Dear Friends, It was good to be back with you on Sunday! And I wanted to share about two events this weekend that made me feel proud to be part of the New Garden Friends Meeting community. The first event was the memorial for Ray Treadway. I have known Ray and Carole Treadway for many years, through Friends World Committee for Consultation, The School of the Spirit, and Friendship Meeting. Ray’s memorial on Saturday was…
Our BLACK LIVES MATTER sign has been recovered and re-installed, thankfully, as it is one way New Garden Meeting can show its commitment to becoming an anti-racist faith community. First Friends Meeting also has a sign opposing racism that reads RACISM HARMS US ALL. Recently, there was a short spot on Fox 8 with members talking about the sign in front of their meetinghouse and their efforts to live up to Friends’ testimony of Equality.…
“Friends are reminded to bring lunch for a carry-out picnic at the rise of Meeting for Worship this Sunday (November 6th). Monthly Meeting for Business will follow the picnic.”
Greetings, New Gardeners! We will host the North Carolina Fellowship of Friends Fall Meeting on November 12, 2022. All of us are invited to attend (in-person only)! It will be a good opportunity for fellowship with Friends in the other 12 meetings that comprise NCFF. The worship and business meeting will be held in the worship room from 10am – 12pm, and lunch will be served afterwards. To help us plan for lunch, please send…
Fall Fun Fest & UNICEF Fundraiser Fun What a wonderful time we spent together playing games, doing crafts, sharing stories, and spending time together in joyful fellowship. We even had a surprise visit from Elmo! A big, hearty THANK YOU to all of the fantastic volunteers. YOU make these events and special moments possible. Hybrid Adult Forum Please note: Beginning October 30, Adult Forum will return to the original (pre-pandemic) start time, running 9:45- 10:45…
Lecture by Rhiannon Grant / Wednesday, Nov. 16th, 7pm Moon Room in Dana Auditorium at Guilford College for Judith Weller Harvey Visiting Scholar Lecture Series When you try to put a personal experience into words, it’s always hard – describing a sunset or the feeling of love is hard, and explaining a spiritual experience is even harder. What language can we use and how can we find out if we’re understanding each other? In this…
Dear Partners and allies, Its with great pleasure that we invite you to our annual Multicultural Thanksgiving event happening Monday November 14 from 6-8 pm at Mullin Life Center (First Presbyterian Church – 617 N Elm St Greensboro, NC 27401) We ask that you bring a plate from your home country to share at the event and a non perishable item for our in house food pantry to continue serving our immigrant families. We will…
Because several have asked, I’m sharing the list of poems that Alan and I read on Sunday lightly programmed meeting for worship. Many others from meeting have expressed appreciation and some have told me that they feel inspired to volunteer to read for future lightly programmed 5th Sundays. The poems that we read were, in this order: • Karen – A Permeable Life, by Carrie Newcomer, from her collection, A Permeable Life: Poems and Essays…
9:45 a.m. Unprogrammed Meeting for Worship 9:45 – 10:45 a.m. Adult Forum (Zoom) 9:45 – 10:45 a.m. Spiritual Disciplines (Zoom) 11 a.m. Semi-Programmed Meeting for Worship* 12:00 p.m. – Carry-Out Lunch on the Porch 1:00 p.m. – Monthly Meeting for Business *Meeting for Worship livestream: Facebook Live: http://www.facebook.com/NewGardenFriendsMeeting