Welcome Ashley Wilcox / September 2022

New Garden Friends Meeting is excited to welcome Ashley Wilcox as our interim pastor. Ashley has been a recorded Quaker Minister for fourteen years. She graduated from Candler School of Theology at Emory University with a Master of Divinity in 2016. She also holds a law degree from Willamette University College of Law, and a BA from the University of California in Santa Cruz. In 2021 Ashley published a bestselling book, The Women’s Lectionary: Preaching…

Lunch with the League September 20, 2022

First Presbyterian Church, Mullin Life Ctr, 706 N Greene Street, Greensboro, NC 27401 / Doors open at 11:30 a.m. Roe v. Wade Overturned: Constitutional Law and Women’s Healthcare Perspectives A discussion of the effect of the decision on women’s health Presented by: Steve Friedland JD, Elon Law Kelly Leggett MD, Board-certified OB GYN Registration is required by September 13th. A catered lunch will be offered for $15.00 or you may bring your own. Register with…

Volunteers Needed for Our Carry-Out (side) Meal / Sept. 18, 2022

Bring food to enjoy with Friends on the lawn at the rise of Meeting 9/18/2022. For the first carry-out let’s make it as simple as possible. We need help setting up and breaking down folding tables, chairs, and trash cans outside where we used to hold worship. We will be asking for volunteers at the rise of meeting. Please contact Valerie in the office if you are able to provide lemonade and/or iced tea.

North Carolina Fellowship of Friends Held on August 20, 2022

NCFF (North Carolina Fellowship of Friends) met on August 20, 2022 for an Annual Meeting with the theme “Let Your Life Speak.” 47 attended either in person at Jamestown Meeting or via Zoom. Dr. Adrienne Israel, Professor Emerita of History at Guilford College, spoke about her Underground Railroad research and Dr. Meredeth Summers, Chief of Staff and Secretary to the Board at Guilford College, provided music virtually with her choir. There were worship sharing groups…

Religious Education Update / September 14, 2022

Adult Forum / September 18 Hybrid Adult Forum went well! Moving forward, Friends may join us in the parlor, or on Zoom. Zoom links will continue to go out with Religious Education updates and information. Contact Karin Heller if you would like to receive links. [email protected] Children are Welcome at Meeting for Worship All children are invited and encouraged to join us for Meeting for Worship. Crayons and activity packets are available in the foyer…

Opportunity to Worship Share with Quaker House / September 15

Dear Piedmont Friends, Eno Friends Meeting gathers on Zoom each Thursday evening for worship sharing around a specific topic. This Thursday, September 15th at 7:30, we will be joined by Quaker House executive director, Wayne Finegar. Wayne will be leading us as we consider the queries posed by Quaker House for the International Day of Peace. We would like to invite all interested Friends to join us! Please email Sally at [email protected] if you are…

Religious Education Update / September 7, 2022

Adult Forum / September 11 This Sunday we will do a test run of hybrid Adult Forum in the parlor and on Zoom. The Zoom link will go out in Religious Education updates and information. Because this is a new format for us, we will have an open discussion, leaving space for potential technology mishaps. — Children are Welcome at Meeting for Worship All children are invited and encouraged to join us for Meeting for…

Quaker Commemorative Trip to Snow Camp/ October 22, 2022

Join Friends in a Snow Camp Quaker tour of meeting houses and restored mills on October 22. This trip brings together our different Quaker branches who have expressed interest in our common roots at this time of celebration of our 350 years of originally being in North Carolina. Snow Camp, first settled by Quakers in 1749, and Cane Creek Friends Monthly Meeting, established in 1751, known as the “Mother of Meetings” in central N.C., as…