“Plain Living; A Quaker Path to Simplicity” / First Day Forums in May

Fellowship, News

Fellowship Hall / 9:45 a.m. / Each Sunday in May, forums will focus on a study of “Plain Living: A Quaker Path to Simplicity” by Catherine Whitmire. We encourage participants to read ahead and share what the chapters meant for them. Karin has purchased several copies of the book, or they can be ordered or purchased from other booksellers. According to the Amazon description, “this book focuses on and provides direction to the gimmick-free spiritual…

“Green Drinks Greensboro” Forum / April 25

Community, News, Social Concerns

Scuppernong Books / 7:00 p.m. / A forum “Green Drinks Greensboro” will be held on April 25, at 7 p.m. at Scuppernong Books in downtown Greensboro. Think Globally Act Locally – How can we get local government to take bold action on climate change? Speakers: Ken Brame, Chair of NC Sierra Club Chapter & Chair of the WNC Sierra Club Political Committee Blake Flemming, Lead Organizer, NC Sierra Club Chapter Ken Brame helped form and…

Legacy Gifts Presentation / April 25

News, Social Concerns

6:30 p.m. in the living room at Friends Homes West / Come and learn about planned giving! If you are interested in how you can leave Quaker organizations money, please join Mimi Blackwell from Friends Fiduciary for a presentation on legacy gifts. This event is being hosted by New Garden Friends Meeting, New Garden Friends School, Guilford College, and Friends Homes. Please contact Margaret with any questions: ([email protected]) or 336-292-5487.

Results from Food Drive

Community, News, Social Concerns, Volunteer

1,472 lbs. of food was collected on Friday, April 5 by soggy, but determined New Gardeners! Thanks go to Pat Adelberger, Nancy Walker, Danny Finnegan, Molly Maynard, Carol Cothern, Rick Tunkel, Dianne Lytle, Sara White, John Farmer, Judy Haughee-Bartlett, and Janet Inmon, who didn’t let a constant spring drizzle keep from helping to re-stock the pantry shelves at Greensboro Urban Ministries.

Easter at New Garden

Fellowship, First Day, Holiday, Worship

Easter Sunday, April 21, we will gather as a community to celebrate life and resurrection, hope, and new possibilities. Again, this year we will have many flower vases set up on a table in and around the Meeting room and you are invited to bring flowers from your yard (or ones that you have bought) to add to our worship space and our Easter celebration. Place flowers in the worship room between 10 and 11…