Summer Program / June 18 – 22
Summer Program is underway with a joyful sound. Marc Alley, a.k.a. “The Music Man,” leads young Friends in song during the religious education Summer Program at New Garden Friends Meeting.
Summer Program / June 18 – 22
5 p.m. – 8 p.m. / Friendship Hall Join us for fun in the sun this summer at New Garden Friends Meeting! We’ll enjoy delicious meals, making music, doing crafts, and learning more about Quaker Women past and present. Dinner begins at 5 p.m. in Friendship Hall. All children who were 2 years old by December 31, 2017 through 8th-graders are invited. Young Friends who are ninth-graders and older are welcome to volunteer during the…
Child / Baby Dedication / June 17
Children and babies may be dedicated during worship on any Sunday of the year, but many families choose to dedicate children on the days observed as Mother’s Day (May 13) or Father’s Day (June 17). Baby/Child dedications are an opportunity for all of us to welcome a child into our community and promise to love and support the entire family in child-rearing.
Lunch & Learn: What Puts The ‘E’ in ‘Spices’? / June 17
Brotherhood Room / 12:15 – 2:30 p.m. The Social Concerns committee invites adults to bring a bag lunch and join us monthly – every third Sunday – for a discussion series on the Quaker testimony of Equality. The June movie is, WE THE PEOPLE: Conversations On Being American, narrated by Danny Glover. This is a conversation between a group of different races, religions, gay & straight, teachers, activists, artists, ministers, and more on their sometimes painful…
Pot Luck Dinner & Poor People’s Campaign Forum / May 25
6:00 p.m. Friendship Friends Meeting, 1103 New Garden Road, Greensboro, NC 27410. A pot luck dinner will be followed by a presentation and discussion with the Rev. Wesley Morris, new pastor of Faith Community Church. Faith Community Church is a leader in local organizing for the PPC movement. The new PPC is a national movement managed on the state level so that different states can focus on their issues and successful strategies. PPC has noted…
Tour the Cemetery with Max / May 28
Max Carter will lead a tour of New Garden Cemetery at 10 a.m. on May 28 (Memorial Day). Max knows the life stories of many departed Friends, some famous and others less so. A cemetery tour led by Max is a great way to become familiar with the long history of Friends in the New Garden community and learn about the many deep connections that reach to Nantucket, Indiana farm country, baseball diamonds around the…
Creating A Conversation About the 2nd Amendment / May 27
Parlor Forum / 9:45 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Is it possible to move from the Second Amendment being used as a “trump card” that shuts down debate to a place where opposing views about its content can hold a conversation about its usage in current times? Andy Haile of Elon University School of Law will assist us in understanding the history and meaning of the Second Amendment.
Registration for Friends General Conference / July 1-7
The Friends General Conference (FGC) gathering will be in Toledo, Ohio, July 1-7, 2018. Registration opened April 2. Register online at www.FGCgathering.org. Questions? Go to [email protected] or call, (215)561-1700 option 2. Financial aid scholarships, work grants, travel grants, and discounts may be available. Apply for scholarships first to your monthly meeting, then to PFF, and then to FGC. Go to the FGC website for more information on cost and speakers.
Friendship Community Partnership Meeting / May 21
6 p.m. / Collins Grove United Methodist Church, 210 Collins Grove Church Rd, Greensboro, NC 27410. We’ll be planning our annual summer cookout, Harvest Festival, and October trip. Come join us, bring a snack (optional), meet new people and share ideas of how our partnership can benefit the community. For more information, contact CH Holcombe, Marchesa Newlin, Rick Tunkel, Cheryl Buehler.
Blood Drive / May 22
We are hosting a blood drive with the Community Blood Center of the Carolinas at New Garden Friends Meeting on May 22 from 3:30-6:30 pm. To make the blood drive successful, we need you to consider donating your blood. Please pledge to help save local lives; contactBill McNeil ([email protected]) or (919) 622-3303.