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BYM Camp Work Days
Please Help Us Open Camp Sign up for a workday! Invite friends and family! Let’s be clear. It is OUR job to do the physical work to open our BYM camps. Work is available for all abilities and skill levels. Sign up and invite others! Announcements will go out in...
Donna Knicely Bequest Mini-Grants; Round 2
Donna Knicely Bequest Mini-GrantsRound 2 New application submissions are from March 21- June 21, 2021 Requests should be guided by the Quaker testimonies of simplicity, peace, integrity, community, equality and stewardship of the environment. Funds may be requested...
Spiritual State of the Meeting Report for 2020 – Richmond Friends Meeting
We found that the severe challenges of 2020 inspired growth and creativity for Richmond Friends Meeting. Members found fruitful paths in both activism and contemplation. Many of us made both practical and spiritual adaptations to difficult circumstances. After...
Donna Knicely Bequest Mini-Grants
Round 2
New application submissions are from March 21- June 21, 2021Requests should be guided by the Quaker testimonies of simplicity, peace, integrity, community, equality and stewardship of the environment. Funds may be requested for (but not limited to) the development of...
Meeting for Worship at the Clearing: Scheduling Adjustment
Beginning in April, worship at The Clearing will take place on the first and fourth Sundays. This change will provide an opportunity for Religious Education teachers to participate once a month.
Muslim Conscientious Objector – From the Quaker House GI Rights Hotline Counselors – Lenore and Steve
Over the past month, our work has focused on a large number of conscientious objection cases at varying stages of the process. In one case, we have had the privilege of supporting a Muslim conscientious objector. She is the first CO we have worked with who is part of...
FGC – The Gathering 2021
The Gathering, 2021 Friends, you may know that the annual week long gathering of Friends from the US, Canada and many other countries is scheduled to take place the week of June 27. Once again, the session will be virtual, allowing us to attend with from our...
New Friendly 8’s Group
A new Friendly 8s group on the broad topic of Climate Change is being formed by Arthur Shurcliff, Joe Ball and Jim Thoroman. It will meet online using Zoom, once a week for about 8 weeks. The group will be limited to 8 to 10 people to optimize the experience as a...
Clearing Work Days
The Clearing Building & Grounds Committee invites Richmond Meeting members to join us for three days this spring, preparing the Clearing for the 2021 season and our annual RFM Spring Retreat (which will be mostly virtual, but we may have...
RFM Directory Changes
In a couple of weeks, once I know who are the committee clerks, I will distribute an updated RFM Directory via the newslist. If you have any changes or additions, please submit them asap. Send to rfmdirectory@richmondfriendsmeeting.org. Thank you!Don Miller, Directory...
BYM Camp Registration
BYM Camp Registration opened on January 15 at 7 pm! There are still slots at all of the camps and we encourage all 9-17 year-olds to attend one of our three residential camps or Teen Adventure. https://bymcamps.org/ This year the BYM Camping Program Committee has...
Care and Counsel Community-Building Project
Care & Counsel’s Community-Building Phone Project to Resume Next Week One way we’re staying connected with each other during the pandemic is by phone. Friends who participate in the community-building phone project agree to be randomly paired with another Friend...
Report from the COVID Working Group
Approved at Meeting for Worship with Attention to Business, 12/20/20 The RFM Meetinghouse remains closed due to the COVID19.Starting January 4, members and attenders will be able to access the building for one hour to sit in the worship room or spend time in the...
Spend Christmas Eve With Friends
Spend Christmas Eve with Friends 4:30-5 p.m.: Kid-Friendly Christmas Carol Singing led by Jan Hampton on guitarVia Zoom, Jan will be playing holiday favorites, so gather the family around the computer, see your friends, and sing Christmas carols along...
RFM Christmas Breakfast
Saturday December 12th from 9 to 10:30 am This year, you can roll out of bed and attend the RFM Christmas breakfast in your pajamas! Or maybe your favorite holiday sweater and reindeer antlers. You decide. Due to COVID, our 2020 holiday gathering will be on-line. All...
Jim Melton
Longtime attender, Jim Melton, has died here in Richmond. Care and Counsel Committee received amessage from his brother Ben on September 11: I'm sorry to have to let you know that Jim passed away thisevening at Brownstone, the assisted living home in which he was...
Adult Spiritual Education Programs: Mysticism: Living from the Inside Out
Our series Mysticism: Living from the Inside Out will be presented virtually on Saturday mornings at 9:30 am. These programs will be recorded and put on the RFM website for later viewing. Contact the presenter if you have a questions about the session or the...
Meeting for Worship Outdoors and in-person at the Clearing!
Meeting for Worship Outdoors and in-person at the Clearing!(Our beautiful retreat center in Amelia County) September 13 at 11 am14006 Genito RoadAmelia Courthouse, VA 23002Driving directions can be found via GPS and also on the RFM website’s Clearing page...
BYM On-line Spiritual Formation Retreat – Sept 18-19
Friends, you have heard about the upcoming moi spiritual formation program at RFM - an opportunity to deepen our spiritual understanding and practice, as individuals and as a community. Baltimore Yearly Meeting's spiritual formation program serves as an umbrella for...
Please sign up for RFM Spiritual Foundation
From Joe Ball for the Spiritual Foundation planning group: “The heart of Spiritual Formation is the intimate sharing that takes place in small group.” Juan Whittington “Our Spiritual Formation Program offers practical ways for seekers to deepen...
Meetinghouse use during the pandemic
Friends, this is a reminder that the meetinghouse is still closed due to the pandemic. The building should only be used for specific committee-related activities that require a physical presence inside. Maintenance and upkeep projects are in process. We want the space...
Mindfulness Meditation: Is it a Spiritual Practice?
N ADULT SPIRITUAL EDUCATION OPPORTUNITYThis Saturday, July 11, 2020Beginning promptly at 9:30 am on ZoomLog-in will be open at 9:15 Led by Howard Garner and Barbara Hulburt In this time of stressful isolation, we participated in a 40-day mindfulness meditation course...
Threshing session on re-opening
All are invited to a threshing session on First Day, July 12 from 7 to 8:30 PM.We will gather online to consider our meeting's "re-opening" - how we might envision and plan for an eventual return to in-person gatherings and the use of buildings & grounds at both...
Richmond Friends Meeting Solidarity Minute in Response to the Murder of George Floyd
Richmond Friends Meeting Solidarity Minute in Response to the Murder of George FloydApproved June 21, 2020Richmond Friends Meeting (Virginia) mourns the death of George Floyd who was killed by a police officer in Minneapolis as he begged for his life. In keeping with...
ASE Program this Saturday at 9:30 am
Please join us Saturday, June 20, at 9:30 am for a virtual presentation from Julie Courtwright called "This is your brain on quarantine". Julie Courtwright attends Woodlawn Meeting in Alexandria, Virginia where she's been a convinced Friend since 2009. She has a...
Community Building in a Time of Sheltering
The Care & Counsel Committee is offering a new opportunity to build connections with Meeting members and attenders during this time of social distancing. Starting in the week of May 24, anyone who signs up will be randomly paired with another participant for the...
Spring Lobby Weekend
From the Peace & Social Concerns Committee: Spring Lobby Weekend is an annual event through which FCNL brings hundreds of young adults together to learn, connect, and lobby Congress. This year, we decided to move the event online. So tomorrow, March 29, FCNL will...
Meeting for Worship and The Clearing Update
Meeting for Worship and Meetinghouse update: The Clearing is closed, at least through the end of April. Rita Willett, Clerk of Meeting Friends, I trust that you are grateful, as I am, for our beloved Friends community. Committees and individuals are working...
Spring Workday
Due to the corona virus situation, the Spring workday at RFM is cancelled. In the unlikely event that the pandemic ends before summer, workday may be rescheduled. Bob Alexander Clerk, B&G Committee
LINKS for Bequest Plan Information Session
The links in the newsletter were incorrect. We are republishing the article here with active links for your convenience. The Bequest documents can also be found on the website, on the Life of the Meeting page Bequest ad hoc committee report to Meeting for Business...
Donna Knicely Bequest
Bequest Plan from Donna Knicely Bequest ad hoc Committee On December 13, 2019, the Bequest ad hoc Committee presented a plan for Meeting’s consideration in advance of an information session to be held on February 2nd, 9:30am. The Bequest ad hoc Committee asks that...
Vigils for Peace- Sunday and Monday
Love casts out fear and is a potent alternative to hate. Faith communities will gather to offer opportunities to strengthen our resolve to love. White Supremacists gather in our town with the intent of spreading fear and hate. We need to be as committed to peace...
From Peace and Social Concerns
Monacan Chief Kenneth Branham spoke at the Meeting House on November 22nd as part of a Native American educational event. He has asked that we support the Monacan people in protecting their ancestral lands by signing onto a letter to Governor Northam and Commander...
January 2020 Newsletter
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Quaker Retreat at Holy Cross Abbey
Are you being led to set aside a time of retreat in the new year? Catherine Cox (RFM Fall Retreat leader) and Rita Willett will be leading a small Quaker contemplative retreat at Holy Cross Abbey in Berryville VA on February 7 to 9. This retreat is a program of the...
Quaker Women, have you registered for BYM Women’s Retreat?
February days lurk cloudy and cold, but warm friendship, lusty singing, good food, and sweet silence will prevail at the Baltimore Yearly Meeting Women's Retreat, February 7-9. It will be held at Pearlstone Retreat Center in Reisterstown, MD, north of Baltimore....
BYM Giving Tuesday – SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT!
Needs for FGC Gathering Committee Dec 6-8
The FGC Gathering Committee will be using the meetinghouse Saturday December 7, 9am-5pm. Some will be arriving Friday and needing overnight hospitality on Friday and Saturday nights. Here are the needs: 2 Friends (couple) needing hospitality Friday & Saturday...
RE Holiday Events
Beth Morrison announced two upcoming events – RE’s Christmas program will be held at Rise of Meeting, December 8, and the annual Family Christmas, a program for families, is tentatively scheduled for Saturday, December 21.
Sing, Sing, Sing
December 2019 Newsletter
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Unitive Justice Re-Entry Program Fundraiser
Please join us tomorrow, 11/17 after Meeting for Business for our fundraising lunch for the Unitive Justice Re-Entry program. Come learn about this unique program—to be taught by two men who were imprisoned for violent crimes, transformed their lives in prison and are...
Capital Brass Quintet Recital
Capital Brass Quintet Recital on November 20th On Wednesday, November 20th at 7 pm, Capital Brass Quintet (featuring RFM attender Martha Purvis) will present a short recital at Richmond Friends Meeting. Music was selected with Quaker themes in mind. There will be...
Among Friends 2019 November Newsletter
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Central Virginia Sanctuary Network Fall Event
This Sunday is a busy day- but come, drop in, even if you can't come for the entire time. Central Virginia Sanctuary Network is hosting their annual fall event at Temple Beth-El. Join us for delicious tamales, a silent auction, and the opportunity to learn more about...
Meeting for Worship for Remembrance
Please join us for a special meeting on the evening of Friday, November 1, from 7 to 8 p.m. to remember and celebrate the lives of our dear treasured Friends who have worshipped together with us. The idea for this came from a query at a couple of different planning...
A Native American Perspective
Richmond Friends Meeting House 4500 Kensington Avenue Richmond, VA 23221 Listen. Dialogue. Eat. View. Monacan Chief Kenneth Branham will speak on Monacan history, including the former capital of Rassawek, and the importance of federal recognition. Learn what you can...
Memorial meeting for Mike Jeffrey
Friends, The committee on Ministry and Worship is sharing the sad news that Mike Jeffrey died on Tuesday evening, October 1st. He was at home surrounded by family and friends. The memorial meeting will be held on Saturday, October 19th at the Meeting House at 2:00 PM...
Nominating Committee
MESSAGE FROM NOMINATING COMMITTEE 10/2019 Nominating Committee is in the process of recruiting for Richmond Meeting Committees and Positions for 2020. The following update shows the committees and positions that still need to be filled: Attenders and members can...
Kids Camp Out
Twelve students and 2 teachers from Carolina Friends School will be camping out at RFM starting Friday, October 4, and leaving early Sunday morning, October 6. They will be attending events in Richmond. This is their year using our facilities. Any questions...