Free Firewood / November 2020
Wood from the tree that fell on our worship room recently is lying on the east side of the building and is available for free pick up. Contact Roger Seel with questions. 336-681-6499.
Have Styrofoam to Recycle? / November 12, 2020
The local foam recycling drop-off site is almost ready to receive foam. A densifier will be installed and volunteers will be trained next Friday. If you have Styrofoam cups, clamshells, trays or other foam packaging material you want to get rid of, you can bring it to Bill McNeil at the Meetinghouse at 11:00-11:20 am Thursday, November 12. Until the building is open, you cannot leave foam at the Meetinghouse. But our foam recycling team…
North Carolina Fellowship of Friends Business Meeting / November 14, 2020
North Carolina Fellowship of Friends will hold a short business meeting on Saturday, November 14 on Zoom from 10 am – Noon. The budget for 2021 and several reports will be presented. If you would like to participate and need a link, contact Kate Seel ([email protected]).
Community Housing Solutions Event / November 17, 2020
Join Community Housing Solutions for a warm event on Tuesday, November 17 from 12:00-12:30 p.m. Now more than ever, we all realize the importance of having a warm, dry, and safe home to shelter in. On this day, CHS will hold a 30-minute virtual event to celebrate the work of CHS and the lives that have been touched through home repairs and home ownership opportunities during this unprecedented year. The impact of CHS is real…
North Carolina Fellowship of Friends / AntiRacism Discussion / November 19, 2020
Please join others from our yearly meeting, North Carolina Fellowship of Friends, on Thursday, November 19 from 7- 8:30 p.m. via Zoom to discuss our understandings of racism and antiracism work. We will hear a presentation on the 2019 book by historian Ibram X. Kendi, How to Be an Antiracist. You do not need to read the book to participate. All are welcome. Our discussions will be vibrant! Please email Frank Massey at ([email protected]) to…
Adult Forum / Understanding the Case of Marcus Deon Smith / November 8, 2020
November 8, 2020 / 9:45 a.m. / Adult Forum livestream: Facebook Live: www.facebook.com/NewGardenFriendsMeeting/ Understanding the Case of Marcus Deon Smith / Presenters; Marcia Foutch, Hester Petty, Lewis Pitts/Better. This forum will have four main parts: What happened to Marcus Smith September 8, 2018 and the community response. The legal case that the Smith family initiated and where it is currently. The creation of the Greensboro Justice Coalition, the demands sent to City Council and how…
Covid-19 Update / November 6, 2020
NGFM’s Covid-19 Medical Advisory Group Recommendation; We had been hopeful that conditions for in-person meetings would improve before the holidays, but across the country the infection rates for Covid-19 are on the rise along with hospitalizations, positivity and death rates including those in Guilford County. We continue to recommend that New Garden Friends Meeting not sponsor in-person activities until local and state statistics provide reassurance that risk of viral transmission throughout our community is low. We recommend…
A Called Religious Education Meeting / November 11, 2020
November 11, at 6:30 p.m. the RE Committee will host a special called meeting, seeking feedback and ideas for Religious Education programs for the future at New Garden. Karin Heller will send a a link so that Friends may attend virtually. We hope to see you there!
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 light advent candles each Sunday in advent from home. If you do not have an advent wreath at home, advent wreath kits will be available to pick up from outside New Garden Friends Meeting several weeks prior to the start of advent (Nov.…
Voting Matters / October 28, 2020
The final days of voting in the 2020 election are here! Before our next newsletter, our opportunity to vote will have come and gone. Many New Gardeners have voted by requesting a paper ballot and have had the receipt of their paper ballots confirmed on BallotTrax. Many others have voted in person at various early polling places. If you still have not voted and plan to do so, here are some important dates and times…