Unprogrammed Meeting for Worship / July 3, 2022
9:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. / Those attending unprogrammed meetings for worship on Sundays are welcome to use Friendship Hall. Please observe recommendations from Meeting on Ministry & Council.
News from Meeting on Ministry and Counsel / June 28, 2022
Hello Friends — New Garden is in an unusual, but not unfamiliar time of functioning as an un-pastored meeting; we have been in a similar place many years ago, when David Bills, our long-time pastoral minister, took a sabbatical. That means that we have work to do to care for one another. The Meeting on Ministry and Counsel continues to organize speakers for Semi-programmed Meeting for Worship. If you think that you have a message…
Challenging Racism / June 28, 2022
Last Saturday 23 of us – Friends, along with members of the Friendship Community Partnership, were led by James Shields on the trail to the Underground Railroad Tree in the Guilford Woods. One of the spirituals he sang briefly was, “Walk Together, Children; Don’t You Get Weary!” He often sings that on the trail with children, he said, and reminds them that a journey on the Underground Railroad involved great discomfort and led to pure…
Medical Advisory Covid Update / June 28, 2022
Weekly metrics by the CDC are still updated every Thursday by 8 pm ET at CDC.gov or (800-CDC-INFO). Helpfully, they have a quarantine calculator at the same site to help people determine how long to isolate if they have a positive Covid test or are exposed to someone who has Covid. In Guilford County, community level risk of Covid transmission is back to Low with cases reported to the NC HHS slightly decreased /stable , hospitalizations and early warning indicators ( like wastewater viral particle…
Called Meeting / Sunday, June 26, 2022
There will be a Called Meeting for Business on Sunday, June 26 at 1 p.m. to discuss hiring. A Zoom invite will be sent Thursday.
Anna Sykes Violin Recital / June 26, 2022
Sunday, June 26, 2022 / 2 p.m. / Anna Sykes will be giving a recital in the New Garden Friends Meeting Room to fulfill her requirements for graduation from ECU.
Semi-Programmed Meeting for Worship / June 12, 2022
11:00 a.m. Please join our Facebook live stream here or our interactive Zoom session. A link for Zoom will be sent by email, or it can be requested from the Office through Friday. We look forward to seeing you online and also in person at New Garden Friends Meeting. Please observe Ministry & Council guidelines for Covid-safe in person worship.
Unprogrammed Meeting for Worship / June 26, 2022
9:00 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. / Those attending unprogrammed meetings for worship on Sundays are welcome to use Friendship Hall. Please observe recommendations from Meeting on Ministry & Council.
Earlham College Scholarship Honoring Elizabeth Riggs / June 2022
Earlham College has an endowed scholarship in honor of New Garden Friends Meeting member, Elizabeth Riggs. Read the Earlham announcement of the scholarship in the attached Elizabeth Riggs Letter/ Charles Cameron
Underground Railroad Tour / June 25, 2022
New Garden Meeting, as part of the celebration of 350 years of Quakers in North Carolina, invites nearby Friends to experience a special Underground Railroad Tour in the Guilford Woods, led by James Shields. James is a graduate of Guilford College, former Director of the Bonner Center at Guilford and a longtime actor and singer in theatre productions at Snow Camp, most notably Pathway to Freedom. He is well-versed in African American as well as…