BlackQuaker Project Events / March – April 2022

Community, News, Social Concerns

The BlackQuaker Project with the American Friends Service Committee  presents; Black Lives Matter Film Festival 4/9/22  Paul Robeson: I’m A Negro, I’m An American & His Quaker Ancestors You can register for all virtual screenings on our website (underneath “Our Honorees and Media”) here. Also of Note: Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) Newly discovered footage of the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival featuring: B.B. King; The 5th Dimension; David Ruffin;…

Flowers for Easter / April 17, 2022

First Day, News

You are Invited to Bring Flowers to Meeting on Easter! Spring is upon us and all around us the world is green and full of flowers! On Easter Sunday (April 17) we will gather (in-person and online!) as a community to celebrate life and resurrection, hope and new possibilities. This year we will again have many vases set up on a table in the front of the Meeting room and you are invited to bring…

2022 Journey to Justice / April 5, 2022

Community, Fellowship, News, Social Concerns

WVAR (White Voices Against Racism) is proud to announce the 2022 Journey to Justice . WVAR will lead an exploration of the book, “We Cry Justice,” with church groups and individuals who want to read the Bible along with the Poor Peoples’ Campaign and learn what the Bible says about social justice. There will be weekly/monthly self-guided reading, reflection and learning with your church group or individually, through Zoom, Facebook or in person…you decide!  A flyer…

Semi-Programmed Meeting for Worship / April 3, 2022

First Day, Worship

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 this First Sunday. Please observe Ministry & Council guidelines for Covid-safe in person worship. Meeting for Worship livestream: Facebook Live: http://www.facebook.com/NewGardenFriendsMeeting Meeting for Worship on Zoom: Check your email for a Zoom link, or contact [email protected] to receive…

Unprogrammed Meeting for Worship / April 3, 2022

First Day, Worship

9:00 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. / Those attending unprogrammed meetings for worship on Sundays are welcome to use Friendship Hall. Please follow the guidance below; Stay home if you have any symptoms of illness. Meet outdoors, if feasible, regardless of group size; please bring your own chairs. Reserve meeting room(s) in advance by calling the NGFM office at (336) 292-5487 or emailing [email protected] ; note the capacity of room(s) you will be using and do not exceed maximum…

Adult Forum / April 3, 2022

Adult Forum, First Day

Adult Forum 9:30-10:30 a.m. / March 27 and April 3 / The Anti-Racism Committee is hosting Adult Forum. Last Sunday during Adult Forum, CH Holcombe and the Anti-racism Committee facilitated a discussion focused on Vanessa Julye’s Epilogue from the book, “Fit for Freedom, Not for Friendship: Quakers, African Americans, and the Myth of Racial Justice”. This discussion was meant, in part, as preparation for Adult Forum Sunday, April 3rd, when Friends will take a virtual…

Refugee Support Update / March 31, 2022

Community, News, Volunteer

New Garden continues to co-sponsor a number of Afghan households – join us! Activities include transportation to the grocery store, medical appointments, family outings to a local park, helping a family set up a bank account, etc. There are lots of individuals and households that can still benefit from the help of a dedicated team or small group! Email Cindy Knul if interested. Volunteers currently needed: African Services Coalition is moving a large number of…

Medical Advisory Covid Update / March 30, 2022

Community, Covid-19, News

The CDC has shifted to weekly metrics, updated every Thursday by 8 p.m. ET at CDC.gov or (800-CDC-INFO). In Guilford County, community level risk of COVID transmission is currently LOW, though there are key spots in the world and the US that are experiencing surges with the BA.2 Omicron variant. People may choose to mask at any time, even though many communities are lifting mask mandates. Friends, particularly those at higher risk themselves or with…

Challenging Racism / March 31, 2022

Community, News, Social Concerns

A quote from Robin DiAngelo in Nice Racism: How Progressive White People Perpetuate Racial Harm – “Ibram X. Kendi notes that because the ideology of individualism is only granted to white people, it allows us to see negative behavior by any Black person as proof of what is wrong with Black people, while negative behavior by any white person only proves what is wrong with that individual person.” (p.35) She later states, “There are consistent,…