Dear Friends, Happy first week of Advent! This is a time when Christians around the world light candles and wait for the coming of Christ. In that way, Advent is very Quaker! Even though Quakers don’t traditionally celebrate Advent, we are always waiting for the Inward Christ, for the voice of the Spirit to come and lead us. As I mentioned on Sunday, I learned that New Garden Friends Meeting celebrates Advent when I found…
This first day will be the first time since Covid turned our world on end that we are having a carry-in meal in Fellowship Hall. Bring food. Share Fellowship. Monthly Meeting for Business will begin at 1:00 p.m.
Roger Seel strung lights on our outdoor tree Sunday afternoon. It looks particularly festive at night – drive by and take a look!
John Kepchar and I were asked to examine and deal with the books on the bookcases in the Brotherhood Room. To date we have done the following: 1. Confirmed that Elmer Brown’s library is available for New Garden to deal with, not having any ownership issues we could identify. 2. Shared a list of Elmer’s books with Guilford College’s archives folks and asked them to identify the one’s that Guilford might be interested in, that…
Last week we celebrated Thanksgiving. Unless we had someone else prepare the food, we certainly were highly dependent on both a stove and a refrigerator to cook and store the makings of our feasts. We can be thankful for the work of African American John Standard: “[His] improvements to kitchen appliances eventually led to more innovations in both refrigerator and stove designs that would change the way people around the world stored and cooked their…
It seems like these days, life is extraordinarily full of inconveniences and frustrations–aspects of daily life that culminate and can leave us all feeling worn. Holding this aggravation inside, we might then pass it on to others. Friends are asked to recognize that these unkind words and brusque attitudes are increasingly noticed and felt within our Meeting, especially when they are directed to our NGFM staff. Conveying a spirit of impatience, such attitudes run counter…
Simple Christmas Mark your calendars! Simple Christmas will take place on Saturday, December 10, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. There will be model trains, stories, crafts, music, fellowship, and general merriment. Would you like to lead a craft or activity and help make magic happen? Contact Karin Heller. [email protected] Children are Welcome at Meeting for Worship Childcare is available beginning at 9:30 a.m. until the rise of Meeting for Worship. However, all children are invited and encouraged to join us…
In summer 2022, when I attended the Swannanoa Gathering annual music camp, I took a class in Flatfoot Dancing in addition to ukulele. It was there that I met a Quaker from Berea, KY, named Jennifer Elam, who wrote a series of pamphlets at Pendle Hill. At the end of our week, she gave me 3 of those for our New Garden Library: HILLBILLY QUAKER #475, ART AS SOUL’S SANCTUARY: Meditations on Arts and Spirituality…
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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* • Worshipful Music: Michael Greene • Welcome: Ashley Wilcox • Announcements: Karen Garraputa • Lighting the Advent Candle (Love) • Music Service, led by Marc Alley • Silent Worship • Holding in the Light 12:00 p.m. Carry-In Meal 1:00 p.m. Monthly Meeting for Business *Meeting for Worship livestream: Facebook…