We were informed through her friends that Sandy Young died in July 2023. We would like to remember her at Meeting for Worship with Attention to Business this coming week. If you have memories or stories to share, please send them to Denna Joy. Thank you!
News and Activities
Friends’ Decision-Making and Clerking: Participating in Meetings for Business with Joy and Confidence
This is an opportunity for both new and experienced clerks of Friends’ meetings and committees to meet and think about the role of presiding clerk in the spiritual practice of meeting for business. The workshop will address racism in the context of Friends’...
Fall Work Day
Fall work day at the meeting house is Oct 7, 9-12. Please join us for an hour or for more and help get the building and grounds in shape for the Winter! Kids are welcome to join in the fun. Contact Ellen Thurmond if you have any questions.
Celebration of Life for Liza Bruce and David Hines
A Celebration of Life will be held for Liza Bruce and David Hines on Saturday, September 9th, 1:00 pm, at The Place at Innsbrook, 4036-C Cox Rd, Glen Allen, VA 23060. All are invited to be a part of the love we have for these Friends.
Fall Retreat
Fall Retreat at The Clearing, September 30, 2023 We will gather at 9:30 am at our retreat center, The Clearing, to explore questions about peace in an age of Russian aggression against Ukraine. We will be led by Alicia McBride, of Friends Center for...
Notes from the Library Committee
As you're getting ready for Fall, please look around your home and check if you have any books from our Library that you have overlooked returning. Thanks!! Your Library committee is pleased to announce the addition of new books; a few are listed here:...
RFM Joins VICPP “100% Voting Congregations Initiative”
In our July Meeting for Worship with Attention to Business we approved joining Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy’s “100% Voting Congregations Initiative”. This is a crucial year for our community and state legislative elections. Recent changes to our...
Adult Spiritual Education Fall Program
Adult Spiritual Education will be holding two sessions on the Pendle Hill pamphlet, “Reclaiming the Transcendent: God in Process” by Thomas Gates(pamphlet #422). Both sessions will be held on Saturdays from 9:30 to 11:00 am and will...
Invitation to a deeper spiritual experience:
Spiritual Formation Program, Sept. 2023-May 2024 The Baltimore Yearly Meeting(BYM) Spiritual Formation Program invites its participants into a deeper spiritual experience through retreats, a virtual large group, spiritual community in the...
The Misunderstood Jew: The Church and the Scandal of the Jewish Jesus
The Adult Spiritual Education Committee will host a meeting of the Historical Jesus Study Group on the book, The Misunderstood Jew: The Church and the Scandal of the Jewish Jesus, written by Jewish author Amy-Jill Levine. The book will be discussed at...