Voting Matters / Track your Absentee Ballot / October 15, 2020

Community, News, Social Concerns

So, you voted by mail . . . good job! Want to make sure it has been accepted as valid? Click the hyperlink to “Guilford County Board of Elections“ https://tinyurl.com/y5yryxu8 which will take you to their website. You will see a subheading, “Track your absentee ballot”. After clicking that you will be given the opportunity to create an account on BallotTrax. Your account will enable you to login and view the status of your ballot. You…

Job Opportunity / Young Friends Leader

Jobs, News, Youth

New Garden Friends Meeting is searching for a Young Friends leader for the 2020-2021 academic year. This position is for a leader who will work with both Middle School and High School students. The leader will collaborate with another Young Friends leader as well as the New Garden Friends Meeting Religious Education Coordinator. At present, all programming is virtual due to the pandemic but will transition to in-person activities when conditions allow. Applicants should have…

Peace & Social Concerns Notes / October 14, 2020

Community, News, Social Concerns

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…

Adult Forum / October 11, 2020

Fellowship, First Day

Sunday 9:45 a.m. / This Sunday, New Garden Friends Meeting will welcome the Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC) Executive Committee for an adult forum at 9:45a.m. and Meeting for Worship at 11 a.m. FWCC does incredible work with Quakers all over the world and you can learn more about this work during our adult forum time at 9:45 a.m. and then we will have the executive members join us for worship at 11 a.m.

Voting Matters / October 6, 2020

Community, News, Social Concerns

Less than four weeks until our next national election! Between now and the election, your Peace and Social Concerns Committee wants to share non-partisan tips about getting out the vote There is a “Voter Reflection Guide for Faith Communities” that is put out by NC Interfaith Power and Light, and is endorsed by Friends Committee on North Carolina Legislation. It may help us articulate our values as Friends when talking about the election to others.…

Peace & Social Concerns Notes / October 6, 2020

Community, News, Social Concerns

  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…

Message from Meeting on Ministry & Counsel / October 6, 2020

Community, Fellowship, News, Social Concerns, Youth

We recognize the great value (and necessity!) of interpersonal connections during the pandemic. Therefore, while following the recommendations of our COVID-19 Medical Advisory Group not to sponsor in-person activities, we will continue our efforts to enhance connections in other ways: virtual meetings for worship; virtual committee meetings and Religious Education activities; and virtual ministry with some cautious exceptions, to be made by Pastor Margaret and Caring Friends in accordance with protocols the COVID-19 Medical Advisory…

Covid-19 Update / October 6, 2020

Community, Fellowship, News

Recommendation from NGFM’s COVID-19 Medical Advisory Group: On August 30, the Meeting on Ministry & Counsel requested that our COVID-19 medical advisors make recommendations about holding selected New Garden Friends Meeting sponsored activities in person. The undersigned NGFM physicians responded as follows: After signs that NC cases of COVID-19 were leveling off, NC experienced a surge of new cases on Friday October 2. Governor Cooper’s decision to proceed with Phase 3 reopening, arrival of colder…