by WebPost | Jun 3, 2022 | Announcement
A Meal Train webpage has been set up for David Hines and Liza Bruce, who would dearly love some home cooked meals. If you are so moved, please send your email address to Sylvia Shurcliff, shurcliff@comcast.net, and she will send you an invitation to join the page. Once on the webpage you'll find information about available dates and delivery, plus food likes and dislikes. Sign up and Meal Train sends you a reminder the day before your delivery date. Please sign up for June dates first. For specific questions about dietary issues please contact Catherine Roseberry, info@coloraturafurniture.com. The Care and Counsel committee thanks you in advance for helping David and Liza.
by WebPost | Jun 2, 2022 | Announcement
An update about Bette Gilchrist memorial meeting for worship.
The memorial meeting for Bette Gilchrist will still be at 7:00 on Friday, June 10. We regret that we will not be able to hold a reception with food and drink afterward. This is because the Covid level now needs for us to wear our masks in the meetinghouse. Please plan to join for the memorial meeting in person or by Zoom. The zoom link will go out close to the date.
by WebPost | May 6, 2022 | Announcement
Our dear friend Bette Gilchrist died last night at Westminster Canterbury. Bette’s daughter-in-law, Julie, and her grandson, Charlie, were holding her hands when she left us. Bette had fallen earlier in the week and sustained a brain injury. We will miss her sweet smile, her sense of calm and trust. Bette’s sons, Mark and Jay are in town and are taking care of anything that needs to happen now.
by WebPost | Apr 10, 2022 | Announcement
Thank you for joining us to celebrate the life of Karen Kain, whose time was tragically cut short in a fatal road accident on 4th March, 2022.
Karen lived an eclectic life - filled with art and music and friendship. She lived her life mindfully and selflessly with compassion and kindness. Above all, she loved community and sought to build it wherever she went. So it is fitting that her community now stretches across the world. Thank you for being a part of it. Karen was bought up Quaker, and we are so pleased to be celebrating her life with the Richmond Friends.
Please join us on 23rd April at 2pm for a memorial Meeting for Worship at which you may share your remembrances of Karen. Afterward, there will be an exhibition of Karen's art.
Richmond Friends may remember Karen from her time among us several years ago. She visited with us in the fall. For those who would like to know more about Karen's life, below is a link to a memorial held in Portland OR earlier in March.
Karen Kain Memorial Service Portland OR - YouTube
by WebPost | Feb 4, 2022 | Announcement
Healing Prayer, Pearl Ball convenor
Pearl Ball feels a calling to initiate a Healing Prayer group for members and attenders of Richmond Friends Meeting. RFM has held such meetings in the past, and Pearl feels that the time is right to revive a focused practice. She suggests that the meetings would be held virtually on Thursday mornings from 8:30 a.m. to 9:15 a.m, beginning on February 17. They will offer a time to pray together and hold in the Light persons in need of support.
If you wish to participate, please contact Pearl at pearlsatarawala@gmail.com or 973-650-9680.
If you are unable to participate in a given session, Pearl asks you to contact her if there is someone you would like held in the light.
Pearl suggests reading Pendle Hill pamphlet #382, "Holding One Another in the Light." Copies will be provided to the RFM library.
Associated links provided by Pearl:
https://www.friendsjournal.org/meeting-worship-healing/
https://redcedarfriends.org/join-us-for-worship/deepening-our-experience/meeting-with-attention-to-healing/meeting-for-healing-resources/
Humankind Book Group, convenors Don Miller and Arthur Shurcliff
Don and Arthur describe Humankind by historian and thinker Rutger Bregman as "an amazingly interesting read, a page-turner, inspirational, and potentially a foundational philosophy for societal change." They will host a kickoff, planning-only meeting on Sunday, March 13, at 7:30 pm on Zoom. It will last no more than one hour. A link will be distributed a few days ahead of time.
If you are interested, contact either Don (donmiller123@gmail.com, 804-387-1049) or Arthur (ashurcliff@icloud.com, 804-918-8074).
Quick synopsis: Rutger Bregman's premise is that our prevalent view of humanity is that, without the reining-in influence of civilization, people tend toward selfish, anti-social behavior. In the extreme, think "Lord of the Flies." But he presents persuasive evidence and many examples demonstrating that this pessimistic view of human nature is incorrect. Rather, people's natural inclination is to want to pull together and support each other as a community. (This aligns with our emphasis on honoring the light within each person.)
The implications are vast. Our institutions tend to assume the former view, are designed accordingly, and bring out the worst in us. Bregman gives many examples - our political systems, our prisons, our schools, etc. - and also cites contrary examples, where institutions that are designed to develop our humanity have been successful. --
