New Garden Friends Meeting is an inclusive, welcoming faith community in the tradition of the Religious Society of Friends. Our members and attenders represent a wide range of religious backgrounds and traditions. Grounded in more than 250 years of Quaker heritage, New Garden remains a vital Meeting for those who seek that of God in every person.
6:00 p.m. Friendship Friends Meeting, 1103 New Garden Road, Greensboro, NC 27410. A pot luck dinner will be followed by a presentation and discussion with the Rev. Wesley Morris, new pastor of Faith Community Church. Faith Community Church is a leader in local organizing for the PPC movement. The new PPC is a national movement…
Max Carter will lead a tour of New Garden Cemetery at 10 a.m. on May 28 (Memorial Day). Max knows the life stories of many departed Friends, some famous and others less so. A cemetery tour led by Max is a great way to become familiar with the long history of Friends in the New…
Parlor Forum / 9:45 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Is it possible to move from the Second Amendment being used as a “trump card” that shuts down debate to a place where opposing views about its content can hold a conversation about its usage in current times? Andy Haile of Elon University School of Law will…
5 p.m. – 8 p.m. / Friendship Hall Join us for fun in the sun this summer at New Garden Friends Meeting! We’ll enjoy delicious meals, making music, doing crafts, and learning more about Quaker Women past and present. Dinner begins at 5 pm in Friendship Hall. All children who were 2 years old by…
The Friends General Conference (FGC) gathering will be in Toledo, Ohio, July 1-7, 2018. Registration opened April 2. Register online at www.FGCgathering.org. Questions? Go to gathering@FGCquaker.org or call, (215)561-1700 option 2. Financial aid scholarships, work grants, travel grants, and discounts may be available. Apply for scholarships first to your monthly meeting, then to PFF,…
6 p.m. / Collins Grove United Methodist Church, 210 Collins Grove Church Rd, Greensboro, NC 27410. We’ll be planning our annual summer cookout, Harvest Festival, and October trip. Come join us, bring a snack (optional), meet new people and share ideas of how our partnership can benefit the community. For more information, contact CH Holcombe, Marchesa…
Starting May 20, the Social Concerns committee invites adults to bring a bag lunch and join us monthly – every third Sunday – for a discussion series on the Quaker testimony of Equality. Let’s meet in the Brotherhood Room with our sandwiches right after worship, and watch a movie (or read a short article) on…
We are hosting a blood drive with the Community Blood Center of the Carolinas at New Garden Friends Meeting on May 22 from 3:30-6:30 pm. To make the blood drive successful, we need you to consider donating your blood. Please pledge to help save local lives; contactBill McNeil (mcneilplanning@gmail.com) or (919) 622-3303.
Children and babies may be dedicated during worship on any Sunday of the year, but many families choose to dedicate children on the days observed as Mother’s Day (May 13) or Father’s Day (June 17). Baby/Child dedications are an opportunity for all of us to welcome a child into our community and promise to love…
Children and babies may be dedicated during worship on any Sunday of the year, but many families choose to dedicate children on the days observed as Mother’s Day (May 13) or Father’s Day (June 17). Baby/Child dedications are an opportunity for all of us to welcome a child into our community and promise to love…
Parlor Forum / 9:45 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Is it possible to move from the…
9:45 – 10:45 a.m. Brotherhood Room This week’s topic; “Put Your Trust in God.”
9:45 – 10:45 a.m. Brotherhood Room This week’s topic; “On Christian Community.”
11 a.m. – 12 p.m. Worship Room This is an opportunity to recognize the wonderful…
Brotherhood Room / 12 – 1:30 p.m. Starting May 20, the Social Concerns committee invites…
9:45 – 10:45 a.m. Brotherhood Room This week’s topic; “Giving As God Gives.”
(9:30 – 10:30 a.m., Friendship Hall Intergenerational First Day School is an opportunity for Friends…
(9:30 – 10:30 a.m., Friendship Hall Our theme May 6 is, “An Unspeakable Joy, (experiencing…
