9:45 a.m. / Zoom Forum / In our discussions about the New York Times 1619 Project in February, Friends became engaged in a conversation about U.S. capitalism. This week, Friends are invited to join us for a conversation about Quaker perspectives on economics. We will watch a short QuakerSpeak video together, and explore some queries. For more information or to receive a link to join Adult Forum, please contact Karin Heller.
North Carolina Vaccination rates continue to increase. New cases of COVID and hospitalizations were slightly increased but fairly stable this past week in North Carolina and in the United States. This is believed to be due to more people starting to travel and relaxation of previous policies like mask mandates. Concern is also present about vaccine variants which may be more contagious , not be covered by vaccines or cause more severe illness. Continue to…
April 24, 2021 / 7:00 p.m. / In 2006 as his senior project for the Guilford College Quaker Leadership Scholars Program, Jon Watts set up a recording studio in the lower level of Friendship Friends’ meetinghouse and created “A Few Songs Occasioned.” That collection of original music reflecting on early Quaker history and spirituality served in part as a launching pad for his later musical projects and QuakerSpeak. It was a remarkable accomplishment for an…
North Carolina Fellowship of Friends will host an antiracism discussion group. Mark your calendars for Tuesday, April 27 at 7 p.m. when the NCFF antiracism discussion group will look at how the elements of our country’s racial caste system have appeared in Quaker history and in modern-day Quakerism. Kate Seel and CH Holcombe will be presenting the background material. For this discussion, if you have the book Fit for Freedom, Not for Friendship: Quakers, African…
Sunday 11 a.m. Meeting for Worship livestream: Facebook Live: http://www.facebook.com/NewGardenFriendsMeeting Prepared messages are posted at: www.ngfm.org/media Reading: Britain Yearly Meeting Faith and Practice, 19.47 Message: Peace and Justice
April 18 / 9:45 a.m. / How to Be An Anti-Racist, by Ibram X. Kendi / Peace & Social Concerns is leading the second session of a book study of “How to Be an Anti-Racist”. During the second session on April 18, we will discuss Chapter 2, “Dueling Consciousness”, Chapter 3, “Power” and Chapter 4, “Biology”. If there is enough interest, we will arrange further sessions of Kendi’s book at mutually agreeable times other than…
Caring Friends is looking for one or more people who would like to do some yard work for one of our members. If you are interested, please contact Jane Carter at 336-402-2127 or ([email protected]).
Upcoming Adult Forums / Zoom Meeting @ 9:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. / For more information or to receive the zoom link, please contact the Meeting Office, or Karin Heller April 11: A Conversation With Kathy Manning Rep. Manning represents North Carolina’s Sixth Congressional District, which includes all of Guilford County and part of Forsyth County. The meeting with her has been organized with the assistance of the Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL), and…
Online Training for Facilitators April 30 – May 2, 2021. Join us if you’ve already taken BOTH a Basic and Advanced Workshop and are interested in facilitating workshops for others! While we aren’t able to offer traditional weekend workshops in person, we’ve come up with a way to offer a similar experience online using Zoom. When: Friday, April 30 through Sunday May 2 Where: Zoom! Here’s how it works! Friday Night: 6 – 8:30 p.m.…
NC Vaccination rates continue to increase, now fully 25% of adults in NC are fully vaccinated and up to 38% are partially vaccinated. New cases of COVID and hospitalizations were slightly increased this past week in North Carolina and in the United States. This is believed to be due to more people starting to travel and relaxation of previous policies like mask mandates. Concern is also present about vaccine variants which may be more contagious…