REVISED REQUEST! We will gladly accept “artsy” objects, not just personally made items by Friends!Do you have some pieces of artwork that you are ready to get off your hands? Would you like to donate some of your items to Richmond Friends for an art sale in May 2023?...
Leaf raking event! At the meeting house on Saturday, December 10, from 10 - 12. Come for 30 minutes or more - just join the fun! Bring a rake if you have one; we'll have extras if you don't. Ellen Thurmond, Clerk
On Sunday, November 6th at 11:00am, we’ll gather in worship at The Clearing for an opportunity to share treasured memories of those who have come before us, whether we are old-timers or newcomers at meeting alike. Several years ago, the idea for a Meeting for...
This month the BYM Working Group on Racism shares with you a portion of the “Haudenosaunee Thanksgiving Address: Greetings to the Natural World.” We encourage you to read the entire document...
This Sunday, 10/23, children are invited to come to Meeting in their Halloween costumes! At the Rise of Meeting they will continue RFM’s tradition of collecting money for UNICEF from attendees. If you will be in Meeting, please bring some cash for the cause!
The CDC and the VA Dept of Health rate our region as LOW in community transmission of Covid. Hence, we are making modifications according to their guidelines and also in sensitivity to the desires of our Quaker community. For the present: We will designate one section...
Clearing Buildings & Grounds invites all members and attenders to join us for a work day out at The Clearing on Saturday, November 5 from 9am -3pm. We would very much love to have other Friends join in on our work on a number of projects: Completing the interior...
Care and Counsel reminds everyone that the committee administers the Fund for Sufferings. This fund was born of long-standing Quaker tradition, originally to help those suffering economic hardship due to acts of conscience. Today, the Fund for Sufferings stands apart...
On Wednesday, a federal court ruled against the continuation of DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals). Since 2012, the program has provided protection from deportation to nearly 800,000 people who came to the U.S. as children. Read AFSC’s statement. Only...
Please join Peace and Social Concerns for a program on gun violence prevention and advocacy on Zoom, October 20. 7:30-8:30. The Buffalo and Uvalde mass shootings this summer led us to invite Lori Haas, formerly with the Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence and now...