T-Shirts Needed; are your t-shirt drawers difficult to shut? Do you have ones you never use? Consider giving them a new life as a tote bag for Urban Ministry Food Pantry clients. Adult sized T-shirts can be given to Jane Carter to transform. Contact Jane with questions 336-402 2127. Thank you.
Celebrate Black History Month with “The Life and Times of Fannie Lou Hamer,” the amazing woman on the front lines in the fight for voting rights in Mississippi. This is presented by Touring Theatre Ensemble at Triad Stage on: – Friday, February 28 at 7:30 p.m. – Saturday, February 29, at 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. – Sunday, March 1 at 3 p.m. Tickets are $24 for general admission, $18 for groups of 10; $10…
8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m./ This retreat for worship, relaxation and fellowship will include these activities: 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 at www.quakerlakecamp.org/womens-retreat. The deadline is February 28, 2020. Questions? Contact…
Offered on-line from March 15 – April 10, 2020 Many of us know that the Beloved Community is not yet realized, largely because the trauma of white supremacy and free-market colonialism plays itself out across the globe. But can we co-create and Live Into Wholeness together? Friends General Conference’s Living into Wholeness eRetreat invites us to explore and practice what it means to live into Beloved Community, the ways we are called to recognize patterns…
1:00 p.m. / Worship Room / Mark your calendar; New Garden will have a called meeting following a carry-in meal on Sunday, March 22. The purpose of the meeting is to discern members’ and attenders’ thoughts about the finances of the Meeting. Following a couple of short presentations from Finance and Stewardship and from Investment, we will enter into worship and speak out of the silence.
At 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, February 16, the Peace and Social Concerns Committee will present the film “Pray the Devil Back to Hell”. This documentary chronicles social unrest in the West African Republic of Liberia, where civil war has torn the nation apart. The film reconstructs the way this tragedy galvanized a coalition of Christian and Muslim women to rise up and, through non-violent tactics, put pressure on their government to pursue peace talks. Director…
8:00 pm – 9:30 p.m. / Online / Are You Interested in Exploring Anti-racism and Confronting Racist Systems? American Friends Service Committee is offering a five-session monthly online course, “Changing Systems, Changing Ourselves” starting January 28 and ending March 24, with interactive sessions running from 8:00 to 9:30 p.m. each night. January 28, Intro session on anti-racist praxis in caucuses; February 25, Criminalization and immigration detention; March 24, Anti-Blackness and immigrant justice; April 28, Accompaniment…
Bolivia Quaker Education Fund is sponsoring a two-week tour of Bolivia and its rich culture and astounding natural beauty, July 9-22, 2020. This year there will be an added emphasis on studying climate change and its impact. The tour will be led by Dr. Stanley Blanco, the founder of a nonprofit to improve Bolivian children’s health who is also a bilingual tour leader and international aid manager, assisted by Alicia Lucasi of BQEF and Guido…
10:45 – 11:45 a.m. / Parlor / On February 23, March 1, and March 8, there will be a book study of “Living Buddha, Living Christ” during Adult Forum in the parlor. If you are interested in participating and would like to order a book, you can use the following link to do so; Living Buddha, Living Christ: 20th Anniversary Edition.
Seekers classes will run for four Sundays from February 2, 9, 16, and 23 from 3-5 p.m. This is a wonderful opportunity for newcomers and longtime members. We will cover the basics of Quaker history, the testimonies, and Quaker faith, Quaker community practices and business practices and variations among different branches of Quakers. Join us to learn more about Quakerism and New Garden Friends Meeting. Contact: Margaret Webb 336-292-5487 or [email protected].