Covid Advisory / October 12, 2021

The COVID  Advisory Group met 10/11/21 and protocols for New Garden Friends Meeting will remain the same for the next month. Specifically, we will continue semi-programmed Meeting for Worship (MFW) outdoors and/or by Zoom and Facebook Live.  Friends will be notified if weather does not permit in-person outdoor worship.  Unprogrammed MFW may take place outdoors or indoors, in accordance with current masking and distancing protocols.  Other small group meeting indoors at the Meeting House may…

Covid Advisory Update / October 5, 2021

The COVID plans for New Garden Friends Meeting will remain the same this week in accordance with current policies and protocols for protecting friends/Friends from COVID.  Specifically we will continue semi-programmed MFW outdoors and/or by Zoom and Facebook live, un-programmed MFW outdoors or indoors (very small numbers of masked attendees) and small group meetings indoors at the Meeting House, in accordance with current masking and distancing protocols. Our next meeting of the COVID Medical Advisory Group…

Covid Advisory / September 28, 2021

The COVID plans for New Garden Friends Meeting will remain the same this week in accordance with current policies and protocols for protecting friends/Friends from COVID.  Specifically we will continue semi-programmed MFW outdoors and/or by Zoom and Facebook live, un-programmed MFW outdoors or indoors and small group meetings indoors at the Meeting House, in accordance with current masking and distancing protocols. Our next meeting of the Covid Medical Advisory Group will be held October 11, 2021 so if…

Covid Advisory Update / September 21, 2021

The COVID plans for New Garden Friends Meeting will remain the same this week in accordance with current policies and protocols for protecting friends/Friends from COVID.  Specifically we will continue semi-programmed MFW outdoors and/or by Zoom and Facebook live, un-programmed MFW outdoors or indoors and small group meetings indoors at the Meeting House, in accordance with current masking and distancing protocols. Our next meeting of the Covid Medical Advisory Group will be held October 11, 2021…

Covid Advisory / September 14, 2021

A COVID Medical Advisory Group meeting for NGFM was held 9/13/21 to discuss policies and protocols for protecting friends/ Friends from COVID. The group was in agreement that current cases of Covid and hospitalization levels suggest that we should continue our current protocols for semi-programmed Meeting for Worship outdoors and/or by Zoom, unprogrammed Meeting for Worship outdoors or indoors, and small group meetings indoors at the Meeting House. Plans for upcoming Holiday celebrations were also…

Covid Advisory / September 7, 2021

A called meeting for NGFM was held 8/21/21 to discuss policies and protocols for protecting friends/ Friends from COVID. A summary and review of protocols followed by a number of questions were discussed. Friends were generally supportive of our current course. If COVID cases stay the same, we plan to continue meeting for semi-programmed worship out of doors until the weather becomes less hospitable. All are also reminded that our COVID subgroup will continue to meet…

Covid Advisory / August 31, 2021

A called meeting for NGFM was held 8/21/21 to discuss policies and protocols for protecting friends/ Friends from COVID. A summary and review of protocols followed by a number of questions were discussed. Friends were generally supportive of our current course. If COVID cases stay the same, we plan to continue meeting for semi-programmed worship out of doors  until the weather becomes less hospitable. All are also reminded that our COVID subgroup will continue to meet…

Covid Advisory Update / August 24, 2021

A called meeting for NGFM was held 8/21/21 to discuss policies and protocols for protecting friends/ Friends from COVID. A summary and review of protocols followed by a number of questions were discussed. Friends were generally supportive of our current course. If COVID cases stay the same, we plan to continue meeting for semi-programmed worship out of doors until the weather becomes less hospitable. All are also reminded that our COVID subgroup will continue to…

Called Meeting for Discussion of Covid Concerns / August 22, 2021

There will be a Called Meeting for discussion of Covid concerns Sunday, August 22 following Meeting for Worship at 1 p.m. (please note: previous announcement gave start time as “immediately following meeting”) Topics: Covid Advisory Group: Delta variant updates Covid Meeting guidelines Future Meeting for Worship format(s) Zoom invitation is forthcoming Clinton D. Corcoran Presiding Clerk, New Garden Friends Meeting

Covid Advisory Update / August 17, 2021

Cases of COVID and hospitalizations continued to dramatically increase in the last week in NC with the Delta variant continuing to drive the outbreak. There has been an increase from 215 new COVID cases per day 7/1/21 to 6628 new COVID cases 8/13/21. The state’s positivity rate of COVID tests performed has continued to be much higher than the benchmark for the state (12.8 % this week with a benchmark of 5%). Hospitalizations have increased statewide from 571 on…