We want to know … How are college and graduate school Friends doing? What are your unique social and academic challenges while much of the country is on Stay at Home orders? Have you found any strategies to take care of yourself, get your work done, and stay connected to your school community? We’d like to know! Please contact Molly Haile or text to 336-207-0408 if you’d like to be part of a virtual discussion…
New Garden Friends Meeting will be closed through the end of April. All scheduled activities by all groups are postponed or canceled for the entire month. Meeting for Worship will not be held in person until further notice.
Although the Meeting House is closed and locked, and we are no longer meeting with each other in person, there are many things that testify to the vibrancy of our community. Some of those activities: • Margaret’s twice-weekly messages • Sunday Spiritual Disciples class continues to meet digitally • Young Friends is also continuing to meet digitally (if you are a middle- or high-schooler or a child of yours would like to join, contact Karin Heller…
During the month of April, Young Friends will be learning more about the Quaker testimony of Stewardship. This week they will discuss the following queries; ~How do we use the world’s resources with with care and consideration for future generations and with respect to all life? ~In what ways do we carry out our commitment to stewardship of the Earth? ~Do we intentionally explore and live our conviction that there is that of God in…
Live worship on New Garden Friends Meeting Facebook page at 11 a.m. and posted on New Garden Friends Meeting website. Reading: Mark 11:1-11 Message: The Hope of the Resurrection Music: Hymn # 32 Morning Has Broken
This week we will highlight the two committees that oversee our facilities; the House Committee and the Grounds Committee. Some in our Meeting may remember when the two functions were combined into a single committee. It was changed to separate committees to better represent the difference in tasks, skills and interests involved. House Committee is responsible for the care of the Meetinghouse and the parsonage. The committee arranges for Meetinghouse janitorial service, oversees building maintenance…
Although, we won’t be able put flowers from our gardens in vases for our Easter Meeting for Worship, we invite friends to post on Facebook or send a photo of your flowers to the office email as well. .
Since New Garden Friends Meeting will not be able to have an in-person sunrise service on Easter morning this year, we invite Friends who enjoy the Easter sunrise, to sit in silence or sing a favorite song as the sun rises and, if you feel led, to take a photo of your view of the sunrise to share with Friends. You may post the photos on the New Garden Facebook page or send to the…
During the month of April, Young Friends will be learning more about the Quaker testimony of Stewardship. This week they will discuss the following queries; ~How do we use the world’s resources with with care and consideration for future generations and with respect to all life? ~In what ways do we carry out our commitment to stewardship of the Earth? ~Do we intentionally explore and live our conviction that there is that of God in…
Spiritual Disciplines: https://zoom.us/j/6519318601 This is the same link and information as last week. If Friends have difficulty entering the meeting, they are asked to contact Alan Spiewak at (336) 430-0262.