Winter Solstice Celebration / December 21
5:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. / In the Woods Behind New Garden Friends Meeting
The Spirit of Giving / Christmas Eve Candlelight Service / December 24
Music at 6:30 p.m. / Worship Service at 7:00 p.m. Please join us in the spirit of giving; fill a box with non-perishable food items according to this list and bring your box to the Christmas Eve Candlelight Meeting for Worship. 1 – box of cereal 2 – peanut butter 3 – stuffing mix 4 – boxed potatoes 5 – macaroni & cheese 6 – canned fruit 7 – canned tomatoes 8 – canned tuna…
A New Pictorial Directory in the Works
It’s been a long time – the last directory was 2011, so we really need a new one. Gertrude Beal and Carol Cothern have graciously agreed to organize this undertaking. We’ll start taking taking pictures in February, 2019. Sign up has begun.
Cookie Bake & Share / Rescheduled for December 12
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. / Friendship Hall / Due to the snow and ice, New Garden Friends Meeting annual cookie bake and exchange has been rescheduled to Wednesday, December 12. Please join us in Friendship Hall on Wednesday and bring your favorite Christmas cookie dough and a container to bring home cookies. We will bake and decorate our cookies together and at the end of the evening each person can take home a variety…
Brotherhood Class / December 16
Rm. 111 / 9:45 – 10:50 a.m. The Brotherhood Class is made up of men and women of New Garden Meeting who are interested in Bible study. Anyone can be a part of this class, and we invite you to come and see if you are interested. In December, the Brotherhood Class is starting a new unit on the gospel of Luke. I find that spending three months on one book of the Bible is rewarding,…
Spiritual Disciplines / December 16
Rm. 109 / 9:45 – 10:50 a.m. Karen Garraputa leads this book discussion group. Feel free to join us as we discuss the spiritual discipline of meditation.
What Puts the “E” in “SPICES?” / December 16
Brotherhood Room / 12:15 – 2:30 p.m. The Social Concerns committee invites you to bring a bag lunch and join us monthly – every 3rd Sunday for movie and discussion series on our Quaker Testimony of Equality. Let’s meet with our sandwiches right after worship, watch a movie on an aspect of equality (race, sex, gender, religion, class, for example) and finish with a discussion.
Snow and Winter Weather Cancellations / December 9
Due to snow and winter weather advisories, 9:00 a.m. Unprogrammed Worship has been cancelled. 11:00 a.m. Meeting for Worship will be unprogrammed, All other activities have been cancelled. Please stay safe.
Simple Christmas / December 8
11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. / Fellowship Hall. Share in the longstanding New Garden Friends Meeting tradition of crafting hand-made holiday gifts. As always, both meat and vegetarian friendly chili will be served, and the Ukestra will be playing Christmas music beginning at 12:30. Friends often bring cash should they feel led to contribute. Also, there are occasionally craft items for sale. Join us for candle making, paper marbling, jewelry making, gift tag embossing, cookie…
Ukulele News / December 8
The main focus of the Peace & Love Ukestra, led by C.H. Holcombe, is to visit nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and memory care units to share our musical talents and stimulate residents who may be suffering from memory issues. By playing and singing classic folk songs, gospel tunes, and other genres of music, we encourage these residents to sing along, which many of them do. We’ve even had folks get up and dance to…