Flea Market / Half-Price Sale / October 26
8 a.m. – noon / Score an additional 50% off our already ridiculously low priced yard sale items.
Children’s Choir
10:30-10:45 a.m. / Choir Room / Children of all ages are invited to join us in the choir room to make a joyful noise!
Spiritual Disciplines / Practices that Transform Us
10:00 a.m. / Rm. 109 / Spiritual Disciplines is an informal gathering of the curious and seeking, for shared exploration into practices that can transform our relationships with the inward light, the Divine and each other. All are welcome to come explore; no preparation required. We are a casual, affirming group, and gather at 10ish. We are discussing “Control of the Tongue” as a spiritual discipline. The book we’re currently using to guide our studies…
UNICEF Bake Sale / October 27
9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. / Fellowship Hall / Intergenerational First Day school will be held on October 27th. Friends are invited to join us for discussion, crafts, stories, and a bake sale to benefit UNICEF.
Young Friends Dinner
5:00 p.m. -7:00 p.m. / Fellowship Hall / All young friends are invited to the Sunday Night Dinner. Please bring $5 for dinner. Contact Karin Heller to sign up to help with dinners or ask questions about Young Friends activities.
Quaker Lake Pumpkin Festival / October 19
3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. / Admission: $3 per car. The Pumpkin Festival offers many fun activities for all ages including hayrides, pumpkin painting, tower swing, inflatables, canoeing, pumpkin smashing, face painting and live music! Fill up on all your festival favorites including hot dogs, pizza, funnel cakes, popcorn, cotton candy, fried Oreos, and more! Quaker Lake is asking for the following items for their Cake Walk event: Brownies, cookies (1 dozen per bag), and…
Friendship Community Partnership Underground Railroad Tour / October 19
Friendship Community Partnership is sponsoring an Underground Railroad Tour in the Guilford College Woods. Meet in the New Garden Friends Meeting parking lot at 9:30 a.m. The tour is .6 mile on unpaved wooded trail and takes 1 – 1.5 hours. For more information, and to reserve a spot, contact Kate Hood Seel or 336-455-2591. Participating churches; Collins Grove United Methodist, New Garden Friends Meeting, Persimmon Grove AME, Raleigh’s Crossroads United Methodist, and St. Barnabas…
Flea Market / October 19 & 26
Sale dates are October 19, 8 a.m. -1 p.m., and October 26, 8 a.m. – noon. If you would like to volunteer please contact Erin Allred. The last day to bring donations to the flea market is October 14.
Greensboro International Storytelling Festival: Stories for Peace and Justice / November 4
5:30 p.m. / Guilford College Founders Hall, West Gallery / Join the Greensboro International Storytelling Festival: Stories for Peace and Justice for a reception and presentation by Amr Abdalla, PhD. Dr. Amr Abdalla’s presentation on Transformative Responses to Conflict and Violence: Islamic Perspectives continues the Greensboro International Storytelling Festival: Stories for Peace and Justice. Amr Abdalla’s presentation will explore peaceful approaches to conflict and violence by incorporating peace and conflict resolution frameworks grounded in Islam’s…
Still Bound for Canaan / The Underground Railroad, its History, and its Meaning for the Twenty-First Century / November 2
1 p.m. / Dana Auditorium, Guilford College / Author Fergus Bordewich will present “Still Bound for Canaan. The Underground Railroad, its History, and its Meaning for the Twenty-First Century.” This event is hosted by the North Carolina Friends Historical Society, in partnership with Guilford College and the Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro. The program will begin with the singing of African-American spirituals and is open to the public. It will also serve as a culmination to…