Every two years, FCNL asks Friends around the country for help in setting the focus of our advocacy. From now until April 12, you and your community can participate in this discernment process for the 118th Congress (2023-2024)! In January’s Quaker Changemaker...
Ministry and Worship Committee announces that meeting for worship on Sundays will be conducted virtually, on Zoom, for the months of January and February, 2022. We will not hold early (9:30) worship during this period. The committee will meet in February and decide...
Worship at The Clearing will take a break over the winter and resume in the spring, in either March or April. Watch for forthcoming announcements.
Dear Friends,Ministry and Worship Committee has decided that, for the next three Sundays (December 26, January 2, and January 9), worship on Sunday mornings will be on Zoom only. This is an interim policy until the 2022 Ministry and Worship Committee...
Ministry and Worship needs once again to change the format for Christmas Eve worship. In only the last few days, several Friends have had close contact exposures and some are awaiting the results of tests.Accordingly, Christmas Eve worship will be entirely on Zoom...
The GatheringThe annual Quaker weeklong retreat, The Gathering, will finally happen in person at Radford University. This Friends General Conference (FGC) event will take place July 3 - 9. Plans for the workshops and other events are coming together. More information...
A longtime Friend remembers that when she first arrived at Richmond Friends Meeting, she heard lots of announcements about Karen Counsel. She thought, Who is this person? She certainly is busy!Yes, the Care and Counsel committee is busy, but there are lots of hands to...
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...
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...
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...