Persimmon Grove AME Church on Dolley Madison Road, Greensboro, is inviting all to feed our bodies, minds, and spirits with their annual revival on the church grounds. Bring your own picnic and chairs to eat outside at 5 p.m., then stay for tent revival, featuring a special guest preacher. Contact: CH Holcombe ([email protected])
10:00 a.m. / In-Person outdoors (weather permitting) on the grounds of our meeting house. Reading – from To Bless the Space Between Us by John O’Donohue Message: “The Gift of Blessing” – Deborah Suess Authors referenced: Jan Richardson, John O’Donohue, Kate Bowler 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…
Thanks for the warm welcome to New Garden Friends Meeting. I am grateful to be serving as the Interim Minister during Margaret’s maternity leave. Please feel free to contact me through email or telephone. My working schedule is Sunday through Thursday with Friday being my Sabbath. I am very happy to meet with you in person outside the Meetinghouse (we can walk or share a bench) or inside with masks on. Alternatively – we can…
There will be a Called Meeting for discussion of Covid concerns Sunday, August 22 following Meeting for Worship at 1 p.m. (please note: previous announcement gave start time as “immediately following meeting”) Topics: Covid Advisory Group: Delta variant updates Covid Meeting guidelines Future Meeting for Worship format(s) Zoom invitation is forthcoming Clinton D. Corcoran Presiding Clerk, New Garden Friends Meeting
Thanks to each of you who have contributed to the Meeting’s operations this year. As of the end of July individual contributions have totaled $128,922, just over half of the budgeted contributions ($245,000 of the total budget of $354,000) for the year. This is on track to cover our budgeted expenses. As you realize, Covid accommodations have made some of our expenses more challenging to predict. When these challenges or specific needs arise, as a…
Cases of COVID and hospitalizations continued to dramatically increase in the last week in NC with the Delta variant continuing to drive the outbreak. There has been an increase from 215 new COVID cases per day 7/1/21 to 6628 new COVID cases 8/13/21. The state’s positivity rate of COVID tests performed has continued to be much higher than the benchmark for the state (12.8 % this week with a benchmark of 5%). Hospitalizations have increased statewide from 571 on…
Back to School Blessing / Join us next Sunday during Meeting for Worship for our Back to School Blessing! This an opportunity for the community to express our love for our children, young adults, and teachers as they enter into a new school year. It is also an opportunity for us to remind one another (even if we are not headed back to school!) that we carry the love of New Garden Friends Meeting with us…
Join area F/friends in efforts to engage Rep. Manning and Sen. Tillis & Burr in ongoing advocacy efforts. Quakers in the Piedmont area are forming an FCNL Advocacy team! We will be joining several other state-wide teams over the coming year to push for additional efforts to end the endless wars — join us!! There is power in numbers. Join an interactive virtual workshop with FCNL staff & area Friends on Wednesday, August 25, 6…
Piedmont Friends Fellowship and Piedmont Friends Yearly Meeting will have a Zoom meeting on Saturday, August 21. Separate meetings will occur at 10 a.m. A joint meeting will occur at 11:30 a.m. To obtain a Zoom link to PFYM, please call Sally Freeman at 919-245-1222. Please give her your name and e-mail address To obtain a Zoom link to PFF, please call Bill Moore at 919-413-6213. Please give him you name and e-mail address.