Brotherhood Room / 12 – 1:30 p.m. Starting May 20, the Social Concerns committee invites adults to bring a bag lunch and join us monthly – every third Sunday – for a discussion series on the Quaker testimony of Equality. Let’s meet in the Brotherhood Room with our sandwiches right after worship, and watch a movie (or read a short article) on an aspect of equality (race, sex, gender, religion, class, for example) and finish…
9:45 – 10:45 a.m. Brotherhood Room This week’s topic; “Giving As God Gives.”
Children and babies may be dedicated during worship on any Sunday of the year, but many families choose to dedicate children on the days observed as Mother’s Day (May 13) or Father’s Day (June 17). Baby/Child dedications are an opportunity for all of us to welcome a child into our community and promise to love and support the entire family in child-rearing.
NGFM’s very own, Anna Sykes, will be soloing with the Greensboro Symphony Youth Orchestra on Sunday, May 13 at 4 p.m. in Dana Auditorium on the Guilford College campus. Anna will be playing the first movement of the Mendelssohn, Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64. Anna is receiving this opportunity as this year’s winner of the Greensboro Symphony Youth Orchestra concerto competition and the resulting Sam Wilson Scholarship award. The concert is free! Let’s…
6 p.m. in the Huggins Performance Center of the Odell Building, UNCG College campus. You and your friends are invited to a free screening and discussion of “Backpack Full of Cash,” a feature length documentary that explores the growing privatization of public schools and the resulting negative impact on America’s most vulnerable children. Understanding the importance of the issue, the League of Women Voters of the Piedmont Triad Education Roundtable has arranged for the showing of…
(9:30 – 10:30 a.m., Friendship Hall Intergenerational First Day School is an opportunity for Friends of all ages and abilities to explore Quaker history and values and Bible stories together. It is our mission to build relationships across ages and perspectives through discussion, play, arts and crafts, stories, and service projects. We believe that a diverse offering of First Day School programs help us warmly welcome all people into our Meeting community. As always, breakfast…
7 – 8:30 p.m. at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 2105 West Market Street, Greensboro, NC. You are invited to a monthly series of workshops using visual media to focus on dialog, community-building and actions “standing up for racial justice”. “White People in Solidarity Against Racism,” (Dara Silverman & Chris Crass). Using videos, we’ll go deeper discussing personal and institutional racism. – A program of the Guilford Anti-Racism Alliance (GARA) – White Caucus Questions: [email protected]
(9:30 – 10:30 a.m., Friendship Hall Our theme May 6 is, “An Unspeakable Joy, (experiencing Joy as a fruit of the Spirit).” Intergenerational First Day School is an opportunity for Friends of all ages and abilities to explore Quaker history and values and Bible stories together. It is our mission to build relationships across ages and perspectives through discussion, play, arts and crafts, stories, and service projects. We believe that a diverse offering of First…
9:45 – 10:45 a.m. Brotherhood Room This week’s topic is, “Depending on God.”
Emery Kiefer will lead an adult forum on climate crisis, solutions, and faith, May 6th, at 9:45 a.m. in the Parlor. Emery Kiefer is the Campus Corps Coordinator at The Climate Reality Project. A native of North Carolina, she completed her Bachelors of Science degree in Natural Resources: Policy and Administration at NC State University. Growing up in Greensboro, she was an active part of New Garden Meeting, participating in First Day Classes, Young Friends,…