News from Religious Education / July 24, 2022

Summer Adult Forum Series This Summer we will use Quakerspeak videos and discussion questions to learn more about Quakerism. All are welcome. Below you will find the tentative schedule, and video links for next Sunday. We will watch the videos together, but Friends may choose to watch them in advance or on their own. July 31: On Ministry and Eldering August 7: Supporting Quaker Leadings 14: The Quaker Practice of Traveling with an Elder 21:…

Interim Pastor Search Continues / July 20, 2022

New Garden Friends Meeting is seeking an Interim Pastor. The primary duties of the Interim Pastor are to deliver First Day messages and provide pastoral care to the Meeting. The Interim Pastor will also participate in the governance of the meeting by attending Monthly Meeting for Business and other committee meetings as needed. Other duties may include weddings, funerals, and other meeting events. The position offers individual health insurance, paid time off, and use of…

William “Bill” R. Rogers / June 20, 1932 – July 15, 2022

The New Garden community is saddened by the passing of William (Bill) Rogers, longtime member of New Garden Friends Meeting and former president of Guilford College. Friends will recall his thoughtful and tender messages out of the silence and on occasion his spontaneously breaking into heartfelt spirituals. Bill had an unassuming yet weighty presence. Seasons at New Garden could be marked by Bill’s and Bev’s annual peregrinations to Maine for summers and back again for…