Peace & Social Concerns Notes / November 24, 2020

Community, News, Social Concerns, Volunteer

The Peace and Social Concerns Committee is working to help New Garden Friends Meeting incorporate more immediate social and economic justice actions into our everyday lives. Thus, every weekly newsletter will include one Anti-Racist Action suggestion and one website whereby members can find minority-owned business to support, if they so choose. The Meeting is not endorsing or advertising these businesses; we just feel it’s important to spread dollars more equitably to all community members and entrepreneurs.…

Friendship Community Partnership Event / December 1, 2020

Community, Fellowship, News, Social Concerns

Friendship Community Partnership will sponsor a Gazing Prayer Bus Tour of Greensboro on Saturday, December 1 from 9:30 a.m. to 12 noon. Meet at the downtown Bus Depot with masks on, and (retired) Rev. McCoy will lead us onward. More info? Contact CH Holcombe 336-250-4348 or ([email protected]). The same Rev. McCoy is working on an artistic installation in nature entitled ROOT CONNECTION in the Bog Garden. It is glorious! Take the Nell Lewis Trail to…

Pastor’s Walmart Layaway Payoff / Contributions Needed by December 8, 2020

Community, Families, Holiday, News, Social Concerns

Every year NGFM anonymously pays off several families’ Christmas gift layaways. This year with so many people unemployed the need is greater than ever to help our neighbors buy Christmas gifts. Pastor Margaret will use whatever money is remaining in her discretionary funds to pay off layaways but please consider contributing so we can have an even greater impact. Donations can be made to NGFM but should be designated “Christmas layaway”. Donations need to be…

Advent Candle Lighting this Year / November 29, 2020

Fellowship, First Day, Holiday, News, Worship

Advent season is right around the corner and New Garden Friends Meeting is preparing to celebrate the Christmas season in new ways in light of the restriction brought by Covid-19. We will be lighting advent candles each Sunday in advent from home during Zoom/Facebook Live worship. If you do not have an advent wreath at home, advent wreath kits are available to pick up from outside New Garden Friends Meeting! Please take one kit per…

Online Petition, “Settle the Marcus Smith Case” / November 20, 2020

Community, News, Social Concerns

Please consider signing as individuals the online petition to the Greensboro City Council, “Settle the Marcus Smith Case”. Go to: https://tinyurl.com/y45r8uht This is sponsored by the Greensboro Justice Coalition. If you support the above online petition, please consider taking a further step and sending the petition letter to each of the City Council members by email or USPS. The City Council members directory: https://tinyurl.com/y5x6fe5b

Friends Committee on North Carolina Legislation / November 21, 2020

Community, News, Social Concerns

Friends, Friends Committee on NC Legislation (FCNCL) functions to advocate on matters of North Carolina legislation and policies. However, at a meeting of the FCNCL Executive Committee on November 21, 2020, we approved sending out an Action Alert regarding the presidential election of 2020. If the current administration has not acknowledged that Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have been duly elected President and Vice-President of the United States, please contact our North Carolina senators as…

Adult Forum / November 29, 2020

Fellowship, First Day, Religious Education, Social Concerns

9:45 a.m. / “What if one city read one book together and talked about it? What might that book be?” CH Holcombe will finish the discussion of what books were important in your life, and what book might be important for our whole City?  Hopefully, we can decide on a few titles to nominate to the Greensboro Public Library for 2021. We will also listen to a reading of the children’s book: SOMETHING HAPPENED IN…

Quaker Voluntary Service Opportunity for Young Adults / Apply before March 15, 2021

Community, Fellowship, Jobs, News

Quaker Voluntary Service is currently accepting applications for the 2021-2022 fellowship year! This is a year-long Fellowship program in which young adults (age 21-30) build intentional community, work full time at social service and social change agencies, and explore themes of spiritual and personal growth with local Quakers. The program year runs from late August, 2021 through the end of July, 2022. Fellows are placed in one of five program cities: Atlanta, Boston, Minneapolis/St. Paul,…