Solar Energy Project

New Garden Friends Meeting is forming a working group to explore the costs and benefits of installing solar panels on the Meetinghouse. We are also considering ways to help families in the community reduce energy costs and make their homes more energy efficient. Both will help us stand up to the climate emergency in very practical ways. Both will save money and save the planet. But both will require funds to realize these savings. Do…

Max Carter’s New Book / Encounter with Palestine and Israel

It was 1970. Fighting between the Jordanian Armed Forces and the Palestine Liberation Organization had been escalating, but a Quaker serving at a school for Palestinian children in Ramallah reported that things were quiet there: “There are few signs of the war here. I see an occasional army patrol with their helmets and guns, and each night jets fly over on their way to attack in Jordan.” That quiet would come to an end just…

Women’s Retreat at Quaker Lake Camp / March 7

8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. / Quaker Lake Camp / Worship, relax and share fellowship with Friends at Quaker Lake. Activities include swinging from Alpine Tower, hiking, ceramics, sewing, line dancing, cooking demos, yoga, crafts, jewelry making, games and much more! Open to women of all ages. $35, including light breakfast and full lunch. Register by sending printed form (see Quaker Relations bulletin board) with payment to Quaker Lake Camp, or www.quakerlakecamp.org/womens-retreat. Deadline is February…

Songs of Hope & Courage: Celebrating Pete Seeger’s Legacy / March 7

7:00 p.m. / Worship Room  / Please join us for a concert (including a sing-along portion) by Annie Patterson and Mary Witt. Annie is the co-creator of the best-selling songbook Rise Up Singing.  She has led singalong concerts across North America and abroad building “hope & change through song.”  Mary is a terrific vocalist and bass player. Her award-winning swing and soul band The O-Tones is based in Western Massachusetts. Advance tickets & information can be…

The Spirit of Harriet Tubman Performance / March 8

3:00 p.m. / Worship Room / Please join us for a one-woman performance by Diane Faison, inspired by the life and liberating work of Harriet Tubman and her path to freedom travelling the Underground Railroad at least 19 times freeing slaves. Ms. Faison is a graduate of North Carolina Central University, with post-graduate study at Longwood University and the University of Virginia. This performance will help celebrate Black Women’s History Month two days before the…

An Evening of Music with Joel Landau / February 21

7:30 – 9:15/9:30 p.m. / Worship Room / Joel Landau will play guitar and sing popular songs starting around 1900, then progressing decade by decade into the 1980s. Along the way we’ll hear a selection from Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Frank Sinatra, Elvis, the Beatles, the Stones, Smokey Robinson, Bob Dylan, and much much more! This will be a fun overview of the progression of American popular music…

Belize Friends School / Dinner Fundraiser at Deep River Friends Meeting / February 22

5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. / Deep River Friends Meeting, 5300 W Wendover Ave, High Point, NC 27265, will be hosting a fundraiser to raise money for the ongoing operations of the Belize Friends School in Belize City. This is part of the Belize Friends Ministries (Friends United Meeting) in Belize City. The funds will help with monthly operating expenses and teacher salaries. The dinner will include a simple, traditional Belizean meal. There is a…

Persimmon Grove Vigil / February 28

Our neighbors at Persimmon Grove AME, 408 Dolley Madison Rd, Greensboro, NC 27410, recently had their church vandalized with racist graffiti. They are organizing a community vigil of support to respond to this hateful act and are asking New Garden Friends Meeting members and attenders join them to show support and solidarity. The vigil is planned for Friday, February 28 at 7 p.m. at Persimmon Grove. Contact: Pastor Margaret.

2020 Campaign Volunteer Opportunities

North Carolina will be a highly competitive state in the 2020 elections. If you are moved to volunteer for any campaign (whether for a Democratic, Republican, or third party candidate), contact  Cris Núñez or call 814-321-7401 to learn how to plug into the campaign of your choice. Many campaigns are currently active in the Triad and Cris would be happy to help you navigate the available volunteer options and opportunities. If you are already active…