Cemetery Tour on the Day after the Battle of Guilford Courthouse Anniversary There will be a Cemetery Tour on the Day after the Battle of Guilford Courthouse Anniversary at the New Garden Friends graveyard at 11 a.m. on Fourth-day, the 16th, to commemorate the work of New Garden Friends on March 16, 1781 to care for the wounded and dead resulting from the Battle of New Garden (preceding the Battle of Guilford Courthouse) the day…
March 17, 2022, 7 – 8 p.m. / Help Greensboro Earth Quakers Plan Actions for 2022. This Thursday, Greensboro Earth Quakers hosts a virtual meeting to discuss direct action plans and possibilities for 2022. Come help plan for a meeting for worship outside the Guilford County Board of Education to hold board members in the Light . Walter Hjelt-Sullivan of Philadelphia-based Earth Quaker Action Team will tell how EQAT organizes its non-violent direct actions and…
Daily case positivity (the number of positive tests of all the test results reported not including in-home tests) for the state of NC has again decreased significantly in the last week to 2.6 %, about half of the previously used statewide goal. The 14-day average case positivity for Guilford County is now 3.5 %. The number of COVID hospitalizations has stabilized at a much lower number (854 in the state, 52 at Cone Hospital as of…
Of course we are all deeply distressed about the horrors taking place in Ukraine at the hands of Vladimir Putin. And wondering how our country and its allies can most effectively stop the death, destruction and severe trauma there. A friend of mine recently acknowledged this, and also boldly noted that white people have been acculturated to be more concerned, engaged and truly incensed about atrocities taking place against lighter skinned people such as Europeans…
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. Reading: “A Blessing Called Sanctuary” by Jan Richardson Message Title: We are New Garden Friends Meeting Meeting for Worship livestream: Facebook Live: http://www.facebook.com/NewGardenFriendsMeeting Meeting for Worship on Zoom: Check your…
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…
March 20 / Adult Forum 9:30-10:30 a.m. / A Simple Gesture with Leslie Isakoff. Friends are reminded that Adult Forum will continue to take place on Zoom only until further notice. The link will be included in Religious Education Updates. If you do not receive Religious Ed Updates weekly and would like to, please contact Karin Heller.
Mark your Calendars for Movie Night ! Join us March 26, 5-7:30 p.m. in Fellowship Hall for a movie and conversation. The movie is rated PG and should be appropriate for most children. Covid protocol will be followed. For more information, please contact Karin Heller. A Community Project! The Religious Education Committee has begun work on an exciting project and we want your input! We are creating a reusable calendar for New Garden families. Each…
Volunteers are needed to test out all platforms. Please join us either in the worship room, Friendship Hall, by Zoom or by Facebook Live this Wednesday to practice our much-anticipated semi-programmed meeting for worship hybrid format, to begin Sunday, March 20th. We need volunteers to participate on every platform and all locations. Our COVID guidance for safety remains in effect, and it is requested that for in-person attendance, all friends who are able to be…
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. For those interested in gathering in the Worship Room, Ministry and Counsel decided that we will use the same configuration this coming Sunday as we did last week (the so-called “Online with a Zoom station in the Worship…