frustrations on pesky...
Reading Between the Lines, June 2025
The Adult Spiritual Education Committee will host a one-hour Reading Between the Lines (Bible Workbench)—through Zoom— on June 1, starting at 9 am. We will discuss Acts 16: 16-34: gifts that are honored; gifts that are being distorted or used to make money for others...
Spring Retreat RE Plans
Spring Retreat! On Sunday, May 25th at Kensington - There will be Nursery care and an all ages group here at the Meeting house for those families not planning to attend the Spring Retreat at The Clearing. Detailed information regarding activities at Spring Retreat are...
RE Announcements for May/June
Willow Working Group During the May Meeting for Worship with Attention to Business, the Religious Education committee presented an idea that came forth from one of our children, Margaret Garrett, about a new working group. The Willow Working Group was enthusiastically...
Immigration Justice–Resources from the VICPP Working Group
To assist with immigration guidance and updates, here are two resources. There are more, but these two are referenced by other sites on immigration justice, and provide help on this non-static concern. These sites are the National Immigration Law Center...
We welcome all to worship with us
Damos la bienvenida a todos para adorar con nosotros en la Reunión de Amigos (Los Cuáqueros) de Richmond. You are welcome here.
Special Dates for Meeting for Worship at The Clearing in May & June
For the months of May and June, we will have meeting for worship at The Clearing on the second Sunday of the month. These dates are May 11 and June 8. On July 6, the regular worship schedule of first Sundays will resume through October.
Reading Between the Lines, May 4
The Adult Spiritual Education Committee will host a one-hour Reading Between the Lines (formerly known as Bible Workbench) on May 4, 2025, from 9-10 am through Zoom. We will discuss John 19: 1-14: moorings during mourning; eventual recognitions of new forms; casting...
Announcements from RE
Welcome, new families! Please complete a registration for each child if you have not already done so. This allows us to keep your child safe here at Meeting and send monthly updates about what’s happening in our Religious Education program. Forms can be found on the...
Kids Need Camp!
The Spark newsletter to the BYM Camp families contains the following: A Letter to CampersThe directors of our camps have a letter written directly to your children. Here’s what they want to make all campers hear from them before camp starts: To all our fabulous...
Work Day at the Kensington Meetinghouse, Saturday, May 3
Join f/Friends to spruce up the meetinghouse on Saturday, May 3, 9-12. There's a task for every age and ability! Contact Ada Hammer with any questions.
Work Day at The Clearing, Saturday, May 10
The Clearing Building & Grounds Committee invites Richmond Meeting members and attenders to join us at The Clearing to prepare for the 2023 season and for our annual RFM Spring Retreat (which will be at The Clearing). This is a great opportunity to...
RE Announcements for April, 2025
Quaker Camps We encourage all those interested in attending camp to register as soon as possible since camps fill up. Children who do not attend Quaker meetings are welcome to attend camps as well, so children may invite their friends and cousins! C&C has $500 for...
Reading Between the Lines, April 6
The Adult Spiritual Education committee will host a one-hour Reading Between the Lines (formerly called Bible Workbench) on Sunday, April 6, from 9-10 a.m. on Zoom. We will discuss John 12:20-33: A troubled soul. The meaning of “glory.” What is required in times when...
Register for Spring Retreat at The Clearing
Friends of all ages are invited to our Spring Retreat on May 23 – 25 at The Clearing. Friends are welcome to come for all or part of the weekend. Camping and rustic accommodations are available. Meals are provided that accommodate a variety of dietary needs and...
Fundraising Luncheon for Ramallah Friends School, April 6
Peace and Social Concerns will host a fundraising luncheon at the rise of Meeting for Worship on First Day/Sunday, April 6 to benefit the Ramallah Friends School (RFS) in Palestine's West Bank. Guest speakers are Betsy Brinson, a member of Richmond Friends Meeting now...
Judge Blocks ICE Enforcement In Houses of Worship
February 24, 2025 Judge Theodore Chuang has blocked the Department of Homeland Security from conducting enforcement actions (raids, arrests) "in or near any place of worship" associated with our lawsuit. This is a temporary block and is specific to the places of...
ASE Workshops on Vocal Ministry, March 30 & April 5
All of us have struggled with whether to stand up and give a message during Meeting for Worship. The Adult Spiritual Education (ASE) Committee is sponsoring a workshop to help us think about this struggle, by using the pamphlet, "On Vocal Ministry" by Barry Crossno...
The Healing Place Fundraising Luncheon, March 9
Peace & Social Concerns Committee invites you to lunch on March 9, a fundraising event at rise of meeting to benefit ... ...The Healing Place, a long-term, peer-driven residential recovery program that helps individuals struggling with substance use disorders. It...
New Titles in the RFM Library
Alice Paul and The Fight for Women's Rights, by Deborah Kops A narrative with details that help to show the atmosphere this Quaker worked in to help gain the vote and other rights for women Peace, by Miranda and Baptiste Paul Thoughtful examples of large and small...
Reading Between the Lines, March 2
The Adult Spiritual Education committee will host a one-hour Reading Between the Lines (formerly Bible Workbench) on First Day (Sunday), March 2, through Zoom, from 9-10 am. We will discuss Mark 9: 2-9: when what we think we know becomes a question; when our...
RE Announcements for March
Are you interested in becoming a Faith & Play facilitator? The Sandy Spring Friends Meeting Religious Education Committee is hosting a Faith and Play training taught by Melinda Wenner-Bradley, taking place at the Sandy Spring Meetinghouse, March 21-23. Faith...