Summer Program will run on three Saturday mornings from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on June 19, July 10 and August 28. Summer Program has always been a cooperative program. However this year, due to Covid guidelines (and also because it’s more fun this way!) adults/caregivers must stay for the entirety of the program. We will spend our time together outdoors (in the shade), masked, and 6 feet apart. Our theme will be “Welcome and…
10:00 a.m. / In-Person outdoors (weather permitting) on the grounds of our meeting house. Deborah Suess is our guest speaker for this Sunday and will bring the prepared message. Reading: Selections from Living the Quaker Way by Philip Gulley. Message Title: Why I Am (Still) A Quaker Meeting for Worship livestream: Facebook Live: http://www.facebook.com/NewGardenFriendsMeeting Prepared messages are posted at: www.ngfm.org/media
In her pamphlet, “The Seed Cracked Open: Growing Beyond Racism”, author Vanessa Julye, a Black Quaker woman from PA, exposes racism within the Religious Society of Friends. In response to Friends asking her repeatedly, “What can I do?” Julye and scholar Barrington Dunbar make the following suggestions: Nurture your “Inner Light” to be as effective as was “Black Power” in causing change. Listen in love to Black people of America, even if it makes you…
We held our first outdoor in-person semi-programmed meeting, with simultaneous Zoom, on June 6 at 10 a.m. Approximately 70 people were in attendance on the meeting house grounds and 30 participated by Zoom. Also at the June 6, Monthly Meeting we approved a reopening plan that prioritizes safety and inclusiveness for all users of the building, both New Gardeners and visitors: Outdoor gatherings are safest; we encourage groups of all sizes to consider this option.…
Cases of COVID and hospitalizations in NC have stabilized at relatively low levels this week. Vaccination numbers increased last week with NC now having 38.6% of the total population and 76.9% of persons age 65 years and older now fully vaccinated. Vaccination continues for 12-15 year olds. Find CDC guidelines for appropriate behavior to minimize transmission of COVID infections at: https://tinyurl.com/48d7p5sx Please see the chart attached to the newsletter about activities deemed safe by the…
Again, this year Greensboro Urban Ministries has had to forego their spring food drive at local participating grocery stores due to COVID. You may remember that last year New Garden Friends Meeting had an alternative, virtual food drive, and raised $2,372 to help re-stock the GUM’s food pantry. Peace and Social Concerns Committee would like to challenge the congregation to top last year’s giving! Here is how it works: Make out a check to Greensboro…
An on-line Zoom book study and discussion will continue Thursday, June 3. We will be covering Chapters 7 (Culture) and 8 (Behavior). It is not necessary to have read the book to participate in the discussion. If you want to join the Zoom meeting, contact Patricia Gutzwiller, ([email protected]) for the Zoom link.
Cases of COVID and hospitalizations in NC have continued to decline again this week. Vaccination numbers increased last week with NC now having 37.9% of the total population and 76.4% of persons age 65 years and older now fully vaccinated. The Pfizer vaccine has been approved by the FDA for use in 12-15 year olds, and is now available for this use. Find CDC guidelines for appropriate behavior to minimize transmission of COVID infections at:…
With the increasing vaccinations and easing of restrictions on outdoor events, Memorial Day tours of the New Garden graveyard will resume on the 31st. We will still take precautions, however. Tours will be offered (two times) 10 a.m. and 12 p.m. Each tour will be limited to 25. Masks are to be worn and social distancing observed. To register, contact Max Carter at ([email protected]). No public announcement will be made of the tours, but feel…
Friends, we are tentatively planning to resume in-person programmed meeting for worship at 10:00 a.m. (not 11 a.m.), beginning on June 6, 2021, outdoors (weather permitting) on the grounds of our meeting house. For those who attended the May 16 discussion or read the agenda of that meeting, this is Option 1, which is both the safest and most inclusive of those we considered. It also seems to have the widest support among New Gardeners…