We have days of change and challenge ahead of us, and we get to not like it. We get to not like letting go of Margaret as our pastor. We get to not like doing things for ourselves that she did for us. There will be lots of chances to live into our faith and practice of Community, and we will find the dedication, compassion and hope for one another and with each another, to…
In response to the most recent school shooting in Uvalde, Texas there will be simultaneous rallies across the country on June 11. This link is for anyone interested in attending one of those rallies. https://tinyurl.com/up4t82x9 Our message is simple: yes this is a multifaceted problem but we MUST institute sensible gun laws.
(Caribbean American Heritage Month) (Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender & Questioning History Month)19 Juneteenth (1865) – Months after the Emancipation Proclamation was passed to abolish slavery, enslaved people in Texas are informed by Union soldiers that they are free. 20 Juneteenth observed 20 World Refugee Day 28 LGBTQ Pride Day – submitted by NG AntiRacism Working Group
All I can think of this week is how distressing the latest mass shooting in the Uvalde, Texas elementary school is. Gun violence is another systemic American issue that is way too often entangled with racism. . . Leonard Pitts wrote an excellent column (see below) that speaks better than I can to all of this. My belief is that Thoughts and Prayers + Action can bring about badly needed change. – KHS Who Will…
Summer Program Summer Program is scheduled for June 13-17, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. *Please submit registration forms by Wednesday, June 8th This week long, cooperative program takes on a different theme each year. Participants engage in a number of activities that are centered around that theme. Some activities include short lessons, crafts, music, and outdoor games. This year, our theme is 350 Years of Quakers in North Carolina! We hope Friends of all ages will join…
PFF and PFYM will hold the Annual Spring Retreat June 3, 4, and 5. The theme is “Radical Hospitality–Welcoming the Light of Others.” Friday, June 3, 7-8:30 p.m (Zoom). Roll Call/”Ice Breaker.” Saturday, June 4, / In-Person at the Community Center, Guilford College. 9 -10 a.m. / Arrival and Fellowship 10-11:30 a.m. / Plenary Session led by Leah and Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove. 12-2 p.m. Lunch-Bring or order from Jerusalem Market. 1-2 p.m. Walk in Guilford Woods with…
The Peace & Social Concerns Committee requests one-page-proposals on how the committee should spend grant money in the “Broader Concerns” portion of our budget. We award $250- $500 grants to projects and organizations that normally do not receive much financial support, and reflect Quaker values, including our commitment to becoming an antiracist community. If you have questions/wish to submit a proposal, contact Janet Inmon or Patricia Gutzwiller by June 19. Proposals should briefly describe the…
Join Greensboro EarthQuakers in a worship circle outside the Guilford County Board of Education meeting on Tuesday, June 14, 3:45-4:30 pm. As part of the Solar Power Now Coalition’s Green Schools Now! Campaign for sustainable energy practices in Guilford County schools, Greensboro EarthQuakers will hold a Quakerstyle meeting for worship to hold the Board of Education in the Light as they consider future plans for constructing new schools. Following voters’ recent approval of a $1.7…
This Sunday, June 5, based on feedback from many in our community, other committee efforts, and insights from literature, the Anti-racism group at NGFM would like to recommend the following points for approval of Monthly Meeting. Art needs to be curated and possibly rearranged with an antiracism lens and evaluated to be kept or explained (e.g. mosaics, William Penn picture, Hicks picture some of which have problematic images of indigenous Americans, etc.). Meeting history needs…
Weekly metrics by the CDC are still updated every Thursday by 8 pm ET at CDC.gov or (800-CDC-INFO), though the Holiday weekend has delayed updating of the metrics this week. They now 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 continues to be LOW, however cases, hospitalizations and early warning indicators( like wastewater…