Roni Kingsley will offer Sun Style Tai Chi for Beginners starting May 22nd at the Meeting House. This is a set of movements put together that are safe and modifiable for people with arthritis. Therefore, Dr Paul Lam, who designed these movements, gave it the name Tai Chi for Arthritis, but Roni’s class is suitable for anyone interested in learning Tai Chi. Classes begin at 10:30 am on 5/22.
All are welcome.
ASE has funds available to those attending Quaker gatherings. If you plan to attend Friends General Conference (FGC) Gathering and/or Baltimore Yearly Meeting Annual Session and you require financial aid, email Ellen Arginteanu with a request stating what event you plan to attend and the amount you request. Scholarships up to $500 are available.
Born of long-term Quaker tradition and originally established to help those suffering economic hardship due to acts of conscience, the Fund for Sufferings was reinstated at Richmond Friends Meeting in 2009 to be used for short-term help for members and attenders in financial need. A major distinction between this fund and the Meeting's annual operating budget for Care and Counsel is that Friends may contribute directly to the Fund for Sufferings by sending a check earmarked for that purpose to the RFM Assistant Treasurer. Applicants for Fund for Sufferings assistance submit a request in writing to the clerk of Care and Counsel. The process allows confidentiality for both donors and recipients.
The 2023 co-clerks of Care and Counsel are Sylvia Shurcliff and Denna Joy. (They are in the RFM Directory.) Reach out to them should you have need for guidance about or support from the Fund for Sufferings.
In order for Friends to have an idea of the new books the Library Committee is adding to our library, from time to time we will publish a few of the titles in our monthly newsletter.
We now have Margaret Edds' most recently published What the Eyes Can't See.
This book can be found in the Social Concerns section; however, for a while, it may be on
display in the library.
Another new book is Understanding the Bible, 5th Edition, by Stephen L. Harris. This book can be found in the Bibles & Commentary section.
For the children and young friends, we have obtained A Place Inside of Me, by Zetta Elliott, and Preaching to the Chickens, The Story of Young John Lewis, by Jabari Asim. Both of these books can be found in the Children/Young Friends section.
Worship at The Clearing is held outdoors the first Sunday of the month (11:00) in the spring, summer, and fall (March through November). Bring a lawn chair and dress for the weather. We will be down near the Pavilion, under the trees. Bring a bag lunch to eat with others after worship.