1:00 – 3:00 p.m. / Join members of five churches in the Friendship Community Partnership at New Garden for a great time! We’ll have lunch, participate in table games, including a sweet potato “beauty” contest, and enjoy a talent/variety show. We’ll also have sweet potato dishes for sale – cakes, pies, breads, salads – anything as long as it contains sweet potatoes! All ages welcome. What to bring: – a lunch dish to share –…
Rm. 111 / 9:45 – 10:50 a.m. Join us as we continue our study of the Fall Illuminate series entitled; “Genesis: A Book of Beginnings”. This week, “The Spirit Gives Wisdom.”
Rm. 111 / 9:45 – 10:50 a.m. Join us as we continue our study of the Fall Illuminate series entitled; “Genesis: A Book of Beginnings”. This week, “Hope in the Face of Hardship.”
If Starbucks is offering pumpkin spice flavorings, it’s time to start thinking about the (day called) Hallowe’en graveyard tour! Last year more than a dozen New Gardeners dressed up and represented some of the fascinating people interred in our cemetery, and I almost remembered to stop at each of their graves (Sorry, “Mary Nicholson”!). One hundred people from around the community enjoyed the lantern-lit tour. Let me know if you’d like to reprise a role…
Rm. 111 / 9:45 – 10:50 a.m. Join us as we continue our study of the Fall Illuminate series entitled; “Genesis: A Book of Beginnings”. This week, “God Honors Our Persistance.”
Parlor / 9:45 – 10:45 a.m. The League of Women Voters of the Piedmont Triad will give a presentation outlining our current state of healthcare, followed by discussion of the facts and different ways that we as a country might proceed.
Rm. 111 / 9:45 – 10:50 a.m. Join us as we continue our study of the Fall Illuminate series entitled; “Genesis: A Book of Beginnings”. This week, “God Gives Second Chances.”
Brotherhood Room / 12:15 – 2:30 p.m. The Lunch-and-Learn program will feature Life in the Sacrifice Zone, a documentary on health problems related to Duke Energy’s Belews Creek coal ash ponds polluting ground water near Walnut Cove. Local artist Caroline Armijo and Walnut Cove residents are expected to join in the discussion to give witness to the problem. Bring a bag lunch and discuss the personal impacts of coal ash.
Family Camp is this weekend! We are scheduled to arrive at 5 p.m. on Friday and enjoy a “pitch-in” meal together. The rest of the weekend will be full of delicious food, fall crafts, baking, a pie-eating contest, bonfire and s’mores, and plenty of free time for walks, puzzles, and board games. Meeting for Worship is at the lake Sunday at 10 a.m. If you are interested in joining us Sunday morning, but are unable…
6:00 – 7:30 p.m. Learn more about Quakerism and get to know other New Gardeners! Come and enjoy dinner with Friends, learn some basics about Quaker faith and practice, and enjoy worship together. People of all ages are welcome! For more information contact Margaret at ([email protected]) or 336-292-5487 or Karin at ([email protected]).