Gathering regularly to deepen our faith and learn about Quaker practice and belief, ways to live our faith in the world, and groups and initiatives Stony Run is participating in is an important part of our community. We take part in these gatherings on Sunday mornings and at other times throughout the week, both in person and in hybrid meetings.
Our schedule varies, so details and links are published in the weekly Silent Announcements and on the calendar.
If you’d like to suggest a topic or speaker, please contact Laura in the Meeting office so she can connect you the Adult Forum Working Group.
Quaker Basics
About every year or two, we offer a series about the basics of Quaker worship, decision-making, testimonies, and beliefs. While this series is designed with seekers and those new to Quaker practices in mind, even long-time Friends can be surprised with new ways to think about what we do here.
There is no required reading, though several resources will be shared. We are in the process of scheduling a series of gatherings for 2026, so please stay tuned.
Check out the calendar to see this event and others.
Adult Forums
We hold discussion forums (usually from 9:15 - 10:30 AM) about Quakerism and other topics of interest to Friends. Recent topics have included discussions using the Pendle Hill pamphlet Patterns of Racial Wounding and Racial Justice in Quaker Communities, new possibilities in worship, Quaker camp for families, and presentations from international and local community partners like AGLI and ERICA.
A forum can be a panel presentation, discussion of a reading provided in advance, or another format, but they always include time to share with each other, get to know each other, and learn together.
Child care for children five and younger is available in the Nursery, and older children are welcome to attend the forum with you.
Bible Study
Monthly Bible Study Hour from a Quaker perspective is led by Paul Isayi. The Zoom link may be found in the weekly Silent Announcements.
Spiritual Formation Program
We are all pilgrims on a journey, taking different routes to the same destination. We are all seekers on a quest, searching for that which is greater, and our relationship to it, hoping to arrive at the Ground of Our Being. Along the way, we encounter other pilgrims and share the experience in moments of sacred intersection that feed our spirit, deepen our experience, strengthen our resolve, and build community. This is the Spiritual Formation Program. And we invite you to journey with us.
Each year, Stony Run Friends take part in the Baltimore Yearly Meeting Spiritual Formation Program, which offers practical ways for seekers to deepen their personal spiritual experience while building spiritual community. From September-May, participants gather together in facilitated small groups of 5-8 to share stories of our spiritual journeys. We also have a monthly large group meeting to learn together through readings and discussion and to continue to deepen our relationships with the Divine and one another.
We are also invited to take part in twice-annual retreats (in the Fall and Spring), a big "large group" gathering with Friends from across BYM. The retreats take place at retreat centers not far from Baltimore, giving us the opportunity to step back from the daily routines of life to reflect on how Spirit is at work in our lives.
Sign-up for our local groups is open during the summer, and the same groups meet together for the year.