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...
News and Activities
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...
Religious Education Update
The Religious Education Committee and Teachers are excited for the start of the new school year! We would like to share some of what we look forward to in the coming months.First Sundays of the month, the children will gather in an all-ages group for a variety of...
What are Friendly Eights?
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...
Adult Fall Retreat, at The Clearing, Saturday, September 3rd, 9:30-3:00.
“First Look- Pathways to Right Relationship with Native People” Barb Adams, moderator Please join us for what promises to be an important and deeply interesting overview of this significant and timely subject. Our own Barb Adams* will guide us in talks, exercises and...
Meal Train Update
This is an update about the three Meal Trains that have been set up to provide dinner support for several members of the RFM community. Details are explicit on each page (click on the recipient's name hyperlinked below), but should you have questions about these...
Invitation to a deeper spiritual experience:
Spiritual Formation Program, Sept. 2022-May 2023
The Baltimore Yearly Meeting Spiritual Formation Program invites its participants into a deeper spiritual experience through retreats, spiritual community in the local meeting, and individual spiritual practices. · Richmond Friends...