Bring your foam to Foam Frolic, Saturday, March 13th, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Greensboro’s unique foam recycling site is open and receiving foam cups, trays and packaging at 1310 West Gate City Boulevard. Saturday’s Foam Frolic will be a COVID-safe, drive-through event to show off our convenient location and promote recycling this material that otherwise would go in the trash and take up space in a landfill. The foam recycling site is run by…
Improvements in the rate of positive COVID tests and the decrease in hospitalization rates in NC have stabilized at the lowest rates since November although now infectious disease doctors are concerned about increases that may happen around the spring break schedule. There continues to be concern about more infectious variant virus types known to be circulating in NC. Friends are encouraged to read new CDC guidance for vaccinated persons at: https://tinyurl.com/3cs446d8 These primarily open up…
NC Council of Churches will host a virtual screening of the film Braided Prayer, featuring former Council staff member, David LaMotte! The new short documentary from John Kennedy and David Saich tells the story of Abraham Jam, an interfaith folk/world music trio making the case that harmony can be even stronger than unity — that we don’t have to sing the same notes in order to create something beautiful together. Use the link below to…
North Carolina Fellowship of Friends Spring Business Meeting (virtual) is March 20, 2021. For those interested in attending, please contact Frank Massey, Clerk, to request a link. For advance materials go to: https://www.ncfriends.org/newsletters The materials needed are listed in the February 26, 2021 newsletter.
Anti-Racist Actions You Can Take Now: Participate in the webinar, “New in Town: The Refugee Experience, Immigration in Guilford County Part 2,” from the Center for New North Carolinians, on Tuesday, March 16, 6 – 7 p.m. The United States is known for its diversity through immigration. But what does it take to be a part of a community in this country in 2021? Greensboro’s Center for New North Carolinians will help us all answer…
Here is the poem I read at the opening of Monthly Meeting this past Sunday. It is taken from “Healing Ashes,” a collection of sayings and poems sent to me by my Pastor brother in California. Fast from judging others; Feast on Christ dwelling in them. Fast from fear of illness; Feast on the healing power of God. Fast from discontent; Feast on gratitude. Fast from anger; Feast on patience. Fast from negatives; Feast on…
Sunday 11 a.m. Meeting for Worship livestream: Facebook Live: http://www.facebook.com/NewGardenFriendsMeeting Prepared messages are posted at: www.ngfm.org/media Karin Heller will bring the message on Sunday, March 14th. Reading: Exodus 15:22-26 Title: Healing in the Wilderness
We will continue to use Zoom for Religious Education programming. Please contact Karin Heller if you would like to receive links to our Zoom Forums. Adult Forum: Discussion continues on “The 1619 Project,” an ongoing initiative from The New York Times Magazine that began in August 2019, the 400th anniversary of the beginning of American slavery. It aims to reframe the country’s history by placing the consequences of slavery and the contributions of black Americans…