Greensboro EarthQuakers / March 17, 2022

Community, Environment, News, Social Concerns

March 17, 2022, 7 – 8 p.m. / Help Greensboro Earth Quakers Plan Actions for 2022. This Thursday, Greensboro Earth Quakers hosts a virtual meeting to discuss direct action plans and possibilities for 2022. Come help plan for a meeting for worship outside the Guilford County Board of Education to hold board members in the Light . Walter Hjelt-Sullivan of Philadelphia-based Earth Quaker Action Team will tell how EQAT organizes its non-violent direct actions and…

Update from the COVID Medical Advisory Group / March 16, 2022

Community, Covid-19, News

Daily case positivity (the number of positive tests of all the test results reported not including in-home tests) for the state of NC has again decreased significantly in the last week to 2.6 %, about half of the previously used statewide goal. The 14-day average case positivity for Guilford County is now 3.5 %.  The number of COVID hospitalizations has stabilized at a much lower number (854 in the state, 52 at Cone Hospital as of…

Is New Garden Friends Meeting Welcoming to All? / March 13, 2022

Community, News, Social Concerns

The Anti-racism Committee encourages all New Gardeners to take a tour of our meetinghouse with this primary query in mind: Is our Meeting House a welcoming place to all people? Guided tours are available: Sunday, March 13 at 1 p.m. and Sunday, April 3 a virtual tour during Adult Forum. Self-guided tours times are available: Wednesday, March 9 — 9 a.m.-12 p.m., and 2 – 5 p.m. Wednesday, March 16 — 9 a.m.-12 p.m., and…

Journey to Justice / March 13, 2022

Community, News, Social Concerns

WVAR (White Voices Against Racism) is proud to announce the 2022 Journey to Justice . WVAR will lead an exploration of the book, “We Cry Justice,” with church groups and individuals who want to read the Bible along with the Poor Peoples’ Campaign and learn what the Bible says about social justice. There will be weekly/monthly self-guided reading, reflection and learning with your church group or individually, through Zoom, Facebook or in person…you decide!  A…

From the Meeting on Ministry and Counsel / March 9, 2022

Community, News

Meeting on Ministry and Counsel would like to recognize and remember the Reverend Donald McCoy, former pastor of Raleigh’s Crossroads UMC, a sister church in our Friendship Community Partnership. Reverend McCoy passed away February 28, 2022, and his ministry to our Friendship community and beyond was a testament of love and beauty. His funeral was held March 7, at Guilford College UMC. A memory of the Reverend McCoy prepared by CH Holcombe was presented at…

Stand Up for our Public Schools / March – June, 2022

Community, News, Social Concerns, Volunteer, Youth

School districts across the country are under attack and Guilford County is no different. Members of New Garden have joined other groups, the Guilford Anti-Racism Alliance and the Social Justice Consortium to make a commitment to show up at the monthly Guilford County School Board of Education meeting. We stand in support of telling the truth in our curriculum, in support of science, in support of the Black leadership of the Board and Superintendent, and in…

Greensboro EARTH QUAKER News / Meeting March 17, 2022

Community, Environment, News, Social Concerns, Volunteer

Join Greensboro Earth Quakers March 17 to plan 2022 Actions. Are you interested in actions you and other Friends can take to confront climate change and environmental justice? On Thursday, March 17, 7 -8:30 p.m., Greensboro Earth Quakers will hold a virtual meeting to discuss direct action plans and possibilities for 2022. Come to learn about: Plans for local Friends to hold a Quaker-style meeting for worship outside the Guilford County Board of Education to…

Refugee Support Update / March 8, 2022

Community, News, Social Concerns

We are getting low on our financial contributions. New Garden has been financially supporting some additional families without co-sponsors to cover basic expenses including rent, utilities, etc. Please consider a gift (or an additional gift) – send a check to the office and write in the memo line “Refugee Fund.” New Garden is co-sponsoring a number of households – join us! “Co-sponsoring” activities includes transportation to the grocery store, medical appointments, family outings to a…

BlackQuaker Project Events / February – April 2022

Community, News, Social Concerns

The BlackQuaker Project with the American Friends Service Committee  presents; Black Lives Matter Film Festival 3/12/22  Alaska On Line: Red Boucher Interviews Mahala Ashley Dickerson 3/26/22  Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin 4/9/22  Paul Robeson: I’m A Negro, I’m An American & His Quaker Ancestors You can register for all virtual screenings on our website (underneath “Our Honorees and Media”) here. Also of Note: Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be…

Update from the COVID Medical Advisory Group / February 23, 2022

Community, Covid-19, News

Daily case positivity (the number of positive tests of all the test results reported not including in-home tests) has increased in the last week just slightly to 10.7 %, which is high though much  less than the omicron peak. The 14 day average case positivity for Guilford County is  about the same, 10.5 %.  The number of COVID hospitalizations remains high but is also falling. The death rate lags behind cases and hospitalizations and it is still rising.   Guilford County lifted it’s…