Coping With Covid / January 11, 2022

Covid-19, News

Update from the COVID Medical Advisory Group North Carolina has seen a dramatic increase in COVID-19 cases in recent weeks, including the delta variant and, increasingly, the more-highly-contagious omicron variant. Hospitals and the healthcare workforce are strained. As weary as we all are of the restrictions and inconvenience COVID has caused us, we hope you will not let down your guard. We still have much to learn about the omicron variant. Vaccines are your best protection…

Upcoming MLK Events / January 15-16, 2022

Community, News, Social Concerns

You are invited to participate in two community events for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day; Commemoration of the life of Martin Luther King, Jr will be shared in a Zoom call on Saturday, January 15, 10 – 11:30 a.m. Rev. Nelson Johnson will be the featured speaker. To register and receive a link for the Zoom call, contact CH Holcombe to receive the link MLK Day of Service will be held on Sunday, January 16…

“Finding Freedom: White Women* Taking on Our Own White Supremacy” / January 2022

News, Religious Education, Social Concerns

Below, please find information about a workshop for white women* taking on their white supremacy. This particular session will be led by our own Lizzie Biddle. However, there are other sessions available if these dates don’t work. When: Three Sundays in January – 9, 16 & 23 3:00-7:00pm EST On Zoom What it is: “Finding Freedom: White Women* Taking on Our Own White Supremacy” We’ll explore: How are we as white women contributing to white…

Refugee Support Update / January 5, 2022

Community, News, Social Concerns

New Garden’s donation collection and distribution area for the Afghan resettlement effort located in Norvell Hall is in full swing. Thanks to all who have donated; we have supported many families and individuals in establishing their new homes. We have two special notices regarding this outreach endeavor: If you are considering donating furnishings, we are overloaded with children’s clothing and supplies, as well as bed linens. So, we are not accepting those items at this…

Upcoming Friends Committee on North Carolina Legislation Meeting / January 20, 2022

News, Social Concerns

News from Friends Committee on North Carolina Legislation (FCNCL) / Save the date! On January 20, FCNCL will hold an Advocacy Workshop on Zoom from 7 to 8:30 p.m. This will be an introduction to how the General Assembly works, and an invitation to plan a lobby visit on a topic of your interest with other like-minded participants in FCNCL. Pass the word, mark the date, and watch for registration information

Challenging Racism / January 5, 2022

Community, News, Social Concerns

A powerful Statement on Systemic Racism worth sharing from the North Carolina Council of Churches, in which NC Friends hold membership: https://tinyurl.com/ahsk93wf A resolution adopted by the Governing Board of the North Carolina Council of Churches, June 2, 2020. Whereas the North Carolina Council of Churches was founded in 1935, primarily for the purpose of addressing racial inequity and racial injustice, and Whereas our white founders soon recognized that racial equity and racial justice should…

Coping with COVID / January 5, 2022

Community, Covid-19, News, Social Concerns

Update from the COVID Medical Advisory Group North Carolina has seen a dramatic increase in COVID-19 cases in recent weeks, including the delta variant and, increasingly, the more-highly-contagious omicron variant. Hospitals and the healthcare workforce are strained. As weary as we all are of the restrictions and inconvenience COVID has caused us, we hope you will not let down your guard. We still have much to learn about the omicron variant. Vaccines are your best protection…

Update from the Meeting on Ministry & Council / January 5, 2022

Ministry & Council, News

Current guidelines for gathering at New Garden Friends Meeting All group activities at NGFM are structured to be as inclusive and COVID-safe as possible. Nevertheless, we urge all New Gardeners to be mindful of the update above from our COVID medical advisers. Please make decisions about gathering at New Garden Friends Meeting and elsewhere based on your personal level of risk for serious COVID disease and the risks that your exposure to COVID could pose for…

Donations Needed for Students / January 5, 2022

Community, News, Volunteer

I am looking for a sewing machine and/or serger and I am collecting the following materials for students at Guilford College. If you have anything sitting in the closet, please donate. Your help will enable students to concentrate on school and projects they want to accomplish. I am integrating arts approaches in my classes and making connections between arts, social change and peacebuilding. We are looking for the following items: Fabric, yarn, trim, buttons sewing…