Summer Program / July 10, 2021

Summer Program Our next Summer Program date is fast approaching! Join us Saturday, July 10, 9 a.m. -1 p.m. We will spend our time together outdoors (in the shade), masked, and 6 feet apart. Our theme is “Welcome and Community“. And while activities are geared towards children ages 3-12. All are welcome! If you can’t make all the dates, that’s O.K. too! Contact Karin Heller for more information.

Adult Forum / July 4, 2021

Adult Forum will meet by Zoom at 11:15 a.m. You can also participate as a small group on the grounds, if you prefer. Just bring along your computer. Friends, we will devote the next several weeks to Quaker Speak videos. If there is one that you would like to watch together and/or facilitate a discussion about, please email Karin Heller. July 4th is a good day to reflect on our condition as a country. One…

Religious Education News / June 28, 2021

Upcoming Adult Forums Friends, we will devote the next several weeks to Quaker Speak videos. If there is one that you would like to watch together and/or facilitate a discussion about, please email Karin Heller. Sunday, July 4th is a good day to reflect on our condition as a country. One thing that most would agree, is that we can’t seem to agree on anything! So this week’s topic is “A Spiritual Response in Times…

2021 Piedmont Friends Yearly Meeting Epistle / Sixth Annual Session, Fourth Month, 2021

Greetings to Friends everywhere, As the Covid-19 pandemic continued to grip our world, the 2021 Piedmont Friends Spring Retreat met virtually April 9-11 for a weekend of fellowship, worship and the Piedmont Friends Yearly Meeting (PFYM) annual sessions. Friends gathered from Piedmont Friends Fellowship (PFF) and PFYM monthly meetings and worship groups in North Carolina, Virginia, and South Carolina. Guests from other meetings and Friends organizations were warmly welcomed. The theme for the retreat was…

Covid-19 Vaccine Information / June 29, 2021

Cases of COVID, hospitalizations and percent positive COVID tests in NC have stayed stable at low levels  this week. Vaccination numbers did not change this week with North Carolina having 42% of the total population and 79% of persons age 65 years and older now fully vaccinated. Vaccination continues for 12-15 year olds and counting full vaccination for those 12 years of age and above the rate is up to 49%.These figures are drawn from…

Message from COVID Medical Advisory Group / June 23, 2021

As we gradually resume in-person activities, we continue to prioritize safety and inclusiveness for all users of our meeting house, both New Gardeners and visitors. We will continue to hold semi-programmed meetings for worship at 10:00 am on Sundays outdoors. This remains the safest way for a large group of people, vaccinated and unvaccinated, to be together. Those attending unprogrammed meetings for worship on Sundays from 9 – 9:45 a.m. are welcome to use the…