Underground Railroad Lecture / Saturday, February 9th

Community, Families, Fellowship, News, Social Concerns

1:30 p.m. / New Garden Friends Meeting. 2019 is the 200th anniversary of the first known activity in North Carolina on what came to be known as the Underground Railroad. Two Guilford College historians, Adrienne Israel and James Shields, will share about that history. Following their presentation on the significance of the UGRR for both the African-American and Quaker communities, there will be guided tours of the UGRR woods on the Guilford College campus and…

Honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. / Monday, January 21st

Community, News, Social Concerns

New Gardeners are encouraged to go downtown together to view or march in the Martin Luther King Parade at 11 a.m. on Monday, January 21. We owe it to our friends of color to stand on our Testimony of Equality as white allies to respect the heroic Martin Luther King. Raleigh’s Crossroads UMC has invited us again to march with them on the parade route from Benbow Professional Center down MLK drive. We can meet…

Lunch & Learn / January 20

Community, Families, First Day, News

12:15 – 2:00 p.m. / Brotherhood Room / Families and all are invited to bring your lunch to Brotherhood room to watch four short animated movies – stories from African American history, for ages 5-10 (educational for adults, too). All four movies last just over one hour, which leaves time for discussion. – March On: The Day My Brother Martin Changed the World – Martin’s Big Words – ROSA (Nikki Giovanni’s telling of Rosa Parks’…

New Pictorial Directory Photo Sessions / Feb. 6th thru 9th

Community, Families, News

Oh no!!! I haven’t signed up for the New Garden Pictorial Directory!!! What do I do??? The first two days (February 6 and 9) are mostly filled. There may be a stray slot here or there. But we now have been given an additional photography date. It is Friday, February 8th. So, don’t despair – we can still take your picture – and we definitely want to include you. Please see the additional sign-up sheet…

Report from Wal-mart Layaway Project

Community, Families, Holiday, News, Social Concerns

I am filled with gratitude for the generosity of New Garden Friends Meeting. For the 4th year, I have gone to Walmart to anonymously pay off some gift layaways. For the last several years I have invited New Gardeners to give some money to help support this activity and every year I am humbled by the outpouring of gifts! This year we had just under $2,000 ($1956.00) to use to pay off nine layaways. We…

New Pictorial Directory Photo Sessions / February 6th and 9th

Community, Families, News

A New Pictorial Directory is Coming Soon! Who can forget the time a few years back when a young man was making an announcement and called out “Hey George”? He expected George Bruns to answer but instead George Harris said “Yeah.” Now that we have your attention, we want your picture for the new pictorial directory! Sign-up sheets are located on a table outside the Worship Room. Pictures will be taken Wednesday, February 6 and…

Guest Speaker, Joyce Ajlouny of American Friends Service Committee / January 12

Community, Fellowship, News, Social Concerns

Please join American Friends Service Committee General Secretary, Joyce Ajlouny on Saturday, January 12 from 6:30-7:30 p.m. / New Garden Friends Meeting. Learn about the strategic planning process that she is leading as AFSC turns the page on a century of building peace with justice. Prior to joining AFSC as general secretary in September 2017, Joyce worked in international development and served as the director of the Ramallah Friends School in Palestine.