• From Slave Ship to Freedom Road by Julius Lester • A House in the Albemarle: English Settlers, Quakers, and the 1730 Newbold-White House, edited by Philip S. McMullan, Jr. and JH. John Ernst, III • Historic Architecture of Perquimans County, North Carolina by Dru Haley and Raymond H. Winslow, Jr. • Ram Dass: Still Here: Embracing Aging, Changing, and Dying by Ram Dass • Waking Up White and Finding Myself in the Story of…
Dear Friends, It may feel a little early, but we are already planning for Christmas at New Garden Friends Meeting! I am looking forward to our outdoor Christmas Eve service, and having unprogrammed worship on Christmas morning feels like a time to get away from all the bustle and listen deeply together. We are also looking for volunteers to help with all of the Christmas plans! We need people to help with setting out the…
Monthly Meeting approved the following slate of friends to serve on the Transition Team: • Kevin Lawe • Heather Adams • Laura Hans • Tom Baker • John Kepchar • Marcy Reid-Smith • Janet Inmon • Jim Lancaster • Bill Eagles • Bill McNeil • Tim Lindeman • Cathy Hamilton • Ashley Wilcox will consult with the Committee The Transition Team is a group of trusted individuals the meeting chose that is spiritually grounded and…
We have been invited to join a forum with George Lakey. Many of us are inspired by his activism and witness. Piedmont Friends is inquiring into the possibility of George coming to our area next year and in that process we were invited to join by Zoom an event in Baltimore featuring George entitled, “Lessons for Today from a Lifetime of Nonviolent Activism” on November 20th at 3:15 p.m. Please register here. George Lakey is…
NCFF Fall Meeting for Worship and Business To prepare for hosting the North Carolina Fellowship of Friends, a small committee has been working. They will provide coffee, tea & hot chocolate prior to the meeting (9:30am) and lunch following (noon). Any Friends who have agreed to bring baked goods, just leave them in the kitchen sometime on Friday, Nov. 11 between 9:00am and 5:00pm or the next morning. Thanks! ––Kate Seel
November 2022 Native American Heritage Month 08 Election Day 11 Veterans Day 16 International Day for Tolerance 20 World Children’s Day 24 Native American Heritage Day 29 International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People – from the NG Antiracism Working Group
Here is a book I am recommending: The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together by Heather McGhee. (Hint – Soon it will be found in our Little Free Anti-racist Library.) There is a great summary from the book jacket. “The Sum of Us is a brilliant analysis of how we arrived here: divided and self-destructing, materially rich but spiritually starved and vastly unequal. McGhee marshals economic and sociological…
In Person attendance at Meeting is increasing, and our on-line participation continues to be strong. Additionally, not represented on the chart above, our programmed message can be viewed on our NGFM Facebook page throughout the week.
Our own Calliope George was recently featured on QuakerSpeak sharing her experiences as a young adult Quaker. https://quakerspeak.com/video/YAF/ Calliope currently resides in NYC at the William Penn house where she is pursuing acting roles and working in television production.
1. Monthly Meeting agreed to reinstate carry-in lunches starting Sunday, December 4th subject to the following understandings:• That the Guilford County transmission level remains green • Kitchen may be used for food preparation. • Dishwasher may be used for cleaning. • People at high risk for serious COVID disease because of their age or medical condition, un-vaccinated people, and people with household members at high risk or unvaccinated would be wise to participate only outdoors–perhaps…