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.

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Walking Together Still: Reflecting on Selma’s 60th Anniversary

Equality, Integrity, Peace

Walking Together Still: Reflecting on Selma’s 60th Anniversary Sixty years ago, the streets of Selma, Alabama, echoed with the determined footsteps of those marching for voting rights. Among them were […]

Friends Standing with Immigrants – IC4BL Rally

Action, Equality

Friends Standing with Immigrants – IC4BL Rally The Quaker belief in the Light of God in every person compels us to act for justice for all. On February 27th, Stony […]

Sanctuary Protected: ICE Cannot Enter Houses of Worship

Advocacy, Equality

Sanctuary Protected Judge blocks policy enabling immigration officials to enter houses of worship indiscriminately to conduct immigration enforcement operations A legal challenge filed by Baltimore Yearly Meeting and several other […]

BYM Working Group on Racism: Mission and Vision

Equality

Baltimore Yearly Meeting Working Group on Racism The current version of the Mission Statement of the Baltimore Yearly Meeting Working Group on Racism (WGR) is reaching its 10-year anniversary. This […]

We Put Our Faith into Action: People’s March 2025

Action, Community, Equality, Integrity, Peace, Stewardship

What does it mean to put our faith into action? A recent example of Letting Our Lives Speak was our bus trip to the People’s March in Washington, D.C., sponsored […]

Biden Pardoned Leonard Peltier, Native American Activist

Equality, Peace

Biden Pardoned Leonard Peltier, Native American Activist In one of his last official acts, President Biden commuted the life sentence of Leonard Peltier, the Native American activist who was […]

112 Gift Bags Donated to Women’s Housing Coalition

Action, Community, Equality, Families

Thank you for Women’s Housing Coalition Donations This holiday season, the Stony Run and Friends School of Baltimore community generously filled and donated 112 gift bags containing toiletries, a washcloth […]

Donate Thanksgiving Meals to Baltimore City Public Schools Families

Donate Thanksgiving Weekend Meals to Baltimore City Public Schools Families

Action, Community, Equality, Families

Donate Thanksgiving Weekend Meal Supplies to Baltimore City Public School Families Interfaith Coalition for Black Lives November Rally and Related Action By Ann Kehinde Join the Interfaith Coalition for […]

Friends Are Called: Nonpartisan Poll Volunteer

Action, Community, Equality, Integrity, Peace

Friends are Called: Serving as a Nonpartisan Poll Watcher By: Friend Ellen Lerner Friends are Called to let their lives speak – the way we live is our Sacrament […]