Pot Luck Dinner & Poor People’s Campaign Forum / May 25

Community, Families, News, Volunteer

6:00 p.m. Friendship Friends Meeting, 1103 New Garden Road, Greensboro, NC 27410. A pot luck dinner will be followed by a presentation and discussion with the Rev. Wesley Morris, new pastor of Faith Community Church. Faith Community Church is a leader in local organizing for the PPC movement. The new PPC is a national movement managed on the state level so that different states can focus on their issues and successful strategies. PPC has noted…

Tour the Cemetery with Max / May 28

News

Max Carter will lead a tour of New Garden Cemetery at 10 a.m. on May 28 (Memorial Day). Max knows the life stories of many departed Friends, some famous and others less so. A cemetery tour led by Max is a great way to become familiar with the long history of Friends in the New Garden community and learn about the many deep connections that reach to Nantucket, Indiana farm country, baseball diamonds around the…

Registration for Friends General Conference / July 1-7

Fellowship, News

The Friends General Conference (FGC) gathering will be in Toledo, Ohio, July 1-7, 2018. Registration opened April 2.  Register online at www.FGCgathering.org.   Questions?  Go to [email protected] or call, (215)561-1700 option 2. Financial aid scholarships, work grants, travel grants, and discounts may be available. Apply for scholarships first to your monthly meeting, then to PFF, and then to FGC. Go to the FGC website for more information on cost and speakers.

Friendship Community Partnership Meeting / May 21

Community, News

6 p.m. / Collins Grove United Methodist Church, 210 Collins Grove Church Rd, Greensboro, NC 27410. We’ll be planning our annual summer cookout, Harvest Festival, and October trip. Come join us, bring a snack (optional), meet new people and share ideas of how our partnership can benefit the community. For more information, contact CH Holcombe, Marchesa Newlin, Rick Tunkel, Cheryl Buehler.

Recognition Sunday / May 20

First Day

11 a.m. – 12 p.m. Worship Room This is an opportunity to recognize the wonderful work of our First Day School (religious education) teachers and also recognize our children (and young adults) as they reach important milestones.  We will recognize graduating high school seniors, rising 4th graders, and rising 2nd graders. Karin Heller will lead meeting for Worship.  Cake will be served at the rise of Meeting for Worship.