Interim Pastor Search Continues / July 20, 2022

Jobs, News

New Garden Friends Meeting is seeking an Interim Pastor. The primary duties of the Interim Pastor are to deliver First Day messages and provide pastoral care to the Meeting. The Interim Pastor will also participate in the governance of the meeting by attending Monthly Meeting for Business and other committee meetings as needed. Other duties may include weddings, funerals, and other meeting events. The position offers individual health insurance, paid time off, and use of…

William “Bill” R. Rogers / June 20, 1932 – July 15, 2022

Community, News

The New Garden community is saddened by the passing of William (Bill) Rogers, longtime member of New Garden Friends Meeting and former president of Guilford College. Friends will recall his thoughtful and tender messages out of the silence and on occasion his spontaneously breaking into heartfelt spirituals. Bill had an unassuming yet weighty presence. Seasons at New Garden could be marked by Bill’s and Bev’s annual peregrinations to Maine for summers and back again for…

Calling All Friends with Sewing, Knitting, or Crocheting Skills / July 2022

Community, Ministry & Council, News, Volunteer

Caring Friends is seeking volunteers to make blankets or quilts for both newborns and adults. These blankets are delivered to members of our community who are experiencing the joy of a new addition to the family, or grieving the loss of a family member. If you would like to know more about this ministry of care, please contact Charlotte Whitcomb at [email protected]. Completed blankets can be delivered or mailed to the meeting house office.

Welcome Valerie Harris, Office Manager / July 20, 2022

Jobs, News

Valerie Harris is our new office manager. Our long time office manager, Sharon Burton, stayed on to train Valerie. Valerie is a graduate of Penn State University and resides near the meetinghouse. She has a long and extensive background in accounting, management, sales, and account reconciliation. Valerie also has 15 years of experience proctoring high stakes exams. Many thanks to Bill McNeil, Danny Finnegan, Janet Inmon, and others on the Personnel Committee for their careful…

Covid Medical Advisory / July 20, 2022

Community, Covid-19, News

Weekly metrics by the CDC are still updated every Thursday by 8 pm ET at CDC.gov or (800-CDC-INFO).  In Guilford County, community level risk of Covid transmission continues to  be Low with cases reported to the NC HHS  slightly decreased /stable ,  hospitalizations  slightly increased and early warning indicators ( like wastewater viral particle numbers) stable at a relatively low level. A couple of surrounding counties though, have HIGH transmission risk. The NC Health and Human Services Dashboard is updated weekly on Wednesdays. Vaccines are…

Sign Recognizes Historic New Garden – Guilford College Community / July 12, 2022

Community, News

It was a nice evening stroll with Jane and the mutt on July 12 to the Heritage Community sign dedication on West Friendly Avenue. The one-mile walk from our house to the sign on the western edge of the Guilford College/New Garden community had us walking through land once inhabited by the Occoneechee, Saura, and Keowah; farms settled by Pennsylvania and Nantucket Quakers; fields where soldiers fell during the Revolutionary War; areas where “free Blacks”…