by Diane Bowden | Nov 26, 2021 | Children and Religious Education
From now through Jan. 16, 2022, RE classes are collecting new and gently used children's books. Books for infants through 3 years old will be donated to Little Hands Virginia, a non-profit organization that provides essentials to babies (0-3yrs) and families in need in the greater Richmond region.
Books for preschoolers through 5th grade will be donated to Friends Association for Children, a non-profit organization, serving children with a broad array of services which encourage critical literacy and developmental skills. Please bring your books to the meetinghouse. Marjorie Bertolino on the RE committee is in charge of the book drive.
by Diane Bowden | Nov 26, 2021 | Announcement
Jim Thoroman and Allen Lee are teaming up to work with RFM members and attenders who may wish to apply for Comcast’s publicly available program, Internet Essentials. It provides internet service to qualified individuals at $9.95/month (plus tax) or about $120/year (plus tax). Care & Counsel may provide grants to qualified members or attenders of meeting to pay for this internet service.
Jim and Allen can help an interested person apply to the Internet Essentials program as well as contact Care & Counsel for a grant to pay for this internet service.
Anyone who is interested should contact Jim Thoroman or Allen Lee.
by Diane Bowden | Nov 22, 2021 | Announcement
The annual Quaker weeklong retreat, The Gathering, will finally happen in person at Radford College. This Friends General Conference (FGC) event will take place July 3 - 9.
Plans for the workshops and other events are coming together. More information will be available soon. In the meantime, save the first week in July for this family friendly event.
A COVID working group under the care of FGC’s Executive Committee is working to create a COVID Health and Safety policy all FGC events.
Ada Hammer
FGC Liaison
by Diane Bowden | Oct 23, 2021 | Announcement
Jim Thoroman and Allen Lee are teaming up to work with RFM members and attenders who may wish to apply for Comcast’s publicly available program, Internet Essentials. It provides internet service to qualified individuals at $9.95/month (plus tax) or about $120/year (plus tax). Care & Counsel may provide grants to qualified members or attenders of meeting to pay for this internet service.
Jim and Allen can help an interested person apply to the Internet Essentials program as well as contact Care & Counsel for a grant to pay for this internet service.
Anyone who is interested should contact Jim Thoroman or Allen Lee.
by Diane Bowden | Oct 23, 2021 | Announcement
We will hold a Meeting for Remembrance at The Clearing on the first Sunday of November, November 7, at 11:00 am. This special worship session, sponsored by Care & Counsel and Ministry & Worship, will differ from a typical Meeting for Worship because we expect the messages shared to be memories and stories of Friends who have worshipped with us in the past but are no longer with us.
Call them our ancestors, the people who have come before us or once worshipped here among us. Each has shaped the life of this Meeting, just as we all do by our very presence. As Quakers, we’re called to show up-- for ourselves, for each other, for our world. We share our stories of Friends who have died to keep alive the spirit and work of those who have come before us, and perhaps to inspire us as we go forward. Meeting for Remembrance is more than just a chance for old-timers to swap memories; it’s a chance for newcomers to learn more about this community we call Richmond Friends Meeting.
It's also a great opportunity for us to gather together on a fall day at The Clearing, especially since we will not be holding our usual fall retreat there! Religious education for the children will also take place at The Clearing while we are holding the Meeting for Remembrance. Please join us at The Clearing, 14006 Genito Road, Amelia Court House, VA 23002. Give yourself plenty of time to arrive by 11:00 am. Depending on where you live, the drive could take 40 minutes to an hour. Bring a lawn chair and/or blanket and we’ll sit outside. If it’s chilly we can make a fire in the pavilion. Plan to stay afterwards to socialize! Bring your lunch, and we’ll have cookies and hot apple cider to share. We hope to see you on November 7.