The Next Step in virtual worship at New Garden Friends Meeting / The technical team invites you to a community event to launch – and debug – a new setup for our hybrid worship (hybrid being “online plus in-person”). Join us in person or through Zoom or Facebook on Wednesday, March 16 at 7 p.m. for a test run using a new setup. We will do a short worship service, complete with music, reading(s), and a…
Meeting on Ministry and Counsel would like to recognize and remember the Reverend Donald McCoy, former pastor of Raleigh’s Crossroads UMC, a sister church in our Friendship Community Partnership. Reverend McCoy passed away February 28, 2022, and his ministry to our Friendship community and beyond was a testament of love and beauty. His funeral was held March 7, at Guilford College UMC. A memory of the Reverend McCoy prepared by CH Holcombe was presented at…
A Community Project / The Religious Education Committee has begun work on an exciting project and we want your input! We are creating a reusable calendar for New Garden families. Each month will have a different theme, spotlight on a notable Friend (past and/or present), and weekly queries and activities. Some themes we’ve considered are: committee work, business practices, ideas/images of God, peace, equality, worship, care for the Earth, integrity, simplicity, and Quaker youth. What…
This Sunday, Meeting for Worship will continue to be projected in the Meeting Room and hosted on Zoom. Friends are reminded that this is a short-term option until we have our technology ready for the planned hybrid worship in the Meeting Room up and running. We are anticipating we will have the technology in place to begin streaming live hybrid semi-programmed meeting from the meeting room on March 20! At that time (March 20 or…
School districts across the country are under attack and Guilford County is no different. Members of New Garden have joined other groups, the Guilford Anti-Racism Alliance and the Social Justice Consortium to make a commitment to show up at the monthly Guilford County School Board of Education meeting. We stand in support of telling the truth in our curriculum, in support of science, in support of the Black leadership of the Board and Superintendent, and in…
Join Greensboro Earth Quakers March 17 to plan 2022 Actions. Are you interested in actions you and other Friends can take to confront climate change and environmental justice? On Thursday, March 17, 7 -8:30 p.m., Greensboro Earth Quakers will hold a virtual meeting to discuss direct action plans and possibilities for 2022. Come to learn about: Plans for local Friends to hold a Quaker-style meeting for worship outside the Guilford County Board of Education to…
We are getting low on our financial contributions. New Garden has been financially supporting some additional families without co-sponsors to cover basic expenses including rent, utilities, etc. Please consider a gift (or an additional gift) – send a check to the office and write in the memo line “Refugee Fund.” New Garden is co-sponsoring a number of households – join us! “Co-sponsoring” activities includes transportation to the grocery store, medical appointments, family outings to a…
The BlackQuaker Project with the American Friends Service Committee presents; Black Lives Matter Film Festival 3/12/22 Alaska On Line: Red Boucher Interviews Mahala Ashley Dickerson 3/26/22 Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin 4/9/22 Paul Robeson: I’m A Negro, I’m An American & His Quaker Ancestors You can register for all virtual screenings on our website (underneath “Our Honorees and Media”) here. Also of Note: Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be…
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. For those interested in gathering in the Worship Room, Ministry and Counsel decided that we will use the same configuration this coming Sunday as we did last week (the so-called “Online with a Zoom station in the Worship…
9:00 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. / Those attending unprogrammed meetings for worship on Sundays are welcome to use Friendship Hall. Please follow the guidance below; Stay home if you have any symptoms of illness. Meet outdoors, if feasible, regardless of group size; please bring your own chairs. Reserve meeting room(s) in advance by calling the NGFM office at (336) 292-5487 or emailing [email protected] ; note the capacity of room(s) you will be using and do not exceed maximum…