Local author, Dr. Linda Beatrice Brown will join us to share about her recent project, “Poems for Peace”. She will give background as to how these poems came to be and read several of the poems in the same way she might at a formal poetry reading. Linda will also explain her intention with each poem. There will be time for questions and discussion at the end. Dr. Linda Beatrice Brown is the author of…
Year to date, we have raised 67% of our budgeted contribution revenue. Nobody likes to come up short at the end of a budget cycle. To move NGFM to stop relying on money from the Sampson bequest, which has an end date, we set a goal of increasing our contribution income by 10% in 2020. To close out the year properly, we need to raise $77,000. We ask our members and attenders to consider making…
We will have a Called Meeting on First Day (Sunday) November 15 at 2 p.m. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the different Quaker organizations (PFYM, PFF, Quaker House, etc.) that New Garden is associated with. We are looking to discern how we best can support and take part in these groups. More information is forthcoming. – Tim Lindeman, Presiding Clerk
Sunday 11 a.m. Meeting for Worship livestream: Facebook Live: www.facebook.com/NewGardenFriendsMeeting/ Prepared messages are posted at: www.ngfm.org/media Welcome Announcements (Karen Garraputa) Reading: Hebrews 12:1 Music: “Romanesque” (Anton Rubinstein) Michael Greene, piano Message: Those Who Are No Longer With Us Waiting Silence
The Peace and Social Concerns Committee is working to help New Garden Friends Meeting incorporate more immediate social and economic justice actions into our everyday lives. Thus, every weekly newsletter will include one Anti-Racist Action suggestion and one website whereby members can find minority-owned business to support, if they so choose. The Meeting is not endorsing or advertising these businesses; we just feel it’s important to spread dollars more equitably to all community members and entrepreneurs.…
My name is Milena Tyler von Wrangel and I am a PhD student in clinical psychology at the California School for Professional Psychology in Los Angeles, CA. I’m currently organizing research into the impact of an Alternatives to Violence Project basic workshop on measures of social connectedness and emotional intelligence. three online community workshops 12-16 participants for each workshop. 8 mini-sessions of 2-2.5 hours each. over the course of one month The workshops are entirely…
Wood from the tree that fell on our worship room recently is lying on the east side of the building and is available for free pick up. Contact Roger Seel with questions. 336-681-6499.
The local foam recycling drop-off site is almost ready to receive foam. A densifier will be installed and volunteers will be trained next Friday. If you have Styrofoam cups, clamshells, trays or other foam packaging material you want to get rid of, you can bring it to Bill McNeil at the Meetinghouse at 11:00-11:20 am Thursday, November 12. Until the building is open, you cannot leave foam at the Meetinghouse. But our foam recycling team…
North Carolina Fellowship of Friends will hold a short business meeting on Saturday, November 14 on Zoom from 10 am – Noon. The budget for 2021 and several reports will be presented. If you would like to participate and need a link, contact Kate Seel ([email protected]).
Join Community Housing Solutions for a warm event on Tuesday, November 17 from 12:00-12:30 p.m. Now more than ever, we all realize the importance of having a warm, dry, and safe home to shelter in. On this day, CHS will hold a 30-minute virtual event to celebrate the work of CHS and the lives that have been touched through home repairs and home ownership opportunities during this unprecedented year. The impact of CHS is real…