Max Carter and Gertrude Beal host and adult forum on “Understanding Issues at Guilford College.” For more information, or if you would like to receive links, please contact Karin Heller.
9:45 a.m. / Join us for a discussion about the Epilogue, written by Vanessa Julye, for the book “Fit for Freedom, Not for Friendship”. If you own, or have access to the book, this may be found on pages 390-396. However, we will also work from a previously transcribed and paraphrased version provided by CH Holcombe. An attachment of the document will be sent out with Religious Education Updates, and we will use screen share…
The Peace and Social Concerns Committee is working to help New Garden Friends Meeting incorporate more immediate social and economic justice actions into our everyday lives. Thus, every weekly newsletter will include one Anti-Racist Action suggestion and one website whereby members can find minority-owned business to support, if they so choose. The Meeting is not endorsing or advertising these businesses; we just feel it’s important to spread dollars more equitably to all community members and entrepreneurs.…
Friendship Community Partnership will sponsor a Gazing Prayer Bus Tour of Greensboro on Saturday, December 1 from 9:30 a.m. to 12 noon. Meet at the downtown Bus Depot with masks on, and (retired) Rev. McCoy will lead us onward. More info? Contact CH Holcombe 336-250-4348 or ([email protected]). The same Rev. McCoy is working on an artistic installation in nature entitled ROOT CONNECTION in the Bog Garden. It is glorious! Take the Nell Lewis Trail to…
Every year NGFM anonymously pays off several families’ Christmas gift layaways. This year with so many people unemployed the need is greater than ever to help our neighbors buy Christmas gifts. Pastor Margaret will use whatever money is remaining in her discretionary funds to pay off layaways but please consider contributing so we can have an even greater impact. Donations can be made to NGFM but should be designated “Christmas layaway”. Donations need to be…
Please consider signing as individuals the online petition to the Greensboro City Council, “Settle the Marcus Smith Case”. Go to: https://tinyurl.com/y45r8uht This is sponsored by the Greensboro Justice Coalition. If you support the above online petition, please consider taking a further step and sending the petition letter to each of the City Council members by email or USPS. The City Council members directory: https://tinyurl.com/y5x6fe5b
Friends, Friends Committee on NC Legislation (FCNCL) functions to advocate on matters of North Carolina legislation and policies. However, at a meeting of the FCNCL Executive Committee on November 21, 2020, we approved sending out an Action Alert regarding the presidential election of 2020. If the current administration has not acknowledged that Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have been duly elected President and Vice-President of the United States, please contact our North Carolina senators as…
9:45 a.m. / “What if one city read one book together and talked about it? What might that book be?” CH Holcombe will finish the discussion of what books were important in your life, and what book might be important for our whole City? Hopefully, we can decide on a few titles to nominate to the Greensboro Public Library for 2021. We will also listen to a reading of the children’s book: SOMETHING HAPPENED IN…
Dear New Gardeners, As you are likely aware, the CDC is strongly recommending that we all stay home for Thanksgiving. Out of our deep love and respect for you all, we urge you to consider this advice. If you decide to get together with people outside your household, wherever that might be, we urge you to consider the guidance from our COVID-19 Medical Advisory Group, which will help you to stay as safe as possible.…
The Peace and Social Concerns Committee is working to help New Garden Friends Meeting incorporate more immediate social and economic justice actions into our everyday lives. Thus, every weekly newsletter will include one Anti-Racist Action suggestion and one website whereby members can find minority-owned business to support, if they so choose. The Meeting is not endorsing or advertising these businesses; we just feel it’s important to spread dollars more equitably to all community members and entrepreneurs.…