Semi-Programmed Meeting for Worship / July 18, 2021

First Day, Worship

10:00 a.m. / In-Person outdoors (weather permitting) on the grounds of our meeting house. Reading: Isaiah 43:1, 5-10 Message title: Naming and Being Named Meeting for Worship livestream: Facebook Live: http://www.facebook.com/NewGardenFriendsMeeting Prepared messages are posted at: www.ngfm.org/media Immediately following the 10 a.m. meeting on July 18, plan to linger and meet Deborah Suess who is stepping in to help with pastoral duties when the Webbs welcome their new baby.

Covid Advisory Update / July 14, 2021

Community, Covid-19, News

Cases of COVID , hospitalizations and percent positive COVID tests in NC have significantly increased in the last week, believed to be due to the more infectious Delta variant. These increases are more prominent in NC counties with relatively low vaccination rates, primarily in the southeastern and southwestern parts of our state. Vaccination rates did not change last week with NC still at 43% of the total population being vaccinated. In Guilford County 46 percent…

Monthly Meeting for Worship with a Concern for Business / July 11, 2021

First Day, News

1:00 p.m. / virtual, via Zoom / AGENDA; Opening Silence Reading: “Spirit Voyaging” Dr. John Le Gay Brereton (1827-1886) Consent Agenda Approval of Proposed Schedule of Monthly Meetings, July 2021-July 2022. Minute of Appreciation for former Clerks: Tim Lindeman, Clerk of Meeting; Jane Foy, Clerk of Ministry and Council; Jim Lancaster, Recording Clerk. For their leadership and service in seamlessly continuing the meeting’s operations during the current pandemic and supporting virtual and hybrid worship during…

Unprogrammed Meeting for Worship / July 11, 2021

First Day, Worship

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 the Meeting Room. 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…

Challenging Racism / July 5, 2021

News, Social Concerns

It was shocking to learn from the New York Public Library African American Desk Reference list (1999) purchased recently about a number of African American inventors about whom I had never heard! Probably most of us knew about George Washington Carver inventing peanut butter (in 1896), but he’s the only one that I remember studying in school. Here’s another inventor of color, whom we can thank as we manage the heat this summer: Frederick McKinley…

Adult Forum / July 11, 2021

First Day, Religious Education

Adult Forum will meet by Zoom at 11:15 a.m. You can also participate as a small group on the grounds, if you prefer. Just bring along your computer. Friends, we will devote the next several weeks to Quaker Speak videos. If there is one that you would like to watch together and/or facilitate a discussion about, please email Karin Heller. This Sunday, July 11; Ever find yourself confused about what “kind” of Quaker you are? Perhaps…

Religious Education News / July 5, 2021

News, Religious Education, Youth

Upcoming Adult Forums; Friends, we will devote the next several weeks to Quaker Speak videos. If there is one that you would like to watch together and/or facilitate a discussion about, please email Karin Heller ([email protected]). Sunday, July 11: Ever find yourself confused about what “kind” of Quaker you are? Perhaps this week’s video will help clear things up for you. Friends are welcome to watch in advance, but we will also watch during our…