11:00 a.m. / Reading: “ Instructions on Not Giving Up” by Ada Limón / Title: Our Growing Edges, Molly Haile. 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.
9:00 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. / Those attending unprogrammed meetings for worship on Sundays are welcome to use Friendship Hall. Please observe recommendations from Meeting on Ministry & Council.
March 26, 2022 marked seven years since the bombing and war started on Yemen. Unfortunately, this winter has been one of the deadliest periods in the war. While it has fallen off the national discourse, media, and frankly awareness of Americans, Quakers and like-minded individuals across the U.S., led by Friends Committee on National Legislation, are lobbying Congress to end U.S. involvement in the war. We are now weeks into a two-month cease-fire – huge…
Spring ZOOM and in-person classes will begin in May. Go to the Shepherd’s Center website, scroll to the bottom , and sign up for the latest newsletter . You will then receive descriptions of the classes, dates, and times. Registration is $45.00.
Before the NCFF Antiracism Working Group monthly Zoom meeting on Thursday, April 28, here is one more quote from Robin DiAngelo, author of Nice Racism: How Progressive White People Perpetuate Racial Harm, which is the focus for that discussion; “Black people expect us to manifest our racial conditioning at times, and are less concerned about that than about how we respond when this is pointed out, what we are willing to do to repair, and…
All are welcome to join the Antiracism Working Group of the North Carolina Fellowship of Friends in a Zoom meeting on Thursday, April 28 at 7 p.m. The book “Nice Racism: How Progressive White People Perpetuate Racial Harm” by Robin DiAngelo will be the focus. Having read the book is not a requirement. There will also be a time for worship at the end, led by Lia Scholl, the new pastor at First Friends Meeting.…
The CDC continues weekly metrics, updated every Thursday by 8 pm ET at CDC.gov or (800-CDC-INFO). In Guilford County, community level risk of COVID transmission is currently LOW. There are spots in the US, as well as the rest of the world, that are experiencing surges with the BA.2 Omicron variant. The NC Health and Human Services Dashboard is updated weekly on Wednesdays. The NC dashboard now reflects metrics more likely to reveal an imminent surge in different ways, since reported testing is not…
Childcare on Sunday Morning Are you planning to attend in-person, Semi-programmed Meeting for Worship 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…
Friends are asked to consider the following queries for a new NCFF Faith & Practice. On Sunday, May 22nd, representatives from NCFF will meet with New Gardeners at the rise of Meeting to discuss these queries. If you are unable to attend, you may send suggestions to the Clerk or the Clerk of New Garden Meeting on Ministry and Counsel. Queries: What do you see as the purpose/role of a written Faith and Practice? What…
Margaret continues to manage her recovery, and will be out on medical leave at least through May 1. MMC clerk Karen Garraputa will check in with Margaret to see when she will be able to return to work, and she may require a reduced schedule to transition back. Please continue to hold Margaret and her family in the light. Margaret’s work cell phone will be carried by members of MMC, and pastoral care needs will…