11:00 a.m. / Sunday, May 17 is Recognition Sunday. Karin Heller will pre-record the programmed message, and it will be uploaded to the New Garden Friends Meeting Facebook page by 11:00 a.m.. We look forward to recognizing our graduating high school seniors, and dedicated First Day School teachers. Books will be delivered to our teachers and graduates within the next week. We are so grateful to our teachers, and proud of our graduates!
May 17, 2020 / 09:45 a.m. / Join Zoom Meeting here. Kelly Morales with American Friends Service Committee will discuss hunger strikes, car caravans, and other actions demanding the release of all persons being held in immigration detention have spread like wildfire across the country. What about North Carolina? The UE 150 NC Public Service Workers Union has been creating pressure on Governor Roy Cooper for justice for persons currently being detained at Neuse Correctional…
10 a.m. / Join Zoom Meeting. Meeting ID: 173 194 875 Password: 561064 If Friends have difficulty entering the meeting, they are asked to contact Alan Spiewak at (336) 430-0262.
1 – 2 p.m. Eastern / Wednesday, May 20, 2020 / You are invited to join a series of virtual events featuring diverse stories of faith and freedom in action, with relevance to today’s pandemic, conducted by The Religious Freedom Center. The free webinar will be hosted on the Zoom platform. Zoom is easy to use and you don’t need an account. “Faith, Freedom in Action in Troubled Times,” the second program in the Faith, Freedom…
This week we present the final committee for consideration, our Nominating Committee with a re-cap of the complete committee list. Nominating Committee is who we are and what we do is recommend Meeting officers, representatives and committee members to Monthly Meeting for consideration at the June Monthly Meeting. The committee is composed of nine members on staggered three year terms. The committee generally meets bi-weekly March through May each year to prepare the report of…
The film, “We Began to Sing,” premiered on Sunday, May 3. It features the work of Pete Seeger and that of Annie Patterson and Peter Blood, who published the books, “Rise Up Singing” and “Rise Again.” If anyone would like to see this fine presentation, go to: https://tinyurl.com/yde26ekr.
Thanks to those who have contributed toward our virtual food drive, which replaces the “in person” food drive at Harris Teeter. As of May 6, 2020 we have met $997.00 of our $1,000 goal. You still have until May 11 to contribute and help feed Greensboro neighbors who are seeking assistance. Make checks payable to Greensboro Urban Ministry, and in the memo section write “Food Pantry”. If you prefer to give online, you may do…
Thank you all who participated in last First Day’s Monthly Meeting for Business. I feel like we accomplished a great deal– we’re almost done with approval of all Committee Duties. Janie Foy and I and others are also working on some Personnel Policies and other organization things that we will bring to Monthly Meeting for approval in the future. And the Solar+ Energy Project news is exciting! We will NOT have a Zoom Meeting for…
11 a.m. / Live-streaming on Facebook. Reading: Mark 10:13-16 and Britain Yearly Meeting Faith and Practice Section 2.76 Message Title: Children as Leaders
We realize that many families may have scheduled special dinners or family Zoom calls in celebration of Mother’s Day, so Young Friends will not meet this week.