Covid Medical Advisory / April 13, 2022

Community, Covid-19, News

The CDC continues weekly metrics, updated every Thursday by 8 pm ET at CDC.gov or (800-CDC-INFO).  In Guilford County, community level risk of COVID transmission is currently LOW. There are key spots in the US, as well as the rest of the world,  that are recently experiencing surges with the BA.2 Omicron variant. The northeastern US has seen increasing cases, enough to reinstate an indoor mask mandate in Philadelphia. The NC Health and Human Services Department has changed the COVID dashboard to reflect metrics more likely to…

Challenging Racism / April 13, 2022

Community, News, Social Concerns

From Robin DiAngelo in Nice Racism: How Progressive White People Perpetuate Racial Harm; “Because white people are not socialized to see ourselves in racial terms, we often assume that our experiences and perspectives are the same as BIPOC [Black, Indigenous, People of Color] people’s. . . because I believe that my race does not inform how I experience the world, I don’t see how theirs could either. If I feel comfortable in my overwhelmingly white…

Flowers for Easter / April 17, 2022

Holiday, News, Worship

Bring flowers to Meeting Easter Sunday for the (in-person and online!) service as we celebrate life and resurrection, hope and new possibilities. This year we will again have many vases set up on a table in the front of the Meeting room so please bring flowers from your yard (or ones that you have bought) to add to our worship space and our Easter celebration. Place flowers in the meeting room between 10 and 11…

Religious Education News / April 13, 2022

Holiday, News, Youth

You’re Invited! We will hold our Annual Easter Egg Hunt in the New Garden Friends Meeting Cemetery on Easter Sunday at the rise of 11 a.m. semi-programmed Meeting for Worship! Children are invited to bring a bag or basket and join the fun. All participants should remain masked, maintain appropriate social distance, and stay with their pods/family groups. Childcare on Sunday Morning; Are you planning to attend in-person, Semi-programmed Meeting for Worship with a child/…

Semi-Programmed Meeting for Worship / April 17, 2022

First Day, Worship

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 this First Sunday. Please observe Ministry & Council guidelines for Covid-safe in person worship. 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…

From the Meeting on Ministry & Counsel / April 13, 2022

Covid-19, Ministry & Council, News

It is a joy to be able to gather together for semi-programmed Meeting for Worship in our many, varied ways! Our COVID guidance for safety remains in effect; It is requested that for in-person attendance, all friends who are able to be vaccinated, be vaccinated. All participants, speakers and visitors in the building are required to be masked. If you arrive for semi-programmed Meeting for Worship in the worship room without a mask, one will…

Help to End War in Yemen / April 13, 2022, 2022

FCNL, News, Social Concerns, Volunteer

Lobby Opportunity March 26, 2022 marks seven years since the bombing and war started on Yemen. Unfortunately, this past month marks one of the deadliest periods in the war. While it has fallen off the national discourse, media, and frankly awareness of Americans, Quakers and like-minded individuals across the U.S., led by Friends Committee on National Legislation, are lobbying Congress to end U.S. involvement in the war. While it has fallen off the national discourse,…