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News and Activities
Fall Workday a Big Success
RFM’s Fall Workday, led by the Buildings and Grounds Committee, was a tremendous success! We accomplished everything on our long to-do list—both inside and outside the building. From removing overgrown bushes and trees (see the picture of our brush pile below), to...
Luncheon & Art Auction for World Central Kitchen, November 10
Help World Central Kitchen by adding to your art collection. Attend Peace & Social Concerns Silent Auction and Luncheon Sunday, November 10th at rise of Meeting. Items made by or from the homes of Friends will be available for purchase. Quake & Bake Friends...
Fall Announcements from the RE Committee
On October 27, children are invited to come to Meeting in Halloween costumes and will be collecting cash & coins to support UNICEF at the rise of meeting. If you are able, please bring cash and coins to donate… the more coins the merrier! November 3 – We welcome...
Reading Between the Lines (Bible Workbench) on November 3
The Adult Spiritual Education Committee will host a one-hour Reading Between the Lines (formerly known as Bible Workbench) on First Day, Nov. 3, from 9-10 am on Zoom. We’ll discuss Mark 12: 38-44: the distance between taking an action—to “come near”—and being told you...
What is the Fund for Sufferings?
Born of long-term Quaker tradition and originally established to help those suffering economic hardship due to acts of conscience, the Fund for Sufferings was reinstated at Richmond Friends Meeting in 2009 to be used for short-term help for members and attenders in...
From B&G to Our Gardeners and Weeders
Thank you to all the weeders who did an outstanding job getting rid of a plethora of weeds in the Meetinghouse gardens during July and August. Our Meeting grounds look so much better—and our neighbors are happy about it too!!!
Update from the Wayne Taylor ad hoc Committee
Our committee (Barb Pedrotty, Denna Joy, Scott Morrison, Randee Humphrey/clerk) has been hard at work since May 2021, considering the potential ways and means of distributing the residual estate left to Richmond Friends Meeting by the late Carl Wayne Taylor "to...
Announcements for October and Beyond from RE Committee
The RE Committee is happy to report a great start to our Fall classes. If you have not yet turned in a registration form for your child(ren), please do so. Registration forms are available through RE committee members, classroom teachers and volunteers, and the...
From the Library Committee
As you are transitioning into Fall, please check around your home to see if you have any books that need to be returned to our library. The Library Committee will be taking responsibility for the Little Library in front of the meetinghouse. Our...