Ukestra Performance at Smith Senior Center / July 31
1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Hopefully, Ukestra will be joined by some new students over 55 from Smith Center, who will have just completed Catherine Holcombe’s 6-session Ukulele lessons.
What Puts the “E” in “SPICES?” / July 15
Brotherhood Room / 12:15 – 2:30 p.m. The Social Concerns committee invites you to bring a bag lunch and join us monthly – every 3rd Sunday for movie and discussion series on our Quaker Testimony of Equality. Let’s meet with our sandwiches right after worship, watch a movie on an aspect of equality (race, sex, gender, religion, class, for example) and finish with a discussion. The July 15 program will be a review of articles…
Peacemakers at the Fun Fourth Festival / July 4th
New Garden Friends Meeting volunteers spread the testimony of peace at the Fun Fourth Festival, downtown Greensboro.
FCNL Guest Speaker at New Garden / July 13
7 p.m. at New Garden Friends Meeting. Diane Randall, Executive Secretary of the Friends Committee on National Legislation, will speak on “Gracious Calling, Ordered Lives: The Faith and Practice of Friends in the Political Maelstrom.” All are welcome.
Ukulele News / July 4th
Peace and Love Ukestra will be playing at the New Garden Friends Meeting booth at the Fun Fourth Festival, downtown Greensboro, Wed, July 4th around 6-7 p.m.
Peacemakers Unite / July 4
New Garden Friends Meeting has secured a booth at the Fun Fourth Festival, downtown Greensboro, on July 4. We would like to have you join us in spreading the testimony of peace around Greensboro.
What Puts the “E” in “SPICES”? / June 17
Brotherhood Room / 12:15 – 2:30 p.m. The answer: EQUALITY, one of our Quaker Testimonies. Join us to learn more at The Social Concerns LUNCH AND LEARN series, on the 3rd Sunday of every month. Bring a bag lunch. On June 17, the program will be a short movie called WE THE PEOPLE: Conversations On Being American, narrated by Danny Glover. This is a conversation between a group of different races, religions, gay & straight,…
Child / Baby Dedication / June 17
Children and babies may be dedicated during worship on any Sunday of the year, but many families choose to dedicate children on the days observed as Mother’s Day (May 13) or Father’s Day (June 17). Baby/Child dedications are an opportunity for all of us to welcome a child into our community and promise to love and support the entire family in child-rearing.
Lunch & Learn: What Puts The ‘E’ in ‘Spices’? / June 17
Brotherhood Room / 12:15 – 2:30 p.m. The Social Concerns committee invites adults to bring a bag lunch and join us monthly – every third Sunday – for a discussion series on the Quaker testimony of Equality. The June movie is, WE THE PEOPLE: Conversations On Being American, narrated by Danny Glover. This is a conversation between a group of different races, religions, gay & straight, teachers, activists, artists, ministers, and more on their sometimes painful…
Pot Luck Dinner & Poor People’s Campaign Forum / May 25
6:00 p.m. Friendship Friends Meeting, 1103 New Garden Road, Greensboro, NC 27410. A pot luck dinner will be followed by a presentation and discussion with the Rev. Wesley Morris, new pastor of Faith Community Church. Faith Community Church is a leader in local organizing for the PPC movement. The new PPC is a national movement managed on the state level so that different states can focus on their issues and successful strategies. PPC has noted…