Among Friends Imagine biking sections of the Capital Trail, or taking short walks in the James River Park system, or reading and discussing books that increase your understanding of critical race theory. What about learning a new craft, or visiting local museums and...
Approved Proposal on Returning to Worship in the Meetinghouse With concern for the well-being of the community, Meeting requests that all who can be vaccinated do so. (See minutes of 7th month meeting for business at the end of this newsletter.) The following schedule...
As you may know, the national effort is called "National Immigrant Transit Assistance" (NITA) and the local Richmond volunteers that meet asylum seekers at the Greyhound terminal are called "Richmond Immigrant Transit Assistance (RITA). Richmond is one of the most...
Volunteer Opportunity Quaker House of Fayetteville (QuakerHouse.org) is in a good position, spiritually and fiscally, to consider expanding programs, which is provident, because the needs of military personnel and their families continues to grow. We need a bit of...
Circles RVA inspires and equips individuals to permanently move out of poverty and thrive. We create intentional relationships that expand support communities and engage the wider community to reduce or eliminate the systemic barriers that hinder people from rising...
The food pantry at Sacred Heart Center is in dire need of donations. They have served 200-800 families every week. In addition to receiving food from FeedMore, they purchase food every week with their own funds. How to make a food...
The Working Group confirms that it is safe for fully vaccinated people to gather in the meetinghouse. The Working Group also now requests approval to now open the Meetinghouse to outside groups of up to 25 people who are fully vaccinated. We see value in equipping the...
The children’s religious education program (RE) is taking a break for the summer. We’ll be back this fall. And when we can return to the building, RE will offer an exciting new expanded curriculum which will more fully integrate our children into our...
Conscientious Objectors in Today's MilitaryPanel Discussion Photo credit: Michelle Downey Every month, Quaker House takes approximately 300 calls on the GI Rights Hotline from people having issues with military membership. These callers want help and information. Some...
The Spiritual Formation Program will resume in September with monthly large group meetings and monthly small group meetings. For years this program has nurtured the spiritual lives of many in our community. During that time, we have shared the leadership of this...