by Diane Bowden | Dec 20, 2025 | Announcement, Committees, Nominating
Due to weather and driving conditions, Old Clerks/New Clerks has been rescheduled for Sunday, February 8, at 9 am in the community room! For both seasoned and new committee clerks, please join Nominating Committee for the annual clerking overview with coffee, tea, and bagels at 9 am, Sunday, February 1. The meeting starts at 9:15 am. Subjects covered include:
- Who is your committee liaison & resource on Nominating Committee?
- What does a clerk do?
- What are the clerk's responsibilities in managing committee budget & finances?
- How to bring business to meeting for business & clerks' meeting
- How to let everyone know about your committee activities (newsletter, Newslist, and website)
- What records to keep and who should get them
- How to schedule meetings (including on Zoom) and use the meetinghouse
But, don't worry, you'll do fine!
Friends wanting to look at clerking resources may wish to visit the FGC site on the subject https://www.fgcquaker.org/fgcresources/practical/practices/clerking/ and this thoughtful article from Friends Journal https://www.friendsjournal.org/3011047/
by Diane Bowden | Jul 24, 2025 | Announcement, Children and Religious Education, Nominating, Peace and Social Concerns
Please contact any member of Nominating Committee for information or interest in these positions: Margaret Edds, Anna Marie Bolin, Diane Bowden, Don Miller, Carolyn Moul, and Catherine Roseberry.
Religious Education Needs
Religious Education’s (RE) greatest need right now is for teachers and assistants in classrooms. This is not a request for new members of the RE Committee. The RE year begins in September, so please volunteer now.
They anticipate needing 4 classes beginning in September: PreK/K, Elementary, Middle, & Upper Grades. We have found that having 2 teachers and 2 assistants per classroom reduces the requirement to only once or twice per month. We have curriculum and resources available for teachers to use if they find that helpful when planning lessons.
We are looking to confirm:
- 2 teachers and 2 assistants for PreK/K
- 1 teacher for Elementary
- 2 teachers and 2 assistants for the Middle School group
- 1 or 2 assistants/subs for the 7th+ class (The current 2 teachers would like someone to fill in when one of them is unavailable on a class day, but these teachers work great together and did very well last year.)
Peace & Social Concerns Needs
Peace and Social Concerns (P&SC)fosters greater personal understanding of peace in the lives of members and attenders; focuses on activities that promote understanding of wider (local, national, and international) peace and justice concerns. It embodies and reflects the social conscience of the Meeting through direct action; proposes RFM budgetary contributions to like-minded organizations; and informs the Meeting of current issues and events.
Recently, P&SC has given us awareness of local nonprofit organizations which have lost funding and opportunities to protest peacefully, to speak truth to power, and to advocate for a more just and inclusive democracy.
P&SC needs people to help with this important work.
by Diane Bowden | Oct 6, 2019 | Announcement, Committees, Nominating
MESSAGE FROM NOMINATING COMMITTEE 10/2019
Nominating Committee is in the process of recruiting for Richmond Meeting Committees and Positions for 2020.
The following update shows the committees and positions that still need to be filled:
Attenders and members can participate on these committees:
Hospitality (Need 2)
Library (Need 2)
Peace and Social Concerns (Need 1-2
Spring Retreat (Need 2)
Work Camp (Need 5+)
Clearing Committees: Oversight (1); Usage & Promotion (1)
You need to be a member of RFM for the committees below:
Adult Spiritual Education (need 2)
Care and Counsel (need 5)
Ministry and Worship (need 1-2)
Nominating (Need 2)
Positions needed (membership not required)
American Friends Service Committee Representative
If you are so led to join one of these committees please contact Clarisse Harton, Clerk of Nominating Committee: