Semi-Programmed Meeting for Worship / February 20, 2022

Due to predicted cold weather on Sunday, Meeting for Worship will be held on-line only. 11:00 a.m. / 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: Title: 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…

Unprogrammed Meeting for Worship / February 20, 2022

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…

Coping with Covid / February 15, 2022

Daily case positivity (the number of positive tests of all the test results reported not including in-home tests) is currently down to 9.6 %, which is high, but falling. The 14-day average is still 18.5%. The number of COVID hospitalizations remains high but is also falling. The death rate lags behind cases and hospitalizations and it is still rising. Guilford County continues to require masks in public spaces in an effort to protect hospitals from…

Refugee Support Update / February 15, 2022

We have been providing “complete household setups” for quite a few Afghan families and groups of men who don’t have the support of co-sponsors. This means we pack everything they need for their new home, like kitchen items, bathroom necessities, bed linens, along with mattresses and furniture. Movers come to New Garden Friends Meeting, load everything and then set up the apartment or house for our new community members. If we don’t have an item,…

Black History Commemoration / February 17, 2022

Join us for this virtual Commemoration of Black History on Thursday, February, 17 at 6:30 p.m. to discuss “Black History and the Importance of Collective Social Justice Work”. Go to: https://tinyurl.com/4w3bywx4 This week, we will be joined by guest presenter, Rev. Dr. John Mendez, who has spent a lifetime at the forefront of fighting social injustice, and will be providing us with a thought-provoking message that we need during these times.

Challenging Racism / February 15, 2022

Friends, the link in last week’s newsletter was incorrect, so I hope you will try again to look at the Underground Railroad website: https://library.guilford.edu/undergroundrr and think about how we personally might have “challenged racism” with regard to slavery in the 19th century. Some New Gardeners, like Levi & Vestal Coffin, worked directly with the Underground Railroad. Others joined the Manumission Society. Vestal Coffin, Enoch Macy and George Swain helped to free Benjamin Benson – the…

Friends Committee on National Legislation is Hosting Documentary / February 17, 2022

Friends Committee on National Legislation is hosting a virtual showing of the Academy Award nominated documentary Hunger Ward, an up-close and powerful look at the human-caused famine in Yemen. The showing will be February 17 from 7:30 – 9 p.m. and will be followed by a panel discussion and a call to action to lobby Congress to end U.S. support for the war and blockade in Yemen. Get info and register at: https://www.fcnl.org/events/hunger-ward-yemen-film-screening-and-panel-discussion Your fellow…

Update from the Meeting on Ministry & Council / February 15, 2022

Friends are reminded that while we await technical details to be worked out for hybrid, semi-programmed Meeting for worship indoors, gathering in small groups in the Meeting Room to stream Zoom worship individually continues to be available as an option for Friends to worship corporately. For Friends who would enjoy the company of others in this together-but-separate worship format, please remember that: Virtual worship can be accessed through personal devices through the meeting Wi-Fi (we…

Adult Forum / February 20, 2022

9:30 a.m-10:30 a.m. / Forum meets on Zoom: Check your email for a Zoom link, or contact [email protected] to receive a link. We look forward to seeing you online. Friends Committee on National Legislation – Legislative Priorities Discussion – Sunday, February 20: Dot Mason ad Lizzie Biddle will continue to facilitate our FCNL Legislative Priorities Discussion. This week we will narrow our list down to our top 5-6 priorities. Legislative Priorities Since the early days of the Religious…