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,…

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Staying Well for the Holidays / November 19, 2020

Community, Families, Fellowship, Holiday, News, Social Concerns

Dear New Gardeners, As you are likely aware, the CDC is strongly recommending that we all stay home for Thanksgiving. Out of our deep love and respect for you all, we urge you to consider this advice. If you decide to get together with people outside your household, wherever that might be, we urge you to consider the guidance from our COVID-19 Medical Advisory Group, which will help you to stay as safe as possible.…

Peace & Social Concerns Notes / November 19, 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 entrepreneurs.…

Meeting for Worship / November 22, 2020

Fellowship, First Day, Worship

Sunday 11 a.m. Meeting for Worship livestream: Facebook Live: www.facebook.com/NewGardenFriendsMeeting/ Prepared messages are posted at: www.ngfm.org/media Order of Worship Welcome Announcement Reading: Psalm 100 Music: “Grateful” (John Buccino) Marc Alley (vocal) Rob Porter (keyboard) (words at bottom of the email) Settling Silence Message: Finding Thanksgiving and Joy in 2020 Waiting (silent) Worship

Adult Forum with Cathie Holcombe / One City, One Book / November 22, 2020

Community, Fellowship, First Day, News, Religious Education

9:45 a.m. / What if people all over the city read ONE book? What if related discussions and films and theatrics inspired more community building? Greensboro Public Library wants our suggestions on titles for the One City, One Book Community Read 2021 by Dec. 1, 2020. Let’s put our heads together to discuss what books ( fiction and nonfiction) have been influential in our lives, and possibly reach consensus on titles to pass on to…

Adult Forum with Dr. Linda Brown / Poems for Peace / November 15, 2020

Community, Fellowship, First Day, News, Religious Education, Social Concerns

Local author, Dr. Linda Beatrice Brown will join us to share about her recent project, “Poems for Peace”. She will give background as to how these poems came to be and read several of the poems in the same way she might at a formal poetry reading. Linda will also explain her intention with each poem. There will be time for questions and discussion at the end. Dr. Linda Beatrice Brown is the author of…

Finance & Stewardship Update / November 11, 2020

Finance & Stewardship, News

Year to date, we have raised 67% of our budgeted contribution revenue. Nobody likes to come up short at the end of a budget cycle. To move NGFM to stop relying on money from the Sampson bequest, which has an end date, we set a goal of increasing our contribution income by 10% in 2020. To close out the year properly, we need to raise $77,000. We ask our members and attenders to consider making…

Called Meeting / November 15, 2020

Community, First Day, News

We will have a Called Meeting on First Day (Sunday) November 15 at 2 p.m. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the different Quaker organizations (PFYM, PFF, Quaker House, etc.) that New Garden is associated with. We are looking to discern how we best can support and take part in these groups. More information is forthcoming. – Tim Lindeman, Presiding Clerk