Dear Friends, It’s hard to believe that Easter is right around the corner. But it is! I hope you will all join us for our annual Easter Egg Hunt in the New Garden Friends Cemetery at the rise of Meeting for Worship (12 p.m.ish) on Easter Sunday (April 9th). Friends are invited to bring wrapped candy and small toys (think plastic egg size) to the Religious Education office next Sunday, April 2nd, for use as…
Unprogrammed Meeting for Worship / 9:00 a.m. Semi-Programmed Meeting for Worship / 11:00 a.m. • Worshipful Music: • Welcome: • Announcements: • Message: Wes Daniels • Silent Worship • Holding in the Light Friends are also welcome to join the service online either through Facebook Live (view only) http://www.facebook.com/NewGardenFriendsMeeting or on Zoom. Carry-In Meal / 12:00 p.m. Monthly Meeting for Business / 1:00 p.m.
“Many hands make light work”: That’s the motto of New Garden’s nominating committee as we begin our annual swing spring into action. So, we’re inviting you to consider how you can lend your hands and talents in support of the programs and activities of the meeting, and enjoy being with other New Gardeners. And … thanks to Zoom, and other new technologies ….most committees meet electronically, so the burden of rushing through dinner and driving…
The April 2nd Forum will engage in discernment of an appropriate statement on Reproductive Health Care. This discussion will focus our response to the following request from Friends Committee on National Legislation. “From its inception, Friends Committee on National Legislation has relied on meetings and churches to ground our work in the concerns of Friends. We invite you to engage your meeting or church in worship and discernment about this issue. Your discernment will guide…
Please come join us as we celebrate our 140th Church Anniversary and our rich church history at the 1st Annual “Celebrating Our Heritage” banquet on April 22, 2023, 6:00 p.m. at the Wyndham Garden Hotel Greensboro in the Carolina Ballroom. Tickets are $40.00. Seating is limited, please RSVP by April 3, 2023. Please call Felicia Raleigh at 336-662-2313 or email [email protected] to reserve your tickets.
Dear Friends, It was so wonderful to see you engage with the Transition Team’s event on Sunday! I appreciated your care and thoughtfulness in responding to the queries in open worship, both aloud and in writing. And I could see how people were getting to know each other better and reflect on what is unique about New Garden Friends Meeting over lunch. Many thanks to everyone who helped to organize and facilitate the gathering. I…
Dear Friends, Happy Spring! Spring is my favorite season, followed very closely by Fall. For me, these transitional seasons are full of beauty, hope, and excitement for what is to come (even as I continue to wake up to temps in the 20’s and wonder when I can really start to get things started in the garden). This season of transition at New Garden Friends Meeting is affecting me similarly. Some days I am simply…
Un-programmed Meeting for Worship / 9:00 a.m. Semi-Programmed Meeting for Worship / 11:00 a.m. • Worshipful Music: Andy Mock • Welcome: Ashley Wilcox • Announcements: Karen Garraputa • Congregational Hymn: • Reading: Ezekiel 37:1-14 • Special Music: • Message: You Shall Live, Ashley Wilcox • Silent Worship • Holding in the Light Friends are also welcome to join the service online either through Facebook Live (view only) http://www.facebook.com/NewGardenFriendsMeeting or on Zoom.
Dear Friends, As you hopefully already know, we will have a special event for the Transition Team after Semi-Programmed Worship this week. There will be a carry-in lunch and members of the Transition Team will be facilitating conversations around queries. In worship and this event, the meeting will be reflecting on the “heritage” focus point. I am really looking forward to the ways the Transition Team is going to engage the meeting, and I have…
