Meeting for Worship / December 27, 2020
11 a.m. / Meeting for Worship livestream: Facebook Live: www.facebook.com/NewGardenFriendsMeeting/ Prepared messages are posted at: www.ngfm.org/media
Upcoming Adult Forum with Lizzie Biddle & Dot Mason / January 3, 2021
A New Year is almost upon us. In addition to celebrating all that comes with it, we also have a new Congress. For many of us in the New Garden Friends Meeting Community we have a new congressional representative in the 6th district: Kathy Manning. Join Friends (and friends of Friends) who have been supportive of Friends Committee on National Legislation to plan our approach to building a sustainable relationship with our new elected official.…
New Ideas Committee Update / December 15, 2020
New Ideas Committee reports the following ideas under consideration: Facilitating community gatherings for participating in Meeting for Worship on Facebook or Zoom. One critical piece is the availability of an accessible TV with internet connection. Then a staff member or resident would be needed to set it up each week. Consideration of a covered picnic shelter. House Committee has passed this on to Grounds committee. Modifications to the area outside the Meeting room with a…
Peace & Social Concerns Notes / December 15, 2020
The Peace and Social Concerns Committee is working to help New Garden Friends Meeting incorporate more immediate social and economic justice actions into our everyday lives. Thus, every weekly newsletter will include one Anti-Racist Action suggestion and one website whereby members can find minority-owned business to support, if they so choose. The Meeting is not endorsing or advertising these businesses; we just feel it’s important to spread dollars more equitably to all community members and entrepreneurs.…
Spending Time with New Gardeners / December 9, 2020
Friends, I have been doing outside in-person visits with New Gardeners since the spring. However, with the increase of Covid-19 cases here in Greensboro and the potential for a surge due to holiday gatherings and travel, I will be temporarily halting in-person visiting. I continue to be available to all of you through email, Zoom, and phone calls. Please wear your masks, practice good social distancing, and limit your time indoors with others as much…
Meeting for Worship / December 20, 2020
11 a.m. / Meeting for Worship livestream: Facebook Live: www.facebook.com/NewGardenFriendsMeeting/ Prepared messages are posted at: www.ngfm.org/media Reading: Matthew 2:1-12 Title: Seeking Light in the Darkness
Peace & Social Concerns Notes / December 9, 2020
The Peace and Social Concerns Committee is working to help New Garden Friends Meeting incorporate more immediate social and economic justice actions into our everyday lives. Thus, every weekly newsletter will include one Anti-Racist Action suggestion and one website whereby members can find minority-owned business to support, if they so choose. The Meeting is not endorsing or advertising these businesses; we just feel it’s important to spread dollars more equitably to all community members and entrepreneurs.…
Alternatives to Violence Workshop / January 8-10, 2021
NC Peace Resource Center is hosting a Basic Alternatives to Violence workshop January 8-10, 2021. There is no charge for this virtual training. Get info at: https://tinyurl.com/y5mjutb4 Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) helps us explore the power we all have to change hostility and destructiveness into cooperation, community, and justice.
The Urgency of Returning to Diplomacy with Iran / December 7, 2020
A note from Mary Luckhaus; Massachusetts Peace Action hosted webinar on Iran featuring Dr. Trita Parsi. You can watch the event video at: https://tinyurl.com/y3pujof4 Web address: masspeaceaction.org The event reinforced the urgency of returning to diplomacy with Iran. To send a message to Congress to rejoin the JCPOA, prevent war with Iran, and return to diplomacy. Go to: https://tinyurl.com/yywav68w Please share the link with your networks! Massachusetts Peace Action organizes meetings with Senators and Congressional…
Adult Forum; A Quaker Ministry of Radio / December 20, 2020
9:45 a.m. / Mark Judkins Helpsmeet / Northern Spirit Radio: A Quaker Ministry of Radio https://northernspiritradio.org What would a ‘Silent Quaker’ share on the radio? Many Quakers joke that it would be an hour of silence, but that obviously ignores the great fervor with which early Quakers carried their message & testimony out into the world. When invited in by folks at a local community radio station to share a weekly radio broadcast, Mark Judkins…