Annual Meeting of Friends Committee on National Legislation Nov. 16-20, 2022

Community, News, Social Concerns

Register & more information • Lobbying in the Quaker Public Policy Institute (11/16-11/17) will focus on increasing funding for environmental justice Programs. • FCNL’s Annual Meeting provides a rich opportunity to gather with F/friends from all over the country, learn more about FCNL and come together to move the world toward the ‘World We Seek.’ • Financial support is available both through FCNL & New Garden Friends Meeting.

Quaker Elves Wanted / November 4, 2022

Holiday, News

I will be putting a tree in the business office this year and I would love it if you would make a homemade ornament to contribute! I love the holidays, and being able to look at a tree with ornaments that you have made just makes it even more special! You can drop the ornament off anytime and it can be whatever you want it to be! The only theme is homemade. I will keep…

Pastor Ashley Weekly Update / October 25, 2022

News

Dear Friends, I am glad to be back with you this Sunday for our lightly programmed worship. I enjoyed my time at Jamestown Friends Meeting, but I missed you! I am here during the week, so please reach out if you have pastoral care needs. My office hours are on Monday from 2-4pm and by appointment. My email address is [email protected] and the office phone number is 336-292-5487. I also wanted to let you know…

Happy Birthday, Jomo Kenyatta / (20 October 1897- 22 August 1978)

News, Social Concerns

Structural Violence Faced by Independent Kenya’s 1st President & Current Efforts for Retrospective Justice Dear F/friends, October 20, is accepted as the birthday of trailblazing Pan-Africanist and political leader Jomo Kenyatta (1897). After Kenya achieved independence on 21 December 1963, Kenyatta was sworn in the following year as the country’s first indigenous president. What kind of nation did he inherit to lead? This narrative seeks to (1) expose how both the direct and structural violence…

Walter Naegle / Speaking on Bayard Rustin: Quaker Fighter for Social Justice and Democracy / October 27, 2022

Community, News, Social Concerns

Thursday, October 27 at 7:00 pm Chapel Hill Public Library, Room B Walter Naegle was Bayard Rustin’s partner for the last decade of Rustin’s life. Since Rustin’s death, he has worked with activists, scholars, and community groups to educate the public about Rustin’s values and work. In 2013, he accepted Rustin’s posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama. Sponsored by Peace and Justice and Transition and Support Committees, Chapel Hill Friends Meeting

North Carolina Fellowship of Friends Announcements / October 25, 2022

Community, News

North Carolina Quaker 350th Jubilee at Quaker Lake on November 5; A reminder that you are invited to celebrate the 350th anniversary of Friends in North Carolina at Quaker Lake Camp (New Lodge) on November 5 between 10am and 1:30pm. Lunch will be provided, and to help plan for lunch, please RSVP to [email protected] by 10/22. Invitation for Quaker Parents: An Online Support Group The Quaker parent mutual support groups are a supportive forum in…

Fall Fun Fest & UNICEF Fundraiser / October 30

Families, Holiday, News, Volunteer, Youth

Join us Sunday, October 30, 4-6 p.m., for the Fall Fun Fest & UNICEF Fundraiser. There will be s’mores, pumpkin decorating, scarecrow making, games and stories, and a bake sale. Don’t forget to wear your (Quaker friendly) costume! You can sign up to Trick or Treat for UNICEF too. Contact Karin Heller if you are interested in volunteering. We still need face painters and Friends who are willing to help run crafts and games. We…

Religious Education Update / October 25, 2022

Community, Families, News, Religious Education

Hybrid Adult Forum Please note: Beginning October 30, Adult Forum will return to the original (pre-pandemic) start time, running 9:45- 10:45 a.m. The Zoom link will remain the same. October 30 & November 6, 9:30-10:30 a.m. (parlor and Zoom): Bill McNeil will facilitate our Adult Forum time together as we share some of our favorite and most meaningful songs. We will listen together and respond. Please submit songs (title and artist) to Karin Heller ([email protected]).…