Of Note
Welcome to Of Note, the blog of Stony Run Friends Meeting. In this space, you will find news and expanded information about the topics and events that are important to us as Quakers. We celebrate our spirit of community and the Quaker values of simplicity, peace, integrity, community, equality, and stewardship. Read more here.
What does the McKim Community Center bring to the East Side of Baltimore?
What does the McKim Community Center bring to the East Side of Baltimore and the Jonestown Community where Friends lived and worshiped in the 1700s? The programs at the McKim […]
McKim Community Center School Year Programs Get Started
McKim Community Center School Year Programs Begin As September turns into October, the children at the McKim Center settle into the afterschool program led by Wisdom Projects. The Athletic Programs […]
Stony Run Camping Weekend 2026
Camping Weekend 2026 During the weekend of September 12, 2026, 50 Stony Run Friends gathered at Camp Catoctin for the Meeting’s annual Camping Weekend. The kitchen was bustling with teams […]
A Short History of the Quaker Connection to the McKim Center of Today
A Short History of the Quaker Connection to the McKim Center of Today John McKim was a Quaker merchant whose dream of a non-denominational free school became a reality 1881, long after his death in 1819. By […]
BYM Camps and the Rolling Ridge Conservancy
BYM Camps and the Rolling Ridge Conservancy Stony Run is fortunate to be part of an active, deeply rooted youth camping program. Baltimore Yearly Meeting launched its camping program more […]
A McKim Summer
A McKim Summer This July, at the McKim Center in East Baltimore, 45 campers and youth leaders participated in a combination of Wisdom Projects as well as educational and athletic […]
Appeals Court leaves in place injunction blocking DHS from houses of worship
On August 18, Democracy Forward, our lawyers in the case of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends et al v. Department of Homeland Security shared the news that […]
Spiritual Formation: Poetry in Practice
Spiritual Formation: Poetry in Practice Submitted by a Spiritual Formation Participant The following poem was submitted by a Spiritual Formation participant. Please read the poem, followed by their thoughts and […]
Spiritual Formation: Like a Cup of Warm Tea on a Rainy Day
Spiritual Formation: Like a Warm Cup of Tea Submitted by a Spiritual Formation Participant Every Spiritual Formation meeting I was able to attend felt like holding a warm cup of […]
Why I Why I Return to Spiritual Formation Every Year
Why I Return to Spiritual Formation Every Year I’ve never been able to meditate on my own. My mind races and the to-do list dominates my thoughts. It is […]
Freedom Walk 2026 Ends in Canada (750 Mile Journey)
Freedom Walk 2026 Ends in Canada (750-Mile Journey) After spending several nights at Stony Run Friends Meeting, the 2026 Freedom Walkers have ended their journey, crossing into Canada. You can […]
Stony Run Spiritual Formation ’26-27: Join the Spirit and Community
Stony Run Spiritual Formation: Join the Spirit and Community Golden indeed is,,, the period of quiet in the midst of all… to have moments of solitariness in the midst of […]