Shephard’s Center Seminars / September 2020
Shepherd’s Center is offering Zoom based seminars in September. To see list and to register go to www.shepnetgreensboro.org. The one time $25.00 fee is paid through PayPal.
First Friends Meeting Antiracism Workshops / September thru November 2020
Margaret Rowlett and Vicki McCready, members of First Friends Meeting, have participated in the Working Group to Undo Racism of First Friends Meeting since its inception in January, 2016. They facilitated a workshop during the North Carolina Fellowship of Friends Annual Gathering (virtual) and are excited to engage with other Quakers on the topic of race. They feel they learn something new every time they have an opportunity to discuss antiracism work. The workshops will…
Thanks for Helping / New Arrivals Food Drive
Thank you to everyone who donated to the New Arrivals food drive. New Arrivals was thrilled with how much food we were able to collect. Here are pictures of all the food— all from New Garden! I’m so grateful for the amazing community response. – Claire Haile
Spiritual Gifts Zoom Meetings / September 2020
Growing in the Body of Christ: Spiritual Gifts / We will explore the gift economy of the Body of Christ and examine specific spiritual gifts and how they work together in community. Wednesday: September 9, 16, 23, 30 from 4 – 5:30 p.m. Zoom space is limited. Second section possible. Email: ([email protected]) to register.
TVirtual Community Conversation: Race and The White Ally Toolkit
WFDD held a Zoom meeting with WFDD Reporter/Producer David Ford and David Campt, a public speaker, dialogue facilitator, author, and the founder of The White Ally Toolkit, which teaches white allies how to participate in effective discourse about race. I watched it live and found it very valuable. It is available on YouTube. From Tim Lindeman.
Communities Without Borders: Creating Sacred Spaces Through Storytelling Project
Please join the Department of Peace and Conflict Studies at Guilford College to create sacred spaces for all. Communities without Borders: Creating Sacred Spaces through Storytelling Project is an art installation aimed to tell stories and honor the lives of over 400,000 children, women, men and all community members who are currently detained in over 200 immigrant detention centers in the USA. This project is a response to the historical atrocities committed against DACA recipients,…
Peace & Social Concerns Notes / August 25, 2020
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…
Meeting for Worship / August 30, 2020
Worship on Sunday 8/30 (the 5th Sunday of the month) will be un-programmed and only held on Zoom (not live-streamed to Facebook). Check your email for invitation to join Zoom meeting.
Meeting for Worship / August 23, 2020
Sunday 11 a.m. Meeting for Worship live-stream: Facebook Live: www.facebook.com/NewGardenFriendsMeeting/ Prepared messages are posted at: www.ngfm.org/media.
Next Steps for Foam Recycling / August 19, 2020
This week we are even closer to a local way to recycle foam products. Environmental Stewardship Greensboro, Greensboro Beautiful, Tiny House, Emerging Ecology, New Garden Friends Meeting and other local faith congregations are organizing a local drop-off site at the Tiny House Training Center on W. Gate City Blvd. Last week Greensboro Beautiful tentatively approved $18,000 for the project, which also secured $22,000 from the Foodservice Packaging Institute toward the project’s $44,000 goal. The local…