Peace & Social Concerns Notes / September 01, 2020

The Peace and Social Concerns Committee is working to help New Garden Friends Meeting incorporate more immediate social and economic justice actions into our everyday lives. Thus, every weekly newsletter will include one Anti-Racist Action suggestion and one website whereby members can find minority-owned business to support, if they so choose. The Meeting is not endorsing or advertising these businesses; we just feel it’s important to spread dollars more equitably to all community members and…

Meeting for Worship / Aug. 16

Sunday 11 a.m. Meeting for Worship livestream on Facebook Live: www.facebook.com/NewGardenFriendsMeeting/ Prepared messages are posted at: www.ngfm.org/media. Sunday, August 16 – Speaker: Karin Heller “Summer Program 2020/Activism: Because the World Won’t Change Itself” “We need, in every community, a group of angelic troublemakers.”-Bayard Rustin “It is good people who make good places.” ― Anna Sewell, Black Beauty.

North Carolina Fellowship of Friends Annual Meeting / August 15

Friends are invited to attend the annual meeting of North Carolina Friends Fellowship – virtually – on August 15, 2020. Please register here to save a place, and a link will be sent to registrants closer to the time of the meeting:  The theme is “What’s Next?” and will include: • Worship with Robin Mohr, FWCC General Secretary • Worship sharing • Business Meeting • Workshops – FCNL, FCNCL, White Privilege, White Supremacy & Racism…

Friend to Friend – Conversations and Connection / Beginning Aug. 14

This is an opportunity for members and attenders of NGFM to get to know others and/or deepen relationships at NGFM during this time of isolation. Time commitment: approximately 15-30 minutes/week for 5 weeks beginning August 14. How it works: Friends fill out a short information form (look for a separate email from NGFM) and will be paired with a couple, family, or individual (depending on preferences indicated). The pairs will agree to connect with each…