“Plain Living; A Quaker Path to Simplicity” / First Day Forums in May

Fellowship Hall / 9:45 a.m. / Each Sunday in May, forums will focus on a study of “Plain Living: A Quaker Path to Simplicity” by Catherine Whitmire. We encourage participants to read ahead and share what the chapters meant for them. Karin has purchased several copies of the book, or they can be ordered or purchased from other booksellers. According to the Amazon description, “this book focuses on and provides direction to the gimmick-free spiritual…

“Green Drinks Greensboro” Forum / April 25

Scuppernong Books / 7:00 p.m. / A forum “Green Drinks Greensboro” will be held on April 25, at 7 p.m. at Scuppernong Books in downtown Greensboro. Think Globally Act Locally – How can we get local government to take bold action on climate change? Speakers: Ken Brame, Chair of NC Sierra Club Chapter & Chair of the WNC Sierra Club Political Committee Blake Flemming, Lead Organizer, NC Sierra Club Chapter Ken Brame helped form and…

Legacy Gifts Presentation / April 25

6:30 p.m. in the living room at Friends Homes West / Come and learn about planned giving! If you are interested in how you can leave Quaker organizations money, please join Mimi Blackwell from Friends Fiduciary for a presentation on legacy gifts. This event is being hosted by New Garden Friends Meeting, New Garden Friends School, Guilford College, and Friends Homes. Please contact Margaret with any questions: ([email protected]) or 336-292-5487.

Results from Food Drive

1,472 lbs. of food was collected on Friday, April 5 by soggy, but determined New Gardeners! Thanks go to Pat Adelberger, Nancy Walker, Danny Finnegan, Molly Maynard, Carol Cothern, Rick Tunkel, Dianne Lytle, Sara White, John Farmer, Judy Haughee-Bartlett, and Janet Inmon, who didn’t let a constant spring drizzle keep from helping to re-stock the pantry shelves at Greensboro Urban Ministries.

Help Us Welcome a Refugee Family From Syria

A new family of 4 is coming to our community. They are related to several of the families we previously resettled, so it will be a joyful reunion for sure! We need your donations of gently used items to help make the family feel comfortable and welcome. If you can help, contact Cindy Knul or call 336-255-1968. Donations can be brought to the Meeting House and left in Norvell Hall by the entry door to the kitchen.…

Contributions Needed for Local “Community of Friends” Historic Panel

New Garden Friends Meeting is sponsoring one of the outside panels, or rounding boards, on a carousel that Greensboro Rotary is installing at the Country Park/Natural Science Center.  Each panel will highlight an aspect of Greensboro’s history and our panel is “Community of Friends,” with images that speak to New Garden Quakers’ historic role, including the Underground Railroad.  The Communications Committee is working with those who are designing the panels.  Also, an interpretive exhibit will…

AmeriCorps is Recruiting Full & Part-Time Members

Americorps is recruiting 4 full-time and 23 part-time AmeriCorps members for agencies in the community which serve individuals currently experiencing homelessness or who are at-risk for becoming homeless. AmeriCorps participates at a variety of sites across the area. Benefits vary depending on whether the role is part or full-time. They include a monthly stipend plus an education award. Full-time members also receive health insurance benefits, and childcare assistance if eligible. We are seeking applicants to…

Adult Forum with George Lakey / March 17th

  Parlor / 9:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. / “How we can use the Quaker legacy of direct action campaigning to meet today’s turbulent America.” George Lakey will share good news from Quaker history and his own experience with nonviolence. Recently retired from teaching at Swarthmore College, George was first arrested in the civil rights movement and most recently in 2018 in the Power Local Green Jobs campaign.  His new book, the tenth, is “How…