Sunday Oct. 4 – In-Person Quaker Conversation Group, in the First Day School, 9-9:45 am (details)
Sunday Oct. 4 – Hybrid Silent Worship (In-Person and on Zoom), 10 am (details)
Monday Oct. 5 – “Peace Presence Vigil,” at the Thompson Federal Building (corner of Liberty & Virginia Sts.), 5:30-6 pm. (details)
Thursday Oct. 8 – In-Person Brown Bag Lunch, 12 noon (details)
Thursday Oct. 8 – Zoom Meeting for Business, 7 to 8:30 pm (details)
Sunday Oct. 11 – Hybrid Silent Worship (In-Person and on Zoom), 10 am (details)
Tuesday Oct. 13 – Potluck for Action about Conscientious Objection, (details)
Wednesday Oct. 14 – Zoom Embodying the Light, 10-11 am (details)
Sunday Oct. 18 – Silent Worship and First Day School with the Blackburn Family at Circus Circus Hotel, 9:30 am (details)
Sunday Oct. 18 – In-Person Silent Worship at the Meeting House, 10 am (details)
Sunday Oct. 18 – In-Person Quaker Conversation Group, in the First Day School, 11:30 am-12:15 pm (details)
Wednesday Oct. 21 – Zoom Embodying the Light, 10-11 am (details)
Sunday Oct. 25 – In-Person Silent Worship, 10 am (details)
Other Important Dates
October 1 – November 29th – Annual food and clothing drive. You can read more here. Non-perishable food will be donated to St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Food Pantry. Clothing will be donated to The Good Shepherd’s Clothes Closet. There is a collection box inside the Meeting House; also see your monthly email for more information.
College Park Quarterly will meet October 16th-18th at Ben Lommond Quaker Center.
Monthly “Friend-ly News” in English and Spanish from our affiliate Pacific Yearly Meeting: https://www.pacificyearlymeeting.org/wordpress/friendly-news/
You can read about all our Quaker affiliates here.
Announcements
We hold online meetings, spiritual discussions, and yoga on Zoom throughout the year. For details on using Zoom, see our Zoom guidelines.
Reno Friends Meeting Event Details & Other Notices
Join Us for Silent Worship
Every Sunday, 10 am in the Meeting House
Reno Friends Meeting holds Silent Worship in the Meeting House every Sunday at 10 am, with fellowship afterwards. See the schedule above for the Sundays on which we hold Hybrid Worship — on those days you may join us either in person or online via Zoom. You can read more about our setup here. In the case of poor weather, road conditions, or air quality, we may move Silent Worship to Zoom only; watch your email for an alert. You may read about our COVID policy here.
Here is the recurring Zoom link for Hybrid Silent Worship:
https://zoom.us/j/98305205938?pwd=cDZseGdLbWMyYWZsZDdiN00rMjRUZz09
If you cannot attend Silent Worship with us, we invite you to send after-thoughts, joys and concerns, and requests to hold people in the Light to ministry(at)renofriends.org. Our worship clerk will read them at the next Silent Worship.
First Day School
Sun. Oct. 25, at 10 AM in the First Day School Building
Quaker Sunday School for children is known as First Day School, and at Reno Friends it usually meets on Fourth Sundays at 10 am. Children attend their class in the First Day School building and then join their parents for the last ten minutes of Silent Worship. Please email firstdayschool(at)renofriends.org if you are interested in more information.
Potluck for Action on Conscientious Objection
Tues. Oct. 13, 6-8 pm, in the Meeting House
Join Reno Friends for a Potluck for Action and Worship Sharing on Conscientious Objection, Tues. Oct. 13, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the RFM Meeting House. Following a worship sharing format, Friends and attenders are invited to discuss the implications of a potential military draft. You can read about worship sharing here: https://www.renofriends.org/what-is-worship-sharing/ Bring dishes for a vegetarian potluck meal. More details to come.
Silent Worship & FDS with the Blackburn Family
Sun. Oct. 18, 9:30 am at Circus Circus Hotel, Downtown Reno
Join other Reno Friends as we hold Meeting for Worship with the Blackburn Family at the Circus Circus Hotel downtown, at 9:30 am. The Blackburn Family has Quaker roots and holds a regular family reunion in various cities to honor their past. Some of their ancestors originally settled in Genoa. They asked if Reno Friends would conduct a Meeting for Worship for them. First Day School will also be provided.
Quaker Conversation Group Gatherings
Sun. Oct. 4, 9-9:45 am; Sun. Oct. 18, 11:30 am-12:15 pm. In the First Day School building
Reno Friends have been gathering to discuss current events and what we, as Quakers, might do about the state of the nation. These gatherings — facilitated discussions of questions that help us understand and explore the state of the world — are hosted by the Peace and Social Concerns Committee. The Quaker Discussion Group meets twice a month:
- On the first Sunday of the month, they meet before Silent Worship, from 9 am to 9:45 am;
- On the third Sunday of the month, they meet after Worship, from 11:30 am to 12:15 pm.
The gatherings take place in the First Day School. The Peace and Social Concerns Committee (P&SC) will email out a reminder of the gathering and announce the month’s question several days in advance; watch for the update email. Stay tuned, and join us!
Brown Bag Lunch
Second ThurSDays, Oct. 8, at 12 NOON
Join hosts Peg McCall and Melanie Scott for an in-person Brown Bag Lunch at the Meeting House, now on second Thursdays at 12 noon. Anyone who wants to share lunch and fellowship with other Reno Friends is welcome.
Peace Presence Vigil
Mon. Oct. 5, 5:30-6 pm AT Thompson Fed. BlD.
A Peace Presence Vigil will be held Mon. Aug. 3 from 5:30-6:00 pm outside the Thompson Federal Building in downtown Reno on the corner of Liberty and Virginia Street. Reno Friends are encouraged to attend in line with our Quaker Peace Testimony.
The Peace Presence Vigils, organized by Sierra Interfaith Action for Peace, are held on the first Monday of each month, from 5:30-6:00 pm, outside the Thompson Federal Building in downtown Reno. These 30-minute, permitted vigils are on a sidewalk and grassy area. Many folks stand for the vigil, but we recommend you bring a camping chair if you need to sit. Young children are welcome with a guardian.
Embodying the Light
Wed. Oct. 14 & 28, 10 am, on Zoom
Rhonda offers our “Embodying the Light” class of gentle yoga and Tai Chi/Qigong as a service to Reno Friends and the community.
Embodying the Light is normally held on Zoom from 10-11 am twice a month, on second and fourth Wednesday mornings, but check the schedule at the top of our newsletter, as there are occasional cancellations. The Zoom link will be sent by email.
This month, Rhonda will also offer an extra bonus in-person class on September 2nd at 10:00 at Lake Park (corner of Coleman and Wesley).
See our website for more about the practice. To be added to Rhonda’s email list for last-minute notifications, email Rhonda at rhonda.ashurst.blog (at) gmail.com.
Managing our Hold In the Light List
Our Hold in the Light List is read by the worship clerk after our silent worship. You can learn more about the list here and here. You can read about how we manage the list here.
Contributing to Reno Friends
Reno Friends Meeting welcomes financial donations to help support our many projects. You can read more about donating here. If you would like to support Reno Friends, donations can be deposited in the wooden box on the wall just below the bulletin board in the Meeting House. To arrange to make a zelle payment, or a contribution by check, email the treasurer(at)renofriends.org. You can learn about other ways to help here. Thank you from Reno Friends!
Quaker Mission Stamp Project
Suze Rand manages Reno Friends stamp contributions to the Quaker Stamp Mission Project, which supports the Quaker charity Right Sharing of World Resources. Please save your canceled stamps and give them to her or put them in the drawer of the table under the Meeting House bulletin board. No common flag stamps, please. Thanks for helping women in underdeveloped countries by donating your canceled stamps!
Outside Non-Profits That Meet at the Quaker Meeting House
Adult Children of Alcoholics and Dysfunctional Families and Citizens Climate Lobby of Northern Nevada hold meetings at our meeting house. You can learn more here.
Carson City Worship Group
You can read about the independent Carson City Worship Group here. If anyone would like to be connected to the Carson group, just email clerk(at)renofriends.org.