The committees of Ministry and Worship and Adult Spiritual Education invite you to.... ....Save the date! Saturday, February 28th 2015......for a Winter Retreat day at The Clearing! Lynn Domina, poet and teacher, will lead us in a day of finding spiritual and creative...
News and Activities
Child Safety Policies (approved in 12th Month, 2014, Meeting for Business)
Child Safety Policy—Approved Final Policies Ad hoc committee members: Trustees: Ada Hammer, Gordon Davies, Sanford Hostetter Nursery: Janet Thoroman RE: Catherine Roseberry, Diane Bowden, Barb Adams Advising: Steve Bricker Background The RE committee and Nursery...
Invitation to a Fall Men’s Retreat at The Clearing
Several men in our Meeting have expressed an interest in having another Men's Retreat at The Clearing this fall. The retreats are held under the broad oversight of Ministry and Worship. A small committee plans and facilitates the retreat. This is an invitation to all...
An Invitation to Remember Jean Jones Andersen
Jean Jones Andersen was a lifelong student of the Bible, world religions and spirituality. In her later years, she initiated and facilitated many spirit-led groups in her home which she called “Questers Lodge”, including dream work, Jungian studies, Islamic studies,...
Peace and Social Concerns announcements (September 2014)
Announcements from Peace & Social Concerns Committee A climate change summit is being held at the United Nations in New York City on Saturday and Sunday September 20-21. The organizers of a rally planned for Sunday are hoping to have massive, record-breaking...
White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack
WHITE PRIVILEGE: UNPACKING THE INVISIBLE KNAPSACK by PEGGY McINTOSH (Introduced by Marilyn Gilmore) (Edited by Pat Schenck) Peggy McIntosh, a White feminist scholar, identified a long list of societal privileges that she received simply because she was White. She did...
Currently featured in the library:
The Library Committee plans to feature periodically books that may be of particular interest to Friends. Currently featured are two books about Margaret Fell: Undaunted Zeal: The Letters of Margaret Fell, editor and introduction by Elsa F. Glines Margaret Fell and...
Query and Voices for 7th Month
Baltimore Yearly Meeting Proposed Queries on Diversity Does your vision of a just society include people living their lives without fear of discrimination based on who they are, what they believe, and whom they love? Are we willing to be in communion with each other,...
Child Safety Policy: Criminal Background Checks
Child Safety Policy: Criminal Background Checks Adopted by Richmond Friends Meeting on June 15, 2015 The purpose of this policy is to ensure child safety. BYM encouraged such a policy and the insurance company required it. One aspect of a child safety policy is...
MWB Minutes for 2014
Richmond Friends Meeting Meeting for Worship with Attention to Business First Month 19, 2014 Meeting began with silence at 11:00 am. Fifty-five (55) members and attenders were present. Barbara Myers was greeter. Ted Heck from Ministry and Worship sat on the facing...