Semi-Programmed Meeting for Worship / April 3, 2022

First Day, Worship

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 and also in person this First Sunday. Please observe Ministry & Council guidelines for Covid-safe in person worship. 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 / April 3, 2022

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…

Adult Forum / April 3, 2022

Adult Forum, First Day

Adult Forum 9:30-10:30 a.m. / March 27 and April 3 / The Anti-Racism Committee is hosting Adult Forum. Last Sunday during Adult Forum, CH Holcombe and the Anti-racism Committee facilitated a discussion focused on Vanessa Julye’s Epilogue from the book, “Fit for Freedom, Not for Friendship: Quakers, African Americans, and the Myth of Racial Justice”. This discussion was meant, in part, as preparation for Adult Forum Sunday, April 3rd, when Friends will take a virtual…

Refugee Support Update / March 31, 2022

Community, News, Volunteer

New Garden continues to co-sponsor a number of Afghan households – join us! Activities include transportation to the grocery store, medical appointments, family outings to a local park, helping a family set up a bank account, etc. There are lots of individuals and households that can still benefit from the help of a dedicated team or small group! Email Cindy Knul if interested. Volunteers currently needed: African Services Coalition is moving a large number of…

Medical Advisory Covid Update / March 30, 2022

Community, Covid-19, News

The CDC has shifted to weekly metrics, updated every Thursday by 8 p.m. ET at CDC.gov or (800-CDC-INFO). In Guilford County, community level risk of COVID transmission is currently LOW, though there are key spots in the world and the US that are experiencing surges with the BA.2 Omicron variant. People may choose to mask at any time, even though many communities are lifting mask mandates. Friends, particularly those at higher risk themselves or with…

Challenging Racism / March 31, 2022

Community, News, Social Concerns

A quote from Robin DiAngelo in Nice Racism: How Progressive White People Perpetuate Racial Harm – “Ibram X. Kendi notes that because the ideology of individualism is only granted to white people, it allows us to see negative behavior by any Black person as proof of what is wrong with Black people, while negative behavior by any white person only proves what is wrong with that individual person.” (p.35) She later states, “There are consistent,…

Guilford College Celebration / March 31, 2022

Community, News, Social Concerns

Plenary Keynote Session and Celebration / Thursday, March 31 at 3:15 p.m. / Dana Auditorium | Guilford College Campus Universities Studying Slavery Conference Plenary Session featuring Adrienne Israel’s keynote on Free Blacks, Quakers, and the Underground Railroad in Piedmont North Carolina. Others on the program include James Shields, Student performers Voices of Victory, Maria Rosales, and Wess Daniels. Guilford students, faculty, staff, and friends are invited to this event highlighting the contributions of early staff…

From the Religious Education Department / March 31, 2022

News, Religious Education, Youth

Childcare on Sunday Morning Are you planning to attend in-person Zoom in the Meetingroom with a child/children this week? Childcare is available for children ages 4 and under in the nursery beginning at 10:30 a.m.. Because this age group is currently not eligible for the vaccine, we ask that families enter the building through the porch door (next to the kitchen and Fellowship Hall) and take their children directly to the nursery. The capacity in…