10:00 a.m. / In-Person outdoors (weather permitting) on the grounds of our meeting house. Ashley Wilcox will be speaking. Reading: Isaiah 49:8-16 Message: “Our Mother God” 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 a link. Prepared messages are posted at: www.ngfm.org/media
9:00 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. / Those attending unprogrammed meetings for worship on Sundays from 9 – 9:45 a.m. 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…
The Webb family continues to adapt to the beauty and chaos of being a family of five. Breanne is growing more everyday and has become a champion at smiles and coos. She particularly loves to take walks outside. Margaret is starting to feel much better and enjoying getting back to regular exercise. Margaret will be back at work on October 18 and is looking forward to reconnecting with New Gardeners!
10:00 a.m. / In-Person outdoors (weather permitting) on the grounds of our meeting house. Bill Eagles will be speaking. Reading: “The Cat Who Thought She Was a Dog & the Dog Who Thought He Was a Cat” Message: “World Quaker Day?” 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 a link. Prepared messages are posted at: www.ngfm.org/media
9:00 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. / Those attending unprogrammed meetings for worship on Sundays from 9 – 9:45 a.m. 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…
Adult Forum will meet by Zoom at 11:15 a.m. You can also participate as a small group on the New Garden Friends Meeting grounds, if you prefer. Just bring along your computer. October 3 / Deborah Seuss will share her story of becoming convinced. October 10 / Author Ashley Wilcox will bring the prepared message and join us during Adult Forum time. Please note, (correction from last week’s Religious Education Updates). October 17 / We…
Please note that Deborah Suess (per prior arrangement) will be off work from Sunday evening October 3 through the morning October 10 to attend an Intentional Interim Cohort Retreat in Asheville and also representing Friends at the installation service of Rev. Ginny Inman of St. Andrews. If you have a pastoral care concern, please contact Karen Garraputa, 336-706-1715.
Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC) invites every Quaker meeting and church from around the world to celebrate WORLD QUAKER DAY (WQD) on October 3. As the sun rises in each area of the world we want to remember that Quakers are worshiping through every time zone, celebrating our deep connections across cultures and Quaker traditions. We are united in love and can accompany each other on this special day that draws us together. As…
African American Quaker Harold D. Weaver Jr. in Race, Systemic Violence, and Retrospective Justice (2020) on pages 13-14 states: “The North American economy grew into a modern, industrialized society on the backs of African labor through the legal exploitation, dehumanization, and systemic and direct violence directed against enslaved people. Even after the end of legal slavery in the mid-nineteenth century, as outlined in the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments to the US Constitution, the legal…
5307 W. Friendly Avenue / October 10, 2021 / 3:00 p.m. / You are invited to a Daylight “Ghost Walk” along W. Friendly Ave. A recent re-zoning approval of a parcel of land along W. Friendly Ave. will mean the loss of the historic Kimrey-Haworth House. To highlight what has been lost in the New Garden/Guilford College Heritage Community — and what needs still to be preserved — the New Garden/Guilford College Community Alliance will…