Due to a predicted storm and cold on Sunday, Meeting for Worship will be held on-line only. 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…
Due to a predicted storm and cold 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. Readings: Micah 6:8, excerpts from “Letter From a Birmingham Jail” by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Message:…
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. We will continue reading from “Faithful Voices”. We are nearing the end of the book with only two more “voices” left to read. You do not need a book to join. Readings and queries are read aloud by participants. All are welcome.
Update from the COVID Medical Advisory Group North Carolina has seen a dramatic increase in COVID-19 cases in recent weeks, including the delta variant and, increasingly, the more-highly-contagious omicron variant. Hospitals and the healthcare workforce are strained. As weary as we all are of the restrictions and inconvenience COVID has caused us, we hope you will not let down your guard. We still have much to learn about the omicron variant. Vaccines are your best protection…
You are invited to participate in two community events for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day; Commemoration of the life of Martin Luther King, Jr will be shared in a Zoom call on Saturday, January 15, 10 – 11:30 a.m. Rev. Nelson Johnson will be the featured speaker. To register and receive a link for the Zoom call, contact CH Holcombe to receive the link MLK Day of Service will be held on Sunday, January 16…
The Quaker Relations Committee will be hosting Wess Daniels, director of Friends Center at Guilford College at our meeting, January 20 at 7 p.m. He will be giving us an update on the current status of the program and plans for the future. If Friends would like to sit in on this meeting let me know and I will send you the Zoom link. Contact: Sara White, ([email protected])
Below, please find information about a workshop for white women* taking on their white supremacy. This particular session will be led by our own Lizzie Biddle. However, there are other sessions available if these dates don’t work. When: Three Sundays in January – 9, 16 & 23 3:00-7:00pm EST On Zoom What it is: “Finding Freedom: White Women* Taking on Our Own White Supremacy” We’ll explore: How are we as white women contributing to white…
New Garden’s donation collection and distribution area for the Afghan resettlement effort located in Norvell Hall is in full swing. Thanks to all who have donated; we have supported many families and individuals in establishing their new homes. We have two special notices regarding this outreach endeavor: If you are considering donating furnishings, we are overloaded with children’s clothing and supplies, as well as bed linens. So, we are not accepting those items at this…
News from Friends Committee on North Carolina Legislation (FCNCL) / Save the date! On January 20, FCNCL will hold an Advocacy Workshop on Zoom from 7 to 8:30 p.m. This will be an introduction to how the General Assembly works, and an invitation to plan a lobby visit on a topic of your interest with other like-minded participants in FCNCL. Pass the word, mark the date, and watch for registration information
A powerful Statement on Systemic Racism worth sharing from the North Carolina Council of Churches, in which NC Friends hold membership: https://tinyurl.com/ahsk93wf A resolution adopted by the Governing Board of the North Carolina Council of Churches, June 2, 2020. Whereas the North Carolina Council of Churches was founded in 1935, primarily for the purpose of addressing racial inequity and racial injustice, and Whereas our white founders soon recognized that racial equity and racial justice should…