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The Care and Counsel Grant Program for Internet Access

by WebPost | 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.

FGC Conference 2022

by WebPost | 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

The Care and Counsel Grant Program for Internet Access

by WebPost | 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.

Remembering Our Beloved Community at Meeting for Remembrance, Nov. 7 at The Clearing

by WebPost | 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.

RACE TO PEACE

by WebPost | Oct 20, 2021 | Announcement

From the Peace & Social Concerns Committee

RACE TO PEACE and support Quaker House

Quaker House provides counseling and support to service members who are questioning their role in the military; educates them, their families, and the public about military issues; and advocates for a more peaceful world. On October 24, at the Rise of Meeting, let’s gather and walk as participants in the Race to Peace event to raise money for Quaker House. Sign up and pay a $20 registration fee for the virtual race at: https://runsignup.com/Race/NC/Fayetteville/TheQuakerHouse5KPeaceRace There will be 2 routes: 1) A 3.4 mile loop where we will walk from the Meetinghouse up Grove Avenue to Libbie and return down Patterson. Or 2) A 1.4 mile loop where we will walk from the Meetinghouse up Grove Avenue to Wisteria Ave and return down Patterson. (A map is attached) Wear Your Richmond Friends T‐Shirt if you have one!. Quaker House will send you a 5K Peace Race T‐Shirt too!

The Peace & Social Concerns Committee looks Forward to Seeing you on the 24th for this fun event! Invite your friends to join us. Don’t forget to bring a water bottle.
Please email Rhonda Ligon (rhondaligon@gmail.com) if you will be joing us
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Spiritual Formations

by WebPost | Sep 23, 2021 | Announcement

Spiritual Formation Registration Deadline is First Day September 26! You can email the form below to Jim Thoroman at jothoro1917@gmail.com, or call him at 804-349-8231. Spiritual Formation is available on Zoom or in person.

If you have not yet registered, consider how you may be called to "Spirit and Earth: Journeying towards Right Relationships." Between climate crisis problems and action solutions is the crucial spiritual work of discerning how the proposed solutions do or do not fit with your values and beliefs. This discernment process is the focus of spiritual formation this year..

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Please complete this registration form and submit electronicallyto jothoro1917@gmail.com.

What is your name?

Phone Number

Email Address

What is your first choice for monthly small group meeting time? *

( ) Weekday daytime
( ) Weekday evening
( ) Saturday

What is your second choice for monthly small group meeting time? *

( ) Weekday daytime
( ) Weekday evening
( ) Saturday

Friends are encouraged to attend both large and small group meetings – but we know sometimes scheduling for 8 months can be a challenge. Let us know at this time if you are able to attend:

The large group meetings monthly yes no ___________________________

The small friendship group monthly yes no _____________________________

If you have additional questions or concerns about the program, or scheduling is a challenge for you, please ask or describe below, and Mary Fran or Katy from Spiritual Formation Committee will get back with you:

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FGC Conference 2022

The Care and Counsel Grant Program for Internet Access

Remembering Our Beloved Community at Meeting for Remembrance, Nov. 7 at The Clearing

RACE TO PEACE

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