Religious Education / May 25, 2022

Adult Forum, News, Religious Education, Youth

Summer Program is June 13-17, 9 a.m. -12:30 p.m. This week long, cooperative program takes on a different theme each year. Participants engage in a number of activities centered around that theme. Activities include short lessons, crafts, music, and outdoor games. This year, our theme is 350 Years of Quakers in North Carolina! We hope Friends of all ages will join us as participants and/or volunteers for this wonderful week of learning, fun, and fellowship. Contact Karin Heller for…

350th Anniversary of Quaker Communities in the Carolinas / May 28-30, 2022

News, Social Concerns

Saturday, May 28, 2022 In conjunction with the New Garden/Guilford College Community Alliance, there will be a 9 a.m. visit to the graves of John, Mary, and Waldo Woody in the New Garden graveyard to share about their history and their involvement in establishing the African American community of Woodyside. Following that presentation, participants will drive to Woodyside (at Hibler off of Guilford College Rd.) for a brief walking tour. At 11 a.m., the program…

Piedmont Friends Fellowship (PFF) and Piedmont Friends Yearly Meeting (PFYM) / June 3-5, 2022

Fellowship, News

Piedmont Friends Fellowship (PFF) and Piedmont Friends Yearly Meeting (PFYM) will hold the Annual Spring Retreat June 3, 4, and 5. The theme is “Radical Hospitality–Welcoming the Light of Others.” Friday, June 3, 7-8:30 p.m. (Zoom). Roll Call/”Ice Breaker.” Saturday, June 4, In-Person at the Community Center, Guilford College. 9 -10 a.m. Arrival and Fellowship; 10-11:30 a.m. Plenary Session led by Leah and Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove. 12-2 p.m. Lunch-Bring or order from Jerusalem Market. 1-2 p.m.…

It’s Scholarship Time Again / Applications Due by May 31, 2022

Community, News, Youth

Scholarship applications can be obtained by email from the meeting office. Completed applications are due May 31. Each year New Garden Meeting awards scholarship assistance to students from several established funds. And this year a new fund has been added for people of color, indigenous people, or members of the LGBTQIA+ community. Applications are available from the Meeting office and are due May 31, 2022. The Scholarship Committee meets in June to make awards. New…

Ride the Bus to the Moral March in Washington / June 18, 2022

Community, News, Social Concerns

On June 18 the Poor Peoples Campaign is organizing a Moral March on Washington DC to rally for an end to systemic racism, the endless war economy, voter suppression, generational poverty, and ecological devastation. Join with others from Greensboro on a bus that will leave from Shiloh Baptist Church at 2 a.m. and return around 10:30 p.m. Find details at https://tinyurl.com/bdhyered For more information or to reserve your seat on the bus, contact Bill Mc-…

Semi-Programmed Meeting for Worship / May 22, 2022

First Day, Worship

11:00 a.m. / Karin Heller / “Showing Up” a poem by Carrie Newcomer from her book, “A Permeable Life: Poems & Essays” Message Title: Recognition Sunday 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…

New Gardeners did a good deed in 1996, and look what happened / May 18, 2022

Community, News, Social Concerns, Volunteer

By Tom Lassiter / We never know how taking a risk and lending a hand will turn out.  Sometimes the result is beyond imagination. Some 25 years ago, New Garden Friends Meeting helped a Somali refugee family resettle in Greensboro. The family of Sharif Ali and his wife, Bibi, arrived with seven children. Ahmed, the oldest, was 10. Faduma, the youngest, was a baby. We had learned about the great need for resettlement sponsors during…

Medical Covid Advisory Update / May 18, 2022

Community, Covid-19, News

The CDC continues to publish weekly metrics, updated every Thursday by 8 pm ET at CDC.gov or (800-CDC-INFO). They now have a quarantine calculator  at the same site to help people determine  how long to isolate  if they have a positive Covid test or are exposed to someone who has Covid.  In Guilford County, community level risk of COVID transmission continues to be LOW, but cases ,hospitalizations  and early warning indicators are all gradually  increasing. The NC Health and Human Services Dashboard is…

Challenging Racism / May 18, 2022

Community, News, Social Concerns

Have you ever visited the Ruth Wicker Tribute to Women in the Barber Park Event Center in east Greensboro? It is worth seeing! Ruth Wicker was a local resident who made this possible with her estate gift. It honors women educators, researchers, activists, advocates, journalists, nonprofit leaders, a musician and a pilot who called Greensboro home. – KHS ([email protected]) A Greensboro News article (2019) is copied below; “New exhibit commemorates Greensboro women who made a…