by WebPost | Nov 26, 2021 | Announcement
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 share the work. The committee fills a “pastoral care” role, tending to the well-being of individuals in Meeting. The committee may give care and aid when members or attenders have illness, personal problems, or material needs. Upon request, the committee arranges “clearness committees,” a distinctly Quaker way of discerning personal leadings or answers to pressing personal concerns. Three or four people may sit with an individual—offering not answers or suggestions, but questions that may help them arrive at a right course of action.
The committee also attends to persons applying for membership or marriage; assists with changes of memberships; maintains periodic contact with absent or non-resident members; provides updates to the Directory Manager; and administers funds for relief of sufferings. Care and Counsel is responsible for greeting at 11:00 am worship each First Day. (Membership in RFM is required for service, and committee members serve for three years.)
Feel free to contact us if you have a question or a need.
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.
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.
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.
