ASE is delighted to announce the return of its fall series: “Books that Nurture the Spirit.” In these sessions, members of our community who have been deeply touched by a particular book will explore how the book connects to their spiritual...
News and Activities
BYM Reading Group on CASTE starts Sept. 14
Friends, The Working Group on Racism of our Baltimore Yearly Meeting is offering a reading group on CASTE, the extraordinary, highly readable book by Isabelle Wilkerson. I read the book last year and plan to participate. Please join in, if you are so led! You can...
Quaker House invitations
Quaker House shares the invitation from Eno Meeting. Eno Meeting gathers on Zoom each Thursday evening for worship sharing around a specific topic. ThisThursday, September 15th at 7:30, we will be joined by Quaker House executive director, Wayne...
A TIME to SHOUT: An Interfaith Climate Revival 9/13/22
Next week, Virginia Interfaith Power and Light will kick off off their Climate in the Pulpits, in the Minbar, & on the Bimah with our Climate Revival on September 13th from 6 – 9 PMVirginia Interfaith Power & Light! The statewide...
Invitation to view film on voter suppression
Our Testimony of Equality is challenged by recent attempts and acts to suppress the right to vote for everyone. The Center for Progress will present a free, online screening Suppressed and Sabotaged: the Fight to Vote, Thursday, September...
Palestinian Olive Oil
Peace and Social Concerns committee offers Zatoun olive oil and soap for sale to help support farmers in Palestine and peace in the region. Olive oil is the primary source of income for about 75,000 Palestinian farmers. Current prices are $25 for 25.4 oz bottle of...
New Member Welcome at RFM 9/25
From the Care and Counsel Committee It's been a long-standing autumn tradition at Richmond Friends Meeting to welcome new members of RFM at a reception held at the rise of worship. The Care and Counsel Committee will revive this tradition on First Day September...
Series on Quakerism
QuakerismClassThursdays at 7PM, beginningSeptember 22nd.You are invited to a FREE 5 week ZoomQuakerism Class taught by Max Carter.Max is the retired director of the FriendsCenter at Guilford College, Greensboro,North Carolina.Sponsored byFairfield Friends...
Friendly Eights are forming!
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 galleries, or...
Thinking About Race – (September 2022) Tears We Cannot Stop
This month’s column, with a passage from the book by Michael Eric Dyson, Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon To White America, 2017 and 2021 was contributed by Tronette Anochie of Sandy Spring Friends meeting. She also contributed the response.“America is in trouble, and a...