New Garden Friends Meeting Greensboro NC

Covid-19 Prevention Group Update / July 29, 2020

We will continue to worship together virtually and limit access to the meetinghouse, for now. We recognize that New Gardeners are eager to return to Meeting for Worship, to sit with one another, and be in community as is our tradition dating back to 1754. At this writing it has been more than four months since New Garden Friends gathered in person for Meeting for Worship. Precautionary measures to limit the spread of coronavirus have…

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Finance & Stewardship Report / July 5th

Generally, our budget is in good shape. Contributions are down a bit from prior years with slightly fewer donors. But some expenses have been limited with the Meetinghouse closed. More people are participating in online donations through our web page. Thank you. The solar project is progressing, with a re-roofing contract about to be signed. I’m sure you’ll hear more about the project from the group working on it, but there should be little impact…

New Garden Friends Meeting Greensboro NC

Monthly Meeting for Business / July 5th

Greetings Friends, I hope you are all faring as well as can be expected in this strange time that we are experiencing. I want to invite you all to Monthly Meeting for Worship with Attention to Business this First Day (Sunday) July 5 beginning at 1 p.m. Several items will be discussed, including the following: 1) Solar+ Energy is ready to seek approval moving into the next steps for installing solar panels. I believe the…

Help Families Save Energy and Money with New Garden Friends Meeting SOLAR+ Project

One of the measures of a good community is how it cares for others. As New Garden plans to install solar panels to cut our power bills, the Solar+ Project will also have an energy-saving outreach partnership with Community Housing Solutions (CHS) to help low income families reduce their power bills. Every year CHS repairs the homes of over 25 homeowners. With our partnership, CHS will install insulation and other weatherization measures, saving families up…

Absentee & Vote by Mail

Anyone who is eligible to vote in North Carolina is also eligible to vote using an absentee ballot and completing their voting by mail. I recently requested an absentee ballot. I was able to speak to someone in the Guilford County Board of Elections office who handles the absentee process. I was checking to be sure they had received my request because I had learned that the outside post office box at Friendly Center had…

Friends Committee on National Legislaton Speaks to Current Issues

Friends have long struggled with the many forms of racism in our meetings and our communities. Now, with numerous videos of violence directed toward black people, in particular, circulating the web and the tv news, it has the country’s attention like never before. Some Friends at New Garden have expressed a desire to write letters in support of the Black Lives Matter campaign but would like a template to follow. Bobby Trice, with Friends Committee…

The Lombard Mennonite Peace Center / Mediation Skills Training / August 3 – 7

The Lombard Mennonite Peace Center has trained thousands of church leaders in conflict resolution skills. They can also train groups in their own locations. Conflict is an inevitable part of life. Having the skills to function effectively in emotionally intense, conflicted situations is important for all of us, especially those of us who are leaders. Through lectures, discussion and role-plays, the sessions emphasize hands-on skills training and are practical in focus. For more information on…

Upcoming Zoom Adult Forums / June 28 – July 26

Friends, starting June 28, the Peace and Social Concerns Committee will facilitate a five-week long book discussion of Parker Palmer’s, Healing the Heart of Democracy during Adult Forum. If you would like to participate, you can purchase the book most places online. Zoom links will be sent out via email with the Religious Education Updates and Information. If you would like to receive these updates and are not currently receiving RE information by email from…

Freinds Committee on North Carolina Legislation Action Alert

Freinds Committee on North Carolina Legislation is committed to Anti-Racism and has issued a new Action Alert to address police violence. We stand in solidarity with the North Carolina Council of Churches, the Poor People’s Campaign, and others committed to addressing systemic racism. We ask you to contact your municipal and state officials to: 1. Stop Militarization of Police. Redirect funding away from military equipment and military training for police and increase funding towards meeting…