Ann Macmaster, Author at New Garden Friends Meeting

Adult Forum / February 27, 2022

First Day, News, Social ConcernsBy Ann Macmaster February 24, 2022

9:30 a.m-10:30 a.m. / Forum meets on Zoom: Check your email for a Zoom link, or contact [email protected] to receive a link. We look forward to seeing you online. February 27 & March 6 / The New Garden Friends Meeting Anti-Racism Committee sent Meeting members and attenders the Pendle Hill pamphlet, “Race, Systemic Violence, and Retrospective Justice: An African American Quaker Scholar- Activist Challenges Conventional Narratives” by Harold D. Weaver Jr. It was requested that all New…

Unprogrammed Meeting for Worship / February 27, 2022

First Day, WorshipBy Ann Macmaster February 24, 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 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…

Scheduling New Garden Friends Zoom Meetings / February 23, 2022

NewsBy Ann Macmaster February 23, 2022

Need to schedule a ZOOM meeting for a New Garden Friends Meeting group or event? Email the NGFM office to set up the meeting and get password information.

Semi-Programmed Meeting for Worship / February 20, 2022

First Day, WorshipBy Ann Macmaster February 16, 2022

Due to predicted cold weather on Sunday, Meeting for Worship will be held on-line only. 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. Reading: Title: Meeting for Worship livestream: Facebook Live: http://www.facebook.com/NewGardenFriendsMeeting Meeting for Worship on Zoom: Check your email for a Zoom link, or contact [email protected] to receive…

Unprogrammed Meeting for Worship / February 20, 2022

First Day, WorshipBy Ann Macmaster February 16, 2022

Coping with Covid / February 15, 2022

Community, Covid-19, NewsBy Ann Macmaster February 16, 2022

Daily case positivity (the number of positive tests of all the test results reported not including in-home tests) is currently down to 9.6 %, which is high, but falling. The 14-day average is still 18.5%. The number of COVID hospitalizations remains high but is also falling. The death rate lags behind cases and hospitalizations and it is still rising. Guilford County continues to require masks in public spaces in an effort to protect hospitals from…

Refugee Support Update / February 15, 2022

Community, News, Social Concerns, VolunteerBy Ann Macmaster February 16, 2022

We have been providing “complete household setups” for quite a few Afghan families and groups of men who don’t have the support of co-sponsors. This means we pack everything they need for their new home, like kitchen items, bathroom necessities, bed linens, along with mattresses and furniture. Movers come to New Garden Friends Meeting, load everything and then set up the apartment or house for our new community members. If we don’t have an item,…

Black History Commemoration / February 17, 2022

NewsBy Ann Macmaster February 16, 2022

Join us for this virtual Commemoration of Black History on Thursday, February, 17 at 6:30 p.m. to discuss “Black History and the Importance of Collective Social Justice Work”. Go to: https://tinyurl.com/4w3bywx4 This week, we will be joined by guest presenter, Rev. Dr. John Mendez, who has spent a lifetime at the forefront of fighting social injustice, and will be providing us with a thought-provoking message that we need during these times.

Challenging Racism / February 15, 2022

Community, News, Social ConcernsBy Ann Macmaster February 16, 2022

Friends, the link in last week’s newsletter was incorrect, so I hope you will try again to look at the Underground Railroad website: https://library.guilford.edu/undergroundrr and think about how we personally might have “challenged racism” with regard to slavery in the 19th century. Some New Gardeners, like Levi & Vestal Coffin, worked directly with the Underground Railroad. Others joined the Manumission Society. Vestal Coffin, Enoch Macy and George Swain helped to free Benjamin Benson – the…

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