Semi-Programmed Meeting for Worship / October 3, 2021

First Day, Worship

10:00 a.m. / In-Person outdoors (weather permitting) on the grounds of our meeting house. Bill Eagles will be speaking. Reading: “The Cat Who Thought She Was a Dog & the Dog Who Thought He Was a Cat” Message: “World Quaker Day?” Meeting for Worship livestream: Facebook Live: http://www.facebook.com/NewGardenFriendsMeeting Meeting for Worship on Zoom: Check your email for a Zoom link, or contact [email protected] to receive a link. Prepared messages are posted at: www.ngfm.org/media

Unprogrammed Meeting for Worship / October 3, 2021

First Day, Worship

9:00 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. / Those attending unprogrammed meetings for worship on Sundays from 9 – 9:45 a.m. are welcome to use Friendship Hall. Please follow the guidance below; Stay home if you have any symptoms of illness. Meet outdoors, if feasible, regardless of group size; please bring your own chairs. Reserve meeting room(s) in advance by calling the NGFM office at (336) 292-5487 or emailing [email protected] ; note the capacity of room(s) you will…

Karin Heller, New Garden Friends Meeting

Upcoming Adult Forums / October 2021

Fellowship, News, Religious Education

Adult Forum will meet by Zoom at 11:15 a.m. You can also participate as a small group on the New Garden Friends Meeting grounds, if you prefer. Just bring along your computer. October 3 / Deborah Seuss will share her story of becoming convinced. October 10 / Author Ashley Wilcox will bring the prepared message and join us during Adult Forum time. Please note, (correction from last week’s Religious Education Updates). October 17 /  We…

A Note from Deborah Suess / October 3-10, 2021

News

Please note that Deborah Suess (per prior arrangement) will be off work from Sunday evening October 3 through the morning October 10 to attend an Intentional Interim Cohort Retreat in Asheville and also representing Friends at the installation service of Rev. Ginny Inman of St. Andrews. If you have a pastoral care concern, please contact Karen Garraputa, 336-706-1715.

World Quaker Day / October 3, 2021

Fellowship, News

Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC) invites every Quaker meeting and church from around the world to celebrate WORLD QUAKER DAY (WQD) on October 3. As the sun rises in each area of the world we want to remember that Quakers are worshiping through every time zone, celebrating our deep connections across cultures and Quaker traditions. We are united in love and can accompany each other on this special day that draws us together. As…

Challenging Racism / September 28, 2021

Community, News, Social Concerns

African American Quaker Harold D. Weaver Jr. in Race, Systemic Violence, and Retrospective Justice (2020) on pages 13-14 states: “The North American economy grew into a modern, industrialized society on the backs of African labor through the legal exploitation, dehumanization, and systemic and direct violence directed against enslaved people. Even after the end of legal slavery in the mid-nineteenth century, as outlined in the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments to the US Constitution, the legal…

Daylight Ghost Walk / October 10, 2021

Community, News

5307 W. Friendly Avenue / October 10, 2021 / 3:00 p.m. / You are invited to a Daylight “Ghost Walk” along W. Friendly Ave. A recent re-zoning approval of a parcel of land along W. Friendly Ave. will mean the loss of the historic Kimrey-Haworth House. To highlight what has been lost in the New Garden/Guilford College Heritage Community — and what needs still to be preserved — the New Garden/Guilford College Community Alliance will…

Community Press Conference for Justice/ September 30, 2021

Community, News, Social Concerns

Please, Friends. I strongly urge you to come out to show support for the folks working hard on getting justice for the homeless black man, Marcus Smith, who was killed by Greensboro Police two years ago. There will be a public press conference Thursday, September 30, at 11 a.m. in Governmental Plaza. The time excludes most working folks, so the rest of us, please give some time to this cause. Of course you will be…

Fundraiser for Afghan Refugees / October 7, 2021

Community, News, Social Concerns, Volunteer

Thursday, October 7, 6 – 8 p.m. at Guilford College Farm / Many Afghans fought alongside and actively helped US soldiers during the decades-long war in Afghanistan. They are now fleeing the resulting turmoil as the US pulled troops from Afghanistan. Some of these refugees are now arriving in Greensboro, having lost nearly everything except their courage, dignity, and hope. North Carolina African Service Coalition (NCASC) and all those who partner with them will do…

North Carolina African Services Coalition

Afghan Refugee Update / September 28, 2021

Community, News, Social Concerns, Volunteer

Our work to welcome our new Afghan neighbors continues steadily; we’ve secured an apartment, have it nearly ready to furnish, and expect to hear something soon about their arrival. What we know about the family that we’re co-sponsoring with African Services Coalition: They’re a family of five, with dad, age 39, mom, age 37, daughter, age 13, and sons ages 11 and 6. They speak Dari. That’s it right now. The other thing that we…