Save the date! For both outgoing and incoming committee clerks, please join Nominating Committee for the annual clerking overview with coffee, tea, and bagels at 9 am, February 9, in the Community room. The meeting starts at 9:15 am. Subjects covered include: Who is...
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Christmas Eve Candlelight Worship
Worship on Christmas Eve will be as the twilight fades and we are surrounded by candlelight, 5 - 6 pm. Worship is preceded by singing carols from 4:30 to 5 pm. This will be a blended meeting. If you are joining by Zoom, please sit in candlelight.
December 5–Financial Dignity: Exploring the Historic Racial Wealth gap in RVA
Randy Cooper will share his extraordinary journey from hardship to leadership from his perspective as a credit union president in Richmond VA ......and growing up as the youngest of 11 children in Enfield NC. Date of Event: Thursday, Dec 5 Time: From 1 pm to 2 pm...
December 7 is Leaf Raking Day
It’s time to get up the leaves around the Meetinghouse! Buildings and Grounds hosts an annual leaf raking day and this year it will be December 7 from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm. Please come and join us and bring a rake. We will also have some rakes handy as well. This year...
Living Our Values on Race and Racism: Forward Together
Come learn and contribute to RFM’s on-going discernment around race and racism. After a two-year process involving deep listening, study, and prayerful reflection, the Ad Hoc Committee on Race & Racism presented a proposed action/implementation plan at the...
Holiday Singalong and Potluck Breakfast
Break out your best breakfast recipe and your singing voice for the Annual Carol Sing on Sunday, December 8, from 9:30 to 10:45 am. Meet in the Community Room downstairs.
Funds Raised for World Central Kitchen
Peace and Social Concerns Committee expresses our deep appreciation to all the artists who contributed to the art auction for World Central Kitchen. The energy, fellowship, food and art made for a wonderful gathering. Between donations and sale of art, we raised...
Reading Between the Lines, December 1
The Adult Spiritual Education committee will host a one-hour Reading Between the Lines (formerly called Bible Workbench) on Dec. 1, through Zoom, from 9-10 am. We will discuss Mark 1: 1-8: the significance of the opening lines of a story, messengers, news,...
Pumpkins for Goats
The elementary-school-aged RE class is collecting whole, uncarved, unpainted pumpkins to feed to goatsat RVAGoats. Please put your pumpkin in the playground near the picnic table. We will be collectingthem throughout November.
Worship at The Clearing, December 1
Because the weather has been so beautiful, the worship season at The Clearing has been extended through December 1. Please come and join us.