North Carolina Fellowship of Friends 2021 Annual Gathering / August 21, 2021

Community, Fellowship, News, Worship

The Annual meeting for the Carolina Fellowship of Friends is August 21, at Quaker Lake. All New Gardeners are welcome and encouraged to attend. Worship sharing and workshops will be included, in addition to a business session. The planning group asks that you register for this at: https://www.ncfriends.org/ which includes registration and a brief agenda. Click and download the registration form and bring it with you to the Annual Gathering at Quaker Lake Camp, August…

Piedmont Friends Yearly Meeting- Adult Young Friends Group Meeting / July 10, 2021

Fellowship, News

The Piedmont Friends Yearly Meeting- Adult Young Friends group is meeting in-person on July 10, in Saxapahaw, North Carolina. Please RSVP by July 3 to ([email protected]). We’ll send along more details closer to the date. This will be a fun and flexible gathering, so folks can arrive and leave as they wish. We’re meeting on Morgan Siem’s land in Saxapahaw which is a beautiful space to gather in. Tentative Schedule: 11 a.m – 12 p.m.…

Challenging Racism / June 28, 2021

Community, Fellowship, News, Social Concerns

A question has long haunted me: why, among American Quakers, have African Americans historically been Fit for Freedom, (but) Not for Friendship? This is actually the title of a book by Vanessa Julye and Donna McDaniel. Reading the book offered some answers, and convicted me: I had to accept that we as Friends – even though many of us in the past took a leading role in ending slavery – are guilty of structural racism.…

Unprogrammed Meeting for Worship / July 4, 2021

First Day, Worship

9:00 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. / Those attending unprogrammed meetings for worship on Sundays from 9 – 9:45 a.m. are welcome to use the Meeting Room. 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…

Summer Program / July 10, 2021

News, Religious Education, Youth

Summer Program Our next Summer Program date is fast approaching! Join us Saturday, July 10, 9 a.m. -1 p.m. We will spend our time together outdoors (in the shade), masked, and 6 feet apart. Our theme is “Welcome and Community“. And while activities are geared towards children ages 3-12. All are welcome! If you can’t make all the dates, that’s O.K. too! Contact Karin Heller for more information.

Adult Forum / July 4, 2021

Fellowship, First Day, Religious Education

Adult Forum will meet by Zoom at 11:15 a.m. You can also participate as a small group on the grounds, if you prefer. Just bring along your computer. Friends, we will devote the next several weeks to Quaker Speak videos. If there is one that you would like to watch together and/or facilitate a discussion about, please email Karin Heller. July 4th is a good day to reflect on our condition as a country. One…

Religious Education News / June 28, 2021

News, Religious Education, Youth

Upcoming Adult Forums Friends, we will devote the next several weeks to Quaker Speak videos. If there is one that you would like to watch together and/or facilitate a discussion about, please email Karin Heller. Sunday, July 4th is a good day to reflect on our condition as a country. One thing that most would agree, is that we can’t seem to agree on anything! So this week’s topic is “A Spiritual Response in Times…

2021 Piedmont Friends Yearly Meeting Epistle / Sixth Annual Session, Fourth Month, 2021

News

Greetings to Friends everywhere, As the Covid-19 pandemic continued to grip our world, the 2021 Piedmont Friends Spring Retreat met virtually April 9-11 for a weekend of fellowship, worship and the Piedmont Friends Yearly Meeting (PFYM) annual sessions. Friends gathered from Piedmont Friends Fellowship (PFF) and PFYM monthly meetings and worship groups in North Carolina, Virginia, and South Carolina. Guests from other meetings and Friends organizations were warmly welcomed. The theme for the retreat was…

Covid-19 Vaccine Information / June 29, 2021

Covid-19, News

Cases of COVID, hospitalizations and percent positive COVID tests in NC have stayed stable at low levels  this week. Vaccination numbers did not change this week with North Carolina having 42% of the total population and 79% of persons age 65 years and older now fully vaccinated. Vaccination continues for 12-15 year olds and counting full vaccination for those 12 years of age and above the rate is up to 49%.These figures are drawn from…