Adult Forum / “Fit for Freedom, Not for Friendship” / December 6, 2020

9:45 a.m. / Join us for a discussion about the Epilogue, written by Vanessa Julye, for the book “Fit for Freedom, Not for Friendship”. If you own, or have access to the book, this may be found on pages 390-396. However, we will also work from a previously transcribed and paraphrased version provided by CH Holcombe. An attachment of the document will be sent out with Religious Education Updates, and we will use screen share…

Advent Candle Lighting this Year / November 29, 2020

Advent season is right around the corner and New Garden Friends Meeting is preparing to celebrate the Christmas season in new ways in light of the restriction brought by Covid-19. We will be lighting advent candles each Sunday in advent from home during Zoom/Facebook Live worship. If you do not have an advent wreath at home, advent wreath kits are available to pick up from outside New Garden Friends Meeting! Please take one kit per…

Adult Forum / November 29, 2020

9:45 a.m. / “What if one city read one book together and talked about it? What might that book be?” CH Holcombe will finish the discussion of what books were important in your life, and what book might be important for our whole City?  Hopefully, we can decide on a few titles to nominate to the Greensboro Public Library for 2021. We will also listen to a reading of the children’s book: SOMETHING HAPPENED IN…

Meeting for Worship / November 22, 2020

Sunday 11 a.m. Meeting for Worship livestream: Facebook Live: www.facebook.com/NewGardenFriendsMeeting/ Prepared messages are posted at: www.ngfm.org/media Order of Worship Welcome Announcement Reading: Psalm 100 Music: “Grateful” (John Buccino) Marc Alley (vocal) Rob Porter (keyboard) (words at bottom of the email) Settling Silence Message: Finding Thanksgiving and Joy in 2020 Waiting (silent) Worship

Adult Forum with Cathie Holcombe / One City, One Book / November 22, 2020

9:45 a.m. / What if people all over the city read ONE book? What if related discussions and films and theatrics inspired more community building? Greensboro Public Library wants our suggestions on titles for the One City, One Book Community Read 2021 by Dec. 1, 2020. Let’s put our heads together to discuss what books ( fiction and nonfiction) have been influential in our lives, and possibly reach consensus on titles to pass on to…

Adult Forum with Dr. Linda Brown / Poems for Peace / November 15, 2020

Local author, Dr. Linda Beatrice Brown will join us to share about her recent project, “Poems for Peace”. She will give background as to how these poems came to be and read several of the poems in the same way she might at a formal poetry reading. Linda will also explain her intention with each poem. There will be time for questions and discussion at the end. Dr. Linda Beatrice Brown is the author of…