During the month of April, Young Friends will be learning more about the Quaker testimony of Stewardship. This week they will discuss the following queries; ~How do we use the world’s resources with with care and consideration for future generations and with respect to all life? ~In what ways do we carry out our commitment to stewardship of the Earth? ~Do we intentionally explore and live our conviction that there is that of God in…
It’s time to begin preparing Valentine care packages to send to our younger Friends who are studying away from home (and yes, this includes abroad!). If you would like to have a care package sent to your boarding school student and/or college student (undergraduate or graduate), please see the time-line below. Packages will again be prepared for the Guilford College’s Quaker Interfaith Members. Please email Karin Heller the following information (by Saturday, January 18): (1)…
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. / Fellowship Hall. The Monthly Meal will be followed by Monthly Meeting for Business
Every year Margaret takes a group of New Gardeners to a local Wal-mart and we anonymously pay off several families’ Christmas gift layaways. If you would like to be part of this lovely gift to our wider community, feel free to donate money (if you write a check, make sure you mark it “for Christmas layaway”) or join us on our trip to Walmart on Sunday, December 8 at 1 p.m. Every year members of…
6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. / Worship Room / Music will begin at 6:30 p.m. and the program will start at 7 p .m. Apple Cider and cookies will be served in Fellowship Hall after the service.
11 a.m. to 2 p.m. / Fellowship Hall / Join us for a laid-back time of food, fellowship, and fun crafts and activities! Please contact Karin Heller for more information, or if you would like to lead a craft or activity, or take a shift reading Christmas stories in the parlor.
Alumni Young Friends are invited to join Young Friends from 6 – 8:30 p.m. for a great chance to revisit wonderful memories with old Friends! We will meet at New Garden Friends Meeting and go to dinner together. Afterward, we’ll return to the meetinghouse for some games (including Zombie Tag), and good times.
9:30 – 10: 30 a.m. / Fellowship Hall / Join us for a very special Inter-generational forum on Sunday, December 8th. We’ll sing carols, do a holiday craft, work on a service project together, and spend time in fellowship with Friends! As always, a vegetarian friendly breakfast will be provided.
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. / We will celebrate Homecoming on Sunday, November 3. This is a great opportunity to invite people who grew up at New Garden to “come home” and worship with us again. Meeting for worship will be followed by a Taco Bar fundraiser managed by/ for the Young Friends group. Monthly Meeting for Business will take place after lunch.
10:30-10:45 a.m. / Choir Room / Children of all ages are invited to join us in the choir room to make a joyful noise!