Anti-Racism Group Feedback / June 01, 2022

Community, Fellowship, News, Social Concerns

This Sunday, June 5, based on feedback from many in our community, other committee efforts, and insights from literature, the Anti-racism group at NGFM would like to recommend the following points for approval of Monthly Meeting. Art needs to be curated and possibly rearranged with an antiracism lens and evaluated to be kept or explained (e.g. mosaics, William Penn picture, Hicks picture some of which have problematic images of indigenous Americans, etc.). Meeting history needs…

Covid Medical Advisory / June 1, 2022

Community, Covid-19, News

Weekly metrics by the CDC are still updated every Thursday by 8 pm ET at CDC.gov or (800-CDC-INFO), though the Holiday weekend has delayed updating of the metrics this week. They now have a quarantine calculator  at the same site to help people determine how long to isolate if they have a positive Covid test or are exposed to someone who has Covid.  In Guilford County, community level risk of COVID transmission continues to be LOW, however cases, hospitalizations  and early warning indicators( like wastewater…

Challenging Racism / May 25, 2022

News, Social Concerns

Just 10 days ago there was another horrendous mass shooting in Buffalo, New York. I found a very interesting online article in Politico magazine: How the Buffalo Massacre Proves There’s No ‘Great Replacement’ by Sheryll Cashin on 5/21/2022. The last three paragraphs offer an excellent summary: “For decades, East Buffalo didn’t even have its own supermarket, but after a long campaign, East Side descendants succeeded in getting the Tops Friendly Market. The fact that a…

Anti-Racism Updates / May, 2022

Community, News, Social Concerns

New Garden Friends Meeting Anti-racism group agreed that our work falls into two categories: Examine and learn more about our racism as a faith community, and as Quakers. Guide New Gardeners towards information that will enable all of us to better understand our institutional racism and apply this knowledge to improving our function and work as a faith community that is committed to equality. Our goal in this work is to live into our testimony…

Religious Education / May 25, 2022

Adult Forum, News, Religious Education, Youth

Summer Program is June 13-17, 9 a.m. -12:30 p.m. This week long, cooperative program takes on a different theme each year. Participants engage in a number of activities centered around that theme. 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 us as participants and/or volunteers for this wonderful week of learning, fun, and fellowship. Contact Karin Heller for…

350th Anniversary of Quaker Communities in the Carolinas / May 28-30, 2022

News, Social Concerns

Saturday, May 28, 2022 In conjunction with the New Garden/Guilford College Community Alliance, there will be a 9 a.m. visit to the graves of John, Mary, and Waldo Woody in the New Garden graveyard to share about their history and their involvement in establishing the African American community of Woodyside. Following that presentation, participants will drive to Woodyside (at Hibler off of Guilford College Rd.) for a brief walking tour. At 11 a.m., the program…

Piedmont Friends Fellowship (PFF) and Piedmont Friends Yearly Meeting (PFYM) / June 3-5, 2022

Fellowship, News

Piedmont Friends Fellowship (PFF) and Piedmont Friends Yearly Meeting (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.…

It’s Scholarship Time Again / Applications Due by May 31, 2022

Community, News, Youth

Scholarship applications can be obtained by email from the meeting office. Completed applications are due May 31. Each year New Garden Meeting awards scholarship assistance to students from several established funds. And this year a new fund has been added for people of color, indigenous people, or members of the LGBTQIA+ community. Applications are available from the Meeting office and are due May 31, 2022. The Scholarship Committee meets in June to make awards. New…

Ride the Bus to the Moral March in Washington / June 18, 2022

Community, News, Social Concerns

On June 18 the Poor Peoples Campaign is organizing a Moral March on Washington DC to rally for an end to systemic racism, the endless war economy, voter suppression, generational poverty, and ecological devastation. Join with others from Greensboro on a bus that will leave from Shiloh Baptist Church at 2 a.m. and return around 10:30 p.m. Find details at https://tinyurl.com/bdhyered For more information or to reserve your seat on the bus, contact Bill Mc-…

New Gardeners did a good deed in 1996, and look what happened / May 18, 2022

Community, News, Social Concerns, Volunteer

By Tom Lassiter / We never know how taking a risk and lending a hand will turn out.  Sometimes the result is beyond imagination. Some 25 years ago, New Garden Friends Meeting helped a Somali refugee family resettle in Greensboro. The family of Sharif Ali and his wife, Bibi, arrived with seven children. Ahmed, the oldest, was 10. Faduma, the youngest, was a baby. We had learned about the great need for resettlement sponsors during…