Please, Friends. I strongly urge you to come out to show support for the folks working hard on getting justice for the homeless black man, Marcus Smith, who was killed by Greensboro Police two years ago. There will be a public press conference Thursday, September 30, at 11 a.m. in Governmental Plaza. The time excludes most working folks, so the rest of us, please give some time to this cause. Of course you will be…
Thursday, October 7, 6 – 8 p.m. at Guilford College Farm / Many Afghans fought alongside and actively helped US soldiers during the decades-long war in Afghanistan. They are now fleeing the resulting turmoil as the US pulled troops from Afghanistan. Some of these refugees are now arriving in Greensboro, having lost nearly everything except their courage, dignity, and hope. North Carolina African Service Coalition (NCASC) and all those who partner with them will do…
Our work to welcome our new Afghan neighbors continues steadily; we’ve secured an apartment, have it nearly ready to furnish, and expect to hear something soon about their arrival. What we know about the family that we’re co-sponsoring with African Services Coalition: They’re a family of five, with dad, age 39, mom, age 37, daughter, age 13, and sons ages 11 and 6. They speak Dari. That’s it right now. The other thing that we…
Alan Spiewak (left) and Wiley Sykes manage the technology necessary for worshippers on the lawn at New Garden Friends Meeting and simultaneously webcast the service over Facebook Live and Zoom. A team of about five people is necessary to set up for Meeting for Worship on the lawn. Anyone with an interest in helping run the sound system, managing cables, or becoming a Zoom Master is encouraged to contact Alan, Wiley, or Tom Lassiter. Prior…
The COVID plans for New Garden Friends Meeting will remain the same this week in accordance with current policies and protocols for protecting friends/Friends from COVID. Specifically we will continue semi-programmed MFW outdoors and/or by Zoom and Facebook live, un-programmed MFW outdoors or indoors and small group meetings indoors at the Meeting House, in accordance with current masking and distancing protocols. Our next meeting of the Covid Medical Advisory Group will be held October 11, 2021 so if…
It’s fall, y’all – and that means that holidays will be coming up soon. As we think about planning our typical New Garden holiday activities, we want to consider how we will do these safely and inclusively again this year. We want to gather suggestions for new ways of doing our usual activities, and also new things that we can do to connect, be joyful and celebrate. Let’s get creative! A suggestion example is having…
In October, along with other congregations in the wider New Garden Guilford College community, we are mobilizing to clean up Friendly Avenue. Greensboro Beautiful’s Big Sweep will kick off this October. Our team of volunteers will clean up from New Garden Road to Chimney Rock Road on Saturday afternoons, October 9 and October 16, 2 – 4 p.m. To join the fun, contact Bill McNeil at 919-622-3303 or email: ([email protected])
Afghan Families are Coming to Greensboro and NGFM is helping in a number of ways. We will be co-sponsoring a family. We will need a group of New Gardeners to love and support them as they begin their new lives in the United States. They will need to have friends who could help them feel welcome in their new home. They will need guidance as they make their way through an unfamiliar land. They need…
From Vanessa Julye, in her pamphlet entitled The Seed Cracked Open (2005) on p. 10: Henry Cadbury writes that the first African-American Quaker was permitted to join Philadelphia Yearly Meeting in 1784. He noted that Quakers of European descent took up the subject of African-American membership in their meetings after freeing the enslaved in 1785. But ten years later, Joseph Drinker, a Philadelphia Friend, wrote with regret that prominent Friends objected to admitting African-Americans: “Preferring…
Do you have an idea that you want to bring forward to the New Garden Friends community but are not sure who to approach or how to bring it up? The New Ideas Group invites you to share ideas that you may have for our Meeting community. Our next meeting for ideas will take place on Zoom at 1 p.m. on September 26. All New Gardeners are welcome to attend. A zoom link will be…