April 2, 2023 / New Garden Forum

Adult Forum, Community, News, Quaker Relations

The April 2nd Forum will engage in discernment of an appropriate statement on Reproductive Health Care. This discussion will focus our response to the following request from Friends Committee on National Legislation. “From its inception, Friends Committee on National Legislation has relied on meetings and churches to ground our work in the concerns of Friends. We invite you to engage your meeting or church in worship and discernment about this issue. Your discernment will guide…

Persimmon Grove AME Celebrating 140th Anniversary / April 22, 2023

Community, Fellowship, News

Please come join us as we celebrate our 140th Church Anniversary and our rich church history at the 1st Annual “Celebrating Our Heritage” banquet on April 22, 2023, 6:00 p.m. at the Wyndham Garden Hotel Greensboro in the Carolina Ballroom. Tickets are $40.00. Seating is limited, please RSVP by April 3, 2023. Please call Felicia Raleigh at 336-662-2313 or email [email protected] to reserve your tickets.

bridgeLITE! / Starting March 23, 2023

Community, News

Greetings Triad-area Bridge Players & Friends! The Triad Bridge Club is excited to announce the start of a NEW duplicate bridge game in Greensboro on Thursdays… Designed with advancing players in mind, this is a shorter and fun-oriented new take on our favorite game! bridgeLITE will be a limited masterpoint game (0-799er), with a goal of providing a comfortable, less intense atmosphere for players still working on developing their game. All games will be 20-21…

Friends Committee on North Carolina Legislation / Spring Lobby Day / March 22, 2023

Community, News, Social Concerns

Now is the time to push for the expansion of Medicaid in North Carolina. Both the House and Senate have passed versions of a Medicaid expansion bill, and a final bill is very likely to come up for a vote this session. Lobby Day will be a great opportunity to meet your legislators or members of their staffs, to introduce yourself so they will know who you are in future lobbying contacts. Between now and…

Dinner to Benefit Earthquake Survivors Raises $3,500 / March 2023

Community, News, Social Concerns, Volunteer

Dear Friends, The turn out in the fundraising lunch has been great. I was told that we raised $2225 in cash and around $3500 in total with checks and digital donations. Thank you all for your collaboration, kindness and generosity for the victims of an earthquake overseas. We’re also thankful to Nazareth Mediterranean/American Cuisine who generously donated the meal today. We’re looking forward to continue collaborating with our Quaker friends in further activities. –– Peace,…

Upcoming Quaker Consultations / March 8, 2023

Community, News, Quaker Relations

Many Quaker meetings are changing. A lot of our numbers are smaller. What are some of the ways we might adjust? What does it look like to have faith and cherish our communities while also recognizing that our energy levels are getting low? Since summer 2021, Emily Provance (New York Yearly Meeting) has been working with a group of Friends from multiple yearly meetings, countries, and theological branches of Quakerism. The group has been exploring…

New Afghan Family / March 8, 2023

Community, News, Volunteer

Waseem Shahzad and Hena Aimaq and their four children are the most recent (and ninth!) family under New Garden’s care. In Afghanistan, Waseem and Hena worked toward a free economy and social democracy. When this dream collapsed, the lives of the family suddenly were endangered. They fled to Pakistan. Two years later they were allowed to emigrate to the U.S. The children are learning English, adapting to our culture, and taking advantage of educational opportunities.…

Workshop on Quaker Ecology with Cherice Bock / March 14, 2023

Art, Community, News

Tuesday, March 14th, 7pm Eastern/ 4pm Pacific / Join Quaker ecotheologian, Cherice Bock in sharing about her newest book, A Quaker Ecology: Meditations on the Future of Friends. In our best moments, Friends have been in the middle of the action around the social justice issues of each time period, discerning to the best of their abilities the direction the Inward Light leads and speaking truth to power. In our own time, climate justice can…