North Carolina Fellowship of Friends Invitation / February 23, 2021

Please join us on Tuesday, February 23, from 7 – 8:30 p.m. when we begin our spring programming on antiracism. We will continue these discussions on the fourth Tuesday of each month through May and will send out the Zoom link to anyone who participated in the fall or who requests it in an email to Frank Massey ([email protected]). We welcome your participation and would love to have representatives from all the meetings in North…

Ministry & Council Request / February 9, 2021

As part of our community reflection on the long term relationship between NGFM and the wider Quaker community, we would like feedback. To find a survey go to: https://tinyurl.com/4odoyjtc This survey will be available for the next two weeks. We will gather the responses and share them with Monthly Meeting so that we can better understand the impact our wider Quaker community has on New Garden Friends Meeting.

Peace & Social Concerns Notes / February 12, 2021

Celebrate Black History Month History Lunch Break – More Than Just a Home James Baldwin. James Brown. Satchel Paige. These are just a few of the notable Black travelers to stay at Greensboro’s Historic Magnolia House. But the Green Book hotel was also home to the Gist family for decades. Dr. Torren Gatson and Liz Torres Melendez from UNCG’s Museum Studies program join us talk about a new exhibit now on view at the Magnolia…

Covid -19 Vaccine Information / February 9, 2021

Guilford County advised over the weekend that they have 3800 further doses of vaccine and eligible persons may sign up for vaccine appointments starting Tuesday, February 9, 2021,  from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eligible persons are still health care providers, long term care residents and those 65 years of age or older. Sign up may be done at www.healthyguilford.com (Email address required) or by phone 336-641-7944, option 2. The vaccination sites are still the…

News from Religious Education / February 14, 2021

9:45 a.m. / Zoom invitation by email / Contact Karin Heller for information on joining the Adult Forum. During the month of February, and part of March, we will be discussing “The 1619 Project”. “The 1619 Project is an ongoing initiative from The New York Times Magazine that began in August 2019, the 400th anniversary of the beginning of American slavery. It aims to reframe the country’s history by placing the consequences of slavery and…

Guilford College Concerns / February 7, 2021

Update on Save Guilford College’s efforts: We’re happy to report that the Guilford College board of trustees announced in early January that they were “setting aside” the proposed cuts to the liberal arts and terminations of tenured faculty positions. Instead, the board has created a new “implementation process” to discern financially feasible alternatives for the school that are more in line with the liberal arts tradition and the Quaker values which have been Guilford’s foundation…