Richmond (VA) Friends Meeting

Assistance with Transportation to Meeting For Worship

by WebPost | Jul 30, 2023 | Care and Counsel, Current

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 Denna Joy (dennajoy51@gmail.com) and you will be reimbursed within 30 days.
Eligibility requirements:
● You’re a member or attender of RFM.
● You live in Richmond, Henrico or Chesterfield.
● You need help with transportation on a permanent basis or a temporary basis due to health concerns
● You are able to use an Uber or Lyft app on your cell phone (or computer)

● You are able to use your own credit card to pay and then forward the receipt to dennajoy51@gmail.com for reimbursement

*Need additional help?
C&C can assist with downloading the Uber or Lyft app and showing you how to forward the receipt.
But this is only one way!
Yes. This is a trial program and we don’t know how many people will need to avail themselves. For now, you need to plan the other part of your trip.
You can:
● Ask another Friend for a ride.
● Pay for your own one-way ride on Uber or Lyft.
● Register for the UZURV Care on Demand service of GRTC. Once registered you can call for a low-cost ride to/from Meeting and schedule it in advance.
http://ridegrtc.com/services/specialized-transportation/care-on-demand
Please call Denna Joy for more information.

Meal Train launched to support Brooke, Nick, and Andrew

by WebPost | Jul 29, 2023 | Care and Counsel, Current

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 organized this Meal Train service so that the family won't have to worry about dinner meals twice a week for the next three months. Andrew has a big appetite, so preparing for 3-4 adults is a good strategy. Along with the sustenance these meals provide, please send Brooke, Nick, and Andrew lots of love and Light during this tragic and difficult time for their family.

If you have difficulty using the link below to access the Meal Train schedule or need help signing up, contact Randee Humphrey.

Lectio Divina?

by WebPost | May 28, 2023 | Care and Counsel, Current

Have you wondered about lectio divina and how it’s done at RFM ? Basically, it’s contemplation - a chance to experience a reading of a passage, meditating upon your chosen word or phrase from the passage, feeling what comes up for you personally in your life as the passage is read, and resting in awareness of the sacredness in our lives.
Passages come from different sources. Lectio divina in Latin of course means divine reading; passages are chosen carefully. The passage is read several times; silence helps us settle enough to experience the passage in four ways:

• Findingawordorphrasethatspeakstoyouandthatmayhavepersonalmeaninginyourlife.
• Meditatinguponthiswordandthefeelingsyouhaveaboutitandthepassage.
• HavinganinnerconversationwiththeDivineaboutthisandwhatitmeansinyourlife.Discoveringanew connection.
• Restingincontemplation,intheawarenessfromtheexperienceoflisteningwithyourheart.
  Lectio divina meets twice a month, every other Thursday morning on Zoom at 9am. It’s not a discussion or therapy group, but a chance to experience a connection with the Divine through a sacred passage that can come alive in silence and through worship sharing. Any one attending is welcome to just listen.
  Please contact Sylvia Shurcliff with any questions.