by WebPost | Apr 7, 2022 | Announcement
News from Friends General Conference There has been a major change in the plans for the Gathering in July. The week’s programs are now being offered only via Zoom, not in person. There will be some in person programming at Radford for young adults and...
by WebPost | Apr 6, 2022 | Announcement
Intersections of climate justice and Quakerism April 7, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT Climate change has increased food insecurity. It has also fueled conflict over scarce resources and forced people to leave their homes and communities. Quakers have...
by WebPost | Apr 2, 2022 | Announcement, Quaker House
Worship Sharing on the Peace Testimony Quaker House is hosting a second Worship Sharing session on Saturday, April 2 at 4:00pm EDT. Friends are invited to join to share their thoughts and discernment about the Peace Testimony of Friends and how the...
by WebPost | Mar 24, 2022 | Announcement
Friends Association for Children is celebrating their 150th anniversary with a number of events this year. Because Richmond Quakers had a role in their founding just after the Civil War, they hope we can join in celebrating with them.Information about upcoming 150th...
by WebPost | Mar 24, 2022 | Announcement
In recent weeks, many have become more relaxed about COVID, partly because many more of us have some degree of immunologic protection from the virus, both from vaccination, and the recent omicron surge, which seems to decrease risk of severe disease, hospitalization,...
by WebPost | Mar 24, 2022 | Announcement
Join us on Zoom this Sunday, March 27, 4-5:30 The struggle for Virginia and Maryland Quakers to unify against the owning of enslaved peoples was a process that took over 100 years. Jim Fussell, a BYM historian, shares some slices of that struggle in his...
