Families with babies or young children are welcome to participate in this beautiful and welcoming tradition. Please email Karin Heller if you would like your child included. We need to know the child’s full name, birthday, and parents’ names. Contact Karin Heller for more information and to be added to the schedule.
Several New Gardeners join with other people from different faith communities for “Healing Tuesdays,” when we observe 4 minutes of silence followed by time for reflection. “Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation”. All are welcome at 12:00 p.m. at Government Plaza, 110 S. Greene Street, Greensboro 27401.
Worship Room / 7:00 p.m. / David’s songs have found their way to Carnegie Hall, the United Nations, several Chicken Soup for the Soul books, the Kennedy Center, NASA’s Space Shuttle “Atlantis”, Peter, Paul, & Mary and Kingston Trio CDs (and 14 of his own) 5 Positive Music Awards, the Rise Up Singing and Rise Again songbooks, and countless venues in this and other countries (and now other WORLDS) for three decades. Poignant to improbable,…
Max Carter will lead a (day called) Memorial Day cemetery tour at 10:00 a.m. on Fifth Month, 27. The tour will cover not only the usual themes of the day but also highlight the contributions of burial ground residents to peace and justice work. Following the tour, the North Carolina Friends Historical Society will host a reception for the launch of Gertrude Beal’s and Max Carter’s book, “Stories from a Quaker Graveyard,” published by the…
In the New Garden Friends Meeting lawn, down by the playground area, there are three trunk sections of pecan, already cut to firewood length and free for the taking. All you have to do is come and get it.
The Red Cross will offer a CPR course and provide training in the use of our new defibrillator. The total training will take a little over three hours, and we hope to offer this on a Sunday in May or June, provided there is sufficient interest. A generous donor has provided funds to train up to 13, but we need a minimum of 8 to offer the course. There are three Sundays to choose from:…
You can schedule your child’s dedication on Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 12 or Father’s Day, June 16. (You choose which day works best for your family.) Families with babies or young children are welcome to participate in this beautiful and welcoming tradition. Please email Karin Heller if you would like your child included. We need to know the child’s full name, birthday, and parents’ names. Contact Karin Heller at ([email protected]) for more information and to…
Centre Friends Meeting Quaker Men are sponsoring a golf tournament on May 18 to support Quaker Lake. They need not only golf players but also, and especially, hole sponsors. The Quaker Lake Board is encouraging all Friends meetings in the area to support this important fundraising effort. Go to: quakerlakecamp.org/golf-tournament or check in New Garden Meeting office for information, registration and sponsorship forms.
We are considering having a group (or groups) at New Garden of persons interested in sewing, quilting, knitting, crocheting, or other crafts. In the past there have been New Gardeners who met to quilt, knit or crochet afghans, and make new friends. Other types of needlework such as needlepoint and cross-stitch are also welcome. Beading, anyone? When would be the best times to meet (days of the week, morning, afternoon, evening)? What activities entice you?…
Central Library / 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. / Ukestra will be performing at Greensboro Central Library to celebrate “Dia De Los Ninos” (Day of the Children).