Shepherd’s Center News / September 7, 2021
Shepherd’s Center will be offering Zoom and in- person classes starting September 24. Go to the website for information to register: www.shepctrg.org
Zoom Lecture Invitation / September 22, 2021
Join us for nationally renowned author, Dr. Adeeb Khalid’s guest talk “The Crossroads of History: Central Asia in the Modern Age” ZOOM lecture on September 22 from 6 – 7:15 p.m. Dr. Khalid is the author of “Central Asia: A New History from the Imperial Conquests to the Present.” All are welcome! Join at: https://tinyurl.com/kbex2vrj
Book Review / September 9, 2021
“How to Be An Antiracist” Book Review… On Thursday, September 9 we will continue to review Abram X Kendi’s book, covering chapters 14 and 15, “Gender” and “Sexuality”, respectively. Sara White will be leading us in the discussion. Patricia Gutzwiller will be facilitating the Zoom connection and sending out the invitations. If you have not already been a part of this discussion and wish to join in, contact Patricia at ([email protected]) to receive a Zoom…
Challenging Racism; Truthful Teaching of Our Racial History / September 14, 2021
I wish our country’s history wasn’t tainted with slavery, Jim Crow, lynching, white privilege, etc. Wouldn’t it be great if we could just make those things go away by leaving the ugly part of our history out of school curriculum and never talking about any of that again? There are those in our country who believe we should not teach about racism because it might make our youth unpatriotic or make some feel ashamed of…
Religious Education News / September 7, 2021
Final Summer Program Our final Summer Program session was rescheduled for Saturday, September 11, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. We will spend our time together outdoors (in the shade), masked, and 6 feet apart. Our theme is “Welcome and Community”. And while activities are geared towards children ages 3-12, All are welcome! Contact Karin Heller for more information. ([email protected])
Covid Advisory / September 7, 2021
A called meeting for NGFM was held 8/21/21 to discuss policies and protocols for protecting friends/ Friends from COVID. A summary and review of protocols followed by a number of questions were discussed. Friends were generally supportive of our current course. If COVID cases stay the same, we plan to continue meeting for semi-programmed worship out of doors until the weather becomes less hospitable. All are also reminded that our COVID subgroup will continue to meet…
Volunteer Opportunity for Voter Registration / September 10-12, 2021
During the upcoming North Carolina Folk Festival in downtown Greensboro (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday – September 10 – 12) “YouCanVote” will sponsor a voter registration table and opportunities for volunteers to register people to vote. Volunteers will each sign up for a 2-hour shift, and there is to be 3 – 4 volunteers per shift. Festival hours: Friday – 6:30 – 10:30 pm, Saturday – noon to 10:30 pm, and Sunday – noon – 6:00…
Covid Advisory / August 31, 2021
A called meeting for NGFM was held 8/21/21 to discuss policies and protocols for protecting friends/ Friends from COVID. A summary and review of protocols followed by a number of questions were discussed. Friends were generally supportive of our current course. If COVID cases stay the same, we plan to continue meeting for semi-programmed worship out of doors until the weather becomes less hospitable. All are also reminded that our COVID subgroup will continue to meet…
Jigsaw Puzzles are Back / August 31, 2021
New jigsaw puzzles (to swap or share) have been brought in by several folks. Stop by the bench in the connector to see if you find one you’d like to take one home.
Join Ashley Wilcox on Zoom / August 31, 2021
You are invited to join Quaker author Ashley Wilcox on Tuesday, August 31; 7:30- 8:30 pm for an online book release party. Ashley (who will be bringing the prepared message at NGFM on October 10) has written a much needed book entitled “The Women’s Lectionary!” We will gather on Zoom to celebrate together. Ashley will share about the book, do a reading, and have time for Q&A. A Zoom link will be sent to everyone…