We continue to meet all the Meeting’s obligations including payroll, utilities, building care and our outreach to help other organizations and people in need. I was gratified to see the response to the request for support of the Urban Ministry Food Bank. We doubled our goal. However, contributions to the general budget are down this month. Normally we would have received contributions from over 140 families by this time of the year. There are only…
10:30 a.m. / Virtual Meeting June 4, 2020 / Planned giving is an effective and meaningful way to leave your legacy for causes you are passionate about. Some planed giving vehicles provide options for life-long income or ways to support your loved ones. Mimi Blackwell, J.D. is a veteran planned giving professional with Friends Fiduciary who will provide an informative free workshop about the basics and benefits of bequests, charitable gift annuities, charitable trusts and…
8:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. / Online / Are You Interested in Exploring Anti-racism and Confronting Racist Systems? American Friends Service Committee is offering a five-session monthly online course, “Changing Systems, Changing Ourselves” starting January 28 and ending March 24, with interactive sessions running from 8:00 to 9:30 p.m. each night. January 28, Intro session on anti-racist praxis in caucuses; February 25, Criminalization and immigration detention; March 24, Anti-Blackness and immigrant justice; April 28, Accompaniment…
1:00 p.m. / Join Zoom Meeting here. Password: 655517 / Meeting ID: 863 1403 2742 This is an opportunity to join other folks to catch up and share your experiences.
May 17, 2020 / 09:45 a.m. / Join Zoom Meeting here. Kelly Morales with American Friends Service Committee will discuss hunger strikes, car caravans, and other actions demanding the release of all persons being held in immigration detention have spread like wildfire across the country. What about North Carolina? The UE 150 NC Public Service Workers Union has been creating pressure on Governor Roy Cooper for justice for persons currently being detained at Neuse Correctional…
1 – 2 p.m. Eastern / Wednesday, May 20, 2020 / You are invited to join a series of virtual events featuring diverse stories of faith and freedom in action, with relevance to today’s pandemic, conducted by The Religious Freedom Center. The free webinar will be hosted on the Zoom platform. Zoom is easy to use and you don’t need an account. “Faith, Freedom in Action in Troubled Times,” the second program in the Faith, Freedom…
This week we present the final committee for consideration, our Nominating Committee with a re-cap of the complete committee list. Nominating Committee is who we are and what we do is recommend Meeting officers, representatives and committee members to Monthly Meeting for consideration at the June Monthly Meeting. The committee is composed of nine members on staggered three year terms. The committee generally meets bi-weekly March through May each year to prepare the report of…
The film, “We Began to Sing,” premiered on Sunday, May 3. It features the work of Pete Seeger and that of Annie Patterson and Peter Blood, who published the books, “Rise Up Singing” and “Rise Again.” If anyone would like to see this fine presentation, go to: https://tinyurl.com/yde26ekr.
Thanks to those who have contributed toward our virtual food drive, which replaces the “in person” food drive at Harris Teeter. As of May 6, 2020 we have met $997.00 of our $1,000 goal. You still have until May 11 to contribute and help feed Greensboro neighbors who are seeking assistance. Make checks payable to Greensboro Urban Ministry, and in the memo section write “Food Pantry”. If you prefer to give online, you may do…
Thank you all who participated in last First Day’s Monthly Meeting for Business. I feel like we accomplished a great deal– we’re almost done with approval of all Committee Duties. Janie Foy and I and others are also working on some Personnel Policies and other organization things that we will bring to Monthly Meeting for approval in the future. And the Solar+ Energy Project news is exciting! We will NOT have a Zoom Meeting for…