Semi-Programmed Meeting for Worship / December 19, 2021

First Day, Worship

Please join our Facebook live stream here or our interactive Zoom session. A link for Zoom will be sent by email, or it can be requested from the office through Friday. We look forward to seeing you online. Reading: selections from “Circle of Grace” by Jan Richardson Message Title: Seeking the Light 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 o[email protected] to receive a link. Prepared messages…

Unprogrammed Meeting for Worship / December 19, 2021

First Day, Worship

9:00 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. / Those attending unprogrammed meetings for worship on Sundays 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 be using and do not exceed maximum…

From Clint Corcoran; A Report of the Called Meeting / December 12, 2021

News, Worship

Friends approved the following procedures for Meeting for Worship at the Called Meeting on December 12: We will resume live indoor services after Christmas with attenders gathering in the meeting room where the prepared message will be given (capacity 65). Overflow seating will be provided in the Friendship Hall (capacity 49). The service will be broadcast to the Friendship Hall and displayed by projector. The service will also continue to be simulcast on Zoom and…

Covid Advisory / December 15, 2021

Covid-19, News

The COVID Advisory Group last met December 6, and protocols for New Garden Friends Meeting will continue mostly the same through the Holiday season. Specifically, we will continue semi-programmed Meeting for Worship (MFW) outdoors for the Christmas Eve Service but otherwise now by Zoom and Facebook Live, now scheduled at 11 a.m. Friends will be notified if weather does not permit in-person outdoor worship. Un-programmed MFW may take place outdoors or indoors, in accordance with…

Honor Cards / December 15, 2021

Community, Holiday, News, Social Concerns

Honor cards are still being offered for sale at $5.00 each. They will be available for purchase at the rise of meeting on any first day that we meet in person prior to Christmas. In addition, we are offering a “drive by” date – Wednesday, December 15, from 11:00 – 1:00 in the New Garden parking lot. All proceeds for cards will go to the organizations: Backpack Beginnings Faith Action International Greensboro Urban Ministries Habitat…

Challenging Racism / December 15, 2021

News, Social Concerns

African American “T.J. Marshall is credited with improving the design of the fire extinguisher, with a patent issued on March 26, 1872. He invented a system in which water is pumped through pipes in buildings to individual sprinkler heads. The system can be activated by manually turning a valve in the building. Marshall’s fire-extinguishing sprinkler system has been in use in the United States since 1874. It was commonly used in large factories as an…