9:45 a.m. Unprogrammed Meeting for Worship 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. Adult Forum (Zoom) 9:45 – 10:45 a.m. Spiritual Disciplines (Zoom) 11 a.m. Semi-Programmed Meeting for Worship* *Meeting for Worship livestream: Facebook Live: http://www.facebook.com/NewGardenFriendsMeeting
More than a few New Gardeners have read Resmaa Menakem’s My Grandmother’s Hands. Even if you have not, you may find his The Quaking of America , published in 2022, even more compelling, filled with insights on the perils facing our fragile democracy. With practices to confront ‘White Body Supremacy’ and build resilience, the book’s subtitle calls it ‘an embodied guide to navigating our nation’s upheaval and racial reckoning’. It is that and much more,…
Dear Friends, Thank you all for welcoming me into the meeting over the past month! It has been a joy to get to know you better. I wanted to let you know that I will be traveling for the next two Sundays. Next weekend, I will be leading a workshop and preaching for a Congregational church in New York, and the following Sunday, I will bringing the message for Jamestown Friends Meeting. I am still…
The mysterious August disappearance of the Black Lives Matter sign from the yard at New Garden Friends Meeting was resolved on October 11. Members of the landscape maintenance crew for New Garden Cemetery spotted the sign in the woods near the cemetery. They pulled the sign from its hiding place and hauled it to the meetinghouse, where they alerted Valerie Harris, the office manager. The landscapers used a vehicle to transport the bulky sign, which…
The North Carolina Fellowship of Friends Anti-Racism Working Group is doing a presentation and discussion of Dying of Whiteness by Jonathan Metzl on Wednesday, October 19 @ 7PM via Zoom. Please come whether you have read the book or not. Patricia Gutzwiller from New Garden Friends Meeting and Mary Nell Smith from First Friends will be doing the presentation and leading the discussion. Here is the Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82097545202?pwd=VkgzYThwekQyenNheThHUStSTlVmdz09
Adult Forum Friends may join us in the parlor, or on Zoom. Zoom links will continue to go out with Religious Education updates and information. October 16: Gene Brown, President and Executive Director for Community Housing Solutions, will join us to share about the important work this local non-profit does for the community. To learn more, you can also visit their website, http://www.chshousing.org/ Intergenerational First Day School October 16, 4-5 p.m. Intergenerational First Day School…
On Saturday, October 15, a 2:00 pm tour of the New Garden burial ground will focus on the wealth of stories interred there among Quaker activists, educators, sports figures, and other interesting “characters.” This tour will take the place of the usual Hallowe’en tour (without “actors”) which can’t be offered this year owing to scheduling conflicts. For further information, contact Max Carter at: [email protected] or 336-292-7316.
The Quaker Speak video published last Thursday challenged me and I believe is worth sharing. –Kate Hood Seel A Calling to Prison Ministry and Antiracism Work
Celebrate Quaker history and heritage with friends at Quaker Lake Camp, New Lodge, November 5 from 10:a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Delicious lunch will be served. To assist with meal planning, please RSVP by 10/22/22 to: Kevin Smitherman, [email protected] (See flier attached to newsletter.)
Come in person or on Zoom to the Adult Forum on October 16 th (9:30) to hear Gene Brown, director of Community Housing Solutions. Friends may remember that we donated $30,000 to this organization as a part of our Solar Panel project. Learn about the work this organization does for people in our community who need assistance remaining safely in their own homes. Karin Heller will send out the Zoom connection in an upcoming “Religious…