Care Fair / November 20, 2022

Would you like to find a way to deepen your connection to the New Garden Friends Meeting community? Would you like to be part of a group that grows community through showing care to one another? Becoming a Caring Friend might be for you! Find out more at the Care Fair. When: November 20th, 12:00 at the rise of meeting Where: outside the meeting room or on the front porch, weather permitting. Opportunities to learn…

Food & Singing Fellowship Reinstated by Monthly Meeting / November 9, 2022

1. Monthly Meeting agreed to reinstate carry-in lunches starting Sunday, December 4th subject to the following understandings:• That the Guilford County transmission level remains green • Kitchen may be used for food preparation. • Dishwasher may be used for cleaning. • People at high risk for serious COVID disease because of their age or medical condition, un-vaccinated people, and people with household members at high risk or unvaccinated would be wise to participate only outdoors–perhaps…

Volunteers Needed for Our Carry-Out (side) Meal / Sept. 18, 2022

Bring food to enjoy with Friends on the lawn at the rise of Meeting 9/18/2022. For the first carry-out let’s make it as simple as possible. We need help setting up and breaking down folding tables, chairs, and trash cans outside where we used to hold worship. We will be asking for volunteers at the rise of meeting. Please contact Valerie in the office if you are able to provide lemonade and/or iced tea.

Volunteers Needed for Our First Take-Out Meal / Sept. 11, 2022

Bring food to enjoy with Friends on the lawn at the rise of Meeting 9/11/2022. For the first carry-out let’s make it as simple as possible. We need help setting up and breaking down folding tables, chairs, and trash cans outside where we used to hold worship. We will be asking for volunteers at the rise of meeting. Please contact Valerie in the office if you are able to provide lemonade and/or iced tea. Let’s…

Piedmont Friends Fall Retreat / October 1, 2022

Friends will gather at Mendenhall Homeplace 603 W. Main Street, Jamestown, NC 27282 for fellowship and a bring-your-own picnic lunch. In the afternoon, Friends will be able to tour the historic Quaker homeplace, which was an active location of the Underground Railroad. A flyer will be coming soon with more details and registration information. In the meantime, please let Friends know to save the date! Thank you, Piedmont Friends Clerking Committee, Marian Beane, Sally Freeman,…

North Carolina Quaker Men Dinner / September 19, 2022

Please encourage any and all Quaker Men of all ages to attend and participate in the NC Quaker Men Fall Dinner to be held at Centre Friends Meeting, 325 NC Hwy 62 East, Greensboro, NC 27406 on Monday night, September 19 at 5:59 p.m. We hope musically gifted men will gather before the dinner and rehearse for a Men’s Chorus to sing during the program! Josh Brown, pastor at Springfield Friends Meeting, will be our…

Religious Education Update / August 24, 2022

Summer Adult Forum Series This Summer we have been using Quakerspeak videos and discussion questions to learn more about Quakerism. All are welcome. Video links are included. We will watch the videos together, but Friends may choose to watch them independently as well. August 28: Envisioning a Strong Future for Quakerism https://bit.ly/3QyiHII Adult Forum remains on Zoom for the time-being. Email Karin Heller if you would like to receive Religious Education Updates and/or Zoom links.…

Invitation to New Garden Friends Meeting from Persimmon Grove

It is HOMECOMING and REVIVAL time! Our revival theme is: “Be Revived, Be Renewed, Be Restored” – Psalm 85:6. So, family, friends and all, come worship, fellowship and celebrate God with us as we rejoice in his many blessings! Annual Homecoming and Revival services will begin at Persimmon Grove A.M.E. Church in Greensboro, N.C. on Sunday, August 28, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. worship service, with our very own Pastor, Reverend Dr. Debora Lawson Smith, rendering…