Dear Friends, Many of you know that I’ve been involved in a documentary film project about Rosenwald Schools for a (very) long time. Several of you have generously supported the non-profit that Jere Snyder and I started (Longleaf Productions) to do this work. Now, at long last, we have something to show for it. “Unlocking the Doors of Opportunity / The Rosenwald Schools of North Carolina” will be screened at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4,…
Hello Friends! There have been several changes at the meetinghouse. Have you noticed? We were fortunate to have Middle and Upper school students from New Garden Friends School spend their service days with us last week and do some major heavy lifting. So if you haven’t already, come check out my new office in Room 109 (right next door to the old Religious Education office). The old RE office is in transition as I continue…
9:45 a.m. Unprogrammed Meeting for Worship 9:45 – 10:45 a.m. Adult Forum (Zoom) 9:45 – 10:45 a.m. Spiritual Disciplines (Zoom) 11 a.m. Semi-Programmed Meeting for Worship* Worshipful Music: Andy Mock • Welcome: Ashley Wilcox • Announcements: Karen Garraputa • Congregational Hymn: #136 “This Still Room” • Reading: Matthew 18:15-20 • Special Music: Jeannie Sykes • Message: How Would Jesus Fight? • Silent Worship • Holding in the Light *Meeting for Worship livestream: Facebook Live: http://www.facebook.com/NewGardenFriendsMeeting…
Jane and Max Carter will be the co-leaders of a June 23 to July 11 trip to Palestine and Israel sponsored by Friends United Meeting. Accommodations will mostly be at the Ramallah Friends School, where light volunteer work of painting, cleaning, and landscaping will be done. Speakers from both Israel and the Palestinian Territories will share personally about the situation, and further interaction will include meals in the homes of families whose children have attended…
A “Called Meeting” for budget review will be held January 29th from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. in the Worship Room and on Zoom.
Dear Friends, One of the fun things about my job as pastor is that I get invitations to speak about Friends at New Garden! On Saturday, I went to High Point Friends Meeting for their annual planning retreat. Someone there had read our newsletter and wanted to learn more about the approaches New Garden Friends are taking to pastoral care. I shared about Caring Friends and our Care Fair, and all of the ways Friends…
Please look for pledge cards arriving soon in the mail, and also available on the table in the connector.
Do you have a new email address, physical address, or telephone number? If so, kindly reach out to Valerie at the NGFM office so we can update our contacts list. We want to make sure that everyone has the latest information that we send out.
On Sunday, January 29, Friends are invited to join other New Gardeners in an informal story circle to share some of our stories about Marcy Maury and the many ways she was involved with our community over the years. We will meet at 3:00 p.m., following the called meeting to talk about the budget. If we’re a small group, we’ll meet in the parlor, and if the group is larger, we’ll move to the fellowship…
We now have a doorbell at the connector door! When coming to the meeting during business hours, kindly use our new doorbell underneath the keypad on the right side of the front door.