IASR full reportCC2018
Institutional Assessment on Systemic Racism within Friends General Conference as Reported October 2018
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News and Activities
More Information about Proposed Digital Outreach Training
The Ad hoc Communications Committee reported at the May meeting with attention to business with an update on the meeting Facebook page, halfway through the six-month experiment begun in February. The report included an announcement that the committee is considering...
Ad hoc Sanctuary Committee Report
1. Transportation needs have increased significantly. In addition to transporting to Northern VA for ICE court hearings, transportation to Midlothian ICE office is needed biweekly for people recently out of detention who wear ankle bracelets. If anyone is...
Report from the Aging in Community Support Group
Our mission statement is: It is our goal to be a source of practical, emotional, and spiritual support to help each other as we age in community. Membership: Membership is open to retirement age members and attenders of Richmond Friends Meeting and to non-Quaker...
Spring Retreat 2018 Report
Spring retreat this year was full of friends rooting deeply into old traditions and branching into new experiences. We sat on the big front porch and enjoyed each other's stories and laughter. Friday night’s movie "Intelligent Trees" was foundational to Joe Murray's...
Workcamp Committee Helps a Homeowner
The Workcamp committee installed plantings for new homeowner, Sandra, at her home in southside Richmond, on June 2. The mission of this committee is: The Workcamp Committee at Richmond Friends Meeting seeks to act on the Quaker belief that there is that of God in...
Changes to Queries and Voices in the Newsletter
For at least the past eight years, the RFM newsletter editors, Diane Bowden and Don Miller, have used the 2013 draft of Baltimore Yearly Meeting (BYM) Faith and Practice as the source for queries and voices at the top of each newsletter. These queries and voices are...
Information and Guidance for Committee Clerks from Nominating Committee
Old Clerks/New Clerks Meeting February 4, 2018 2018 Nominating Committee Members liaison responsibilities: Chris Olson-Vickers (See RFM Directory for contact information) Buildings & Grounds, Adult Spiritual Education, Clearing Oversight, Child Care...
Minutes for First Month (January) Meeting for Business
Meeting for Worship with Attention to Business First Month 21, 2018 Draft Minutes Meeting for Worship with Attention to Business (WMB) began with silence at 11:00 am with 56 in attendance. Sylvia and Arthur Shurcliff and Cameron and Victoria (did not catch last name)...
ASE session cancelled on Dec 10
The ASE session: Restoring Our Collective Spirit, One Circle at a Time, scheduled for December 10 at 9:30 am, has been cancelled.