New Garden provides a monthly meal for the homeless housed at Urban Ministry’s Weaver House. We need additional volunteers to prepare stew and will provide you with a recipe. If you would like to participate in this ministry to Greensboro’s homeless or have questions, please contact Janet Inmon ([email protected]) or 336-430-7804.
Summer Adult Forum Series This Summer we will use Quakerspeak videos and discussion questions to learn more about Quakerism. All are welcome. Below you will find the tentative schedule, and video links for next Sunday. We will watch the videos together, but Friends may choose to watch them in advance or on their own. July 31: On Ministry and Eldering August 7: Supporting Quaker Leadings 14: The Quaker Practice of Traveling with an Elder 21:…
New Garden Friends Meeting is seeking an Interim Pastor. The primary duties of the Interim Pastor are to deliver First Day messages and provide pastoral care to the Meeting. The Interim Pastor will also participate in the governance of the meeting by attending Monthly Meeting for Business and other committee meetings as needed. Other duties may include weddings, funerals, and other meeting events. The position offers individual health insurance, paid time off, and use of…
The New Garden community is saddened by the passing of William (Bill) Rogers, longtime member of New Garden Friends Meeting and former president of Guilford College. Friends will recall his thoughtful and tender messages out of the silence and on occasion his spontaneously breaking into heartfelt spirituals. Bill had an unassuming yet weighty presence. Seasons at New Garden could be marked by Bill’s and Bev’s annual peregrinations to Maine for summers and back again for…
Caring Friends is seeking volunteers to make blankets or quilts for both newborns and adults. These blankets are delivered to members of our community who are experiencing the joy of a new addition to the family, or grieving the loss of a family member. If you would like to know more about this ministry of care, please contact Charlotte Whitcomb at [email protected]. Completed blankets can be delivered or mailed to the meeting house office.
11:00 a.m. Please join our Facebook live stream here or our interactive Zoom session. A link for Zoom will be sent by email, or it can be requested from the Office through Friday. We look forward to seeing you online and also in person at New Garden Friends Meeting. Please observe Ministry & Council guidelines for Covid-safe in person worship.
9:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. / Those attending un-programmed meetings for worship on Sundays are welcome to use Friendship Hall. Please observe Ministry & Council guidelines for Covid-safe in person worship.
Valerie Harris is our new office manager. Our long time office manager, Sharon Burton, stayed on to train Valerie. Valerie is a graduate of Penn State University and resides near the meetinghouse. She has a long and extensive background in accounting, management, sales, and account reconciliation. Valerie also has 15 years of experience proctoring high stakes exams. Many thanks to Bill McNeil, Danny Finnegan, Janet Inmon, and others on the Personnel Committee for their careful…
Weekly metrics by the CDC are still updated every Thursday by 8 pm ET at CDC.gov or (800-CDC-INFO). In Guilford County, community level risk of Covid transmission continues to be Low with cases reported to the NC HHS slightly decreased /stable , hospitalizations slightly increased and early warning indicators ( like wastewater viral particle numbers) stable at a relatively low level. A couple of surrounding counties though, have HIGH transmission risk. The NC Health and Human Services Dashboard is updated weekly on Wednesdays. Vaccines are…
Volunteers at the July 16 workday on the parsonage included (from left to right) John Coffman, Ron Pudlo, Tim Lindeman, Charlie Cameron, Marie Brown, Nancy Walker, Sara Wright , Kate Seel, Pat Adelberger. Not pictured: Mary Louise Smith & Roger Seel.