Valley Friends Supports Peace, Awarding Three Peace Building Scholarships

In 2019, Valley Friends Meeting chose three applicants to receive peace building scholarships to Eastern Mennonite University’s Summer Peacebuilding Institute. A total of $3,000 was awarded to Eunkyung Ahn, Adrian Glamorgan and Elizabeth Po, three global peace makers.

All three recipients will share their peace building experiences in free discussions at the Valley Friends Meetinghouse, 363 High Street, Dayton, Virginia.

Adrian Glamorgan and Elizabeth Po, global peace activists from Australia, will discuss the implications of their Summer Peacebuilding Institute studies on their work with the UN, Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty having just attended the conference prior to coming to Virginia. Their presentation will be held Sunday, May 19, at the VFM meetinghouse, from 11:30 am-1:00 pm. The discussion is free and open to the public.

Eunkyung Ahn, a teacher and peace builder from South Korea, is attending the Strategies for Trauma Awareness and Resilience (STAR 1) program. Ms. Ahn will discuss her peace building activities in a presentation on Sunday, May 26, at the VFM meetinghouse, from 11:30 am-1:00 pm. The discussion is free and open to the public.

For the past ten years, VFM has supported peace builders attending EMU’s Summer Peacebuilding Institute. Recipients have come from around the world, including Australia, Burundi, Kenya, Pakistan, South Korean and United States.

To learn more about the scholarship, visit: EMU Summer peacebuilding institute valley friends scholarship

For more information, contact hello@valleyfriends.org.

Valley Friends Meeting to Host Guest Speaker: Jerry Knutsen

VFM’s April 28 Worship & Second Hour Discussion will be led by Special Guest, Jerry Knutsen, author of “Individual Spiritual Discernment: Receiving, Testing, Implementing Leadings from a Higher Power,” Pendlehill Pamphlet #443.

This pamphlet presents—in a kind of how-to format—methods for receiving individual spiritual guidance; testing the guidance using methods that give both reliable and ambiguous results; and implementing the guidance. The pamphlet concludes with suggestions on using spiritual disciplines to build a better relationship with a Higher Power. Discussion questions included. ~ Amazon

Join Valley Friends Meeting in reflective Meeting for Worship at 10 AM followed by a discussion of spiritual discernment on Sunday, April 28. For more information, email hello@valleyfriends.org.

Our Candle Lighting service will be held on Dec. 17 at 5 p.m. at the Meetinghouse.

This is one of the most cherished services Valley Friends Meeting holds each year. We hope you can be there.

Please remember to bring a candle in a holder to light and feel free to share a message, remembrance, etc.  Also, please bring a plate of finger food to share after the service.

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