Saturday May 2 – Young Adult Friends, Lake Tahoe Hiking/Walking Worship – Tunnel Creek Trail (Incline Village), 2-5pm (details)
Sunday May 3 – In-Person Quaker Conversation Group, in the First Day School, 9-9:45 am (details)
Sunday May 3 – Hybrid Silent Worship (In-Person and on Zoom), 10 am (details)
Monday May 4 – “Peace Presence Vigil,” at the Thompson Federal Building (corner of Liberty & Virginia Sts.), 5:30-6 pm. (details)
Sunday May 10 – Hybrid Silent Worship (In-Person and on Zoom), 10 am (details)
Wednesday May 13 – Zoom Embodying the Light, 10-11 am (details)
Thursday May 14 – In-Person Brown Bag Lunch, 12 noon (details)
Thursday May 14 – Zoom Meeting for Business, 7 to 8:30 pm (details)
Sunday May 17 – In-Person Silent Worship, 10 am (details)
- Vegetarian Potluck (third, rather than fourth Sunday), 11:30 am (details)
- In-Person First Day School (third, rather than fourth Sunday), 10 am (details)
Sunday May 17 – “Love as Action” Public Silent Worship at Idlewild Park, 1-2 pm (details)
Sunday May 24 – In-Person Silent Worship, 10 am (details)
Sunday May 24 – In-Person Quaker Conversation Group, in the First Day School (fourth rather than third Sunday), 11:30 am-12:15 pm (details)
Wednesday May 27 – Zoom Embodying the Light, 10-11 am (details)
Sunday May 31 – In-Person Silent Worship, 10 am (details)
- RFM Book Swap & BAKE SALE, 11:30 am, in the Meeting House (details)
Other Important Dates
Fri. July 17 to Wed. July 22 – Save the date for Pacific Yearly Meeting’s Annual Session, which will be held at California State University Monterey Bay, in Seaside, CA.
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. May 17, 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 meets on various 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.
“Love as Action” Public Silent Worship
Sun. May 17, from 1 to 2 pm, in Idlewild Park
The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) has invited Friends across the country to gather in silent worship in public spaces to give witness to the rising authoritarianism and oppression in the United States. Shared witness reflects core Quaker principles: peace, equality, integrity, and community. And taking action publicly is a visible commitment to justice and compassion. By standing together in silence, we affirm that every person has worth, that fear and violence must give way to love and fairness, and that our communities thrive when all are welcomed.
Reno Friends Meeting will join AFSC’s “Love as Action” call for public silent worship on Sun. May 17, from 1 to 2 pm at Idlewild Park, rain or shine. We invite all to bring water, a portable chair or two (if you have an extra), and anything else you need to be safe and comfortable. We will gather at the California Building, which is near the Rose Garden. This activity is in addition to our regular events on 4th Sundays (First Day School, 10 am Worship at the Meeting house, potluck).
Please register at the event website here: https://mobilize.us/s/LyGTxj
Quaker Conversation Group Gatherings (formally Linger Earlier)
Sun. May 3, 9-9:45 am; Sun. May 24, 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. (Although for MAY 2026, this session has been moved to fourth Sunday, May 24.)
The Question for May is this: “How can our Quaker Meeting or Individual Quakers ensure their finances align with Quaker values?” Both meetings in a given month will discuss the same question, to give people a chance to deepen the conversation. The gatherings will 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!
Young Adult Friends Group
Sat. May 2, 2-5 pm
Reno Meeting’s Young Adult Friends (anyone from age 18-39) will be gathering on Saturdays in April and May. Here is our next planned YAF activity.
May: Lake Tahoe Hiking/Walking Worship – Tunnel Creek Trail (Incline Village) May 2, 2pm-5pm
The Ministry committee of Reno Friends Meeting plans to host monthly activities for YAFs. If you are a YAF who would like to be in our group communications or have questions about a planned event, please reach out to yaf(at)renofriends.org.
RFM Book Swap and BAKE SALE
Sun. May 31, 11:30 am
Bring books you are ready to give away, or just browse those donated by others. We’ll get a chance to paw through the boxes, and the leftovers will be donated later. While you exploring the books, buy something at Kai’s bake sale! She will be selling brownies and other goodies to raise money for Young Quakers who cannot afford travel and registration expenses for Quaker events. Please support her by baking something to sell (please package items in single-serving portions) and by either buying some baked goods and/or donating to her cause. Kai says thanks!
Peace Presence Vigil
Mon. May 4, 5:30-6 pm AT Thompson Fed. BlD.
A Peace Presence Vigil will be held Mon. Mar. 2 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. At this time of year, it is mostly dark, other than streetlights. 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. May 13 & 27, 10 am on Zoom
Rhonda Ashurst will lead “Embodying the Light” class this month on Wed. May 13 and Wed. May 27, at 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. 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.
Brown Bag Lunch
Second Thurday, May 14 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.
Managing our Hold In the Light List
Our Hold in the Light List is read by the worship clerk after our silent worship. A brief period of silence will be held after the names in the Hold In the Light list are read. You can learn more about the list here and here.
We will remove names on the list after two months unless Ministry and Oversight learns of a reason to extend listing an individual or group. In order to manage the list, M&O will periodically contact those who refer individuals for the Hold in the Light list.
Members or attenders who wish to hold the list in the Light during their own practice at home can contact lightlist@renofriends.org and ask for a current copy.
Donating to Reno Friends
Reno Friends Meeting welcomes financial donations to help support our many projects: renovating our rental cottage, making charitable grants to local and national Quaker organizations, paying our operating expenses, and funding scholarships for young attenders to travel to Quarterly and Annual Meetings. 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. 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.