Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL), which lobbies Congress, is seeking input on the concerns to prioritize for the 2025-2026 congressional sessions. FCNL favors laws that do the following: Seek a world free of war and the threat of war, Seek a society...
News and Activities
AFSC Offers Meeting for Worship with Attention to Peace in Palestine-Israel
The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) offers an online meeting for worship withattention to peace in Palestine-Israel every Thursday at 5:30 pm ET. To receive a Zoom link, signup here:...
Hearing Assistance during Worship
Ministry & Worship Committee wants to let you know that if you have trouble hearing messages during Meeting for Worship, you are welcome to pick up a hearing assistance device at the front door. They are easy to use. The Greeter can help you put it on.
Adult Spiritual Education Fall Program
Adult Spiritual Education will be holding two sessions on the Pendle Hill pamphlet, “Reclaiming the Transcendent: God in Process” by Thomas Gates(pamphlet #422). Both sessions will be held on Saturdays from 9:30 to 11:00 am and will...
The Misunderstood Jew: The Church and the Scandal of the Jewish Jesus
The Adult Spiritual Education Committee will host a meeting of the Historical Jesus Study Group on the book, The Misunderstood Jew: The Church and the Scandal of the Jewish Jesus, written by Jewish author Amy-Jill Levine. The book will be discussed at...
C. Wayne Taylor Bequest Ad Hoc Committee
SAVE THE DATE: Thursday, September 14, 7-8:15 p.m. Zoom presentation by the C. Wayne Taylor Bequest Ad Hoc Committee ". . .to be used for the direct benefit of needy people residing in the Richmond metropolitan area." This was the only guidance...
Race and Racism Ad Hoc Committee, Listening Circles
The Race and Racism Ad Hoc Committee will host 4 listening circles, continuing our charge of engaging the Meeting in an inclusive and open discernment process to learn what our meeting is led to do around race and racism. The listening circles are open to all...
Assistance with Transportation to Meeting For Worship
DO YOU NEED HELP WITH TRANSPORTATION TO MEETING FOR WORSHIP? Care & Counsel is offering a trial program to reimburse you for the cost of one Uber or Lyft ride to or from Meeting for Worship once a month. You simply forward the receipt from your Uber/Lyft ride to...
Meal Train launched to support Brooke, Nick, and Andrew
To the Richmond Friends Meeting community, Brooke Davis, Nick Martina, and Andrew Kossan are deeply grieving after the heartbreaking sudden death by overdose of Andrew's older brother, Alex, on July 21. The Care + Counsel committee of Richmond Friends Meeting has...
What Should RFM Do Around Race and Racism?
Over 50 responses to the query, "What should RFM do regarding race and racism?,” have been received and are now available on the password-protected portion of the Richmond Friends Meeting website. First, go to https://www.richmondfriendsmeeting.org/....