New Friends Committee on National Legislation Group / June 2020

A group of Friends at First Friends Meeting are working with staff at Friends Committee of National Legislation to organize a new political advocacy team for the Triad area. They hope to include Friends and friends of Friends in other meetings and churches in the area. An organizational meeting is planned for late June/early July to be followed by a training session in late summer. These meetings will be by Zoom. To be on the…

Greensboro Urban Ministry Virtual Food Drive / June 2021

Again, this year Greensboro Urban Ministries has had to forego their spring food drive at local participating grocery stores due to COVID. You may remember that last year New Garden Friends Meeting had an alternative, virtual food drive, and raised $2,372 to help re-stock the GUM’s food pantry. Peace and Social Concerns Committee would like to challenge the congregation to top last year’s giving! Here is how it works: Make out a check to Greensboro…

Piedmont Friends Yearly Meeting Interim Meeting / June 19, 2021

You are invited to the next Piedmont Friends Yearly Meeting Interim Meeting, via Zoom, Saturday, June 19th, from 10 a.m. to noon. In this meeting, in addition to hearing reports, we will be approving the minutes from annual sessions, the epistle, the last IM minutes, and considering priorities for the coming year. In preparation you can look at the various documents for the meeting; these documents and information on how to join via Zoom can…

Message from the Covid Medical Advisory Group / June 15, 2021

As we gradually resume in-person activities, we continue to prioritize safety and inclusiveness for all users of our meeting house, both New Gardeners and visitors. We will continue to hold semi-programmed meetings for worship at 10 a.m. on Sundays outdoors. This remains the safest way for a large group of people, vaccinated and unvaccinated, to be together. Those attending unprogrammed meetings for worship on Sundays from 9 – 9:45 a.m. are welcome to use the…

Queries for Zoom Book Study:  How to Be An Antiracist / June 17, 2021

We continue our Zoom book study of How to Be an Antiracist, by Ibram X. Kendi on Thursday evening, June 17th at 7:00.  Even if you have not read the book, you are invited to join in our discussion of Chapters 7 & 8.  The queries we will be discussing from Kendi’s supplemental journal, Be Antiracist are as follows: Chapter 7: For most of my life (Kendi speaking) I expressed both culturally anti-racist and assimilationist…

New Technologies Forum / June 27, 2021

2:00 p.m. / Can New Technologies Including Nuclear Energy Help Solve the Climate Crisis? On Sunday, June 27, an educational and interactive forum will explore the potential and need for nuclear and other advanced technologies to help address the on-rushing climate crisis. Friends from New Garden Meeting, Friendship Meeting and First Friends will host this forum by Zoom, starting at 2 p.m. Brett Rampal, a nuclear engineer with the Clean Air Task Force, will offer…

Remembrance Project Summer Series / June 17, 2021

Guilford County Community Remembrance Project is kicking off our virtual summer video and conversation series. We hope you will join us. Please register in advance for each meeting. Thursday June 17 / 7:00 p.m. / “Racism has a cost for everyone” Register at: https://tinyurl.com/m55xpbp3 Thursday, July 15 / 7:00 p.m. / “How racism makes us sick” Register at: https://tinyurl.com/4brmvz62 During each event, we will watch the video together over zoom (about 20 min long) and break out into small…