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.
Fall Book Study
Fall Book Study Join us for a group engaging in a book study this fall! Karie Firoozmand of Stony Run Friends Meeting will lead us in a Zoom group […]
Shining the Light: Giving In Action – IAHR, Interfaith Action for Human Rights
Shining the Light: Giving In Action GEDCO – Govans Ecumenical Development Corporation On Sunday, November 16, 2025 at 1:15 PM in the Stony Run Dining room, the Interfaith Action for […]
Juneteenth: A Call to Celebration, Reflection, and Action
Juneteenth: A Call to Celebration, Reflection, and Action This Juneteenth, as we commemorate a pivotal moment in American history when the last enslaved people were emancipated in Texas on June […]
Stony Run Celebrates Baltimore PRIDE
Quakers, Equality, and Baltimore PRIDE: A Legacy of Inclusion As Baltimore prepares for its 50th PRIDE celebration, there’s a powerful connection to be made between the vibrant spirit of inclusion […]
Friends Women’s Association and African Great Lakes Initiative Updates
Stony Run Forum: Updates from Friends Women’s Association and African Great Lakes Initiative Parfaite Ntahuba, Coordinator of the Friends Women’s Association (FWA), and David Bucura, Coordinator of the African Great […]
Shining the Light: Giving In Action – GEDCO
Shining the Light: Giving In Action GEDCO – Govans Ecumenical Development Corporation As Stony Run Friends, our commitment to social justice extends to supporting local organizations like GEDCO (Govans Ecumenical […]
Walk to Washington
Walk to Deliver Flushing Remonstrance: A Journey of Conscience by Laura McGuire In just over four weeks, we look forward to welcoming a group of people, many of whom will […]
Walking Together Still: Reflecting on Selma’s 60th Anniversary
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
Friends Standing with Immigrants The Quaker belief in the Light of God in every person compels us to act for justice for all. Given the urgency of standing up to […]
Sanctuary Protected: ICE Cannot Enter Houses of Worship
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
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
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 […]