I need a couple of able-bodied teens or adults to help clean my screen porch, moving furniture, hosing down area, drying and moving back in. Schedule can be at your convenience; pay $15 hour. I live near Target on Lawndale. Call Cathie/CH Holcombe 336-250-4348.
Thanks to all who participated in the playground work day. We got a lot done, and there was great camaraderie as we prepared for the time that the youngest of our community can play on the meeting grounds. A big thank you to: Clint Corcoran, Caroline McAlister, Abby Corcoran, Allie Corcoran, Andy & Jeffrey Haile, Nikki Baker, Tim Lindeman, Nancy Walker, John Coffman, Teresa Wagoner, Seth Dickinson, John Kepchar, John Bartlett, Bill & Cathy Hamilton,…
I am Zulfiya Tursunova, a community member living in Greensboro, NC. I am inviting Asian American community members to cook a meal and share a family story of the recipes, food culture and tradition by Zoom. Food has a way of bringing, connecting people and starting conversations. The premise is sharing about your favorite ethnic meal and teaching us how to make it. Please let me know if you and your parents, relatives or a…
Piedmont Friends Yearly Meeting is excited to host the 2022 Friends General Conference Gathering in Southwestern Virginia at Radford University. We are reaching out to Monthly Meetings in NC, SC, GA, KY, WV and TN to ask them to help us find members to support the Planning of the FGC Gathering. Check out the quick video from our four clerks with location and theme! https://tinyurl.com/h2p5rjfa We are hoping you may be willing to help us…
Persimmon Grove AME Church on Dolley Madison Road, Greensboro, is inviting all to feed our bodies, minds, and spirits with their annual revival on the church grounds. Bring your own picnic and chairs to eat outside at 5 p.m., then stay for tent revival, featuring a special guest preacher. Contact: CH Holcombe ([email protected])
10:00 a.m. / In-Person outdoors (weather permitting) on the grounds of our meeting house. Reading – from To Bless the Space Between Us by John O’Donohue Message: “The Gift of Blessing” – Deborah Suess Authors referenced: Jan Richardson, John O’Donohue, Kate Bowler 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 a link. Prepared messages are posted at: www.ngfm.org/media
9:00 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. / Those attending unprogrammed meetings for worship on Sundays from 9 – 9:45 a.m. 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…
Thanks for the warm welcome to New Garden Friends Meeting. I am grateful to be serving as the Interim Minister during Margaret’s maternity leave. Please feel free to contact me through email or telephone. My working schedule is Sunday through Thursday with Friday being my Sabbath. I am very happy to meet with you in person outside the Meetinghouse (we can walk or share a bench) or inside with masks on. Alternatively – we can…
There will be a Called Meeting for discussion of Covid concerns Sunday, August 22 following Meeting for Worship at 1 p.m. (please note: previous announcement gave start time as “immediately following meeting”) Topics: Covid Advisory Group: Delta variant updates Covid Meeting guidelines Future Meeting for Worship format(s) Zoom invitation is forthcoming Clinton D. Corcoran Presiding Clerk, New Garden Friends Meeting
Thanks to each of you who have contributed to the Meeting’s operations this year. As of the end of July individual contributions have totaled $128,922, just over half of the budgeted contributions ($245,000 of the total budget of $354,000) for the year. This is on track to cover our budgeted expenses. As you realize, Covid accommodations have made some of our expenses more challenging to predict. When these challenges or specific needs arise, as a…