Meeting on Ministry & Council News / June 6, 2022

This Sunday, June 12, Alan Spiewak will bring a prepared message for semi-programmed Meeting for Worship. Alan is a member of the Meeting on Ministry and Counsel, and a pillar of our Tech Crew. Deborah Suess is continuing to provide pastoral care through June, and all pastoral care needs will be managed during this time of transition. Members of MMC continue to carry the pastor’s work phone. If you know of a pastoral care need,…

Job Opportunity / Office Manager / June 2022

New Garden Friends Meeting is seeking a full-time Office Manager. The Office Manager will function as a receptionist, provide administrative support to the Meeting, and manage payroll and accounts. Familiarity with accounting software is desirable. The position is for 40 hours a week and offers individual health insurance, paid vacation, paid personal and family leave. The Office Manager reports to the Pastoral Minister and to the Clerk of the Stewardship and Finance Committee. The Meeting…

Pastor Margaret Webb Resigns / June 2022

We have days of change and challenge ahead of us, and we get to not like it. We get to not like letting go of Margaret as our pastor. We get to not like doing things for ourselves that she did for us. There will be lots of chances to live into our faith and practice of Community, and we will find the dedication, compassion and hope for one another and with each another, to…

Equity Calendar / June 2022

(Caribbean American Heritage Month) (Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender & Questioning History Month)19 Juneteenth (1865) – Months after the Emancipation Proclamation was passed to abolish slavery, enslaved people in Texas are informed by Union soldiers that they are free. 20 Juneteenth observed 20 World Refugee Day 28 LGBTQ Pride Day – submitted by NG AntiRacism Working Group

Challenging Racism / June 2, 2022

All I can think of this week is how distressing the latest mass shooting in the Uvalde, Texas elementary school is. Gun violence is another systemic American issue that is way too often entangled with racism. . . Leonard Pitts wrote an excellent column (see below) that speaks better than I can to all of this. My belief is that Thoughts and Prayers + Action can bring about badly needed change. – KHS Who Will…

Religious Education / June 2, 2022

Summer Program Summer Program is scheduled for June 13-17, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m.  *Please submit registration forms by Wednesday, June 8th This week long, cooperative program takes on a different theme each year. Participants engage in a number of activities that are centered around that theme. Some activities include short lessons, crafts, music, and outdoor games. This year, our theme is 350 Years of Quakers in North Carolina! We hope Friends of all ages will join…

Piedmont Friends Fellowship & Piedmont Friends Yearly Meeting Spring Retreat / June 3-5, 2022

PFF and PFYM will hold the Annual Spring Retreat June 3, 4, and 5. The theme is “Radical Hospitality–Welcoming the Light of Others.” Friday, June 3, 7-8:30 p.m (Zoom). Roll Call/”Ice Breaker.” Saturday, June 4, / In-Person at the Community Center, Guilford College. 9 -10 a.m. / Arrival and Fellowship 10-11:30 a.m. / Plenary Session led by Leah and Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove. 12-2 p.m. Lunch-Bring or order from Jerusalem Market. 1-2 p.m. Walk in Guilford Woods with…

Broader Concerns Proposals / Due by June 19, 2022

The Peace & Social Concerns Committee requests one-page-proposals on how the committee should spend grant money in the “Broader Concerns” portion of our budget. We award $250- $500 grants to projects and organizations that normally do not receive much financial support, and reflect Quaker values, including our commitment to becoming an antiracist community. If you have questions/wish to submit a proposal, contact Janet Inmon or Patricia Gutzwiller  by June 19. Proposals should briefly describe the…

Worship to Hold Guilford Board of Education In the Light / June 14, 2022

Join Greensboro EarthQuakers in a worship circle outside the Guilford County Board of Education meeting on Tuesday, June 14, 3:45-4:30 pm. As part of the Solar Power Now Coalition’s Green Schools Now! Campaign for sustainable energy practices in Guilford County schools, Greensboro EarthQuakers will hold a Quakerstyle meeting for worship to hold the Board of Education in the Light as they consider future plans for constructing new schools. Following voters’ recent approval of a $1.7…