The Baltimore Yearly Meeting (BYM) Annual Session will be in person for the first time since August 2019 with online programs as well. It is the time where folks from all over our Yearly Meeting gather to worship, conduct business and enjoy a wide variety of programs...
News and Activities
BYM visiting booklet
Visiting Among Friends booklets are available in the library. They are small,pocket size books which list the names of all the monthly meetings with their addresses and hours of worship. It is a way to encourage, facilitate and support visits among local meetings....
Membership in Richmond Friends Meeting
Richmond Friends Meeting is a diverse community of seekers. We welcome all who wish to explore Quaker principles, testimonies and way of worship.If you wish to consider membership after attending Meeting and participating in our community, this may be helpful as you...
Scholarship Help Available:
Adult Spiritual Education reminds Friends that scholarship funds are available for attendance at Friends General Conference and Baltimore Yearly Meeting Annual Session. Please contact ASE’s clerk, Barbara Hulburt, or any other member of ASE to request these funds
Drawing Silence
Adult Spiritual Education is delighted to announce that one of RFM’s own — Dash Shaw, a celebrated graphic artist, animator, and filmmaker — will be presenting a session for us on Saturday morning, July 23rd from 9:30 to 10:30. We are honored...
Retreat for Young Adults and Youth
Registration is now open for YAY!, the in-person event for Young Adults and Youth, which meets July 6-10 at Radford University. Here is a link to the registration page....
Meal Train for David Hines and Liza Bruce
A Meal Train webpage has been set up for David Hines and Liza Bruce, who would dearly love some home cooked meals. If you are so moved, please send your email address to Sylvia Shurcliff, shurcliff@comcast.net, and she will send you an invitation to join the page....
Show Orange
Everytown for Gun Safety-Virginia Chapter will kick off Wear Orange Weekend on June 3, 4 and 5. Displaying Orange is to honor victims and survivors of gun violence. Orange was chosen because it is the color worn to prevent being hunted. They are...
Update about Bette Gilchrist memorial meeting for worship
An update about Bette Gilchrist memorial meeting for worship.The memorial meeting for Bette Gilchrist will still be at 7:00 on Friday, June 10. We regret that we will not be able to hold a reception with food and drink afterward. This is because the Covid level now...
Let’s return to masks at Meeting
Friends, Ministry and Worship is asking that everyone over age 2 wears a mask in the worship room, as of today. This is because the CDC has deemed that Richmond and surrounding counties have moved from Medium risk up to High risk. Our meeting's decision some months...