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...
News and Activities
Just Mercy
The Peace & Social Concerns Committee is sponsoring a Race in America Film Series. This month we will watch “Just Mercy” the story of wrongfully convicted death row inmate Walter McMillian and his defense attorney Bryan...
P&SC suggestions of response to events
Dear Friends,In the middle of the protests, upheaval, and the highlighting of our ingrained injustice, many of us feel lost for how to help. BYM recently sent a long list of Anti Racist Actions and you may have received similar lists from others. In...
Correction from P&SC re: Fundraiser’ website
Today we had delightful lunch with Marie Gilford from St Vincent DePaul at Sacred Heart. To contribute specifically to their efforts please go to their website http://svdp-shrva.org Or you can send a check to St Vincent DePaul / Sacred Heart Center 1400 Perry St,...
Accepting Legacy Mini-Grant Applications
Microsoft Word - Among Friends 2020 06 June redacted.doc The RFM Donna Knicely Mini-Grant Program is accepting applications for projects that support leadings and ministries of members and regular attenders of Richmond Friends Meeting. Funds may be requested for (but...
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...
Newsletter May 2020
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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 form 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...
Among Friends 2020 April Newsletter
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