Can black people be racist? This is not for me to answer, but something that I have wondered about. In trying to find a definitive answer to this question I have become more confused. I think it depends on how you define “racism”. In the Pendle Hill Pamphlet that we all received in the mail during COVID isolation, author/scholar/activist Harold D. Weaver, Jr. says, “No”. According to Dr. Weaver, racism = power & discrimination/prejudice. Power…
The NCFF Anti-Racism Working Group will meet via Zoom on March 30 at 7pm to discuss the book To Drink From the Well. The book is in the New Garden Library, and Kate Seel ([email protected]) has an extra copy to give away. Contact Kate for the book and Margaret Rowlett ([email protected]) for the Zoom link.
Dear Friends, Last week, my family and I adventured to Philadelphia, PA for a quick visit with my “kid brother”. We did all the things you’re supposed to do in Philly. We went to LOVE park and admired a very “un-Quakerly” statue of William Penn atop City Hall. We went to Reading Market and ate Amish pastries. We checked out the Liberty Bell, and the oldest street in the country. And most importantly, we visited…
Have you moved, or changed phone numbers? Do you have a new email address? If so, please contact Valerie at the NGFM office. We have had several people move, relocate to Friends Homes, or leave the city. We would like to update our directory with current information in order to keep everyone in contact with each other. Please either email to [email protected] or call 336-292-5487 with your new information. Thank you, Valerie
9:00 a.m. Unprogrammed Meeting for Worship 9:45 – 10:45 a.m. Adult Forum (Zoom) 9:45 – 10:45 a.m. Spiritual Disciplines (Zoom) 11 a.m. Semi-Programmed Meeting for Worship* • Worshipful Music: Andy Mock • Welcome: Ashley Wilcox • Announcements: Karen Garraputa • Congregational Hymn: • Reading: Ephesians 5:8-14 • Special Music: • Message: Children of Light, Ashley Wilcox • Silent Worship • Holding in the Light *Friends are also welcome to join the service online either through…
New Garden Friends School is hosting a memorial service to honor the life and legacy of Jim Newlin on Sunday, March 26, 2023 at 3:00 p.m. at New Garden Friends Meeting.
We will have a Clerking Workshop with Emily Provance on Tuesday, March 21 from 3-5 p.m on Zoom. This workshop is free and open to anyone age 11 and up who is interested in learning more about clerking. Friends interested in attending can sign up HERE. https://forms.gle/Z5Hs2LdHxYyaCdTYA –– Ashley Wilcox
The Transition Team needs your help in assessing our goals and pastoral needs! A first big step is examining what we most value about our past, and perhaps point out a few traditions we may wish to leave behind! The Transition Team will have its first meeting event on March 19th at the rise of Meeting: • Meeting for Worship will prepare us for reflecting on our heritage as a Meeting. • We will share…
Now is the time to push for the expansion of Medicaid in North Carolina. Both the House and Senate have passed versions of a Medicaid expansion bill, and a final bill is very likely to come up for a vote this session. Lobby Day will be a great opportunity to meet your legislators or members of their staffs, to introduce yourself so they will know who you are in future lobbying contacts. Between now and…
The saga of the Black Lives Matter sign continues. The sign, which disappeared during construction of sidewalks along New Garden Road only to be found in the woods adjacent to New Garden Cemetery and reinstalled, has been dismantled. Here’s why. Greensboro zoning inspectors, responding to a citizen complaint about the sign, made a site visit and found the sign to be out of compliance on two points. One post slightly exceeded the maximum height limit…