Nominating Committee Focus

Our current social distancing policy has put the work of this weeks committees on hold. Both committees support the social gathering activities of our Meeting on First Days. The committees are Coffee Fellowship and Ushers, Greeters & Sound System. Coffee Fellowship Committee facilitates our 10:30 to 11:00 a.m. fellowship time each First Day (Sunday) in the Fellowship Hall. Committee members are asked to work 8 to 10 First Days during the year after their July…

College & Graduate School Friends / Invitation to a Virtual Discussion

We want to know … How are college and graduate school Friends doing? What are your unique social and academic challenges while much of the country is on Stay at Home orders? Have you found any strategies to take care of yourself, get your work done, and stay connected to your school community? We’d like to know! Please contact Molly Haile or text to 336-207-0408 if you’d like to be part of a virtual discussion…

Young Friends / April 12

During the month of April, Young Friends will be learning more about the Quaker testimony of Stewardship. This week they will discuss the following queries; ~How do we use the world’s resources with with care and consideration for future generations and with respect to all life? ~In what ways do we carry out our commitment to stewardship of the Earth? ~Do we intentionally explore and live our conviction that there is that of God in…

Easter Sunrise Service / April 12

Since New Garden Friends Meeting will not be able to have an in-person sunrise service on Easter morning this year, we invite Friends who enjoy the Easter sunrise, to sit in silence or sing a favorite song as the sun rises and, if you feel led, to take a photo of your view of the sunrise to share with Friends. You may post the photos on the New Garden Facebook page or send to the…

Young Friends / April 5

During the month of April, Young Friends will be learning more about the Quaker testimony of Stewardship. This week they will discuss the following queries; ~How do we use the world’s resources with with care and consideration for future generations and with respect to all life? ~In what ways do we carry out our commitment to stewardship of the Earth? ~Do we intentionally explore and live our conviction that there is that of God in…

Caring Friends Update

Caring Friends has been thrown a curve ball by this pandemic, but we didn’t let it stop us! Caring Friends has many volunteers who send cards, make calls, knit afghans, provide transportation, shop for groceries, and perform other acts of kindness for others in the New Garden Friends Meeting community. With the COVID-19 pandemic isolating us all, Caring Friends knew these circumstances would be particularly difficult for members and attenders who live alone. So we put…